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February 01, 2025

WINTER WORDS

February 01, 2025/ Val Marier
WINTER WORDS

A beautiful snowstorm here along the Maine coast ignited thoughts of poems I’ve always enjoyed about winter.

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February 01, 2025/ Val Marier/ 10 Comments
January 24, 2025

THE WIND PHONE -- Loving Words Transported on a Breeze

January 24, 2025/ Val Marier
THE WIND PHONE -- Loving Words Transported on a Breeze

The Wind Phone: Originally Created by a Japanese Gardener to “Speak” with his Deceased Cousin

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January 24, 2025/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
January 18, 2025

MORE BOOKS

January 18, 2025/ Val Marier
MORE BOOKS

Reader response was amazing, so here are a few more books — SUGGESTED BY YOU — for these winter months.

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January 18, 2025/ Val Marier/ 6 Comments
January 11, 2025

BOOKS!

January 11, 2025/ Val Marier
BOOKS!

“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the

destination and the journey. They are home.”  Anna Quindlen

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January 06, 2025

ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

January 06, 2025/ Val Marier
ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING

And his spirit is being felt at the local Animal Rescue Society.

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January 03, 2025

"I WANT TO AGE LIKE SEA GLASS"

January 03, 2025/ Val Marier
"I WANT TO AGE LIKE SEA GLASS"

Sayonara, 2024. Hello, 2025.

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January 03, 2025/ Val Marier/ 25 Comments
December 13, 2024

IT'S BEGINNING TO TASTE A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

December 13, 2024/ Val Marier
IT'S BEGINNING TO TASTE A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

But I miss my delivery elves.

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December 13, 2024/ Val Marier/ 18 Comments
December 05, 2024

THE ELVIS TREE

December 05, 2024/ Val Marier
THE ELVIS TREE

Acts 20:35 — “It’s better to give than receive.”

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December 05, 2024/ Val Marier/ 12 Comments
November 26, 2024

1621

November 26, 2024/ Val Marier
1621

You gotta hand it to those Pilgrims!

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November 26, 2024/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
November 22, 2024

THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING

November 22, 2024/ Val Marier
THE WEEK BEFORE THANKSGIVING

It’s the week before Thanksgiving here in the Kennebunks. Good luck finding a turkey decoration …  anywhere! 

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November 22, 2024/ Val Marier/ 19 Comments
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Wandering with Val

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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