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.
Posts
Victorine’s blog, SPICY, celebrates life through personal stories and reflections on family, art, culture, and various life topics.
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Where do I start? The people, always the people. For me, people provide immersion into the culture of any country. Several posts will dive into my first visit to Paris (It was Mr. K.’s fourth visit) and the people who made us feel the soul of this magical city. PART 1. It’s a Family Affair…
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…a memory of Nikki Giovanni. Mine is from 1973 in an Oral Interpretation class at the University of AL. Randy Marsh was my professor, and I was Slick Vick, the Chicago Chick introducing my class to revolutionary poetry. I interpreted several of Giovanni’s poems, but I remember one most: Dreams. It invoked a dream I…
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“What is Democracy? “Of the people, by the people, for the people” Abraham Lincoln. The word democracy comes from the Greek words “demos”, meaning people, and “kratos” meaning power; so democracy can be thought of as “power of the people”: a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.” Oxford languages I…
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