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

  • Pearls

    Pearls

      I am a fan of the fabulous Facebook group, Wear Pearls on January 20, 2021.ย ย  ‘Never heard of it?ย  It only has 410K members, and it’s growing.ย  (Y’all know that after this post, you must check it out).ย  This group has the direct mission of supporting our Vice President-elect, Kamala Harris, the pearl-wearing, fierce…

  • For Rosa

    For Rosa

    Her spirit has no frame. Her smile ย ย ย ย  opened her home, with her Sam, ย ย ย ย  to family and friends, made family. Her generosity ย ย ย ย  packed Beautiful Sisters into her suitcase ย ย ย ย  to travel far-off places ย ย ย ย  and kept us safe through looming hurricanes. Her joy ย ย ย ย  always vibrant and willing, ย ย ย ย  danced “my jam!” and…

  • America, How Long Must We Wait?!

    I have never been much for waiting.  I used to feel that some folks did/could not value time, that they would go into the crevices of their psyche and conspire to make me cringe. These days in this season, I can’t afford my previous behavior while waiting. When someone is late, I no longer pace…