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December 14, 2022

THE SOUND OF MUSIC

December 14, 2022/ Val Marier
THE SOUND OF MUSIC

“Holly” on SiriusXM is Hazardous to my Equanimity

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December 14, 2022/ Val Marier/ 20 Comments
November 18, 2022

THE TASTIEST TURKEY SOUP

November 18, 2022/ Val Marier
THE TASTIEST TURKEY SOUP

Thank you, Mr. Crock Pot

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November 18, 2022/ Val Marier/ 24 Comments
November 12, 2022

MY FATHER … MY GRANDDAUGHTER … MY FRIEND … AND A PIN

November 12, 2022/ Val Marier
MY FATHER … MY GRANDDAUGHTER … MY FRIEND … AND A PIN

Plus a necessary box of Kleenex.

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November 12, 2022/ Val Marier/ 20 Comments
November 04, 2022

KHAKI PANTS

November 04, 2022/ Val Marier
KHAKI PANTS

“Don’t throw them out!”

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November 04, 2022/ Val Marier/ 17 Comments
October 28, 2022

BAG LADIES

October 28, 2022/ Val Marier
BAG LADIES

Using grocery totes of every size, shape and message

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October 28, 2022/ Val Marier/ 16 Comments
October 20, 2022

LAURA BUSH: THE INTERVIEW

October 20, 2022/ Val Marier
LAURA BUSH: THE INTERVIEW

The former First Lady is “happy and grateful” for her Kennebunkport summers. (But no pickle ball!)

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October 20, 2022/ Val Marier/ 19 Comments
October 13, 2022

OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS

October 13, 2022/ Val Marier
OUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS

Do we love them? Count the ways!

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October 13, 2022/ Val Marier/ 11 Comments
September 29, 2022

MY BROTHER URGES: DON'T BE TIRED

September 29, 2022/ Val Marier
MY BROTHER URGES: DON'T BE TIRED

My older brother, Robert Burkhardt, writes a bimonthly column for the ESTES PARK NEWS in Estes Park, Colorado. I want to share this week’s column because he captured exactly how I feel about the upcoming elections.

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September 29, 2022/ Val Marier/ 7 Comments
September 19, 2022

QUEEN ELIZABETH II: 70 Years of Stoicism, Endurance, Civility and Grace

September 19, 2022/ Val Marier
QUEEN ELIZABETH II: 70 Years of Stoicism, Endurance, Civility and Grace

Was she an extraordinary woman? Or simply a woman who rose to extraordinary circumstances?

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September 11, 2022

62 YEARS AGO ....

September 11, 2022/ Val Marier
62 YEARS AGO ....

… four young women met in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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September 11, 2022/ Val Marier/ 21 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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