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• One of the more sensible things Murtagh said, IMO. I agree, through history it's men, who do not always undersatnd and often fear women (especially the bleeding and living thing) - so they name them witches. When a woman does it to another woman there is usually something at the root. (NT) -- jayn, 03:46:46 05/04/12 Fri

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• Ellen's secret admirer, Murtagh has lots of surprises up his sleeve. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:50:03 05/02/12 Wed
• I've often wondered if Brian did know who the bracelets were from, was it a shared smile between them or her secret? I don't imagine he (Brian) was worried at all, but did he know who her admirers were? Same with the pearls. (NT) -- jayn, 07:16:48 05/02/12 Wed
• Murtagh definatly was full of surprises. I will miss him showing up when you least expect him. I think it is definatly possible Brian knew I think he would have been proud that the woman he loved and loved him was admired by others rather than be insecure like a lesser man woould. (NT) -- julia, 08:35:41 05/02/12 Wed
• Knowing what we do now about how Jenny hardened toward Claire, there is a fugitive note of sadness here, looking back at their initial friendship. (NT) -- Lemora, 20:03:31 05/03/12 Thu

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• Oh, I miss that man! He was one of, no doubt, several who were smitten with Ellen. (NT) -- Lady Linda, 19:37:38 05/02/12 Wed
• I wonder what he thought to see Ellens jewellery on another woman..... I some how think he would have thought they went to a good home on Claires arm (NT) -- Aussiewench, 01:31:00 05/03/12 Thu
  • I always thought that "they suit ye" was a huge compliment once we knew that he was the one that gave them to Ellen. (NT) -- Lady Oliver, 11:28:44 05/03/12 Thu
• When I first read this I thought how ungracious Murtagh was being - just what was his problem? When I realized he was the admirer who gave them to Ellen, though, it puts this scene in a whole different light - Murtagh's bitter sweet memories of his love, and his beginning to accept that Claire is a good choice for Jamie. (NT) -- jayn, 05:37:03 05/03/12 Thu
• Murtagh was a tough one to get to his heart, but I think when he saw the bracelets on Claire, he knew she was something special, just like Ellen. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:55:24 05/03/12 Thu

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• This was just so darn funny. Murtagh and canty. Does not compute. Oh my dear Jamie, happy two hundred and ninety first birthday!!!!! (NT) -- Lady Linda, 19:35:16 04/30/12 Mon
  • reply to Lafy Linda -- Julia (giggle), 00:15:55 05/01/12 Tue
• Jamie can find the good in everyone, and he has a hell of a sense of humor too. (NT) -- LisaW, 07:35:22 05/01/12 Tue
• I too am somewhat bemused at the idea of Murtagh being 'canty'. While I apprecitae the...um, art...of the Exile version I was disapointed that Murtagh was drawn as so good looking, I would rather have seen him looking as we know him. (NT) -- jayn, 10:36:29 05/01/12 Tue
  • Me, too, Jayn. He was much more good-looking in the GN than described in the books. (NT) -- TerriC, 19:30:14 05/01/12 Tue

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• That wa wonderful Karen. (NT) -- Lady Lukkarinen, 05:52:09 05/01/12 Tue
  • Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it. :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 06:22:53 05/01/12 Tue
• So true! -- Julia, 08:26:29 05/01/12 Tue
• Happy Birthday dear Jamie! A better man has never been made since you. (NT) -- Donna, 12:55:17 05/01/12 Tue

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• Murtagh has such a powerful presence and strong character that i always have a hard time remembering he was short and sinewy. (NT) -- LisaM, 03:52:18 04/30/12 Mon
• I miss Murtagh. I hope we see a lot of him in the prequel. (NT) -- Lady Lukkarinen, 07:14:00 04/30/12 Mon
• His loyalty to Jamie was so strong and true. (NT) -- Lady Linda, 07:18:33 04/30/12 Mon
  • Yes his loyalty to Jamie was strong but he also was very helpful and loyal to Claire in a very unobtrusive way... (NT) -- Aussiewench, 14:03:17 04/30/12 Mon
• After these descriptions, the Murtaugh pictures in the GN were a pleasant surprise. (NT) -- LizT, 08:32:41 04/30/12 Mon
• Prequel? Pictures? GN? (NT) -- LisaM, 17:55:09 04/30/12 Mon
  • GN = graphic novel called The Exile. (NT) -- MaryC in KY, 10:40:12 05/01/12 Tue

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• Done :) (NT) -- LynnC, 06:21:22 04/25/12 Wed
• Me too. (NT) -- ScarlettO, 13:10:13 04/25/12 Wed
• Check below ladies - I have added the 5 ladies who contacted me so far. :) (NT) -- Judie, 19:02:53 04/25/12 Wed
• Sent you an e-mail. :) (NT) -- LisaW, 21:00:33 04/25/12 Wed
  • Got it - July 29th. :D (NT) -- Judie, 21:55:25 04/25/12 Wed
    • Still 6 vacant weeks. :) (NT) -- Judie, 19:44:04 04/27/12 Fri
      • Lady Beth - you have been added to July 8th. :) (NT) -- Judie, 09:57:30 04/30/12 Mon

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• Da da duh... (NT) -- jayn, 05:26:54 04/29/12 Sun
• Yayyyy, Murtagh to the rescue of his God son's True Love whom his Godson just willed through the stones to his side. Go Jamie Go. (NT) -- swarl, 06:20:26 04/29/12 Sun
  • Yes!!!! (NT) -- LisaW, 10:01:18 04/29/12 Sun

        “Do you—do you remember Faith?”

        My voice trembled slightly as I asked it; we had not spoken in years of our firstborn, stillborn in France.

        His arm curled around me, pulling me against him.

        “Of course I do,” he said softly. “D’ye think I would ever forget?”

