I’m researching colonial America, and just spent the morning reading a book written in 1660, by one Thomas White. The full title doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue, but here it is: A Manual for Parents: Wherein is Set Down… Read More
My mother’s name was Constance. My friend Liz named her daughter Honor. My friend Gina named her daughter Grace. My friend Helena’s middle name is Comfort. I know people named Faith and Hope, and those of us who grew up… Read More
A sixteenth century surgeon named Leonardo Fioravanti (1517-1588) picked up the chopped off nose of a gentleman after a duel, washed it with his own urine, and sewed it back on.