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Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt

Nefertiti has come to Little Egypt. The Queen chooses to see what this "little" Egypt in southern Illinois might offer. She has heard of many things that might please her, many ways of this land that pay homage to her land. This will be our travel journal for the next week or so, however long it might please the regal beauty to explore with me. The heat is almost unbearable here in southern Illinois this week, and since gas costs a bit more than camel feed we may not journey all the way south to Cairo...but we will entertain you!

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Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 1024 x 870 pixels (153 KB) 0 Comments We start our journey here at home, where we will sketch our travel plans. There is an incredibly beautiful building entrance in downtown Centralia which we'll have to visit, and the Historical Museum should have some references to "Little Egypt".	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 708 x 768 pixels (99 KB) 0 Comments Inspired by a sketch of that regal bust of Nefertiti, the aim of this bead was not to copy the exact details of the famous sculpture but to capture the same regal look and refined beauty.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 698 x 768 pixels (98 KB) 0 Comments My children (ages 5&6) have picked up an appreciation of most things Egyptian since this time last year. That was when I first became intrigued by Nefertiti. Of course, ScoobyDoo has a movie that features Egypt, so James is interested!
Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 663 x 768 pixels (96 KB) 0 Comments Kate is the one who has peeked over my shoulder as I turn the pages of library books, though. She has become addicted to the Travel Channel and never fails to yell out when one of my favorite themes is showing up on the screen.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 675 x 768 pixels (90 KB) 0 Comments Southern Illinois has been known as Little Egypt for a long time, but I can't remember the exact details of that story. This project will be fun because it will tie lots of things together and help us learn more about our area.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 1024 x 1018 pixels (160 KB) 0 Comments I hope you'll journey with us!
Centralia Sentinel Building 576 x 768 pixels (177 KB) 0 Comments Heehee, this pic ended up being taken at an angle-- I realized there were people working right inside a big picture window to the right...they even waved at us. Friendly, but then I got self-conscious about taking pics in front of them.	Centralia Sentinel Building 1000 x 676 pixels (189 KB) 0 Comments Here's a zoomed up version so you can see the pharoahs and the scarab wings. Isn't this cool, especially for a small town? The newspaper has a pyramids, the Sphinx, and winged Isis on the top of the front page.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 706 x 768 pixels (111 KB) 0 Comments All the really neat Egyptian symbols are near the top of the doorway, so Nefertiti had to settle for posing here.
Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 743 x 768 pixels (165 KB) 0 Comments After we got home,I looked up the story behind our area being known as Little Egypt.Seems Cairo,Thebes, etc.,were named before this became a nickname in the 1830's,so most of the stuff will be like the Sentinel building-a play on the nickname.	The Reason Behind the Nickname 1000 x 614 pixels (191 KB) 0 Comments Corn. Yep, corn! I didn't have to go any further than our back deck to take pictures of the reason behind the nickname of Little Egypt! There was a "corn famine" in northern Illinois in the early 1830's.	The Reason Behind the Nickname 1000 x 673 pixels (184 KB) 0 Comments Southern Illinois crops escaped the same harsh winter, late spring, and early frost, so they were bountiful that year. Northerners travelled south to get grain.
Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 693 x 768 pixels (102 KB) 0 Comments In the Bible, Jacob says, "Behold, I have heard there is corn in Egypt..." The northerners would repeat this, telling their friends they were going down to Egypt to buy corn.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 743 x 768 pixels (165 KB) 0 Comments The corn is already drying up here. I'm not sure if it was time for that to be happening anyway, but the heat and scarce rain for the last month might be partly responsible.	Centralia Foundation Prairie Restoration 1000 x 750 pixels (298 KB) 0 Comments Nefertiti, James, Kate, and I took a quick look at the Centralia Foundation Prairie Restoration while we were exploring. The late afternoon August heat was so intense, we only stayed for a little bit.
Centralia Foundation Prairie Restoration 1000 x 691 pixels (150 KB) 0 Comments This shelter has some posters describing the prairie, as well as basic sketches of some prairie plants routed and painted on the outside.	Centralia Foundation Prairie Restoration 1000 x 750 pixels (245 KB) 0 Comments View of the covered bridge/walkway and the prairie grass. I'm going to have to go back and use this for backgrounds again-- the tall grasses are so graceful, they seem to be waiting for their picture to be taken.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 730 x 726 pixels (77 KB) 0 Comments With a little imagination, the prairie grass in this one could be reeds waving along the Nile, huh?
Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 731 x 768 pixels (95 KB) 0 Comments "Little Egypt" graces business names, and some towns have Egyptian names (Cairo,Karnak, Carmi, Thebes,etc). I really thought I'd find more Egyptian themed architecture when I looked for it, but this exploring is still serving a purpose :)	Two of the Reasons for Exploring with Nefertiti 576 x 768 pixels (148 KB) 0 Comments Ah, yes, they looked a little bored, but they are remembering what we do and what we see...adding to their experiences and basic knowledge about the world.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 646 x 768 pixels (160 KB) 0 Comments While I was looking for a spot in the backyard for more pics (like this one), James and Kate discovered some wild black-eyed Susan type daisies and some prickly looking milk weed pods.
Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 638 x 768 pixels (150 KB) 0 Comments We might try to find at least one more place for this series. I think the VA Hospital in Marion, IL, is supposed to have been designed with an Egyptian theme. That's about an hour away, so we'll see.	Nefertiti Traverses the Sands of Little Egypt 619 x 768 pixels (124 KB) 0 Comments Hope your own little journies and explorations lead you to discoveries that enrich your whole experience of the world...

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Thanks for stopping by to visit with AngelinaBeadalina! I'm really just plain ol' Angie or Ang, but the catchy name does suit me in the sense that I'm a motormouth who loves to play with words almost as much as I love to play with glass! You can find me here at BeadArtists.org, in my Etsy shop, or in my daily blog. You can get links to those places at www.angelinabeadalina.com (click on it above). Please pardon the use of my "official" website as a traffic control signal at the moment-- at least, that's what it makes me think of when I look at it. . . lots of directions to other places where there are updates on a daily basis. Tech-stuff would not be one of those things that I love or that comes naturally to me ;) Well, enough rambling for now, come on in, look around. . . have fun exploring my glass experiments and ideas. Peace, Ang

Angie Garren
Southern Illinois, the Little Egypt
of the MidWest
IL 62848 US
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