New Website for Author Renee Yancy

New Website for Author Renee Yancy

After spending the last four weeks working full time to build my new website, it’s here! Right now, I feel as old as Poulnabroune dolmen in the photo above. I always knew that building a website was a daunting task, But now I REALLY know just how difficult and...
The World’s Oldest Face Cream

The World’s Oldest Face Cream

This little tin pot is 2,000 years old. The lid still bears the fingermarks of the person who last used it. The World’s Oldest Face Cream Archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest face cream in 2003 when they excavated a Roman temple on the banks of the...
Crypts, Catacombs, and Ireland’s Passage Tombs

Crypts, Catacombs, and Ireland’s Passage Tombs

Since childhood, crypts, catacombs and Ireland’s passage tombs have fascinated me. Not to mention mummies, ancient history, old cemeteries, bog bodies, and secret passages! The Megalithic passage tombs of Ireland are one of the great wonders of the world. And in...
Tutankhamun’s Ancient Floral and Beaded Collars

Tutankhamun’s Ancient Floral and Beaded Collars

  The discovery of Tutankhamen’s mummy with his floral and beaded collars made world headlines in 1922. Most paintings of ancient Egyptians depict them wearing the same decorative collars around their necks. But before that, American archaeologist...
Colt Revolver

Colt Revolver

In the opening scene of Deanie’s Tale, Deanie and her maid, Oonagh, are traveling under cover of night, headed toward Dublin where they will sail to Liverpool, England and from there on to Boston. Deanie’s father needs to carry a gun in one scene, and I...
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