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Andrea and Kate
By Kate Phizackerley
I always enjoy Kate Phizackerley’s Editorials. I suppose words like “synchronous” are the inevitable product of a Cambridge education, and we will just have to learn to put up with them
Synchronous more from an IT background I think. Actually the biggest problem with writing an editorial is the danger of repetitive language so I guess some less common words are inevitable.
Thanks for your kind words.
Kate
PS I think my vocabulary is more a product of loving fantasy and science fiction novels than a Cambridge education. Authors like Asimov, Stephen Donaldson, Frank Herbert, Julian May and Janny Wurts tend to use a large vocabulary. (And Andrea will no doubt be amused that I managed to justifiably mention authors like Herbert on an Egyptology site.)
The 7th edition is a veritable feast. What a monumental resource you two have created over the past year! The variety, the depth — never the least bit disappointing.
Another delightful edition, packed with interest and variety, Andie and Kate. My sincerest compliments on what you two have accomplished over the past year. Never a dull moment.
Oh so true about there never being a dull moment! This was a particularly hair raising edition to pull together but we’re really pleased with the outcome. I had completely failed to realize that it is nearly a year since our first edition. What a thought!
Congratulations on the latest issue! Hopefully I’ll have some photos to contribute soon. I’ve got 1100 of them to go through that I just took.
James
Andie Congratulations to you and to Kate for resparking a senior citizens lifetime interest in Egyptology. The articles in Egyptolocical are superb. Oh to be young again!
Grant
Grant, what a lovely thing to say! Thank you – sincerely appreciated. Andie xx
I just learned of your new web-based ‘Egyptological’ journal from an announcement at EEF advising your Dec. 2011 issue was available. I just posted an announcement at Yahoo based Thoth-Scribe in case other members would like to check out your website. I took the time to read ‘Who is king Scorpion’. I’m glad to see more resources on the internet about ancient Egypt.
Thank you Jack, both for your comments and for announcing us on Thoth-Scribe.
Best
Andrea
I enjoy reading your articles and do put them on my Yahoo group site, Egypt and Beyond.
I have one published children’s book “Tombs, Temples and Thrones”, which is three short fictional stories about Queen Ahhotep as a young teen…(‘Tepi” in the stories).
Congratulations on your new enterprise.
Congratulations to you both, Andie & Kate. I have been a big fan of egyptology.blogspot.com and kv64.info for many years, and this new venture looks very promising. I wish you the very best.
Thanks Brian. Your good wishes are most welcome.
Best, Andrea
Good Afternoon Kate and Andie. There’s quite a buzz about regarding this site, so i look forward to viewing it in full swing.
I have a growing photo collection which i have accrued from visits to UpperEgypt, British Museum, Bristol and Birmingham Museums & Highclere Castle.
What’s mine is yours. If it wasn’t for KV64.info i would not have my own blog (Kates’ blog was a big influence to me) – so always happy to repay the favour.
Stuart Tyler
Hello Stuart. Good to hear from you, as ever. We will doubtless be calling on you for help with images, particularly the ones from the regional collections at Bristol, Birmingham and Highclere for which I certainly don’t have any photographs of my own and I don’t think Kate has either. I hope that you Hatshepsut Project is still going from strength to strength.
Thanks Stuart, that’s kind – although you might feel I have shared an enthusiasm with you which eats up endless amounts of time. And yes, we would love some photos in due course.
You might like to put together an album of a dozen Hatshepsut images for now – and maybe a short piece of text – and we can post up a photo album and link it back to the Hatchepsut project? People love images and it would be a way of showing them off and highlightling the work you have been doing.
Best
Kate
For some reason i seem to have missed the above comment, Kate. I will have to subscribe to comments by email to see if that helps.
In response to: “although you might feel I have shared an enthusiasm with you which eats up endless amounts of time”
Yes, indeed it does eat up time. I am busier now than i have ever been in my life, but this is probably the happiest i have ever been too, so the Hatshepsut Project may end up being a lifetime’s work. I certainly hope so- i already have a number of mini-projects in the pipeline.
I will get some photos together, as suggested and also some text and i will get back to you.
I can see that you guys are working at a pace. Just ensure you two don’t burn yourselves out. Stop for a nice glass of wine every now and again!!!
Stuart
Well done Andie and Kate,
A new site dedicated to the land of Kemet is always welcome as it is indicative of the ever increasing interest in the history and culture of the Ancient Egyptians.
I hope to contribute in some small way as the site developes, in the meantime all the very best in your venture which I am sure will be educational, interesting and a great place to meet and greet.
Hello Ray. We have had a good response which, as you say, is an excellent indication that the Ancient Egyptian past continues to fascinate. We will be very glad to welcome you if you wish to contribute in any way – just get in touch with us when you have a feel for how you might want to get involved.
Thank you for your good wishes. Do stay in touch. Andie
Congratulations Andie and Kate on getting your magazine launched. I know you have been working on it for some time.
I have been impressed with some of the material I have seen previously, including Kate’s analyisis of the DNA reports on the Royal Mummies, of course.
I hope to be able to provide some articles for future issues, if you are interested.
I hope too subscribers can share some photo resources etc. Here is something I’m looking for – a photo of the stone Shabti figure from KV58 (in the Valley of the Kings), which Geoffrey Martin tells me was on display in the Cairo Museum in a cabinet of selected ‘choice’ items, upstairs near the front. He says it was one of the cabinets recently broken into – but we don’t know if the shabti was taken/damaged.
Best regards
Dylan
Hello Dylan. Thanks very much for the kind words. Kate in particular has worked absolute wonders with the build of the site and continues to work on development for our future plans. Her keyboard is doubtless beginning to feel the strain!
We would be very pleased to receive articles from you for future issues. We both know your work well and would very much welcome your contribution.
I will post your request for information about the shabti on our Discussion page (in the Colloquy section).
Kind regards
Andie
Thank you for this great new site
Thank you Paul. We are developing it all the time and hope that people will find it useful as new articles and information start to appear.
WELCOME8