Recordar es vivir de eso estoy segura, como siempre digo agradezco que exista la tecnología, pues a través de ella he podido disfrutar de momentos y personas con el paso del tiempo.

Esta fotografía es un tesoro familiar para mí mamá y toda la familia en ella podemos ver a mi "mamábuela" así se le acostumbra a decir a las abuelas o bisabuelas de nuestras familias.

Ella se llamaba Juana Rosa y fue mi bisabuela materna por parte de mi abuelo Eli, la verdad no la conocí pero mi mamá me cuenta que era una señora de baja estatura, pero muy activa.

Su jornada comenzaba buscando pescado fresco y agua de la playa cada madrugada y después recolectando vegetales del huerto y los huevos del gallinero.

Para terminar en esa terraza donde cocinaba con mucha devoción en un fogón, deliciosos guisos de gallina, carne de res, puerco, pescado salado, platanos y arepas.

Ese era su lugar favorito dice mi mamá hay como ven tenía su hamaca para descansar, después de hacer la comida y tomar un buen café.

Mi mamá fue muy afecta a mi "mamábuela", también me cuenta que tenía un carácter fuerte, reservada y muy observadora, pero le gustaba conversar con todos.

Ella se parece mucho a mi mamá aunque según tenía una piel morena, pero muchas de sus facciones sobre todo de su cara son iguales a las de mi mamá.

Al ser de carácter fuerte no dudaba en agarrar un tallo de mata de coco y palmear a cualquiera de sus nietos, mi mamá se crío con ella en esa casa y dice que ella era muy estricta y respetuosa.

Mi mamá tiene muchas anécdotas sobre mamábuela, esa vieja de estatura baja, piel morena y carácter fuerte que preparaba el más delicioso guiso de gallina, iguana y conejo en coco y un suculento caldo de pescado, en aquel viejo fogón, bajo aquella humilde terraza.

Me hubiera gustado tener la oportunidad de conocerla, sobre todo para escuchar de su propia fuente el origen de mi familia materna, son tantas cosas que quisiera saber, hay muchas incognitas por descubrir, pero lamentablemente ya no está para contarme mucho de mi historia familiar...

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One of those days
To remember is to live, of that I am sure, as I always say I am grateful that technology exists, because through it I have been able to enjoy moments and people with the passage of time.

This photograph is a family treasure for my mother and the whole family, in it we can see my "mamabuela", as it is customary to say to the grandmothers or great-grandmothers of our families.
Her name was Juana Rosa and she was my maternal great-grandmother on my grandfather Eli's side, I didn't really know her but my mother tells me that she was a lady of short stature, but very active.

Her day would start looking for fresh fish and water from the beach every morning and then picking vegetables from the garden and eggs from the chicken coop.

To finish on that terrace where she would cook with great devotion on a stove, delicious chicken stews, beef, pork, salted fish, plantains and arepas.

That was her favorite place, my mother says, and as you can see she had her hammock to rest in, after cooking and drinking a good coffee.

My mom was very affected by my "mamábuela", she also tells me that she had a strong character, reserved and very observant, but she liked to talk to everyone.

She looks a lot like my mom although according to her she had brown skin, but many of her features, especially her face, are the same as my mom's. She had a strong character, reserved and very observant, but she liked to talk to everyone.

Being of strong character she would not hesitate to grab a stalk of coconut bush and slap any of her grandchildren, my mom grew up with her in that house and says that she was very strict and respectful.

My mother has many anecdotes about Mamabuela, that old woman of short stature, dark skin and strong character who prepared the most delicious stew of chicken, iguana and rabbit in coconut and a succulent fish broth, in that old stove, under that humble terrace.

I would have liked to have the opportunity to meet her, especially to hear from her own source the origin of my maternal family, there are so many things I would like to know, there are many unknowns to discover, but unfortunately she is no longer here to tell me much of my family history...

Photograph of my property used for the #TBT contest of @lanzjoseg.

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