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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

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

  • 75 and Alive Celebration: Essentials for Senior Travel

    We came by new knees and hips, by walkers and canes, by glittering gym shoes, swagging attire, every hairstyle known to man, some blinging, and all swinging at our Celebration Caribbean Cruise. The stars – everyone born in 1950. What?! Part I: The First Leg, San Juan, PR Planning It took Travel Agent, Maggie Longley…

  • Laughing Amidst Chaos: Finding Balance in Social Media Consumption:  Don’t Get Caught Up!

    Ok! I have already told y’all how important I think it is to protect my sanity. Meet the Press, The View, and your posts give me the news. I can’t sit languishing in the national news for breakthrough reports. We are so inundated with the craziness of brewing fascism that I must vet my sources…

  • Memories of Jubilee Showcase: A Gospel Infusion

    HAPPY JUNETEENTH! I’m currently watching a documentary about Black Gospel music on TCM, “How They Got Over.” This film evokedย memoriesย of myย Sunday mornings, watching Jubilee Showcase with my mom and grandmother. The film is in black and white, and I thought “I been Black a long time.” What?! The Dixie Hummingbirds, the Blind Boys of Alabama,…