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September 07, 2018

SCHOLASTIC FASHION SHOW

September 07, 2018/ Val Marier
SCHOLASTIC FASHION SHOW

“Whatever happened to Bermuda shorts?” one mother mused as her seventh grader and high school junior headed out the door on the first day of school.

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August 29, 2018

TIDAL POOLS

August 29, 2018/ Val Marier
TIDAL POOLS

Relax over Labor Day Weekend with a NEW murder mystery written by Mr. Wonderful himself, Bob Marier

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August 29, 2018/ Val Marier/ 23 Comments
August 25, 2018

IN A PICKLE

August 25, 2018/ Val Marier
IN A PICKLE

My garden has yielded a cucumber bonanza.

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August 18, 2018

SHEDDER SEASON

August 18, 2018/ Val Marier
SHEDDER SEASON

Local lobsterman Bill Matthews hauls in soft-shell lobsters (shedders) on an August morning.

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August 10, 2018

AUGUST MUSINGS

August 10, 2018/ Val Marier
AUGUST MUSINGS

“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.” William Shakespeare

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August 03, 2018

"BOOT BEER"

August 03, 2018/ Val Marier
"BOOT BEER"

As kids, the highlight of our cousins’ August visit was making home-made root beer. 

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July 27, 2018

BIG NIGHT IN A SMALL TOWN

July 27, 2018/ Val Marier
BIG NIGHT IN A SMALL TOWN

The Portland Symphony Orchestra Brings Music and Joy to Kennebunk at a Free Concert on Main Street. 

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July 20, 2018

THE RIVER

July 20, 2018/ Val Marier
THE RIVER

Grindstone is one of the 1800-plus islands comprising the Thousand Islands that sit in the western end of the St. Lawrence River that borders Canada. It’s the fourth largest … and a little bit of Paradise.

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July 14, 2018

ROAD TRIP!

July 14, 2018/ Val Marier
ROAD TRIP!

Mr. Wonderful and I are off on a two-week road trip — with maps and GPS to guide us, hopefully

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July 05, 2018

"HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDAH"

July 05, 2018/ Val Marier
"HELLO MUDDAH, HELLO FADDAH"

The NYC Grands head off to summer camp in the Maine woods!

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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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