As the days grow shorter and the wind turns colder, our thoughts drift toward dark, mysterious things. Ghosts are Halloween favorites, whether they're friendly little sheet-covered spirits (the kind my family and I affectionately call "ghosties") or the sort that make you sleep with the lights on.
Looking back over this lovely blog I've created, one thing stands out to me: how much emphasis I've placed on naming babies. Of course, the majority of people researching names are doing so because they're expecting. However, there are SO many other reasons to research a name!
Back then, booze was taboo, flappers flocked the dance floors, Model Ts ruled the roads, women won the vote and gangsters were up to no good. Welcome to the Roaring Twenties!
There are so many things this spirited decade in American history gave us. To this day, we’re crazy for jazz age music, sleek bobs, Chanel No. 5, even crossword puzzles. And now, along with debonaire mustaches and cloche hats, we’re becoming newly enamored with the names that flappers and their fellas wore proudly in that era.
