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Lessons from my grandmothers - Part Two

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

By Juanita Santiago

Part Two

Then I discovered the other half of my heritage. At 15, I found my long-lost Grandma Juanita, papi’s mom. She represented all I thought I wanted to be and I inherited her name. Initially, I was magnetically drawn to her — Grandma Juanita was and is–modern.

She goes to the salon every two weeks and along with facials gets her toes and nails well groomed usually with earth tone colors. (more…)


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