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January 07, 2022

THE GREAT MIGRATION

January 07, 2022/ Val Marier
THE GREAT MIGRATION

Maine population, December: 1,354,522

Maine population, January: 765,249 (and falling daily)

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January 07, 2022/ Val Marier/ 22 Comments
December 31, 2021

THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR

December 31, 2021/ Val Marier
THE LAST DAY OF THE YEAR

Time to look back and reflect.

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December 31, 2021/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
December 18, 2021

GENEROSITY AND LOVE

December 18, 2021/ Val Marier
GENEROSITY AND LOVE

The best Christmas story …. ever!

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December 18, 2021/ Val Marier/ 8 Comments
December 10, 2021

JUST THE TREE OF US

December 10, 2021/ Val Marier
JUST THE TREE OF US

Our Home Depot tree is a trophy of cherished memories.

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December 10, 2021/ Val Marier/ 21 Comments
December 02, 2021

SIBLINGS

December 02, 2021/ Val Marier
SIBLINGS

Time flies when you’re having fun.

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December 02, 2021/ Val Marier/ 22 Comments
November 24, 2021

GIVING THANKS

November 24, 2021/ Val Marier
GIVING THANKS

Even humming the tune brings back treasured Thanksgiving memories.

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November 24, 2021/ Val Marier/ 17 Comments
November 19, 2021

MOOSE MEAT

November 19, 2021/ Val Marier
MOOSE MEAT

Moose chili, anyone?

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November 19, 2021/ Val Marier/ 11 Comments
November 11, 2021

AUTUMNAPHILE

November 11, 2021/ Val Marier
AUTUMNAPHILE

Hot mulled cider, cozy wool socks, morning fires in the hearth — that’s my kind of season.

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October 28, 2021

JOHN GRISHAM AND I HAVE A "LUNCH DATE"

October 28, 2021/ Val Marier
JOHN GRISHAM AND I HAVE A "LUNCH DATE"

Okay, it wasn’t just us. And it was “virtual.” But still, WOW!

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October 28, 2021/ Val Marier/ 20 Comments
October 22, 2021

THE MAN SHE KNEW

October 22, 2021/ Val Marier
THE MAN SHE KNEW

Jean Becker, chief of staff for President George Herbert Walker Bush, was in the “room where it happened” for 25 years .

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October 22, 2021/ Val Marier/ 14 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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