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August 11, 2017

THE FREEZER ATE MY iPAD

August 11, 2017/ Val Marier
THE FREEZER ATE MY iPAD

My entire family is losing it.

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August 11, 2017/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
August 04, 2017

SUN BEAMS

August 04, 2017/ Val Marier
SUN BEAMS

These brilliant, tiny, precision-flying ruby-throated hummingbirds glitter like jewels in the full sun.

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August 04, 2017/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
July 28, 2017

MODEL CITIZEN

July 28, 2017/ Val Marier
MODEL CITIZEN

Kennebunk Police Reward Five-year-old Willa for Good Behavior

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July 28, 2017/ Val Marier/ 11 Comments
July 21, 2017

THE UMPTEENTH HOGAN FAMILY REUNION

July 21, 2017/ Val Marier
THE UMPTEENTH HOGAN FAMILY REUNION

Featuring five dogs, two cats, not one person named Hogan — and the dreaded “death row” for the family photo.

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July 21, 2017/ Val Marier/ 18 Comments
July 14, 2017

THE MOUSE THAT ROARED

July 14, 2017/ Val Marier
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED

I’m bragging big time….

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July 14, 2017/ Val Marier/ 9 Comments
July 07, 2017

"MORNING HAS BROKEN"

July 07, 2017/ Val Marier
"MORNING HAS BROKEN"

Thank you, Cat Stevens, for my morning anthem

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July 07, 2017/ Val Marier/ 17 Comments
June 30, 2017

SUMMER QUENCHER

June 30, 2017/ Val Marier
SUMMER QUENCHER

An old aluminum pitcher has served me well over the decades

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June 30, 2017/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
June 24, 2017

ONE-STOP SHOPPING AT AMAZON

June 24, 2017/ Val Marier
ONE-STOP SHOPPING AT AMAZON

What's not to like about the front door deliveries from the #1 e-tailer in the world.

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June 24, 2017/ Val Marier/ 12 Comments
June 16, 2017

OUR FIRST SUMMER GUEST

June 16, 2017/ Val Marier
OUR FIRST SUMMER GUEST

The overnight visitors are arriving!

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June 16, 2017/ Val Marier/ 19 Comments
June 09, 2017

THE HELPING HAND

June 09, 2017/ Val Marier
THE HELPING HAND

Wonderful and random acts of kindness.

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June 09, 2017/ Val Marier/ 14 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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