Outlandish Observations: Outlandish Observations is 3 years old!

Notable Dates This Month

September 3, 1705 - Jonathan Wolverton Randall is born (OUTLANDER)

September, 1744 - Claire and Jamie return from Paris to Lallybroch , bringing Fergus with them (DRAGONFLY)

September 20, 1745 - Jamie captures the 16-year-old Lord John, breaking his arm, but declines to shoot him (DRAGONFLY)

September 21, 1745 - The Battle of Prestonpans (DRAGONFLY)

September, 1756 - Jamie arrives at Helwater to serve as a groom on the Dunsany estate (VOYAGER)

September, 1757 - Lord John arrives in Germany to serve with Von Namtzen's regiment (HAND OF DEVILS)

September, 1758 - Lord John returns to London following the cannon explosion (BOTB)

September 13, 1759 - Lord John fights at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec (Custom of the Army)

September, 1764 - Jamie is officially pardoned by the Crown and returns home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)

September 2, 1769 - Brianna and Roger are handfast ; Jemmy is conceived (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September 4, 1769 - Bree is raped by Stephen Bonnet (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September, 1769 - Brianna and Jamie meet for the first time (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September 16, 1771 - Jenny writes to Jamie to forgive him for what happened to Young Ian (FIERY CROSS)

Late September, 1774 - Claire nearly dies from a mysterious illness (ABOSAA)

September, 1776 - William encounters Nathan Hale, and witnesses his execution (ECHO)

September 19, 1777 - Jamie is wounded at Saratoga; Claire amputates his finger (ECHO)

September, 1777 - Jamie encounters his cousin Hamish at Saratoga; Claire meets Benedict Arnold (ECHO)

September 18, 1778 - Henri-Christian dies; Fergus's printshop burns down (MOHB)

September, 1968 - At the hospital in Boston, Claire meets with Joe Abernathy and examines the skeleton of a murdered woman (VOYAGER)

September, 1970 - Roger discovers the newspaper clipping about the fire (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

September, 1980 - Bree and Roger open Jemmy's box and read the first letter from Jamie and Claire (ECHO)

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Outlandish Observations is 3 years old!

Today is the 3rd anniversary of the launch of my blog, Outlandish Observations! In honor of the occasion, here are a few statistics about Outlandish Observations:

Average number of visitors per day (in the last 30 days): 252 (up from about 240 a year ago)
Best response to monthly poll: 508 responses to the July poll
Fans of the Outlandish Observations page on Facebook: 383 (this time last year, that number was barely 200)
Subscribers to the blog's RSS feed: 393 (up from 298 a year ago)
Total posts: 532 so far, including this one. :-)

I was thrilled to see Outlandish Observations get some public recognition during the past year:

A link on Diana Gabaldon's revamped web site, in which Diana refers to Outlandish Observations as "a beautifully done, entertaining blog". (I was very pleased to see my photo included on that page as well!)
My interview in the July 2011 issue of RT Book Reviews Magazine. That was totally unexpected, and I'm delighted that the article turned out so well.
The OUTLANDER 20th Anniversary Contest, which was a tremendous success, and led to Diana Gabaldon's first-ever comment on this blog.

Thank you all so much for your continued support!

17 comments:

Cristina H said...: Congratulations Karen! Yours is the Outlander blog I turn to for all the latest information. All of your hard work is appreciated!; August 28, 2011 at 6:11 AM
Karen Henry said...: Thanks so much!

Karen; August 28, 2011 at 7:01 AM
Unknown said...: Happy Blogoversary. 3 years is quite an accomplishment. Thank you for constantly coming up with interesting posts to hold us all over until each new release!

MichelleKCanada @AnotherLookBook
http://anotherlookbookreviews.blogspot.com/; August 28, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Nenya said...: Congrats for three years! :); August 28, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Karen Henry said...: Thanks, Michelle, that's much appreciated! :-)

Karen; August 28, 2011 at 3:45 PM
Karen Henry said...: Thanks, Nenya!

Karen; August 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Vickie said...: Happy Blogoversary! I am here with you every day. Thank you for keeping us up-to-date and informed! It is a great blog.
Vickie; August 28, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Karen Henry said...: Thanks, Vickie! So glad you've been enjoying my blog. :-)

Karen; August 29, 2011 at 7:45 AM
John Lottery said...: Congratulations Karen and keep on blogging! I visit your site often while traversing through the Adgitize maze and often stop to read some of your posts. I enjoy your site and its content and wish you many more blogging years! John Lottery .....; August 30, 2011 at 7:25 AM
Karen Henry said...: Thanks, John! I'm glad to hear you've been enjoying my blog. Also glad to hear the Adgitize ad is working. :-)

Karen; August 30, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Mona said...: Congratulations long way to go!; August 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Karen Henry said...: Thanks, Mona!

Karen; August 30, 2011 at 7:28 PM
Shannon said...: This is the first (and usually only) site I visit for my Outlander/Diana information and fix! Thank you, Karen, for a great place to come to. Happy Blogoversary!; September 1, 2011 at 8:19 PM
Jari Backman said...: Dear Karen,

Belated congratulations on your anniversary.

You are doing such great work on this blog and I have got so much great added information about the 18th century, both in Scotland and America.; September 2, 2011 at 9:39 AM
Deniz Bevan said...: Congratulations Karen! Happy anniversary!; September 4, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Karen Henry said...: Shannon - Thanks! That's very gratifying, believe me! :-)

Jari - Thanks, I really appreciate that. I'm always fascinated to see what the things/people/places in the books actually looked like, so those posts are a lot of fun for me to put together.

Deniz - thanks very much!

Karen; September 4, 2011 at 4:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations and keep on blogging!! MarthaB; September 5, 2011 at 10:49 AM