- QOTD for Monday, May 29, 2017 --
kgp, Sun, May 28 2017, 18:32:34
The following quotation is from Written In my Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon, Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 4. Don’t Ask Questions You Don’t Want To Hear The Answers To
The hands wrapped themselves in his shirt and jerked him to his feet. He managed to stand, and a wisp of air seeped into his lungs. Fraser’s face was an inch from his. Fraser was in fact so close that Grey couldn’t see the man’s expression – only a close-up view of two bloodshot blue eyes, both of them berserk. That was enough. He felt quite calm now. It wouldn’t take long.
“You tell me exactly what happened, ye filthy wee pervert,” Fraser whispered, his breath hot on Grey’s face and smelling of Ale. He shook Grey slightly. “Every word. Every motion. Everything.”
Grey had just enough breath to answer.
“No,” he said defiantly. “Go ahead and kill me.”
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- Quoters Needed -- Judie, Sun, May 28 2017, 14:45:12
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Hey, gang.
Thanks to all the quoters who keep this place alive. :)
We have some openings, if you find yourself so inclined. Many folks lurk, even if they don't post. :)
Hugs,
Judie
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- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! -- JudyL, Sun, May 28 2017, 4:10:57
Big, huge, belated birthday wishes for the Boss, for Judie, our fearless leader,
our guiding light for the past umpteen years. Judie's birthday was May 16
but the Birthday Faerie was out of town. Please join me now in wishing a
great year ahead to one of the finest people in Outlander land.
JUDIE ROUSSELLE
WE LOVE YOU!
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- Belated birthday wishes, Judie! Hope this year is the best yet! (NT) -- Wee, Sun, May 28 2017, 5:00:57
Happy Birthday to am amazing friend!! You rock! <3 (NT) -- Astrina-Brenna, Sun, May 28 2017, 6:11:05
- Happy Happy Birthday Boss Lady!!!!!💕 (NT) -- LisaW, Sun, May 28 2017, 8:24:58
- Happy, happy Birthday, Judie! Wishing a funtastic year ahead, my friend, and thanks a lot for being so nice and funny! Hugs! (NT) -- Cova, Sun, May 28 2017, 9:48:29
- Happy Borfda Judie xxx (NT) -- Ali Cat, Sun, May 28 2017, 10:10:11
- Happy birthday, my friend! <3 (NT) -- LindaT, Sun, May 28 2017, 10:24:34
- Birthday blessings to ye, Judie!!! (NT) -- kgp, Sun, May 28 2017, 12:09:50
- Oh, my! Thanks, pals! Quite a surprise this is. :) I'm glad we still all hang here every now and then. It's very calming. :) All the best to all of you, my friends! Thanks, Birthday Faerie. :D (NT) -- Judie, Sun, May 28 2017, 14:42:17
- Happy Birthday, Judie! Calming is right- so very glad we can still come here. (NT) -- SueW, Sun, May 28 2017, 15:01:52
- Happy Birthday, Judolf. Thanks for keeping us all together. Mwaaah (NT) -- Swarl, Sun, May 28 2017, 16:03:13
- Happy Birthday, Judie!!! May you have a year filled with health and happiness. Thank you so much for keeping us connected in this wonderful place😘😘😘 (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Mon, May 29 2017, 4:18:18
- QOTD for Sunday, May 28, 2017 -- kgp, Sun, May 28 2017, 3:43:55
The following quotation is from Written In my Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon, Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 3. In Which The Women, As Usual, Pick Up The Pieces
“. . . so Jamie taps on the door at the back, and there’s no answer, though we can see the light of a fire comin’ through the shutters. He knocks again, makin’ a wee tune of it –“ She rapped her knuckles lightly on the table, bump-ba-da-bump-ba-da-bump-bump-bump, and my heart turned over, recognizing the theme from The Lone Ranger, which Brianna had taught him.
“And after a moment,” Jenny went on, “a woman’s voice calls out fierce, ‘Who’s there?’ And Jamie says in the Gàidhlig, ‘It is your father, my daughter, and a cold, wet, and hungry man he is, too.’ For it was rainin’ hammer handles and pitchforks, and we were both soaked to the skin.”
She rocked back a little, enjoying the telling.
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- QOTD for Saturday, May 27,2017 -- CarolSR, Sat, May 27 2017, 15:01:09
Looks like we're missing a QOTD, so here is a short one for you. So much emotion, in just a few words.
