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Victorine’s blog, SPICY, celebrates life through personal stories and reflections on family, art, culture, and various life topics.

  • I Got Music in Me (The Shoals Sound-off)

    So, I have a new quip during this season of my life. Mention anything to me, and I got a song for you. It’s like I just can’t help it. Mention being happy, I regurgitate You Bring Me Joy, by Anita Baker. I know my friends are like, really? Please, shut up. But I can’t…

  • “Do Not Go Gently Into the Night” Dylan Thomas

    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…

  • I Can See Clearly

    I Can See Clearly

    Well…I did it again.โ€‚I bought another pair of specs.โ€‚Mr. K. laughs at me, but I just can’t help it.โ€‚These new inexpensive sites make it so easy.โ€‚One of the perks of being “seasoned” is that my eye prescription doesn’t change.โ€‚I can buy frames to my heart’s content, and my heart says more, more, more!โ€‚What?! Did I…