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Wow, Their letters are riveting...does your heart beat each time you open an envelope and unfold the letter? Keep going. Acid free sleeves. Bahala na!

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Thanks, Catie. Yes, sometimes I wonder if this will be the letter that shakes me up! There are still so many . . . I'm keepin' on, though.

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Sep 2Liked by Jean Vengua

I am imagining your mother’s beauty shop, the exterior based on your findings from the period and the interior with the items from your dad’s PO.

Thanks for sharing your parents’ correspondence.

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Thanks. I actually went looking online, today, for photos or mentions of beauty parlors in "old" (pre-WWII) Manila.

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You are so lucky to have your parents’ correspondence. It is a treasure!

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Thanks, Rachielle. I wish I had known my grandparents, so I could have asked them questions. Many regrets around questions unasked accompany my explorations of my parents' letters.

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