Outlandish Observations

I've received 65 entries so far in the 2nd Annual OUTLANDER Photo Contest !  Thanks very much to everyone who's sent in photos so far.  It'

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above, from Wikipedia, shows borage (<i> Borago officinalis</i> ), al

Two more cast members have just been announced for the OUTLANDER TV series, according to this TV Guide article. https://www.tvguide.com/News/Outlander-

Five years ago today, I started <i> Outlandish Observations</i> ! I had two goals in mind when I started this blog. The first was simply to learn about bloggi

While we're all waiting to hear who's going to be cast as Claire in the upcoming OUTLANDER TV series on STARZ , I thought this would be a good

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) A hussif (also called a "housewife") is a portable sewing ki

Thanks to everyone who's sent in photos for my 2nd Annual OUTLANDER Photo Contest ! I've received 49 entries so far, and I think they're t

Good news for Canadian fans:  The OUTLANDER TV series will be on Showcase in 2014! Here's the official announcement , from Showcase.ca's blog:<b>

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above was taken on August 13, 2013, during the annual Persei

Do you have a favorite photo of your OUTLANDER book collection? Why not enter the 2nd Annual OUTLANDER Photo Contest ?<b> All you have to do is email a ph

Here's Diana Gabaldon holding a wee giftie I sent her recently: a plaque that says "Fuirich agus chi thu!" (That's "wait and s

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above shows a European polecat (Mustela putorius).  (Photo c

More casting news for the OUTLANDER TV series! British actor Tobias Menzies (pictured above, from IMDB) has been chosen to play the dual roles of Fra

Some people were talking about quaichs yesterday on Compuserve. A quaich is a two-handed drinking bowl, used in Scotland for centuries. "We are ho

The 2nd Annual OUTLANDER Photo Contest is off to a good start! I've received 13 entries so far, and I'm hoping for many more. For those of yo

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) Roger's mother's locket had garnets on it, like the ones shown