Outlandish Observations

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. This is a special edition focusing on facts related to my recent trip to

I'm leaving for Scotland TODAY!! For those of you who don't know, I'm going on Judy Lowstuter's Celtic Journeys OUTLANDER Tour in the

The Olympic torch arrived at the Callanish stone circle on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, yesterday. I like the photo below very much, taken at dawn w

The new Pixar movie BRAVE comes out on June 22 in the US, just one week before I leave for Scotland. I definitely have to see this movie!  What a perf

As we prepare to ring in 2012, I thought it would be appropriate to have an old-fashioned Hogmanay celebration, as they might have celebrated it on F

I'm thrilled to announce that I've made plans to go to Scotland in July 2012, on Judy Lowstuter's Celtic Journeys OUTLANDER tour !  Going t

I saw the following link on Compuserve today (thanks, Sini!) and wanted to pass it along. Highland Experience USA is offering an OUTLANDER-themed tour

<b> LADY OF THE GLEN, by Jennifer Roberson</b> I just finished reading Jennifer Roberson's novel LADY OF THE GLEN , a historical novel which takes place in

I happened to see Nigel Blundell's SCOTLAND in the Bargain Books section of Barnes & Noble last week. Naturally I couldn't pass it up. &l

Some of you may have heard about a two-part interview with Diana Gabaldon that was recently published in Scottish Memories magazine. Due to changes

Check out the June 2009 issue of Scottish Memories magazine, which features the second in a series of interviews with Diana Gabaldon. Topics include:

I have been reading Arthur Herman's HOW THE SCOTS INVENTED THE MODERN WORLD , and finally finished it last night. I wanted to share some of my imp

If you've ever wondered what it's like to go on the "OUTLANDER Tour" of Scotland, take a look at this article , about the experiences

Here are some links related to Scotland, Scottish culture, and the Gaelic language. <b> Please note:</b> I don't have a drop of Scottish blood myself, I d

The clan stones were large boulders of gray granite, rounded by weather and blotched with lichens. They sat on patches of smooth grass, widely scatter

I was really pleased with the response to last week's blog entry with the links to items mentioned in the books. Several people have asked me to d