SPICY…a blog by Victorine
CELEBRATING LIFE!

Sometimes you just gotta laugh…
These stories are mine, but I’m a reflection of you – well seasoned.
We got a lot to talk about – life, art, awareness, inclusivity, culture, aging, family, health, and politics.
I’m not here to self-help or fix you; it’s to remind you that
…I’m right here with you.

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Victorine’s blog, SPICY, celebrates life through personal stories and reflections on family, art, culture, and various life topics.
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I have been down the road with this…whatever it is…first, in December, and now in February?!!! “And I‘m tellin’ you…I’m not goin‘..” What?! Here’s what my sister, Nedra Shelton, had to say. She surmised that since we had basically been without normal strains of illness with COVID, we are now being inundated with viruses from…
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Well…I did it again.โI bought another pair of specs.โMr. K. laughs at me, but I just can’t help it.โThese new inexpensive sites make it so easy.โOne of the perks of being “seasoned” is that my eye prescription doesn’t change.โI can buy frames to my heart’s content, and my heart says more, more, more!โWhat?! Did I…
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So, the other day, I was browsing through my photos and ran into an old photoโ(featured) of my grandmother, Victorine Ellen Emmanuel.โMy initial encounter with this photo was when I was at the vulnerable age of 20.โAt that age, I was unsure about my future.โI worked for a radio and TV producer, but although exciting,…









