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/A book signing — a coveted recipe — a lost key — and all the time wondering: What would Grisham do?
Read MoreA book signing — a coveted recipe — a lost key — and all the time wondering: What would Grisham do?
Read MoreShorter days, earlier sunsets, a red tinge on the maple trees — a new season has arrived along the Maine coast.
“There are shaggy asters blooming in the bed that lines the fence,
And the simplest of the blossoms seems of mighty consequence.”
Edgar Albert Guests — “The Path to Home”
Read MoreWebster’s Dictionary definition: a short period devoted to indulging in an activity to excess.
Binge-Watch: an active verb; Val and Bob’s new hobby.
Read MoreJoyce Butler is a writer and retired town historian, now in the twilight of her years here in Maine. Her essay “Fall” is one to read and savor. And then reread.
Read More“Whatever happened to Bermuda shorts?” one mother mused as her seventh grader and high school junior headed out the door on the first day of school.
Read MoreRelax over Labor Day Weekend with a NEW murder mystery written by Mr. Wonderful himself, Bob Marier
Read MoreLocal lobsterman Bill Matthews hauls in soft-shell lobsters (shedders) on an August morning.
Read More“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” William Shakespeare
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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