Lanark lister Marc Archer is a new daddy! Congratulations, Marc. “On Wed., Sept. 11, were born my children, James Howat Archer and Phama Reeta Archer. James: 5 lb., 7 oz., 18 1/2 , b. 8:17 P.M. Phama: 4 lb., 7oz., 16 1/2 long, b. 8:22 P.M. Adorable and healthy, if undersized. Hope to leave hospital soon as they are now gaining in weight. I have a room in the hospital, and the babies are in the room with me, and I do all the feeding and changing. We are bonding, and the precious souls have struck a cord in my heart.” James’s middle name Howat is a family name on Marc’s tree and is quite common in Scotland. It’s the diminutive of Hugh, so to read more about the Howat name, go to http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Howat Marc and I had a discussion about the little baby Phama’s name, which is a “coined” version of Phemia – Euphemia, which is a wonderful old-fahsioned name. In Scotland, Euphemia was oftentimes shortened to either Effie or Phemia (pronounced as in Famie). It is of Greek origin, I believe. “St. Euphemia is a widely-venerated saint among all Eastern Orthodox Christians, not only for her virginity and martyrdom, but also for her strengthening of the Orthodox Faith, and her feast days are celebrated with special solemnity. Churches in her honor have been erected all over the Christian world.” All the best to the Archer parents...infusing more Scottish “blood” into the mix! Maisie