        “No.” The tears were flowing down my face, but I was not truly weeping; it was no more than the overflow of feeling. “That’s what I mean. I never told you—when we were in Paris, to see Jared—I went to the Hȏpital des Agnes; I saw her grave there. I—I took her a pink tulip.”

        He was quiet for a moment.

        “I took her violets,” he said, so softly I almost didn’t hear him.

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• Thank you, Lady Linda, for your choices this week - earlier on I thought you might use the one from FC where Jamie thanks Claire for the bairnes she's given him. They are so beautiful together - so devoted and supportive in all of life's circumstances. (NT) -- lori v, 05:32:21 04/28/12 Sat
• Lovely! Neither of them could ever forget their first child together. Wonderful week Lady Linda! Thank You! (NT) -- LisaW, 10:13:00 04/28/12 Sat
• Lovely week, Lady Linda. Thank you!! (NT) -- TerriC, 11:39:12 04/28/12 Sat

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• Absolutely fascinating. (NT) -- Lady Linda, 05:55:36 04/27/12 Fri
  • Thanks! Really glad you think so. :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 08:21:16 04/27/12 Fri
• You are so gracious to share these with us each week - thank you. As always, fascinating and entertaining too :o) (NT) -- lori v, 06:02:06 04/27/12 Fri
  • Thanks, Lori! I enjoy sharing these fascinating little bits of trivia with other fans. :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 08:22:26 04/27/12 Fri
• Thanks so much for doing this. They are always awesome. (NT) -- swarl, 10:39:32 04/27/12 Fri
  • You're welcome! I'm really glad everyone's enjoying the FFF! (NT) -- Karen Henry, 13:15:07 04/27/12 Fri
• Three cheers for Karen!!!! (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, 16:00:11 04/27/12 Fri
  • Wow, Betsy, thanks so much! *blushing* (NT) -- Karen Henry, 17:10:58 04/27/12 Fri
• Love the Friday Fun FActs!!! (NT) -- cherylc, 17:01:06 04/27/12 Fri
  • Thank you! Please come back next week for more! (NT) -- Karen Henry, 17:11:37 04/27/12 Fri

        “Will ye make me beg?” he said.

        “It was a girl,” I said after a moment. My voice sounded funny; hoarse and husky. “Mother Hildegarde baptized her. Faith. Faith Fraser. Mother Hildegarde has a very odd sense of humor.”

        The bowed head didn’t move. After a moment, he said quietly, “Did you see the child?”

        My eyes were open all the way now. I stared at my knees, where blown drops of water from the vines behind me were making wet spots on the silk.

       “Yes. The mȃitresse sage-femme said I ought, so they made me.” I could hear in memory the low, matter-of-fact tones of Madame
Bonheur, most senior and respected of the midwives who gave of their time at L’Hȏpital des Anges.

        “Give her the child; it’s always better if they see. Then they don’t imagine things.”

        So I didn’t imagine. I remembered.

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• Sob. (NT) -- CathyS, 18:48:38 04/26/12 Thu
• Oh gosh that makes me so sad. I would have wanted to hold my child too, I think. I would have wanted to know what she looked like and to know that she was really mine. (NT) -- LisaW, 21:01:28 04/26/12 Thu
• I've forgotten why she was so mad at Jamie. Was it because she didn't want him to duel with Jack Randall and he did anyway? Also, in the 20th century, did Claire ever go to Paris to see Faith's grave? Was Mother Hildegarde's hospital building still there in modern times? I forget whether this ever happened, even though I read "Dragonfly" twice and listened to the audiobook. (NT) -- Lemora, 21:42:11 04/26/12 Thu
  • I don't think we're ever told if Claire went to see the grave during the 20th Century. I don't think so because I don't think she went to France at all after returning to the 20th C. She does visit Faith's grave after she goes back to the 18th C (Voyager, when they are in France arranging a ship to find Ian). And it seemed like that was the first time she had seen it. (NT) -- Lady Oliver, 07:58:03 04/27/12 Fri
• So sad - such pain (NT) -- kgp, 03:16:34 04/27/12 Fri
• What struck me about this was 'the most respected midwife'. During Claire's illness she was attended by the best of all the professionals at the hospita- - to me, a measure of the love and respect they had for her. (NT) -- jayn, 04:51:32 04/27/12 Fri
• This was so sad. I have a friend who went through a similar situation earlier this year. Heartbreaking. She wanted to see and hold the baby. It helped provide some closure. They also had a memorial service for him. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 07:48:59 04/27/12 Fri

        “You’re having a hemorrhage, of course. Probably a ruptured placenta, judging from the amount of blood. Generally fatal. The loss of blood accounts for the numbness in hands and feet, and the darkened vision. They say that the sense of hearing is the last to go; that seems to be true.”

        Whether it were the last of my senses to be left to me or not, hearing I still had. And it was voices I heard, most agitated, some striving for calmness, all speaking in French. There was one word I could hear and understand—my own name, shouted over and over, but at a distance. “Claire! Claire!”

        “Jamie,” I tried to say, but my lips were stiff and numb with cold.

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• Terrifying moment (NT) -- kgp, 05:55:14 04/26/12 Thu
• So sad, such a terrible moment when you realize you will loose your child. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:47:47 04/26/12 Thu
• I was so scared at this point. Then things got worse! (NT) -- DawnW., 07:49:33 04/26/12 Thu
  • Same for me. It was terrifying! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 08:00:06 04/26/12 Thu
• I know a lot of people have 'worse' scenes through the books but, for me, this was probably the worst. I knew they'd make it through the others. (NT) -- jayn, 09:49:39 04/26/12 Thu
• I cried heartly throughout the section of the book until after Claire and Jamie reconciled. Powerful and painful time in their relationship. (NT) -- LollyS, 11:22:34 04/26/12 Thu
• It took me awhile to realize the "generally fatal" referred to CLAIRE, not just the baby. So sad, for her to have to heal alone, and Jamie to suffer, not knowing what happened. I'm so glad they had such a resilient love. (NT) -- Jae-the-Girl, 15:30:08 04/26/12 Thu

