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April 21, 2023

PUTTING "THINGS" IN ORDER

April 21, 2023/ Val Marier
PUTTING "THINGS" IN ORDER

Preparing for the … inevitable.

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April 21, 2023/ Val Marier/ 16 Comments
April 14, 2023

"MOM, PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL IS CLOSED BECAUSE THERE’S A GUNMAN ON THE LOOSE”

April 14, 2023/ Val Marier
"MOM, PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL IS CLOSED BECAUSE THERE’S A GUNMAN ON THE LOOSE”

These have to be the worst words a mother, or father or grandparent, ever hears.

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April 14, 2023/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
April 08, 2023

BRINGING SUNSHINE TO MAINE

April 08, 2023/ Val Marier
BRINGING SUNSHINE TO MAINE

Our kitty-cat’s trip from Florida to the Kennebunks

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April 08, 2023/ Val Marier/ 26 Comments
March 24, 2023

GOLF SPELLED BACKWARDS IS "FLOG"

March 24, 2023/ Val Marier
GOLF SPELLED BACKWARDS IS "FLOG"

“The people who gave us golf and called it a game are the same people who gave us bag pipes and called it music.”  (Anonymous)

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March 24, 2023/ Val Marier/ 10 Comments
March 18, 2023

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: COBB SALAD?

March 18, 2023/ Val Marier
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:  COBB SALAD?

Who? What? Where? Why?

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March 18, 2023/ Val Marier/ 15 Comments
March 11, 2023

"THE GREAT LOOP"

March 11, 2023/ Val Marier
"THE GREAT LOOP"

An invitation to experience 50 miles of a 6000-mile cruise

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March 11, 2023/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
February 24, 2023

WORDS THAT MATTER

February 24, 2023/ Val Marier
WORDS THAT MATTER

Maya Angelou’s wisdom keeps me focused and grounded.

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February 24, 2023/ Val Marier/ 18 Comments
February 17, 2023

BILLY SHORE: VOLUNTEER FIREMAN

February 17, 2023/ Val Marier
BILLY SHORE:  VOLUNTEER FIREMAN

In 1984, Shore founded “Share Our Strength,” a nationwide organization that has raised in excess of $1 billion to feed more than 22 million hungry kids. He is equally passionate about and committed to being a local volunteer firefighter.

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February 17, 2023/ Val Marier/ 14 Comments
February 09, 2023

JUST DUCKY

February 09, 2023/ Val Marier
JUST DUCKY

How bad could it be?

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February 09, 2023/ Val Marier/ 13 Comments
February 03, 2023

"A FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVED MY LIFE!"

February 03, 2023/ Val Marier
"A FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVED MY LIFE!"

One year later, John Crowley is healthy and still grateful for the life-saving help he found at a local fire station.

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February 03, 2023/ Val Marier/ 11 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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