IT'S NATIONAL NICKNAME DAY!
/And my parents LOVED nicknames.
Read MoreLighthouse Keeper Marty Cain and Family Survived the Blizzard of ’78
Read MoreI was lucky enough to spend a recent summer day at the Goat Island Lighthouse interviewing the keeper. Here’s what I found out!
Read MoreA morning walk triggers the question: Who “owns” the sidewalk along the ocean?
Read MoreMy friend, mentor and personal galvanizer — Susan Doherty Hannaford — has written a book the TORONTO SUN declares is “one of the most important books you’ll read this year — or any other year.”
Read MoreHello, 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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