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• I think William assumes he does it at first to save him from the other mohawk. Later he assumes it's just Ian's manner of speaking or that he's continuing to use it as a chiding joke. (NT) -- kgp, 18:52:18 04/24/12 Tue
  • EITB question -- Mary, 19:20:33 04/24/12 Tue
• I don't think Lizard is Ian's son in the biological sense, since clearly that wasn't working. he must be the son of the other guy. But Ian claimed him as son in the like-minded-spirit sense. That was very sweet of him, and I think Emily acknowledged it. (NT) -- Susannah, 04:22:16 04/25/12 Wed
  • I disagree, and this has been an on-going debate. Emily conceived Ian's child at least twice, just didn't carry to term, and Claire believes this was a blood incompatibility issue. The same happened to me and xdh (I needed shots for it). Conception is not the issue, successful birth is, and that success is unusual but far from unheard of - in fact the scenario between Emily and Ian is very typical. . I do beleive Lizard is Ian's son, for various reasons - I think this is one of the things MOBY will answer. Just IMO (NT) -- jayn, 10:46:01 04/25/12 Wed
• Jayn, I agree with you. I believe he is Ian and Emily's son and thought so the first time I read it given the interaction between Emily and Ian. (NT) -- Lady Linda, 14:24:45 04/25/12 Wed

        “Sassenach!” he said. “Ye know you canna . . .”

        “No,” I said, “but you can. Or rather, I can for you.”

        He firmly detached my hand and gave it back to me.

       “No, Sassenach. It woudna be right.”

        “It wouldn’t?” I said, surprised.“Whyever not?”

        He squirmed uncomfortably, avoiding my eyes.

        “Well, I . . . I wouldna feel right, Sassenach. To take my pleasure from ye, and not be able to give ye . . . well, I wouldna feel right about it, is all.”

        I burst into laughter, laying my head on his thigh.

        “Jamie, you are too sweet for words!”

        “I am not sweet,” he said indignantly. “But I am no such a selfish—Claire, stop that!”

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• Doesn't that just proof that our Jamie IS a rare man! During my personal field research (weel, I had my wild years... ;o) I never came across a guy like that... (NT) -- Oatcake, 00:42:07 04/25/12 Wed
  • Haha!Of course I didna come across a guy like Jamie - I meant referring to that special scene, of course... (NT) -- Oatcake, 07:41:42 04/25/12 Wed
• Most men wouldn't refuse some attention "down under." (NT) -- CarolSR, 06:25:57 04/25/12 Wed
• What a sweet man to always think of his woman. ;) (NT) -- LisaW, 06:50:54 04/25/12 Wed
• Jamie - the ultimate communicator! Love that last line. (NT) -- LollyS, 08:02:36 04/25/12 Wed
• Actually, this sounds like my DH, although there are times I make it VERY difficult for him to stand by his convictions...hehehe. But, as far as DH is concerned, it doesn't "count" (his words, not mine) if he doesn't pleasure me, too. Just for the record....in this instance, he's alot like Jamie. BUT he's a real butt-head about some other things. HAHAHA. (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, 11:11:59 04/25/12 Wed
• Oh Jamie!!! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 11:17:48 04/25/12 Wed

        “And yet”—he turned me toward him, hand closing gently over one breast—“Yet when I think of you wi’ my child at your breast . . . then I feel as though I’ve gone hollow as a soap bubble, and perhaps I shall burst with joy.”

        He pressed me tight against his chest, and I hugged him with all my might.

        “Oh, Claire, ye do break my heart wi’ loving you.”

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• Sigh. Every man among us should have to attend the Doug Watkins school of the correct thing to say. (NT) -- jayn, 04:52:11 04/23/12 Mon
  • "Love" your comment. My husband is as dear as they come. But he is not a communicator! (NT) -- LollyS, 13:07:58 04/23/12 Mon
  • Do you really think DG's husband has a hand in her dialog for Jamie? This sounds like a woman's fantasy of what a man would say, without actual input from one. (NT) -- Lemora, 21:48:39 04/23/12 Mon
    • Diana has said she has gotten some of Jamie's line from Doug. I'm not sure this was one, but, from all accounts, he's almost as good. (NT) -- jayn, 05:11:07 04/24/12 Tue
• Well, how could she not love that man with all her heart and soul? (NT) -- LisaW, 05:39:47 04/23/12 Mon
• Aw..... sigh! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 06:40:13 04/24/12 Tue
• Nice (NT) -- Elena T, 14:20:03 04/24/12 Tue

        “No,” I said. “I’m scared. Jamie, I’m bleeding.”

        “Jesus,” he said softly. I could feel the sudden thrill of fear that ran through him at my words, identical to the one that ran through me. He held me close to him, smoothing my hair and stroking my back, but both of us felt the awful helplessness in the face of physical disaster that made his actions futile. Strong as he was, he couldn’t protect me; willing he might be, but he couldn’t help. For the first time, I wasn’t safe in his arms, and the knowledge terrified both of us.

        “D’ye think—” he began, then broke off and swallowed. I could feel the tremor run down his throat and hear the gulp as he swallowed his fear. “Is it bad, Sassenach? Can ye tell?”

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• It's something all the men have feared - losing their women in childbirth, being helpless in this situation. No matter how skilled in battle or intelligent or resourceful there's nothing they can do. (NT) -- kgp, 05:36:47 04/24/12 Tue
• Sad..... (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 06:39:47 04/24/12 Tue
• Those words "For the first time I wasn't safe in his arms" are pretty powerful words that can strike down even a powerful warrior like Jamie. He is helpless to do anything but to offer comfort to Claire. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:46:42 04/24/12 Tue
• This was such an awful forwarning, I knew at this point something would go wrong. (NT) -- jayn, 09:50:52 04/24/12 Tue

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       The moon above was a Christmas moon, so large as almost to fill the empty window. It seemed no wonder that the tides of sea and woman should be subject to the pull of that stately orb, so close and so commanding.

