Meet Juanito y Conchita… Mi SnowGente!

Juanito The Jibaro

Sometimes you just have to really appreciate people’s creativity. This morning I put out a call for people to share some of their blizzard #Nemo pictures and one of the most creative people I know Mia Roman from Art By Mia responded with her Latino themed Snow Gente… So I introduce you to Juanito and his vecina Conchita #gallery-1 More...

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