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January 16, 2020

THE LAUNDRY ROOM DOOR

January 16, 2020/ Val Marier
THE LAUNDRY ROOM DOOR

I had pine dressers and drop-leaf tables to give the kids but the only request was for a back hall door.

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January 16, 2020/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
January 10, 2020

WE SURVIVED!

January 10, 2020/ Val Marier
WE SURVIVED!

Now to thrive.

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January 10, 2020/ Val Marier/ 27 Comments
December 12, 2019

CAVEAT EMPTOR

December 12, 2019/ Val Marier
CAVEAT EMPTOR

Mr. Wonderful goes rogue.

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December 12, 2019/ Val Marier/ 19 Comments
December 07, 2019

MORE.....KEN JANES!

December 07, 2019/ Val Marier
Ken with Canon 4 (1 of 1).jpeg

People have written and asked: why didn’t you include a photo of Ken Janes?

I am doing that now!  

Pictured above is the guy behind the camera of those great bird photographs in his hot-off-the-presses book, LIFE LIST: Field Notes of a Maine Birdwatcher — Ken Janes!

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December 07, 2019

KEN JANES — PHOTOGRAPHER, NATURALIST, RETIRED SURGEON, TREASURED FRIEND and now …. AUTHOR!

December 07, 2019/ Val Marier
KEN JANES —  PHOTOGRAPHER, NATURALIST, RETIRED SURGEON,  TREASURED FRIEND and now …. AUTHOR!

LIFE LIST showcases eight years during which Ken spent “a lot of time standing in one place” waiting for a Red-eyed Vireo to perch on a twig.

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November 23, 2019

ETHEL'S CAPE COD COFFEE CAKE

November 23, 2019/ Val Marier
ETHEL'S CAPE COD COFFEE CAKE

My first mother-in-law’s recipe comes out of the box every Thanksgiving, along with other treasured, yellowed and splattered cards.

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November 23, 2019/ Val Marier/ 10 Comments
November 15, 2019

"MOM, I'VE BEEN DEPLOYED BY THE RED CROSS"

November 15, 2019/ Val Marier
"MOM, I'VE BEEN DEPLOYED BY THE RED CROSS"

Daughter Alex dons nursing scrubs and joins volunteers in Sonoma County, California

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November 15, 2019/ Val Marier/ 16 Comments
November 07, 2019

THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

November 07, 2019/ Val Marier
THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

We are regularly reimbursed for a life-changing event that happened more than a decade ago. 

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November 07, 2019/ Val Marier/ 13 Comments
November 01, 2019

THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN

November 01, 2019/ Val Marier
THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN

No!

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November 01, 2019/ Val Marier/ 16 Comments
October 25, 2019

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS!

October 25, 2019/ Val Marier
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS!

From outer space to Native American hunting grounds to southern Maine, women of every age are making history.

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October 25, 2019/ Val Marier/ 11 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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