2010 Reading Challenges
There are a number of different reading challenges available for 2010. I've chosen these three, in an attempt to broaden the scope of my reading t... Read more
What would you like to see in 2010?
Looking back over the past year, I'm amazed at the success of this blog, which I started in September 2008 with a handful of readers and fairly lo... Read more
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To those of you on Facebook
The traffic on this site had a HUGE and unexpected increase yesterday, due to the fact that someone posted a link to my "Christmas Quotes" b... Read more
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Christmas quotes
Here are some Christmas-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books. 1) It's hard to imagine, from our 21st-century perspective, anyone losing track of... Read more
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Diana's latest blog entry
Check out Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post , which explains in detail all the things she'll be working on over the coming year, and why it wil... Read more
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OUTLANDER Links, Part 8: 18th Century Medicine
I have always been fascinated by the descriptions of 18th-century medicine in Diana Gabaldon's books. I think it helps to see pictures of what th... Read more
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Thursday Thirteen
Here are 13 of my favorite minor characters from Diana Gabaldon's books (in no particular order): 1) Mrs. Bug. She always made me laugh. And wha... Read more
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"Leaf on the Wind" is done!
Diana Gabaldon announced on Compuserve yesterday that the short story she's been working on, titled "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows",... Read more
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Episode Recaps
Re-reading BEES
Notable Dates This Month
April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)
April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)
April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)
April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)
April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)
April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)
April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)
April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)
April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)
April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)
April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)
April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)
April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)
April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)
April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)
April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)
Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)
April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)
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