June 29, 2026

WHAT? COVID??

June 29, 2026/ Val Marier

An Encore without a Standing Ovation

June 02, 2026

HE WANTS TO BUY A SELF-DRIVING CAR!!!!!

June 02, 2026/ Val Marier

He wants to own a self-driving car! OMG.

May 25, 2026

ODE FOR MEMORIAL DAY

May 25, 2026/ Val Marier

LONG MAY SHE WAVE!

May 06, 2026

PINCH

May 06, 2026/ Val Marier

That $400 million ballroom.

April 22, 2026

A TIPPING POINT

April 22, 2026/ Val Marier

For the first time in my life, I refused to leave a tip

April 01, 2026

"ALL GLORY LAUD AND HONOR ...."

April 01, 2026/ Val Marier

That magnificent hymn took me back to a church pew when I was 8 years old.

March 27, 2026

TAPPING TIME IN MAINE

March 27, 2026/ Val Marier

Locals Enjoy the Traditional Craft of Making Maple Syrup Every Spring

March 16, 2026

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAINE -- one day late

March 16, 2026/ Val Marier

A special day in the Pinetree State

March 13, 2026

SPRING FEVER

March 13, 2026/ Val Marier

Inklings….

March 06, 2026

AMERICA ASUNDER

March 06, 2026/ Val Marier

Then there was the crash….

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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