by SMThornton | Nov 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve been putting off writing a blog bio of Hatshepsut for a long time. Since I started blogging actually. Why? Because I wanted to wait until people would actually read the post! Imagine your hero, the one person in the world you’ve on a pedestal, one so...
by SMThornton | Nov 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
For some reason I really enjoyed writing that title. She’s mine, all mine!Mwahahaha! Now for your regularly scheduled programming.Yesterday we talked about obesity in ancient Egypt and I let you all in on a little secret: Hatshepsut was obese at the end of her...
by SMThornton | Nov 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
All the inscriptions and pictures of people in ancient Egypt are like this one- svelte Pharaohs, nobles, and gods, each individual equipped with rock hard abs and buns of steel. But was this the reality?Heavens no!I get a kick out of the Egyptians when it comes to...
by SMThornton | Nov 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
Okay, so I whined about this on a couple other blogs today (sorry!) and then thought, no- this particular topic deserves its very own blog post!*drum roll*I hate it, absolutely hate it when historical fiction writers get sloppy. I also hate it in Hollywood, but I take...
by SMThornton | Nov 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
Oh yeah! I totally bought Playmobil’s Egyptian pyramid for my daughter for Christmas. I’m indoctrinating her early into Egyptomania. I gave her life and one day she’s going to have to sit through Liz Taylor’s Cleopatra with me, all 192 minutes...
