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SPICY…a blog by Victorine

CELEBRATING LIFE!

  • My family celebrating Mr. K’s 80 B.day
  • Yikes! Lunch with Judy, Kathy, and Sara
  • Indria, Donna, Pat and moi in Antigua
  • 75 & Alive Cruise
  • This is Mildred Bergron!
  • Clockwise from upper left: Miles, Pat, Bama & Moi. Pat, Camille, & Moi. Pat & Thomas. Camille, Taurus, Holly, Thomas, & Moi
Dr. Deb, Lois Crabtree and Moi, with our sister, Millicent Garland shooting the image.

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.

Flanked by the Chicago posse at the Hyde Park Jazz Concert

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

  • Beat it!

    Beat it!

    I must admit that when I crawl out of bed and look in the mirror I do not see the face I wish to see.  Sometimes there are tracks on my face from one of the many pillows I have to prop up my bad arm.  My face finds one and I am left with…

  • Blues

    Blues

    Oh yeah, I got ’em. I got “Stop and frisk” blues; “You only been a mayor and don’t know Black folks, much less, reparations” blues; “I did my job, but prosecuted a Black teenager” blues; “My foot stays in my Old School mouth” blues; “I’m calling for an overhaul of the government that may cause…

  • Oprah!

    Oprah!

    OK.  My campaign is starting. I gotta meet Oprah. When Oprah Winfrey hit the airwaves,  I was not living in Chicago; I was in Cleveland.  I went home for a visit, and all my friends were telling me, “There’s this woman on TV that reminds us of you; her name is Oprah Winfrey.”  I got…