A Gift from Ken

 I was a member of the zen center in the Twin Cities when I met Ken.  I knew of no zen centers near Turtle Lake, but I came with my Buddha,  incense, and gong; I put them on an old trunk my parents had given me when I went to college.  Ken decided he could do better than a trunk.     He took a slab and cut three holes.  He inserted and pegged the …

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Buddhas for Judith

Before I met Ken I had a small house in St Paul.  I had many flowers and wanted a buddha statue.  I saved my pennies and when I returned to the garden center the buddha was gone.  Each time there or any garden center I looked for a buddha.  No buddhas.   I had told Ken this story and he listened each time and nodded.  Once when we were doing a pottery show in the …

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