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March 23, 2018

"I'LL COOK TONIGHT, HONEY"

March 23, 2018/ Val Marier
"I'LL COOK TONIGHT, HONEY"

It was an experiment that failed.  But for several meals, Blue Apron fed us very well indeed.

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March 16, 2018

NASHVILLE -- FOR THE FIRST TIME

March 16, 2018/ Val Marier
NASHVILLE -- FOR THE FIRST TIME

But definitely not our last visit to Music City.

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March 11, 2018

30A

March 11, 2018/ Val Marier
30A

Discovering chic classy villages along a 20-mile stretch in the Florida Panhandle. Yup, the Panhandle.

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March 04, 2018

ROAD TRIP

March 04, 2018/ Val Marier
ROAD TRIP

Laozi said, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”  Not to forget: dueling GPS apps, a Rand McNally road map, and a big bag of M&Ms

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February 22, 2018

A SPECIAL WEEK OF LOVE, LAUGHTER AND RECOVERY

February 22, 2018/ Val Marier
A SPECIAL WEEK OF LOVE, LAUGHTER AND RECOVERY

“Returning to ‘burn camp’ is the first activity I book for the summer,” Kathleen Powell says.

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February 17, 2018

LOVE FEST

February 17, 2018/ Val Marier
LOVE FEST

Love conquered all during the husband-wife Valentine’s Day golf tournament at the club

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February 09, 2018

BACK TO DOWNTON

February 09, 2018/ Val Marier
BACK TO DOWNTON

An exhibit at St. Augustine’s Lightner Museum placed me right back in the Abbey’s magnificent drawing room with the Dowager Countess, Lady Mary and Carson

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February 03, 2018

BOOM TOWN

February 03, 2018/ Val Marier
BOOM TOWN

Tampa pulses with ultra-cool restaurants, Lightning Bolts, swash-buckling pirate ships and a sweet ATM

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January 23, 2018

885 MILES TO PEDRO'S!

January 23, 2018/ Val Marier
885 MILES TO PEDRO'S!

Can’t wait to pass that iconic landmark on I-95!

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January 19, 2018

HAVE SHOES, WILL TRAVEL

January 19, 2018/ Val Marier
HAVE SHOES, WILL TRAVEL

Who wants to stay inside on a snowy day in Maine? (Mr. Wonderful, for sure, but not me)

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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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