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June 02, 2017

FEELING THE YEARS

June 02, 2017/ Val Marier
                                              FEELING THE YEARS

Sgt. Pepper is showing signs of age … and let’s not forget the Duke of Edinburgh.

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June 02, 2017/ Val Marier/ 17 Comments
May 26, 2017

ENCORE!

May 26, 2017/ Val Marier
ENCORE!

It’s Spring recital time — for the Grands and Grandpa too

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May 26, 2017/ Val Marier/ 10 Comments
May 19, 2017

"LILACS ARE MAY IN ESSENCE"

May 19, 2017/ Val Marier
"LILACS ARE MAY IN ESSENCE"

Truer words were never written … and these were by Jean Hersey, a magazine writer, in 1950.

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May 13, 2017

MY MOMMA DONE TOL’ ME….

May 13, 2017/ Val Marier
MY MOMMA DONE TOL’ ME….

My mother's words of advice echo through the years.

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May 13, 2017/ Val Marier/ 16 Comments
May 05, 2017

LXXV

May 05, 2017/ Val Marier
LXXV

Three friends turn 75 -- with a little help from Winnie the Pooh 

 

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May 05, 2017/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
April 28, 2017

CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED?

April 28, 2017/ Val Marier
CAN THIS MARRIAGE BE SAVED?

After the first 100 Days of the Trump Presidency, Mr. Wonderful and I are still together!

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April 22, 2017

HELLO, SPRING

April 22, 2017/ Val Marier
HELLO, SPRING

When the groundhog casts its shadow and the small birds sing,

And the pussywillows happen and the sun shines warm,

And when the peepers peep…then it's Spring!     (Margaret Wise Brown)

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April 22, 2017/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
April 14, 2017

DYE JOB

April 14, 2017/ Val Marier
DYE JOB

Pastel memories of Easter Weekend

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April 14, 2017/ Val Marier/ 19 Comments
April 08, 2017

BACK IN GEAR

April 08, 2017/ Val Marier
BACK IN GEAR

Unyielding pain. Surgery. Rehab. RELIEF. 

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April 08, 2017/ Val Marier/ 25 Comments
March 10, 2017

OH, MY ACHING BACK!

March 10, 2017/ Val Marier
OH, MY ACHING BACK!

Enough already.  Time to take action. 

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March 10, 2017/ Val Marier/ 60 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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