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OUTLANDER Casting: Old Alec and Letitia!

Here's the latest casting news: Liam Carney will play Alec MacMahon MacKenzie, Leoch's Master of Horse. A squat figure in leather breeks and ro

11/06/2013 05:27:00 AM

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Announcements

A couple of quick announcements: 1) I have changed the RSS feed for this site to https://feeds.feedblitz.com/OutlandishObservations . If you have the o

11/05/2013 07:02:00 AM

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Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post

Here's Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post , in response to all the comments on Facebook and elsewhere about Sam Heughan as Jamie. I would really

11/04/2013 05:21:00 PM

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OUTLANDER TV series update

Here's a brief update on the OUTLANDER TV series. First, the latest casting news: Kathryn Howden will play Mrs. Baird, the owner of the B&B in

11/03/2013 07:27:00 AM

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My 1000th blog post!

I'm celebrating a blogging milestone today. This is my <b> 1000th blog post</b> since I started Outlandish Observations in August, 2008! Thanks so much

11/02/2013 10:03:00 AM

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Friday Fun Facts - 11/1/2013

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This is a traditional corn-husk doll , like the one Jemmy played with a

11/01/2013 06:08:00 AM

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October poll results

Here are the results of the October poll, which asked the question, "Have you tried to get other people to read the OUTLANDER books?" 25.46%

11/01/2013 05:31:00 AM

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Notable Dates This Month

Mid-January 1744 - Jamie comes to Claire at the Abbey; Faith is conceived (OUTLANDER)

January 3, 1745 - Hal and Minnie are married in Amsterdam (A FUGITIVE GREEN)

January, 1758 - William is born (VOYAGER)

January, 1758 - Lord John and Percy meet for the first time (BOTB)

January 1, 1765 - Jamie and Laoghaire dance at Hogmanay celebration (VOYAGER)

January, 1770 - Jamie, Claire, and Ian leave River Run to search for Roger (DRUMS)

January 1, 1771 - Hogmanay celebration; the Beardsley twins arrive on the Ridge (FIERY CROSS)

January 21, 1776 - The house on Fraser's Ridge fails to burn down as predicted (ABOSAA)

January 1, 1777 - Ian accidentally kills Mrs. Bug (ECHO)

Late January, 1777 - Tom Christie is told of the fire on Fraser's Ridge (ECHO)

January, 1778 - General Simon Fraser is buried in Corrimony, Scotland (ECHO)

January, 1966 - Frank Randall dies in a car accident (VOYAGER)