The following quote is taken from Written In My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 83, Sundown. Copyright (c) 2014 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“Don’t leave me, Claire,” Jamie whispered, very close to my ear. “This time, I’ll beg. Dinna go from me. Please.”
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- QOTD Friday 5-26-17 , chapter 24 The following quote is taken from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 24 A. Malcolm, Printer. Copyright (c) 1994-all rights reserved -- Niseold, Fri, May 26 2017, 4:19:15
"It isn't Geordie," I said. My voice higher than usual, "It's me," Ï said. " Claire."
He straightened up very slowly. He wore his hair long; a thick tail of a deep, rich auburn sparked with copper. I had time to see that the neat ribbon that tied it back was green, and then he turned around.
He stared at me without speaking. A tremor ran down the muscular throat as he swallowed, but still didn't say anything.
It was the same broad, good-humored face, dark blue eyes aslant the high, flat cheekbones of a Viking, long mouth curling at the ends as though always on the verge of smiling. The lines surrounding the eyes and mouth were deeper of course. The nose had changed a bit. The knife-edge bridge was slightly thickened near the base by the ridge as of an old, healed fracture. It made him look fiercer, I thought, but lessened that air of aloof reserve, and lent his appearance a new rough charm."
I love her detailed description of how she recalls her "heart's face" then and 20 years later.
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- Great qoute Niseold!!! You should think about doing it again, sometime. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Fri, May 26 2017, 4:36:47
- My very favorite part of all of the Books. I remember reading this the first time very slowly to savor each detail, then re-reading it again and again. (NT) -- DianaH, Fri, May 26 2017, 8:09:22
- Be still, my heart! Great choice, Denise! (NT) -- Cova, Sun, May 28 2017, 9:52:00
- I have an extra copy ... -- ErinD, Thu, May 25 2017, 18:07:48
of The Fiery Cross. It's hard cover, picked up at a library sale. Many years ago, the lovely Melva gifted me with a copy of Voyager when mine had literally fallen apart! I don't see Melva posting anymore, but in the spirit of her generosity and kindness. I'd like to offer this copy of FC to someone who may need one. Let me know, and I'd be ever so pleased to forward it on! 😊
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- QOTD for Thursday, May 25, 2017 -- CarolSR, Wed, May 24 2017, 15:18:48
The following quote is taken from Written In My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 47, Something Suitable In Which To Go To War.. Copyright (c) 2014 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
“I turned my face to the side in order to breathe, and all of a sudden began to cry, quite without warning. “I’m sorry,” I gasped. “I don’t mean – I don’t want t-to make it h-harder for you. I—I –oh, Jamie, when I knew you were alive—I wanted so much to go home. To go home with you.”
His arms tightened hard round me. He didn’t speak, and I knew it was because he couldn’t.
“So did I,” he whispered at last. “And we will, a nighean. I promise ye.”
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- QOTD Wednesday 5/24/2017 -- Miss Michele, Wed, May 24 2017, 8:11:20
The following quote is taken from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 23. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved. "Oh, no, you don’t,” I said, pulling back. “I can’t possibly; I’m too sore.” James Fraser was not a man to take no for an answer. “I’ll be verra gentle,” he wheedled, dragging me inexorably under the quilt. And he was gentle, as only big men can be, cradling me like a quail’s egg, paying me court with a humble patience that I recognized as reparation—and a gentle insistence that I knew was a continuation of the lesson so brutally begun the night before. Gentle he would be, denied he would not.
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- And I think Claire could do the same to Jamie and he would let her (NT) -- LisaW, Wed, May 24 2017, 8:30:07
- "Gentle he would be, denied he would not." One of the Gabaldonians seared into my brain 🔥🔥 (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Thu, May 25 2017, 4:19:35
- Ahhhh to be cradled by Jamie...what I picture you can imagine for yourself... (NT) -- Niseold, Fri, May 26 2017, 4:25:19
- QOTD Wed May 24, taken from A Breath of Snow and Ashes, by Diana Gabaldon, copyright 2005, all rights reserved. -- Swarl, Wed, May 24 2017, 6:48:27
From Ch 44, Scotchee
Bird made the hm-hm-hm sound he used when startled.
"So it may be that some will not go?" Cameron asked sharply. "They might escape?"
"I hope so," Jamie said simply.
They sat in silence for a bit, each man staring into the fire, each seeing his own visions - of the future, or the past.
