Valley's
View
one grandma's perspective
Why "Valley's View"?
Names have meaning. My given name is Valerie. I have always loved my name. It means "strong; valorous" and I like to believe that those words describe me.
Everyone called me Val--my family and friends--except for my maternal grandmother, who always called me Valley. One day (at the precocious age of seven) I asked her why she always called me that. She explained that when I grew up, she would call me Valerie, but while I was a young girl, she would call me Valley.
Well, almost 60 years of life have passed since then. My husband and I have 8 grandchildren---three who call me Grandma Valley!
So, this grandmother is writing down her random thoughts and memories and, with a loving nod to my grandmother's special nickname, I now offer Valley's View!
Welcome.
on my wedding day with my Grandma
9/25/76: Daniel escorting me out of the church and into life's great adventures!
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*Valerie is almost always a feminine given name in English, derived directly from the French Valérie (a female-only name). Valerie is also used as a nickname for Valeria. Both are often shortened to Val.
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