Outlandish Observations

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Friday Fun Facts - 3/2/2012

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The picture above shows a groundhog kiln from the Seagrove, NC , area

3/02/2012 06:08:00 AM

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Friday Fun Facts - 2/10/2012

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts. I hope you enjoy them! I'm having a lot of fun picking out my favorite bits of OUTLANDER trivia to sha

2/10/2012 06:29:00 AM

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Hurricane quotes

I was supposed to be flying up to New Jersey today for a big family get-together at my cousin's house over the weekend, but "due to Hurricane

8/26/2011 09:29:00 AM

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Diana's latest blog post

Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post has some interesting information on a couple of topics that have come up in recent days: Why exactly is Jamie'

5/02/2011 06:59:00 PM

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ABOSAA unabridged on audible.com!

Great news today for fans of the unabridged OUTLANDER audiobooks. A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASHES is finally available for download in unabridged format

4/29/2011 05:55:00 AM

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Some thoughts for Valentine's Day

Jo Bourne had an interesting post on her Historical Romance blog yesterday on the subject of why the hero loves the heroine in a romance novel, and I

2/13/2011 11:44:00 AM

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Shoals of Herring

I have been listening this week to a collection of Alex Beaton's songs that I bought at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in July. The albu

10/22/2010 07:16:00 AM

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Happy Birthday Claire!

Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser would be 92 years old today, October 20th. Happy Birthday to Claire, and many thanks to Diana Gabaldon for

10/20/2010 07:00:00 AM

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Culloden quotes

Here are some quotes from the OUTLANDER books in honor of the anniversary of the battle of Culloden , which took place on April 16, 1746. Major MacDonal

4/16/2010 05:42:00 AM

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Happy Halloween!

Here are some Halloween-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books. This is one of my favorites from AN ECHO IN THE BONE: Now there was nothing out ther

10/30/2009 06:15:00 AM

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Favorite quotes, part 1

Here is a list of some of my favorite quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books. (Apologies to those of you who saw this when I posted it on Compuserve

7/24/2009 06:00:00 AM

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OUTLANDER Links, Part VI: Wildlife

Diana Gabaldon's books describe an amazing variety of flora and fauna. Here are some of my favorites from the animal kingdom: 1) Four-eyed fish &q

3/26/2009 06:50:00 AM

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Finished the series, again

This afternoon I finally finished my latest "re-listen" (the audio equivalent of a "re-read" <g>) of ABOSAA. As usual, I

3/08/2009 04:55:00 PM

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OUTLANDER Links, Part V: Castles and Palaces

One of the things that fascinates me about the OUTLANDER books is the detailed descriptions of places that I have never seen in real life. Here is a

2/20/2009 07:29:00 PM

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Jamie Fraser: "Great Scot" or only human?

Throughout the OUTLANDER series, Jamie Fraser has always been portrayed as a heroic figure, big and strong, brave and honorable, able to meet nearly a

12/10/2008 11:46:00 AM

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Tom Christie's sacrifice

One of the things that intrigues me about the OUTLANDER books is that the characters change, learning and growing from their experiences. Even the mos