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Essentially Essentials
I love burning essential oils — I find them more potent and pure than incense – and smoke-free, which is a distinct advantage. The names, too, are rich and evocative. Of course, many essential oils...
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The Most Popular (Girls’) Names of 2035…
Yesterday, I gazed into my crystal ball (a.k.a. the American SSA’s Popular Baby Name website), and predicted what boys’ names will be in the top 10 in 2035. They were: Lucas Judah Jacob Rafferty Elijah...
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Nook of Names Pick of the Week — Rosamund
This week’s pick of the week is the romantic Rosamund. It is a name which isn’t quite what it seems. Even in medieval times, the name was associated with the Latin rosa “rose.” It was taken one step...
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What the Dickens! — Part II
In celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens, here is Part II of the best of the names from Dickens’s works for babies… and cats. Lupin — believe it or not, J.K. wasn’t the first...
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