tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post8819765895054325467..comments2023-11-26T09:58:42.772-08:00Comments on Roots'n'Leaves: 120th COG's Business and Commerce:A Life To Be DreamedJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-81617387876937354172012-08-06T08:40:16.466-07:002012-08-06T08:40:16.466-07:00Indeed, she is still living, but I probably would ...Indeed, she is still living, but I probably would have changed her name anyhow. The story has been told and retold for so many years, by so many people, that there have been "variations" of the story along the way. I chose to go with the feelings that I got when my aunt told the story. Glad you liked the story.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-65767100585546226532012-08-06T08:37:52.982-07:002012-08-06T08:37:52.982-07:00Glad you liked the story. The real "Rex"...Glad you liked the story. The real "Rex" and "Leone" were quite a pair. And they had an amazing love story of a life, right up until "Rex"s death. In fact, he is still the love of her life.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-63899312147608457972012-08-06T08:35:23.851-07:002012-08-06T08:35:23.851-07:00Thank you Dawn. Glad you enjoyed it. This wasn&#...Thank you Dawn. Glad you enjoyed it. This wasn't a story made for hard research, but to hear it from my dear aunts perspective, with a bit of tweaking from her loving niece.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-10455900592783254402012-08-06T08:33:51.196-07:002012-08-06T08:33:51.196-07:00Thank you, dear friend, for the kind words. This ...Thank you, dear friend, for the kind words. This was a fun story to tell -- and retell it as it were. My family has heard versions of this story for the last 35 years or so --- our own rags to riches story.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-84582341370326440142012-08-05T20:50:44.219-07:002012-08-05T20:50:44.219-07:00I love a success story! And this one was such fun...I love a success story! And this one was such fun to read. Because you changed your aunt's name I have to wonder if she is either still alive or if she owns a very famous cosmetology school.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-53984598426169695082012-08-05T16:15:15.761-07:002012-08-05T16:15:15.761-07:00You wrote this story up beautifully and so evocati...You wrote this story up beautifully and so evocatively. What an amazing couple "Leone" and "Rex" must have been!Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-36364542647184259952012-08-05T14:05:51.510-07:002012-08-05T14:05:51.510-07:00Great story, Joan! I love how you wrote it up this...Great story, Joan! I love how you wrote it up this way!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987424576985471215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-23368361183800919752012-08-04T07:55:13.576-07:002012-08-04T07:55:13.576-07:00Again, your story telling - - stuns me into speech...Again, your story telling - - stuns me into speechless delight and dreams and visions.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.com