Outlandish Observations

2nd Annual OUTLANDER Photo Contest!

In celebration of the 5th anniversary of Outlandish Observations, which is coming up at the end of August, I'm pleased to announce the <b> 2nd Annual

7/28/2013 06:44:00 AM

#animal nursery tales, #cape wrath

Friday Fun Facts - 7/26/2013

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above was taken at Cape Wrath , the most north-westerly point

7/26/2013 06:16:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #dougal mackenzie

Diana talks about Jamie and Dougal's relationship

Here's a fascinating post from Diana Gabaldon on Compuserve, about the very complex relationship between Jamie and Dougal. Written as an answer t

7/24/2013 07:50:00 AM

#congratulations, #diana gabaldon

Diana's daughter is getting married!

Diana Gabaldon mentioned on Twitter that her elder daughter, Laura, will be getting married on Saturday! Her daughter lives in Oregon, and I believe

7/22/2013 06:54:00 AM

#devil's tramping ground, #diana gabaldon

Friday Fun Facts - 7/19/2013

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) Diana Gabaldon has said that the Devil's Tramping Ground in rural

7/19/2013 06:08:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #heughan's heughligans

Introducing Heughan's Heughligans!

My friend Kristin has started a new website called Heughan's Heughligans , to collect information and interesting links about Sam Heughan , the 33-

7/17/2013 06:51:00 AM

#cameo appearance, #diana gabaldon

Cameo suggestions for Diana

Diana Gabaldon mentioned the other day on Compuserve that the producers of the OUTLANDER TV series have asked her to do a cameo appearance: The produce

7/16/2013 06:11:00 AM

#border collies herding sheep, #clan fraser

My trip to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games

I had a wonderful time at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in Linville, NC, with my parents on Friday. It was fun, but exhausting. We were ve

7/14/2013 11:09:00 AM

#friday fun facts, #grandfather mountain highland games

No FFF this week

No Friday Fun Facts this week. I'm off to the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in western North Carolina, near where Fraser's Ridge is supp

7/11/2013 07:40:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #jamie fraser

It's official! Sam Heughan IS Jamie!

It's official!! Here's the press release announcing the choice of 33-year-old Scottish actor Sam Heughan to play Jamie Fraser in the upcoming

7/09/2013 06:43:00 PM

#diana gabaldon, #drums of autumn

New roof!

I'm getting a new roof put on my house Tuesday and Wednesday. Wish me luck! No, it's not going to look anything like this! <g> The phot

7/09/2013 05:32:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #jamie fraser

Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser!

Meet Sam Heughan (pronounced "Hew-en"). He's Scottish, 33 years old, 6'3" tall -- and he's just been cast as Jamie Fraser

7/06/2013 11:27:00 AM

#ant rafts, #diana gabaldon

Friday Fun Facts - 7/5/2013

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This is what a quern looks like. A quern is a device made of a pair o

7/05/2013 06:09:00 AM

#1776, #ben franklin

REPOST: "1776", the Musical

I've reposted this a couple of times before, but I wanted to share it again. Wishing all of you in the U.S. a very happy Fourth of July! --------

7/03/2013 06:36:00 AM

#diana gabaldon, #do you read excerpts

June poll results

Here are the results of the June poll: Do you read excerpts or #DailyLines from Diana Gabaldon's upcoming books? 56.30% - Absolutely! I will glad

7/01/2013 06:31:00 AM

Looking for OUTLANDER discussions? Check out TheLitForum.com! This is Diana Gabaldon's longtime online hangout, and I have been Section Leader (moderator) of the Diana Gabaldon section on the forum since 2008. Diana is on the forum almost every day, and often responds to questions or comments from forum members, sometimes in detail. You have to register in order to read or post on the forum, but it's free.

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.

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about this site, please contact me at contact@outlandishobservations.com, or post a comment on my Outlandish Observations Facebook page.