Outlandish Observations

In honor of my upcoming trip to visit my sister and her family in Israel, here are some travel-related quotes from the OUTLANDER books: 1) Lord John

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

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

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

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

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

Best wishes to all of you for a joyous holiday season. Just for fun, here's a quote from the scene in DRUMS OF AUTUMN where Claire comes to find

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

In honor of the holiday, here are some Thanksgiving-themed quotes: 1) Roger and Brianna, hunting turkeys: "What a thing," he said. He held

I've been pondering the state of the economy today. Hard not to think about it, with U.S. stocks still falling and the financial markets all over