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September 04, 2020

FOUR BRAVE YOUNG WOMEN ON THE COVID FRONT LINE

September 04, 2020/ Val Marier
FOUR BRAVE YOUNG WOMEN ON THE COVID FRONT LINE

Why “Here Comes the Sun” became their favorite song.

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September 04, 2020/ Val Marier/ 13 Comments
August 28, 2020

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED

August 28, 2020/ Val Marier
SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

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August 28, 2020/ Val Marier/ 11 Comments
August 22, 2020

DANGLING CONVERSATIONS

August 22, 2020/ Val Marier
DANGLING CONVERSATIONS

Or, did anyone get eaten by the black bear roaming through my ‘hood, and other relevant questions.

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August 22, 2020/ Val Marier/ 6 Comments
August 13, 2020

THE LITTLE CHAPEL AT THE BEACH

August 13, 2020/ Val Marier
THE LITTLE CHAPEL AT THE BEACH

Built more than 100 years ago at Kennebunk Beach, this “chapel in the pines” is a treasured sanctuary for locals and tourists. (With cool music, too.)

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August 13, 2020/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
August 07, 2020

CHEF ON THE HIGH SEAS

August 07, 2020/ Val Marier
CHEF ON THE HIGH SEAS

We can’t travel out of the country these days but we can live vicariously. This article ran several months ago in TOURIST & TOWN, the best little newspaper in southern Maine. I’m sharing it with you and hoping it takes you to the island of Malta where my friend and Kennebunk caterer, Peggy Liversidge, experienced the trip of a lifetime.

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August 07, 2020/ Val Marier/ 7 Comments
July 31, 2020

PAMELA HARRIMAN ... and me.

July 31, 2020/ Val Marier
PAMELA HARRIMAN ... and me.

Her sapphire blue tablecloth graced my dining room table for years. Now it’s a ragged mess and I’m ticked off.

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July 31, 2020/ Val Marier/ 25 Comments
July 25, 2020

FLOWERS BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

July 25, 2020/ Val Marier
FLOWERS BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

Summer’s sweetest bouquets are sold at simple wooden stands on the back roads of York County.

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July 25, 2020/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
July 17, 2020

WEAR THE DAMN MASK!

July 17, 2020/ Val Marier
WEAR THE DAMN MASK!

COVID cases keep rising and many people still don’t wear face masks.

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July 11, 2020

ANOTHER VOICE

July 11, 2020/ Val Marier
ANOTHER VOICE

“The Gardens” is a chapter in PAGES FROM A JOURNAL, a compilation of columns written more than 40 years ago by gifted wordsmith and local treasure Joyce Butler. Reading this (and I have countless times) reminds me why I love gardening.

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July 11, 2020/ Val Marier/ 10 Comments
July 03, 2020

"VIRTUAL"

July 03, 2020/ Val Marier
"VIRTUAL"

Videoconferencing platforms take us to funerals, weddings and graduations. I miss the real thing.

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July 03, 2020/ Val Marier/ 7 Comments
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ABOUT VAL

Hello, 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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