Wassssupppp??? We're WELL into DROUGHTLANDER season πwhile waiting for Season 7 Part Deux...so why not take a walk down MOP MEMORY LANE with some videos from our An Echo in the Bone reads?!? Enjoy!
Wassssupppp??? We're WELL into DROUGHTLANDER season πwhile waiting for Season 7 Part Deux...so why not take a walk down MOP MEMORY LANE with some videos from our An Echo in the Bone reads?!? Enjoy!
A British officer reported his impressions:
[General Grey] came to the head of the battalion and cried out "Dash on, light infantry!" and, without saying a word, the whole battalion dashed into the wood, and guided by the straggling fire of the picket, that was followed close up, we entered the camp and gave such a cheer as made the wood echo. The enemy were completely surprised; some with arms, others without, running in all directions in the greatest confusion. The light infantry bayoneted every man they came up with. The camp was immediately set on fire, and this, with the cries of the wounded formed altogether one of the most dreadful scene I ever beheld. Every man that fired was instantly put to death.
Remember Paoli π
We see you, Walmart. We see you offering a mens RAINCOAT in the look of an 18th century RED COAT. π€¦♀️ WHAT will they come up with next?!
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SPECIAL NOTICE: Our recap of episode 707, "A Practical Guide for Time-Travelers," will be delayed--vacations schedules are messing with our recording time, unforch. AND REMEMBER: The mid-season finale of Outlander is on Friday, August 11, which gives you plenty of time to get caught up on all our season 7 recaps!
Alright, y'all. A new year, a new season of Outlander. (In life, all roads lead to Outlander. Remember that.)
Admittedly, I'm no a giant fan of US Weekly's ads that pop up in my face when I'm trying to ogle Sam Heughan. But hey, they gotta pay the bills, and this article by Nicole Massabrook is pretty thorough in updating what we can expect in Season 7 of Outlander, premiering this summer! Also have to give Nicole a wee shoutout because she went to Monmouth University, an amazing institution of higher learning. (My own Wee Ian refuses to apply there because it's practically in our back yard and my-man wants to spread his wings a little.) More than a few of us know why Monmouth might be topical in an Outlander post. The rest of you who haven't read the series? You'll have to keep watching, my friends. Lordddddddd keep watching.
“America really is in sort of turmoil. There’s revolution, and Jamie and Claire are separated,” the Waypoints author teased. “There’s also the prophecy of Jamie and Claire’s death, you know, that they’re supposed to die in a fire. There’s just so much going on.” ~Sam Heughan for US
As you may or may not know, depending on how long you've been visiting MOP, all roads ALSO lead to the American Revolution...so you can imagine how stoked I am to get this show on the road. Since things started heading toward "Give me liberty or give me death", I've been waiting for this season with bated breath! Why? Umm...REMEMBER PAOLI!
If I'm honest, I'm hoping the writers/producers/directors are fans of TURN: Washington's Spies...because they did it RIGHT. Every...single...second of that series is gold. GOLD!!! (And the reason I cried at John Andre's sarcophagus at Westminster...but that's a different conversation!!)
Another series that will get you jonesing for Revolutionary War times is Poldark. (Say it soft and it's almost like pray-ing.) le sigh...BOY do I miss Aidan Turner's bare chest. LOL I'm kindof kidding; I'm more into the courtroom scenes when Ross PolDARK is yelling at everyone before going to a hot dinner made by Demelza who, oddly enough, is probably still wearing something resembling rags.
At any rate...I wanted to let you know how excited we are for this summer, and not just because it's margarita season. I also wanted to let you know that Tracey and I will be making a video sooner rather than later...just to catch up, discuss our theories/hopes for the upcoming season, and share some altogether merriness for the new year with you fine people whom we miss so much. ❤️
JE SUIS PREST!
From our homes to yours, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy and Healthy New Year from My Outlander Purgatory! (And of course, Pocket Jamie!)
Been feeling a little bummed that you're not coming with us to Scotland next week? Wish you could go?
Got OUTLANDER FOMO?!?
WELL HERE'S YOUR CHANCE!!
We had a few last minute cancelations on our MOP Goes to SCOTLAND tour!!!! Those spots could be filled by YOU!!!
There are THREE open spots; one single, and one double, and each were booked on group air. If you want to join us, time is of the essence!! Contact Lisa at Prime Tours ASAP!! Your confirmation needs to happen by this SUNDAY 4/17!!
JE SUIS PREST!!! ARE YOU?!?
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It was on this day, April 9th, 1747 that the real life Simon Fraser aka Lord Lovat aka Jamie Fraser's wicked grandda...was the last person to be beheaded in the UK, due to his participation in the Jacobite Uprising of 1743.
Photo credit: John Morris on flickr |
Apparently there was a giant crowd at the execution and a "timber stand" collapsed (a scaffolding, built to hold spectators), killing 9 people. Fraser laughed as he thought this was amusing, thus creating the phrase "laughing your head off."
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We are SO EXCITED to let you guys know about our new and improved shop full of lots of MOP and Outlandery goodness!
Keep checking the shop because new items will be added in the coming days and weeks!
Not seeing a certain design on a specific item you want? Mug? Hoodie? Mouse pad, perhaps? LET US KNOW and we'll make sure it gets added!!
Soooo glad to be back, y'all!! This last Droughtlander was wayyyy too long!!
Come hang with us while we discuss Episode 601; "ECHOES!" And don't forget to SUBSCRIBE so you'll never miss our new videos!
My Outlander Purgatory Goes To Scotland. Description: Buckle up for an outlandish adventure with My Outlander Purgatory stars Carol & Tracey on a grand tour of Scotland.Visit all the historic cities, amazing castles, magnificent mountains, and beautiful lochs from the Outlander books and Starz filming locations. |
Dear reader, People always ask me, “What’s your favorite novel in the Outlander series?” And the answer is always the same: “The one I’m working on.” Now that Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone is finished—it’s still my favorite. When a new book comes out, I’m always in love with it; when I get the finished book, hot off the presses, all pristine and new with a lovely cover, I want to read it right away. I carry it around the house with me and take it on errands, fondling it at stoplights. I don’t expect every reader to feel it quite so intensely, but I do hope that you all share my joy in the new book and will spend many happy hours with me in its pages! —Diana Gabaldon |
The past may seem the safest place to be . . . but it is the most dangerous time to be alive. | |
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About the Book | |
Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1743 and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same. It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser’s Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible. Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell’s tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his tenants are split and it won’t be long until the war is on his doorstep. Brianna and Roger have their own worry: that the dangers that provoked their escape from the twentieth century might catch up to them. Sometimes they question whether risking the perils of the 1700s—among them disease, starvation, and an impending war—was indeed the safer choice for their family. Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father’s identity—and thus his own—and Lord John Grey has reconciliations to make, and dangers to meet . . . on his son’s behalf, and his own. Meanwhile, the Revolutionary War creeps ever closer to Fraser’s Ridge. And with the family finally together, Jamie and Claire have more at stake than ever before. READ MORE » |
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