       But my own tides moved no longer to that chaste and sterile summons, and the knowledge of my freedom raced like danger through my blood.

       “I have a gift for you too,” I said suddenly to Jamie. He turned toward me and his hand slid, large and sure, over the plane of my still-flat stomach.

       “Have you, now?” he said.

       And the world was all around us, new with possibility.

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• Makes me shiver!!! ; ) (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 18:45:41 04/21/12 Sat
• Outlander is where my obsession began. I love each and every quote from this book. Jamie was so aware of everything related to Claire. A love to last for eternity. (NT) -- CarolSR, 06:54:17 04/22/12 Sun
• This always brings tears - of happiness and pure emotion - to my eyes. Such a special love! (NT) -- TerriC, 08:08:10 04/22/12 Sun
• Such a great way to end the first book. (NT) -- LisaW, 09:49:05 04/22/12 Sun

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• Lovely. So sad they didn't get to stay. How different their story would have been if they had. (NT) -- kgp, 04:45:32 04/15/12 Sun
• This is a beautiful bit of writing and a wonderful way to start your week - great choice! (NT) -- lori v, 19:15:08 04/15/12 Sun
• This quote is so beautiful. So, I'm wondering what happened to all the furnishings of Lallybroch over the 200 years, up to the time Brianna and Roger restored the place? I know, tenants came and went and that furniture probably went all over the place, sold off by Jamie's family or others. I'd love it if Diana G. would give us a detailed chronology of the ownership of Lallybroch, after the Fraser family and the Highland Clearances happened. I don't think anywhere in the books does it go into this. But, I'm obsessed with old houses and their histories. (NT) -- Lemora, 21:32:02 04/16/12 Mon
  • Would it be in the Companion book? I've never thought to look.... (NT) -- Jae-the-Girl, 09:19:46 04/17/12 Tue
    • No, it isn't in the original Companion book. I don't know about the revised one, that includes "Outlander" books beyond "Voyager." (NT) -- Lemora, 10:09:08 04/21/12 Sat

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• Tha tlast line would be a good epitaph - I'll have to remember that. (NT) -- kgp, 04:03:51 04/21/12 Sat
• What a wonderful week of quotes about home. Thanks! I agree Karen that would be a great epitaph. (NT) -- LisaW, 08:15:56 04/21/12 Sat

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• Great! Thanks so much! (NT) -- LynnC, 05:40:46 04/20/12 Fri
  • You're welcome! :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 06:10:25 04/20/12 Fri
• Wonderful! I do believe that there is something very meaningful and non random about the forget-me-nots. Just think about the name!! (NT) -- Lady Linda, 06:47:19 04/20/12 Fri
  • It's intriguing, isn't it? Something else to speculate about while we wait. :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 07:11:48 04/20/12 Fri
• Love these, Karen. Thanks for your researching efforts and even providing the link to enjoy. It continues to amaze me how through the years tidbits of Herself's books written years apart are interwoven. Your Friday Fun Facts -- along with Diana's recent audiobook tournament letter -- underscore the depth of Herself's intelligence, ethics and honor. What a gal. (NT) -- AngieLass, 08:23:51 04/20/12 Fri
  • Thanks! I'm fascinated by the little bits that link different parts of the overall series together. And I have fun researching these, and deciding which things to include every week. :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 08:25:53 04/20/12 Fri

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• Poor Hal. Small wonder the British didn't understand the Highlanders. But thank goodness Hal ignored Jamie's wishes. (NT) -- jayn, 05:21:47 04/20/12 Fri
• Our first time to see that Hal is as honorable a man as his brother. Poor Jamie, he just wanted to get going on his purgatory so he could get back to Claire. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:56:58 04/20/12 Fri

• Link inside>>>>> -- Judie, 18:43:57 04/19/12 Thu
• Diana has asked for the voting to stop. Please see link to her blog post, inside>>>>> -- Karen Henry, 02:58:17 04/20/12 Fri

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• Go Roger!!! (NT) -- CarolSR, 06:23:35 04/18/12 Wed
• That man!! Lallybroch has seen many wonderful couples share their love. :) (NT) -- LisaW, 06:47:36 04/18/12 Wed
• Oh my!!!!! Yes!!!!!! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 08:47:26 04/18/12 Wed
• I love when Lallybroch has it's own personality - the reference to the mysterious stain, we know what it is and I love the connection. (NT) -- jayn, 09:32:09 04/18/12 Wed
  • Do we know what the mysterious stain is? I guess I've forgotten . . . . old timer's strikes yet again. (NT) -- CathyS, 09:37:13 04/18/12 Wed
    • I guess we don't know for sure, but I always assumed it was from when Jamie caught the rabbit and pulverized its bones for Jenny - he was in the cave at the time. (NT) -- jayn, 15:49:18 04/18/12 Wed
• *Like* (NT) -- Jae-the-Girl, 09:51:09 04/18/12 Wed
• *swoon* Roger can "roger" me anytime! :) (NT) -- MariaM, 20:30:31 04/18/12 Wed
• Love these quotes! (NT) -- LollyS, 06:56:12 04/19/12 Thu

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• I think Jenny knew that there was a life, more then just her life at Lallybroch, for her. Even though some of her children were still there, others like Jamie, wee Ian and Michael had all left and found life beyond Lallybroch. Her "home" at Lallybroch, Ian, was gone, and she knew that Jamie and Claire could show her things that she had never seen or experienced before. (NT) -- LisaW, 19:48:13 04/18/12 Wed
• I am greatly looking forward to Jenny's adventures in America. What a good time this will be! (NT) -- Susannah, 04:31:19 04/19/12 Thu
• I have never suffered a loss like Jenny but I can understand the emotion. Lallybroch will always be home, but it isn't her place anymore. And she is very wise to know she needs to actually step side for young Jamie's wife to take over. Some dowagers can be in the background, but not Jenny. (NT) -- jayn, 05:48:25 04/19/12 Thu