"This wife you have," Bird said at last, deeply contemplative, "did you pay a great deal for her?"
"She cost me every penny I had," he said, with a wry tone that made the others laugh. "But worth it."
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- Quotes Needed -- Judie, Tue, May 23 2017, 18:18:00
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Yikes! I didn't realize we were out of quoters!
Anyone want an upcoming week?
And thanks Lady Dubois and Swarl for filling in!
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- QOTD for Tuesday, May 23, taken from Ch 40, Duncan's Secret, in The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. -- swarl, Tue, May 23 2017, 8:00:46
A cold breeze had sprung up, and was wafting the folds of my skirts about my legs. The scent of smoke and food drifted through the cool spring air, along with the rumble of talk and laughter from the lawn. I could dimly hear it, under the slow, loud thumping of my heart.
"Come to think of it," Jamie remarked, releasing me, "Duncan has still got the one good hand." He set me gently on my feet, keeping hold of my elbow, lest my knees give way. "Ye might mention that to my aunt, if ye think it will help."
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- What the heck happened to everyone who said they would take a day? Thank you Swarl for stepping in. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Tue, May 23 2017, 9:57:50
- I originally offered to post today but saw that there was already a volunteer for each day this week. Would have been happy to fill in. (NT) -- Lady Linda, Tue, May 23 2017, 11:14:51
- This is really a hump day quote, but I love the understated humor after Claire begged him to finish. ;-))) (NT) -- swarl, Tue, May 23 2017, 14:26:20
- Oh Jamie was definitely in charge here - but we all know Claire - and her revenge WILL be coming! (No pun intended 🤗) (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Wed, May 24 2017, 4:13:12
- This quote is in Ch.28, Brownsville, from The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon, 2001, all rights reserved. -- Swarl, Mon, May 22 2017, 5:08:10
At this point, Fergus strolled into the house, an enormous horse pistol in his hand. He pointed this negligently at the man with the gun.
"Be so kind as to put that down if you will," he said, raising his voice to be heard above the racket. "And perhaps, madame, you could pour some water upon this young woman? or slap her briskly?" He gestured toward the screaming woman with his hook, wincing slightly at the noise.
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- Fergus does know how to command a room. Not a tall man but a man that doesn't take $&!@ (NT) -- LisaW, Mon, May 22 2017, 9:52:47
- Thank you, Swarl! I got distracted by electrical issues an forgot. I love how Fergus has such attitude. (NT) -- kgp, Mon, May 22 2017, 10:20:42
- It's amazing how attractive confidence can be - and being a handsome French man doesn't hurt either! (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Tue, May 23 2017, 3:48:10
- I see that there is no qouter listed for this week, so might I suggest that a different person take up QOTD each day this week. I'll start but I am leaving for Boston later in the week snd will not have time to do more than. today. -- LadyDuBois, Sun, May 21 2017, 6:30:08
Sunday, May 21,2017. The following quote is taken from Echo In The Bone, Chapeter 18. Pulling Teeth.Copyright (c)2009 By Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"For a long time," he said at last, "when I was small, I pretended to myself that I was the bastard of some great man. All orphans do this, I think" he added dispassionately. "It makes life easier to bear, to pretend that it will not always be as it is, that someone will come and restore you to your rightful place in the world."
He shruged.
"Then I grew older, and knew this was not true. No one would come to rescue me. But then----" He turned his head and gave Jamie a smile of surpassing sweetness.
"Then I grew older still, and discovered that, after all, it was true. I am the son of a great man."
The hook touched Jamie's hand, hard and capable.
"I wish for nothing more."
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- Hi, I'll do tomorrow. Good idea, for emergencies. (NT) -- Swarl, Sun, May 21 2017, 7:10:08
- I'll do Tuesday as I am leaving Wednesday for a long holiday weekend. (NT) -- Lady Linda, Sun, May 21 2017, 7:31:47
- I can do Wednesday. (NT) -- CindyG, Sun, May 21 2017, 10:29:50
- Thank you everyone for pitching in :D (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sun, May 21 2017, 12:35:30
- Late to the party. Next time this happens, I'd love to take a day for QOTD! Thank you to all you lovely ladies for stepping in. What would I do without a little Outlander in the morning??? (NT) -- Mia, Sun, May 21 2017, 16:06:09
- This is such an emotional scene. Such love for Jamie.. (NT) -- Niseold, Mon, May 22 2017, 4:38:03
- Happy Birthday! -- Judie, Sat, May 20 2017, 16:05:01
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May 22 – DonnaS
May 24 – FloraMac, JanetP
May 25 - Helka
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- Happy, Happy Birthday Lovely, Lally Ladies! Hope the year ahead is filled with health and happiness! (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sun, May 21 2017, 3:51:17
- Happy Birthday everyone (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sun, May 21 2017, 5:13:29
- Happy birthday!!! (NT) -- LindaT, Sun, May 21 2017, 11:50:10
- QOTD for Saturday, May 20, 2017 -- CindyG, Fri, May 19 2017, 22:04:06
I've always found Claire's visit to Faith's grave very poignant, and Mother Hildegarde an apt, if unlikely, counselor.
