When I was in my twenties, I used my grandmother’s lipstick. She had a kind of peculiar way of applying it and it worked perfectly for me, but not my sisters. Now, I am getting exactly the same lines around my mouth that she had.

She was 5 years younger, in this picture, than I am now.

She was my maternal grandmother.

This is me with my dad.

My parents were only related by marriage. Truly.