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• I just voted and it's pretty close - 52/48, TFC leading... (NT) -- CrystalLyn, 12:19:29 04/17/12 Tue
• Voted! LOL can put TFC over!!! (NT) -- Lady Linda, 17:06:12 04/17/12 Tue
• Diana's ahead 53% to 47% - let's go LOL! (NT) -- CarolSR, 17:41:09 04/17/12 Tue
• Just voted - now 54% for DG (NT) -- MonicaW, 09:16:07 04/18/12 Wed
• Just tried to vote again, and I can't. But TFC is BEHIND!!! 51/49 - time to vote if you haven't yet! (NT) -- CrystalLyn, 12:14:18 04/18/12 Wed
  • If you clear your cache and history in your internet browser, you can vote again. (NT) -- Lady_Jane, 14:07:35 04/18/12 Wed
• for some reason I can't vote either. I tried yesterday and today! (NT) -- LisaM, 13:12:52 04/18/12 Wed
• ACK!! FC is behind even more now. I'll be voting all night! LOL (NT) -- Lady_Jane, 14:07:01 04/18/12 Wed
• Diana is currently behind in the Audible Tournament 38% to 62% (NT) -- CarolSR, 16:45:49 04/18/12 Wed

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• I often think of this quote when I visit my parents.. Even though it was my home, once I moved out I felt compelled to at least knock and enter slowly, instead of just walking in. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, 08:26:10 04/17/12 Tue
  • I am glad to know I'm not the only person who does that at their old home. (NT) -- amw, 09:22:14 04/17/12 Tue
  • I always wondered about this one, too. Even though it was "Home" and he was welcome there, I don't know--I would have knocked, at least a perfunctory knock as I opened the doors, and perhaps would have called out for Jenny or Ian as I entered, so as not to surprise anyone unnecessarily. But maybe that's just me. (NT) -- Jae-the-Girl, 09:24:39 04/17/12 Tue
    • I never felt funny at my parents, except for those times the door has been locked (hint anyone), but I'm never sure about people like gramma and aunts. (NT) -- jayn, 11:28:01 04/17/12 Tue
• I suspect people in the house already knew someone was approaching the front door, Lallybroch being so isolated and the dogs barking like crazy. When I go into my parents house i knock as I am opening the door and say hello. We live far away, so they are usually waiting for us to get there anyway. (NT) -- LisaW, 09:55:47 04/17/12 Tue

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• Gotta love Jamie getting excited about anything. One of my favorite chapters in the entire series. (NT) -- HeatherLeigh, 05:09:50 04/16/12 Mon
  • Ditto! (NT) -- LP, 06:20:38 04/16/12 Mon
  • I agree, to se Jamie so excited to be getting back what he lost so long ago. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:48:22 04/16/12 Mon
• Thinking! Dangerous stuff . . . I can smell the wood burning. This, for me, would have been frightening but also exciting. Claire was brave and loyal . . . gotta admire that! (NT) -- CathyS, 06:26:38 04/16/12 Mon
• Jamie sees home at last! (NT) -- DawnW., 07:24:53 04/16/12 Mon
• I was so happy to think that they might get to settle down and have some peace and joy! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 11:44:01 04/16/12 Mon
• Home is where the heart is! (NT) -- LollyS, 13:45:53 04/16/12 Mon

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• What a fun week this was, Lady Allison! You chose a clever, but obscure, theme that I really enjoyed.. (NT) -- TerriC, 07:52:11 04/14/12 Sat
• Another lovely gown! Great theme for this week!!! Thanks!!! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 08:36:36 04/14/12 Sat
• As someone who does historical costuming for a hobby, I've enjoyed this theme. The gowns all sound *lovely* (NT) -- LizT, 09:37:55 04/14/12 Sat
• Thank you for this lovely week of Claire's beautiful dresses. She did have so many different ones to show off her beauty. (NT) -- LisaW, 10:33:44 04/14/12 Sat
• Claire would look great in this. I wish we had an artist to draw all these gowns for us! (NT) -- DAwnW., 12:06:49 04/14/12 Sat
• Great and interesting week, Lady A. I don't know about others but when I think of this time (or me in it) somehow I still imagine us in today's dress. (NT) -- jayn, 12:58:44 04/14/12 Sat
  • I have seen so many pictures of extant gowns and re-created ones, I envision myself in them. I only have a shortgown and petticoats. One of these days I will have a gown... probably just a linen one. I've no place to go to wear a silk one. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 14:45:36 04/14/12 Sat

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• Ah, but if I recall correctly, Claire could have waked in wearing gunny sack and no one would have noticed anything but the rock Jamie put around her neck. (NT) -- jayn, 06:19:15 04/13/12 Fri
• Nice colors! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 09:52:18 04/13/12 Fri
• I would love to see all of these dresses drawn for the next graphic novel. (NT) -- LisaW, 11:45:35 04/13/12 Fri

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• Wonderful! The visual of the baboons is just great!! (NT) -- Lady Linda, 06:26:32 04/13/12 Fri
  • Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! The baboon photo makes me laugh. (NT) -- Karen Henry, 10:09:06 04/13/12 Fri

