Outlandish Observations

Friday Fun Facts - 6/29/2012

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above shows the aurora borealis as seen from Quebec . From Wi

6/29/2012 06:12:00 AM

#celtic journeys tours, #judy lowstuter

Taking a blogging break

I'm leaving for Scotland TODAY!! For those of you who don't know, I'm going on Judy Lowstuter's Celtic Journeys OUTLANDER Tour in the

6/29/2012 06:12:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #have you ever been to scotland

June poll results

Here are the results of the June poll. (I closed this poll a couple of days early, because I'm leaving for Scotland on the morning of the 29th.)

6/28/2012 03:12:00 PM

My upcoming trip to Scotland!

Four more days until I leave for Scotland!! For those of you who don't know, I'm going on Judy Lowstuter's Celtic Journeys OUTLANDER Tour

6/25/2012 06:26:00 AM

A TRAIL OF FIRE cover art

Here is the cover art for A TRAIL OF FIRE , the upcoming story collection (due out in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand on 11 October 2012) that will

6/23/2012 07:09:00 AM

#bronzino, #diana gabaldon

Friday Fun Facts - 6/22/2012

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) Here's Roger's first impression of Brianna, in DRAGONFLY: It w

6/22/2012 06:07:00 AM

#banyan, #diana gabaldon

Friday Fun Facts - 6/15/2012

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above shows a bottle of L'Heure Bleue perfume, by Guerla

6/15/2012 05:57:00 AM

#callanish, #isle of lewis

Olympic torch at Callanish stone circle

The Olympic torch arrived at the Callanish stone circle on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, yesterday. I like the photo below very much, taken at dawn w

6/12/2012 04:36:00 PM

#friday fun facts, #outlandish observations

Suggestions for future FFF posts

I continue to be amazed and delighted at the popularity of my weekly Friday Fun Facts feature. Many thanks to all of you for the kind comments! Some o

6/12/2012 03:05:00 PM

#an echo in the bone, #claire and lord john

Finished the series....again!

As I've mentioned here before, I'm thoroughly addicted to the OUTLANDER audiobooks, read by Davina Porter. It takes me at least a year to ge

6/10/2012 09:24:00 AM

#18th century medicine, #diana gabaldon

Friday Fun Facts - 6/8/2012

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above shows a glutton , also known as a wolverine. (Why does

6/08/2012 05:57:00 AM

#book 9, #diana gabaldon

Will there be a Book 9?

Diana Gabaldon made a couple of Very Interesting comments on Twitter in the last 24 hours. In reply to someone who asked if there will be a Book 9, D

6/05/2012 07:17:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #moby

How do you pass the time while you wait?

So we've made it to June (and personally I think this year is just flying by!) but there's still a long time until WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'

6/03/2012 10:34:00 AM

#asafoetida, #diana gabaldon

Friday Fun Facts - 6/1/2012

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) Here's Lord John in ECHO, recalling an unsettling dream about his

6/01/2012 05:57:00 AM

#celtic journeys tours, #diana gabaldon

Poll results, and a little news

<b> May Poll</b> Here are the results of the May poll: Would you go through the stones, if you could? 39.9% - Of course, if Jamie Fraser was waiting for me! 14.

6/01/2012 05:36:00 AM

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Notable Dates This Month

November 15, 1739 - Roger writes to Brianna from Lallybroch (MOHB)

Late November 1743 - Jamie is captured by the English and brought to Wentworth prison (OUTLANDER)

November, 1745 - Colum MacKenzie dies (DRAGONFLY)

November, 1752 - Young Ian is born (VOYAGER)

November, 1755 - Jamie is flogged in Ardsmuir prison (VOYAGER)

November, 1758 - Lord John solves the mystery of the cannon explosion at Crefeld ("Haunted Soldier")

November, 1766 - Claire returns from the 20th century and is reunited with Jamie. Young Ian is lost to pirates (VOYAGER)

November, 1769 - Brianna is told that Roger was sold to the Indians (DRUMS)

November 1, 1774 - Jamie resigns as Indian Agent (ABOSAA)

November 1, 1776 - The MacKenzies return to the 20th century (ABOSAA)

November, 1776 - Lord John receives a letter from William declaring his love for his cousin Dottie (ECHO)

November, 1776 - Young Ian kills Allan Christie, who murdered his own sister (ABOSAA)

November, 1777 - Jamie, Claire and Ian sail to Scotland with General Simon Fraser's body (ECHO)

November 24, 1777 - William is reunited with Lord John after the battle of Saratoga (ECHO)

Late November, 1778 - Jamie and Claire move to Savannah (MOHB)

November, 1948 - Brianna is born (VOYAGER)

November 1, 1968 - Claire travels back to the 18th century (VOYAGER)

November 1, 1980 - Roger and William Buccleigh MacKenzie go to Craigh na Dun in pursuit of Jem and Rob Cameron. (ECHO)

November 15, 1980 - Brianna writes to Joe Abernathy, telling him she's "taking the kids to see Grandma and Grandpa".

About

My name is Karen Henry. I discovered the OUTLANDER books in 2006, and quickly became thoroughly addicted! I started this Outlandish Observations blog in August, 2008, long before anyone knew there would be a TV series. Things have changed a great deal in recent years, but one thing we all have in common is our love for these books and characters and this amazing story that Diana Gabaldon has created.

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