Outlandish Observations: A tragic story

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)

A very sad story on Compuserve this evening. Whether you are an OUTLANDER fan who's traveled to Scotland, or only dreamed about it, this story will break your heart.

After hearing this, I'm in no mood at all for Palin jokes, or Weinergate, or any of the other nonsense that passes for "news" these days. Even thinking about Jamie and Claire makes me feel slightly sick at the moment. My thoughts and prayers go out to Babs and her family! I don't know her personally, but she's an OUTLANDER fan who's just suffered a horrible tragedy. Just heartbreaking.

Please keep her and her family in your prayers.