• DG says it's because the Lord John books are told entirely from a male point of view, and it didn't make sense to her (or the Recorded Books people) to have Davina do them. DG has also said that Jeff Woodman (narrator of the Lord John books and co-narrator of SCOTTISH PRISONER) sounds very much like the voice she hears in her head for Lord John. (NT) -- Karen Henry, 16:35:45 04/11/12 Wed
• I am going to get The Scottish Prisoner this summer and I am very much looking forward to hearing Jamie being read by a man. (NT) -- Lady Beth, 16:58:15 04/11/12 Wed
  • Two men, actually. :-) SCOTTISH PRISONER has dual narrators, Jeff Woodman for Lord John's half and Rick Holmes for Jamie's half. (NT) -- Karen Henry, 04:01:09 04/12/12 Thu
• I listened to snippets of Outlander read by Davinia. I couldn't get into it at all. Don't like the sound of a woman doing Jamie's voice... or any other man. Sorry.... (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 07:23:09 04/12/12 Thu
• Thanks ladies! I knew I could count on you for an answer. I do agree that Jeff Woodman does a perfect job as Lord John, but to be truthful part of the reason I listen is to hear Jamie's voice and I am just not enjoying Rick Holmes version of Jamie. It sounds too nasally and young. I guess Davina has me spoiled. Oh weel, there are worse problems in the world, aye? (NT) -- ChrisS., 07:42:59 04/12/12 Thu
  • Chris - I don't think either Jeff Woodman or Rick Holmes gets Jamie right. Davina Porter's Jamie is much better, IMHO. (NT) -- Karen Henry, 15:44:46 04/12/12 Thu
    • I agree. Since I listened to Outlander, et al, before I read them, Davina's voice for Jamie IS Jamie's voice. *G* (NT) -- CathyS, 16:56:09 04/12/12 Thu

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• Claire should have called Pipermom, she'd have known what to do. (NT) -- jayn, 06:35:38 04/12/12 Thu
  • Hahaha!! Thanks Jayn!!! I think I'd remove the lace around the top tho. ; ) (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 07:13:48 04/12/12 Thu
• I'm always surprised at Claire's choices. Her 'colors' are so different than mine (I wear Diana's colors since we are both winters) that I have to really think about what the colors look like. They are lovely and truly suit Claire's coloring. Obviously, among DG's many talents, she has an artist's eye for colors. I'd love to take her quilt fabric shopping just to see what she would choose. I bet it would be gorgeous. (NT) -- CathyS, 06:36:48 04/12/12 Thu
  • I usually wear the jewel tones too. I am a winter also. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 07:14:52 04/12/12 Thu
    • Well, I should say... the cool colors. ; ) (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 07:15:13 04/12/12 Thu
• Too bad this dress was ruined straight off. It sounds beautiful. (NT) -- kgp, 13:31:11 04/12/12 Thu

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• Thank you Karen! This sounds very exciting. (NT) -- LisaW, 10:22:31 04/11/12 Wed
• Terrific, I have been waiting for this collection of short stories to come in a book form. (NT) -- JanR, 11:07:03 04/11/12 Wed
  • You are definitely not alone in that! :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 04:02:24 04/12/12 Thu

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• Well done, Lady Allison! I was dying to see how you'd weave a dress into Wednesday. :-) (NT) -- TerriC, 06:22:38 04/11/12 Wed
• HIs perusal of her person is charged with a lot of sexual electricity! Great choice :o) (NT) -- lori v, 09:09:32 04/11/12 Wed
• I really liked this - there were so many things Jamie needed at the ridge, so many things that money could have bought, and I'm sure Jocasta would have provided a dress for Claire had he asked. But Jamie spent his hard earned money on this dress to make her look beautiful. IMO that's love. (NT) -- jayn, 09:31:36 04/11/12 Wed
• While Jamie is a farmer at heart with simple needs, he has such an appreciation for Claire in fine dresses. (NT) -- LisaW, 11:03:22 04/11/12 Wed
• Mmmmm...... : ) (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 11:44:28 04/11/12 Wed

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• Thanks for reminding us Karen. I'm not sure who is writing above the voting page, but they said they have to eat crow because they predicted Diana would lose in the first round. Ha Ha they have NO idea how much we love and honor Herself!! (NT) -- Kathy in PA, 07:37:59 04/11/12 Wed

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• Shannon - a number of years ago, Diana kindly agreed to answer some questions posed by we Hosers. She selected among the various questions and I was THRILLED that one was mine! I had asked about how she is able to incorporate descriptions of things that she herself has never seen, tasted, smelled ...etc. She discussed the "rule of 3" in giving descriptions - incorporating 3 senses in the description in order to make it more real to the reader. JUDIE? could we maybe re-post the Q & A one day for newer hosers or we older ones who have forgotten!? :-) (NT) -- TheresaS, 08:21:36 04/10/12 Tue
  • Thanks! I like knowing about the "rule of 3". I've been reading Diana's books since 1994, and I still find something new and amazing, especially in her evocative descriptions. (NT) -- ShannonK., 17:14:38 04/10/12 Tue

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• Love this "walk down memory lane" of some of the special gowns that Claire wore. (NT) -- Lady Linda, 06:37:18 04/10/12 Tue
• I bet she was quite a sight to those people near Lallybroch. (NT) -- LisaW, 06:55:07 04/10/12 Tue
• Yellow is not my color, but I bet Claire looked fabulous! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 08:11:41 04/10/12 Tue

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• It sounds lovely, doesn't it? (NT) -- DawnW., 09:16:04 04/09/12 Mon
• Isn't this where Jamie gives her the gem for her neck? I love it when Claire's all decked out. (NT) -- HeatherLeigh, 09:36:57 04/09/12 Mon
• Wish I had a gown like that! ; ) (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 11:17:32 04/09/12 Mon
• I love how DG describes Claire's dresses, I can see them so clearly in my mind. This one sounds just beautiful. (NT) -- LisaW, 12:16:30 04/09/12 Mon

