Outlandish Observations

#8th blogging anniversary, #diana gabaldon

Outlandish Observations is 8 years old!

Eight years ago today, on August 28, 2008, I started <i> Outlandish Observations</i> ! I had two goals in mind when I started this blog. The first was simply

8/28/2016 05:33:00 AM

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OUTLANDER Season 3 filming begins!

Filming began today on OUTLANDER Season 3!! And so it begins.....S3 @Outlander_STARZ — Maril Davis (@TallShipProds) August 21, 2016 Sam is a little out o

8/21/2016 05:44:00 AM

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#diana gabaldon, #e-book on how to write sex scenes

I GIVE YOU MY BODY... is now available!

Congratulations to Diana Gabaldon on the publication of her non-fiction e-book on how to write sex scenes, titled I GIVE YOU MY BODY... You can downl

8/16/2016 05:38:00 AM

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The OUTLANDER TV series is 2 years old!

Two years ago today, on August 9, 2014, the OUTLANDER TV series premiered on STARZ! Somehow it seems like a lot longer than that. <g> Congratul

8/09/2016 06:25:00 AM

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OUTLANDER Olympics

As the Rio Olympics get under way this weekend, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the scenes in Diana Gabaldon's books that fea

8/05/2016 07:49:00 PM

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#august poll, #diana gabaldon

What's your favorite episode from OUTLANDER Season 2?

The topic for my August poll is, "What is your favorite episode from OUTLANDER Season 2?" Please take a moment to vote, and feel free to le

8/01/2016 06:42:00 AM

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July poll results

Here are the results of the July poll, which asked the question, "What is your favorite closing line from the OUTLANDER books?" 53.28% - &quo

8/01/2016 06:28:00 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)