The following quote is from 'Voyager", by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 40, 'I Shall Go Down to the Sea.' Copyright © 1994, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I took a deep breath and wiped my cheeks with a corner of my cloak. 'It was a long time ago, though.' I rose slowly to my feet and turned to find Mother Hildegarde watching me with an expression of deep sympathy and interest.
'I have noticed,' she said slowly, 'that time does not really exist for mothers, with regard to their children. It does not matter greatly how old the child is—in the blink of an eye, the mother can see the child again as it was when it was born, when it learned to walk, as it was at any age—at any time, even when the child is fully grown and a parent itself.'
'Especially when they’re asleep,' I said, looking down again at the little white stone. 'You can always see the baby then.'"
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- We can always see the infant when they are asleep (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sat, May 20 2017, 4:17:17
- Hi Cindy, thanks for a great week of motherhood. (NT) -- Swarl, Sat, May 20 2017, 6:03:34
- Thanks for all your comments this week. I've been battling a bad cold so I haven't been at the top of my game (I think I lost some brain cells while blowing my nose--how else do you go through 1 1/2 boxes of tissues in less than a week!). Thank you for your patience. (NT) -- CindyG, Sat, May 20 2017, 21:27:57
- QOTD for Friday, May 18, 2017 -- CindyG, Thu, May 18 2017, 21:58:09
The following quote is taken from "Drums of Autumn", by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 64, 'Bottom of the Ninth.' Copyright (c) 1997, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I found myself nose to nose with a waxy-white head with a face like a fist, that grimaced at me in utter fury.
'What is it? Is it a boy?' Jamie’s hoarse question cut through my startlement.
'I hope so,' I said, hastily thumbing mucus from nose and mouth. 'It’s the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen; God help it if it’s a girl.'
Brianna made a noise that might have started as a laugh, and turned into an enormous grunt of effort. I barely had time to get my fingers in and turn the wide shoulders slightly to help. There was an audible pop, and a long, wet form slithered out onto the soggy quilt, wriggling like a landed trout."
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- Ahhh, that special moment when a woman becomes a mother and her life is changed forever with a love you never could imagine existing. And I guess Claire just shattered the image that all babies are beautiful.🙄 (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Fri, May 19 2017, 3:31:26
- I love going back to these scenes- feels like family history :) -- Stephanie Jane, Fri, May 19 2017, 4:13:10
- So enjoying this week's theme and quotes. Thanks CindyG! (NT) -- Mia, Fri, May 19 2017, 7:56:58
- Have been MIA for awhile and just catching up. Had to laugh at Claire's remark about the "ugliness" of this baby. It reminded me that when my first son was born, I looked at him in the delivery room and said, Oh My God, he looks just like Hubert Humphrey. Now, I know I am dating myself but I am sure a few of you out there recognize that name. LOL! (NT) -- Lady Linda, Fri, May 19 2017, 15:40:32
- QOTD for Thursday, May 18, 2017 -- CindyG, Thu, May 18 2017, 10:19:44
The following quote is fromVoyager", by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 22, 'All Hallows' Eve.' Copyright © 1994, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights researved.
“'It’s like—there are all these things I don’t even know!' she said, pacing with quick, angry steps. 'Do you think I remember what I looked like, learning to walk, or what the first word I said was? No, but Mama does! And that’s so stupid, because what difference does it make, it doesn’t make any difference at all, but it’s important, it matters because she thought it was, and … oh, Roger, if she’s gone, there won’t be a soul left in the world who cares what I’m like, or thinks I’m special not because of anything, but just because I’m me! She’s the only person in the world who really, really cares I was born, and if she’s gone …' She stood still on the hearthrug, hands clenched at her sides, and mouth twisted with the effort to control herself, tears wet on her cheeks. Then her shoulders slumped and the tension went out of her tall figure.