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• Voted! (NT) -- Lady Linda, 06:30:36 04/04/12 Wed
  • Great! Diana is ahead 70%-30% right now, but every vote counts! (NT) -- Karen Henry, 08:16:40 04/04/12 Wed
• Diana is still ahead, but her margin has dropped to 61%-39% over A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. I know everyone is busy with the holidays approaching, but please take a moment to vote! Thanks. (NT) -- Karen Henry, 03:42:10 04/06/12 Fri
• Diana has won Round 3, 67% - 33% over A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. The next round starts on Tuesday! (NT) -- Karen Henry, 12:06:11 04/09/12 Mon

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• I always thought a second career as a biologist would be fun... (NT) -- jayn, 06:18:49 04/09/12 Mon

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• When I went to the Pttsburgh Gathering (several years go, now) I saw a rendering of Claire's wedding gown done by the Lallyquilters and it was beautiful. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, 05:46:56 04/08/12 Sun
• I'm sorry, maybe I'm just too picky, but all I could think of was 'eeew, she's wearing someone else's dress, who probably hadn't bathed much, sweated in it and didn't wash the dress after'. Sorry to spoil the picture. (NT) -- jayn, 06:15:59 04/08/12 Sun
• I like the description of the gown. I suspect people bathed for their weddings. Surely! (NT) -- DawnW., 11:24:11 04/08/12 Sun

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• The first raised eye brows! (NT) -- DawnW., 11:10:20 04/07/12 Sat
• I think Jamie mentioned a lot later, that this was when he fell in love with Claire. I've got to ask my hubby if there was a key scene like that in our relation, too. I do get comments on unwomanly language every now and then. I blame that temper on the one drop of Spanish blood in my veins... (NT) -- Oatcake - tortilla, 11:14:02 04/07/12 Sat
• One of my favourite expressions. And I've silenced a few rooms with it too. (NT) -- jayn, 17:18:59 04/07/12 Sat

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• Claire replies, "Lady who?" "Welcome to my world," says Jamie with the usual twinkle in his eye. (NT) -- LollyS, 12:38:04 04/06/12 Fri
• Such simple, perfect times. Such a shame this life was all they asked for and was so elusive. (NT) -- jayn, 14:47:08 04/06/12 Fri

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• Karen, I always enjoy your FFF - thank you not only for doing them, but also for posting the link here for us to follow :o) (NT) -- lori v, 04:46:07 04/06/12 Fri
  • You're welcome! I'm really gratified by the positive response to my FFF! (NT) -- Karen Henry, 05:01:24 04/06/12 Fri
• This was my first time on your board! Loved the Fun Facts! (NT) -- Mia, 05:25:36 04/06/12 Fri
  • Thanks, Mia! Take some time to explore my blog when you get a chance. There's a lot of information there of interest to OUTLANDER fans, and I try to keep it as up to date as possible. (NT) -- Karen Henry, 05:46:45 04/06/12 Fri
• I always feel that I am more intelligent after I read your FFF! Thanks so much!! (NT) -- Lady Linda, 06:42:16 04/06/12 Fri
  • Haha! I might have to pass that comment on to DG. Thanks so much! :-) (NT) -- Karen Henry, 14:46:19 04/06/12 Fri

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• A rather cold statement from John yet we know he loved her as a sister (or as the sister of his best friend). (NT) -- kgp, 03:10:40 04/05/12 Thu
• Jamie never spoke much of Claire to John either, but John knew how much Jamie loved her. And, somehow, I don't think it was all John's perceptivness responsible. (NT) -- jayn, 04:38:17 04/05/12 Thu
• At this point he was still trying to deny and/or overcome his jealousy of Claire and I think it was very generous of John to tell Claire Jamie didn't love Geneva. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, 05:45:23 04/05/12 Thu
• I think it is very interesting for Claire to even ask John this. She obviously recognizes that Jamie and John have a close relationship, so she can see from this that there are parts of Jamie's life that are separate from her relationship with him. That being said both her and John would be affected by Jamie loving Geneva, so in a sense they have a comraderie here. (NT) -- LisaW, 07:32:20 04/05/12 Thu

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• i know i went over the 5 lines of text in the book but .............. (NT) -- oorjanie:), 21:42:03 04/03/12 Tue
  • You get 10 - I just checked the guidelines. (NT) -- kgp, 05:37:54 04/04/12 Wed
    • hehe ok thanks:) I haven't checked them in a longggggg time (NT) -- oorjanie, 13:23:38 04/04/12 Wed
• Sigh. (NT) -- jayn, 05:43:50 04/04/12 Wed
  • I agree. (NT) -- CathyS, 07:15:37 04/04/12 Wed
• A quiet passion, awesome! (NT) -- LisaW, 08:00:44 04/04/12 Wed
• Oh my goodness!!! Melt!! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 09:32:36 04/04/12 Wed
• They really needed this. (NT) -- DawnW., 12:10:50 04/04/12 Wed

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• This made me smile this morning - so sweet! (NT) -- kgp, 05:35:08 04/03/12 Tue
• I loved this, one of the few times we see Jamie not really confident. How many of us can tell a story of some boy doing something really funny or even dumb, but so incredibly sweet because he was trying to make a good impression. I can picture Jamie dressing this day, combing his hair over and over, putting on his kilt, taking it off and putting it back on better, tucking his shirt in, untucking it and doing it over - makes me want to fall in love with him all over. (NT) -- jayn, 05:38:33 04/03/12 Tue
• So sweet that he wanted to look his best for his new wife, what a sweet man!! (NT) -- LisaW, 06:33:18 04/03/12 Tue
  • So so so sweet... like candy. Yummy! (NT) -- LP, 06:53:13 04/03/12 Tue
  • He was "in luuuvvvv"! (NT) -- LollyS, 10:20:19 04/03/12 Tue

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• I'd make any noise he wanted me to!! Bring it Jamie. (NT) -- MonicaW, 06:06:30 04/02/12 Mon
• One of my favorite scenes. (as I recall, his answer was "Aye, ye do") (NT) -- LizT, 08:19:46 04/02/12 Mon
• Jamie is into the sounds! (NT) -- DawnW., 09:48:09 04/02/12 Mon
• Add me to the list of those who will make any noise Jamie darn well suggests. (NT) -- jayn, 09:49:02 04/02/12 Mon
• woo hoo!!! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, 13:26:17 04/02/12 Mon

