Written by: Morag Wright, Guest Contributor I have been to the small Ayrshire village of Dunure many times in the past 20 years – always with my husband, Sandy, and my two boys in tow. It was a great place for paddling, fishing in rock pools and generally running the boys’ energy off before a picnic followed by…
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You might recall that I had the great opportunity to travel back in time to the 1940s, all thanks to the magic of Outlander season 3 filming. If you missed my first post detailing my day on the set in Glasgow last September, you can catch up here before continuing on my Outlandish adventure with me….
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Do you remember in elementary school when you returned from a blissful couple of weeks of freedom from homework assignments, annoying teachers and the daily academic routine to find your school chums buzzing loudly in the hallway about what they did over winter break? Commonplace were conversations about new toys received at Christmas or the hours spent…
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“People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they’re doing it…. Because, if you believe the impossible, the incredible can come true.” That quote was from Field of Dreams, but it could have just as easily been talking about…
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Mary and I recently had the pleasure of speaking with actor Scott Kyle (Ross) on Outlander Cast. Our episode with Scott kicked off a new series for the podcast and Outlander Cast Blog we’re calling “Gonelander” – a celebration of all the actors and characters from Outlander who we fell in love with, but who won’t…
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I wake up some days and think, when will it end? Can I endure? When will it stop, the wanting you? It’s interminable. I don’t entirely understand this level of torture. I mean – are we not just all devoted fans looking for the good (mostly!) in this enterprise known as “Outlander?” All we want is…
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I discovered Outlander this spring when my family moved to a new house. On the day of the move, I went to the house early to wait for the cable installer. My partner was coming later with the movers. After the cable was installed,…
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The heart of Outlander is Claire and Jamie’s story, but it is also the stories of outsiders — those who find themselves through circumstance, birth, character or social position outside of society. The need and drive to belong — to a family, a home, a place — and to feel loved is a deep-rooted human imperative. We…
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Written by: Anne Hawkinson In the Season 2 finale (“Dragonfly in Amber”), Roger asks Claire, “How do you say goodbye to that one person you’ve loved most in the world?” Claire answers, “Whether you want to say goodbye or not, they’re gone and you have to go on living without them.” Roger is referring to…
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Written by: Naomi Booker, Guest Contributor Who knew that on the 21st September 2016, I would meet my BFF Outlander friends on a West End Street in Glasgow. Andree, Dora, Morag, Ren, Sabrina and I started the day as strangers with a mutual interest (or should I say obsession?) and ended the day as friends, having…
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