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- QOTD for Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -- CindyG, Tue, May 16 2017, 21:35:30
This is a little long, but it fits my theme and also is a good "humph" day quote.
The following quote Is from "A Breath of Snow and and Ashes," by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 35, 'Laminaria.' Copyright © 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"We heard footsteps, and the door to the surgery swung open. Fergus stood there, dark hair disheveled, shirt half-buttoned, and his handsome face deeply flushed under the shadow of beard stubble. He saw us, and the most extraordinary look flitted across his face. Pride, embarrassment, and something indefinably . . . French. He gave Jamie a lopsided smile and a one-shoulder shrug of supreme Gallic insouciance--then firmly shut the door. We heard the grating sounds of a small table being moved, and a small thump as it was shoved against the door.
Jamie and I exchanged looks of bafflement.
Giggles came from behind the closed door, accompanied by a massive creaking and rustling.
'He's no going to--' Jamie began, and stopped abruptly, looking incredulous. 'Is he?'
Evidently so, judging from the faint rhythmic creaks that began to be heard from the surgery.
I felt a slight warmth wash through me, along with a mild sense of shock--and a slightly stronger urge to laugh.
'Well . . .er. . . I have heard that. . . um . . . it does sometimes seem to bring on labor. If a child was overdue, the maitresses sage femme in Paris would sometimes tell women to get their husbands drunk and . . . er-hmm.'
Jamie gave the surgery door a look of disbelief, mingled with grudging respect. 'And him not even a dram taken. Well, if that's what he's up to, the wee bugger's got balls, l'll say that for him.'"
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- For all that Jamie & Claire have a rich and varied sex life, he's still a bit adorably prudish about some things which amuses me greatly! :o) (NT) -- lori v, Wed, May 17 2017, 4:37:12
- Jamie is so adorable when he is caught off guard! And Fergus! You Rock Man!! (NT) -- LisaW, Wed, May 17 2017, 9:38:26
- :D (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Wed, May 17 2017, 10:58:18
- I love how Fergus is totally masculine but understands womanly ways and how to handle feminine issues with aplomb. Poor little guy growing up in a brothel, but it sure helped him later on. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Thu, May 18 2017, 4:49:23
- When it was coming to my due date with my first pregnancy, my dear friend (who was also an OB nurse) counseled to eat Chinese food and have DH "ride the bump." (NT) -- DianaH (laughing), Thu, May 18 2017, 6:50:32
- QOTD for Tuesday, May 16, 2017 -- CindyG, Mon, May 15 2017, 22:10:32
"Brianna burrowed into the front of my red chenille dressing gown, making small voracious grunting noises.
'You can’t be hungry again,' I said to the top of her head. 'I fed you not two hours ago.' My breasts were beginning to leak in response to her rooting, though, and I was already sitting down and loosening the front of my gown.
'Mrs. Hinchcliffe said that a baby shouldn’t be fed every time it cries,' Frank observed. 'They get spoilt if they aren’t kept to a schedule.'
It wasn’t the first time I had heard Mrs. Hinchcliffe’s opinions on child-rearing.
'Then she’ll be spoilt, won’t she?' I said coldly, not looking at him. The small pink mouth clamped down fiercely, and Brianna began to suck with mindless appetite. I was aware that Mrs. Hinchcliffe also thought breast-feeding both vulgar and insanitary. I, who had seen any number of eighteenth-century babies nursing contentedly at their mothers’ breasts, didn’t."