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• Things really did go wrong for the two of them here. Btw. is the French phrase in the chapter title commonly used in the English-speaking countries? (NT) -- Helka, 10:10:31 04/01/12 Sun
  • No. Unless you knew French, you would not know what this meant. (NT) -- swarl, 13:36:15 04/01/12 Sun
    • what does it mean? (NT) -- kgp, 13:49:35 04/01/12 Sun
      • It means, "One bad quarter hour after another". Its a great title for this chapter. (NT) -- swarl, 18:45:13 04/01/12 Sun
• She could really get his dander up. I can understand Jamie's anger here because he didn't know what Claire was trying to do. (NT) -- LisaW, 10:20:03 04/01/12 Sun
• We don't often see Jamie this angry. Over the years he learned how to fight with Claire without threatening violence. Good thing! She wouldn't have tolerated much abuse from him. (NT) -- CathyS, 13:40:26 04/01/12 Sun

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• It isn't really out of character for Claire to run. She needed some distance before she could rationally think things through. Jamie didn't run after her because Laoghaire shot him. And I think Ian went after her on his own. (NT) -- Lady Oliver, 17:22:03 03/31/12 Sat
• I think she is so completely blinded by rage that it was Leghair he married (even though there is the nagging voice that he probably didn't know she tried to have her murdered) that she had to get away. She is beginning to think as she goes and is really hoping that he comes after her. Jamie didn' t sent Ian after her. He went on his own. He admitted that when they got back. I do wonder how far she would have gone otherwise,..... (NT) -- gstanley, 17:37:01 03/31/12 Sat
• I thought it was "wrong" also but because she had said repeatedly that she was there to stay, that she could not go through the stones again, it would kill her, etc. But she heads right for the stones at the first bump in the road. (NT) -- Lady Beth, 10:25:58 04/01/12 Sun
• Well, Claire does tend to act impulsively sometimes. Here their bond is very newly re-established and has been violated by Jamie's lies. The wife is the one woman she really has a history with, and not a good one. Also Jenny steps up to urge her to leave. Taken together there was cause to go. Jamie denied sending Ian but nonetheless he could not follow her as he was shot shortly after Claire left. (NT) -- DawnW., 11:16:18 04/01/12 Sun
• Neither Claire nor Jamie would condone adultry. Claire's fleeing was my expected response to the knowledge of Jamie's marriage. I've thought that was the basic reason Jamie didn't tell her about the marriage, he knew her well enough to know exactly what she'd do. For all her rationalizing about Frank's lovers, she didn't like nor condone being the betrayed wife, so regardless of who Jamie married, I can't imagine Claire wanting to be the other woman. Now, whether Claire would have gotten to the stones and re-thought the whole situation (like she did the first time Jamie took her to the stones), we'll never know. (NT) -- Carol P, 17:08:50 04/01/12 Sun

• I think beheading the producers and displaying their heads on spikes will suffice, with their entrails festooned around the main gate of whatever studio is responsible. (NT) -- Lemora, 17:53:41 03/30/12 Fri
  • *g* The complaints I've heard just made me want to vomit a little, because they actually had NO bearing on the story at all. Come inside, I don't want to accidentally spoil anything. -- LadyStormwing, 19:39:21 03/30/12 Fri
    • I read the racist things also. Unbelievable. So only white people survive an apocalypse? Ridiculous. (NT) -- kgp, 05:06:23 03/31/12 Sat
    • Some of those comments were so out of line and bigoted, it made me ashamed of the whole human race! I enjoyed the movie, and it helped that I hadn't read the books in a year, so I literally didn't notice any changes. The one movie that truly ticked me off b/c of a physical characteristic was Scarlett. The actress playing Scarlett had BROWN EYES! Her green eyes are mentioned in the very first paragraph and throughout the novel. It's like changing Claire's whisky colored eyes to BLUE! (NT) -- Lady_Jane, 18:47:06 03/31/12 Sat
      • My daughter was mad that Peeta didn't have blue eyes! She was disappointed with the movie as she is a HUGE fan of the books - I have not read them myself. I thought the movie was good, but I could tell that the characterizations were rushed. I did, however, very much enjoy the characters of Cinna and Rue - they were portrayed beautifully, and I really couldn't imagine them any other way now. Shame on some small minded, hard hearted people! (NT) -- lori v, 04:55:52 04/01/12 Sun

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• Jamie takes control..I love it. Wish I was Claire. (NT) -- CarolSR, 06:56:54 03/31/12 Sat
• He could care less about anyone watching when it comes to Claire. Fun week!!! (NT) -- LisaW, 09:12:01 03/31/12 Sat
• I don"t remember this scene - but I amin the 'wish I was Claire' cub. (NT) -- jayn, 15:09:23 03/31/12 Sat
  • I love her personality Jayn. She cares about the really important things in life. (NT) -- LollyS, 16:26:52 03/31/12 Sat
    • ROFL Lolly. (NT) -- jayn, 17:23:25 03/31/12 Sat

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• Now I want a nice roast! My mouth is watering, though I prefer Crown Royal. Yummy!!! (NT) -- LadyStormwing, 19:40:52 03/30/12 Fri
• Aaahhh, yes! Nothing satisfies like Good Beef! Prime Rib and Pendleton Whisky, please! (NT) -- CrystalLyn, 09:20:14 03/31/12 Sat
• A slab of rare roast beast and a belt(or two..) of Glenmorangie...maybe even a good cigar, not to smoke, just to get the sweet taste of a good cigar rolling around my mouth. Ahhhhh...Heaven! Even better, a dreary, drizzly day. (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, 11:40:54 03/31/12 Sat