tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post2362255559306472048..comments2023-08-15T06:27:34.315-05:00Comments on Spunky Senior Authors and Talents: Marian Allen Models Her Book After Her Spunky Aunt RuthMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-3372656978463755172012-02-28T17:08:09.394-06:002012-02-28T17:08:09.394-06:00Hi, Liz! Aunt Ruth was one strong lady. I feel ver...Hi, Liz! Aunt Ruth was one strong lady. I feel very blessed to have had her in my life. :)Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-38553519576394274192012-02-27T14:34:50.434-06:002012-02-27T14:34:50.434-06:00Oh, I love Aunt Ruth. Mine was Aunt Nellie. She ma...Oh, I love Aunt Ruth. Mine was Aunt Nellie. She made it into a book of mine, too. <br /><br />Great post!Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-6624486428532705572012-02-26T13:40:47.680-06:002012-02-26T13:40:47.680-06:00Maryann, I appreciate Aunt Ruth's attitude a l...Maryann, I appreciate Aunt Ruth's attitude a lot. I know other people who grew up feeling insecure and inferior, some of them desperate for somebody to feel superior to. Aunt Ruth was a perfect antidote to all that. :)<br /><br />Terry, Your Aunt Helen sounds like a treasure! You, too! :)Marian Allenhttp://marianallen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-77284821969139339912012-02-25T22:37:26.474-06:002012-02-25T22:37:26.474-06:00Mine was an Aunt Helen (Ellen, really, which is my...Mine was an Aunt Helen (Ellen, really, which is my middle name, but for some reason she preferred to be known as Helen.) What a Spunky Senior she was ... the oldest of four first generation Americans who came of age in the Great Depression ... when we ran out of beds downstairs, she invited me upstairs to live with her and Uncle Adam. Sweet, Stern, Sympathetic and Savvy - no one quite like her ... except maybe me!Quilters' Quartershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164862226942626710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-49832842330184180432012-02-24T16:12:46.122-06:002012-02-24T16:12:46.122-06:00I grew up financially minimal, too, and wish I had...I grew up financially minimal, too, and wish I had had an Aunt Ruth to tell us we were just as good as anybody else. Lots of discrimination in my formative years. <br /><br />I'm sure your aunt is well pleased that you have kept her spirit alive through your character, Marian.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-86046574877262848212012-02-24T06:40:16.210-06:002012-02-24T06:40:16.210-06:00You're welcome, Cheryl. She was, as she would ...You're welcome, Cheryl. She was, as she would have said, "a pistol".Marian Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842321321484056422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-21693356702437890682012-02-23T19:33:18.532-06:002012-02-23T19:33:18.532-06:00I agree. I would have loved to have met Aunt Ruth....I agree. I would have loved to have met Aunt Ruth. Thanks for sharing her with us.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470069911115912344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-18517183610578228902012-02-23T14:05:42.377-06:002012-02-23T14:05:42.377-06:00You got that right, Morgan! The scene in "The...You got that right, Morgan! The scene in "The Dragon of North 24th Street" about Pearl and the ... working girl ... was one Aunt Ruth told on herself, almost word-for-word. ~grin~<br /><br />Marian Allen<br /><a href="http://MarianAllen.com" rel="nofollow">Fantasies, mysteries, comedies, recipes</a>Marian Allenhttp://marianallen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829165784358497536.post-45867699937682530122012-02-23T13:37:14.383-06:002012-02-23T13:37:14.383-06:00Your Aunt Ruth sounds like she was quite a charact...Your Aunt Ruth sounds like she was quite a character!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.com