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June 05, 2020

HOE ... HOE ... HOE!

June 05, 2020/ Val Marier
HOE ... HOE ... HOE!

Gleanings of the garden.

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June 05, 2020/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
May 29, 2020

A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR

May 29, 2020/ Val Marier
A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR

With everything on hold for the past few months, I didn’t mind postponing a dentist and eye doctor visit. Delaying an oncology checkup was another matter.

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May 29, 2020/ Val Marier/ 8 Comments
May 22, 2020

THE ABCs OF THE CORONAVIRUS

May 22, 2020/ Val Marier
THE ABCs OF THE CORONAVIRUS

We’re starting to walk out the door now, rejoining the world. We’re masked, gloved and toting an enlarged vocabulary. Some new words, some old words with new significance, both comprising my coronavirus ABCs.

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May 22, 2020/ Val Marier/ 16 Comments
May 15, 2020

HUGS

May 15, 2020/ Val Marier
HUGS

We’ve lost so much during the Covid-19 pandemic, but what I miss most are hugs.

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May 15, 2020/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
May 08, 2020

JUST SAYIN...

May 08, 2020/ Val Marier
JUST SAYIN...

Staying inside the house is a good way to thwart the virus. But look what else lurks outside.

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May 08, 2020/ Val Marier/ 12 Comments
May 02, 2020

SIX WEEKS INSIDE

May 02, 2020/ Val Marier
SIX WEEKS INSIDE

The new normal.

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May 02, 2020/ Val Marier/ 18 Comments
April 24, 2020

COVID-19 DIARY

April 24, 2020/ Val Marier
COVID-19 DIARY

A mom with a husband who works from home plus three kids in quarantine beats the virus

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April 24, 2020/ Val Marier/ 16 Comments
April 17, 2020

THANK YOU, TEAM 5902

April 17, 2020/ Val Marier
THANK YOU, TEAM 5902

High School Robotics Club Shelves “Fat Bastard” to Make Equipment for Health Workers in the Covid-19 Battlefield

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April 17, 2020/ Val Marier/ 17 Comments
April 11, 2020

THE PEW IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH

April 11, 2020/ Val Marier
THE PEW IN THE BACK OF THE CHURCH

Our family always sat in the same pew at church — and we never missed an Easter Sunday service.

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April 09, 2020

AN INVITATION TO THE MASTERS

April 09, 2020/ Val Marier
AN INVITATION TO THE MASTERS

A PGA Tour pro asked his beloved 86-year-old grandfather to be his caddy in the Par-3 Tournament at Augusta National.

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April 09, 2020/ Val Marier/ 24 Comments
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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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