THIS OLD HOUSE
/Our “garden house” is showing signs of age.
Read MoreAnnounced this week: Miss America contestants will not strut onstage in swimsuits this year.
Our “Miss Maine” of 1964 is “thrilled!”
Read MorePouring rain didn’t dampen our spirits at this stellar garden show in northwest Connecticut. We even met Martha!
Read MoreMy love of lilacs has taken me, in the moonlight while stealthily clutching clippers, behind Bradbury’s Market in Cape Porpoise, into a neighbor’s backyard in Kennebunk Beach, even into churchyards when I lived in northern New Jersey.
Read MoreIt’s not only Arbor Day — it’s National Something Day!
Read MoreThe former First Lady leaves a legacy of cherished memories in the Kennebunks
Read MoreBest selling novelist Anita Shreve died in early April and I felt like I'd lost a friend. I had the opportunity to interview her several years ago, and this week's blog recaptures that interview.
Read MoreHello, I’m Val Marier …. a freelance journalist who lives in Wells, Maine. I’m a graduate of Skidmore College, a contented and happy wife, mother and grandmother who also enjoys knitting, golfing, traveling and reading. I try to bring my positive perspective on “life in my 70s” — whoops, now life in my ‘80s” — to my blog and hope you enjoy reading Wandering With Val.
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