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November 25, 2025

THANKFUL WORDS

November 25, 2025/ Val Marier
THANKFUL WORDS

This is an oldie, originally published Nov. 21, 2018. But my thoughts, message and heart remain unchanged — Happy Thanksgiving!

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November 25, 2025/ Val Marier/ 3 Comments
November 17, 2025

SOUP KITCHENS

November 17, 2025/ Val Marier
SOUP KITCHENS

From my ladle to yours.

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November 17, 2025/ Val Marier/ 8 Comments
November 07, 2025

WE ARE ALL ALIKE

November 07, 2025/ Val Marier
WE ARE ALL ALIKE

A lesson learned in the sky over Honolulu

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November 07, 2025/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
October 20, 2025

CURSES!

October 20, 2025/ Val Marier
CURSES!

Can we ever return to the golden days of yesteryear when people thought twice before uttering the F-word?

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October 20, 2025/ Val Marier/ 11 Comments
September 25, 2025

THE INN THING

September 25, 2025/ Val Marier

When the drive is not the journey…..

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September 25, 2025/ Val Marier/ 10 Comments
September 20, 2025

HOW TO CELEBRATE 28 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

September 20, 2025/ Val Marier
HOW TO CELEBRATE 28 YEARS OF MARRIAGE

With Mr. Wonderful cheering, I rode 5 laps at 60 MPH around the Arundel Speedway in a hot pink 1936 Chevy Coup. Seriously.

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September 20, 2025/ Val Marier/ 25 Comments
September 13, 2025

FLOWERS FOSTER FRIENDS

September 13, 2025/ Val Marier
FLOWERS FOSTER FRIENDS

A random act of kindness in a troubled country.

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September 13, 2025/ Val Marier/ 9 Comments
September 06, 2025

TEE TIME

September 06, 2025/ Val Marier
TEE TIME

Either I’m getting worse or the game is getting harder.

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September 06, 2025/ Val Marier/ 21 Comments
August 26, 2025

SAVE THE SMITHSONIAN!

August 26, 2025/ Val Marier
SAVE THE SMITHSONIAN!

History is defined as the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. 

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August 26, 2025/ Val Marier/ 7 Comments
August 08, 2025

I STAND CORRECTED!

August 08, 2025/ Val Marier
I STAND CORRECTED!

Do not believe everything you read on the internet….

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August 08, 2025/ Val Marier/ 10 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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