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- I'm so sorry, I left out the reference!. -- CindyG, Mon, May 15 2017, 22:47:10
- Breast fed both of mine, and although in my family & friend circle I was more the exception than the rule, I wouldn't have traded a single moment of it! I even loved those feedings in the wee hours - it felt as if my tiny bundle and I were the only ones in the whole big twilight of the world - it was magical and very special to me! (NT) -- lori v, Tue, May 16 2017, 4:32:20
- Watching my DD with her son, breastfeeding, I am so overwhelmed with the absolute love given to her sweet boy. (NT) -- LisaW, Tue, May 16 2017, 8:59:25
- I love reading the breastfeeding parts. It was one of the most fulfilling times in my life - being able to totally nourish my babies made me feel so close to "the way things are supposed to be." My first, Sarah, was like Bri; she nursed with gusto! Guzzling, sighing with contentment and basically making it so easy for me to love this bonding time. Not to mention - it's free! And freeing, grab a diaper and you're on the way. Second baby, nursed well, but by 12 months was totally done. Difference between boys and girls? (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Thu, May 18 2017, 4:47:12
- QOTD for Monday, May 15, 2017 -- CindyG, Sun, May 14 2017, 21:40:00
The following quote is taken from 'Outlander', by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 32, "Hard Labor,". copyright c 1991, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I put my hands above Mrs. Martins’s on Jenny’s belly, and at her signal, all three of us pushed together. There was a deep, victorious grunt from Jenny, and a slimy blob swelled suddenly between her thighs. She straightened her legs against the mattress and pushed once more, and Margaret Ellen Murray shot into the world like a greased pig.
A little later, I straightened from wiping Jenny’s smiling face with a damp rag and glanced out the window. It was nearly sunset.
'I’m all right,' Jenny said. 'Quite all right.' The broad grin of delight with which she had greeted the delivery of her daughter had turned into a small, permanent smile of deep contentment.'"
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- Happy Birthday -- Judie, Sun, May 14 2017, 10:36:24
Sorry I'm late but I'm out of town and I forgot the list. But found it.
Happy Birthday to:
May 13 – Sassy, leeleeS, Niseold
May 14 – ErinD
May 15 – Madame Cordoza, Patricia, Isabelle Kiltup
May 16 – Judie, Margy
May 19 – Hedy, Syl
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- Happy birthday, friends! <3 (NT) -- LindaT, Sun, May 14 2017, 11:43:11
- Happy Happy birthday from me to all of you! Hugs! (NT) -- Marcie, Sun, May 14 2017, 22:26:36
- Happy Birthday Lally Lovelies!!!! (NT) -- LisaW, Mon, May 15 2017, 9:49:16
- Happy Birthday, Lallypals!! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Mon, May 15 2017, 10:29:38
- Happy Birthday, Lallypals. (NT) -- Judie, Mon, May 15 2017, 12:49:29
- Happy Birthday, Ladies! (NT) -- AngieLass, Mon, May 15 2017, 12:50:31
- Have wonderful fun filled day (NT) -- JanetP, Mon, May 15 2017, 17:03:38
- Happy Birthday Lallyland! (NT) -- CarolE, Mon, May 15 2017, 20:11:28
- Wishing everyone a wonderful birthday!! (NT) -- Cherie, Tue, May 16 2017, 7:45:14
- Happy Birthday, Lallypals! (NT) -- SueW, Wed, May 17 2017, 6:05:40
- Happy Birthday, Lally Ladies! May the year ahead be filled with health and happiness! (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Fri, May 19 2017, 3:49:01
- QOTD for Sunday, May 14, 2017 -- CindyG, Sat, May 13 2017, 21:31:10
Since this is Mother's Day, in the U.S. anyway, thought I'd do mother related quotes this week. I lost my mom 2 years ago and I still miss her terribly. I'm also far away from my son and only get to see him once or twice a year, so motherhood is an important topic for me. Sorry, that sounded more pitiful than I meant it to. Like Betsy, my musings can get that way. But I think motherhood is the greatest calling, even though we all just muddle through trying to do the best we can.
The following quote is taken from "Dragonfly in Amber", by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 1, 'Mustering the Roll'. Copyright c 1992, By Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved.
"The impulse to touch a sleeping child never fades, no matter that the child is a good deal larger than her mother, and a woman—if a young one—in her own right. I smoothed the hair back from her face and stroked the crown of her head. She smiled in her sleep, a brief reflex of contentment, gone as soon as it appeared. My own smile lingered as I watched her, and whispered to her sleep-deaf ears, as I had so many times before, 'God, you are so like him.'"
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- Happy Mother's Day to you, Cindy - lovely start to your week! And I agree that the greatest calling comes with no instruction manual and LOTS of on the job training,some of which is bound to be more miss than hit ;o) And at the end of the day, it's those little moments, like smiles in their sleep, that let us know our muddling was more than alright! (NT) -- lori v, Sun, May 14 2017, 3:46:25
- I was just reading some Outlander related quotes on Karen Henry's blog. I love them! (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sun, May 14 2017, 4:13:40
- Happy Mother's Day to All of us.....furbaby Moms and kid Moms too. Thank you Cindy. And yes, it's hard for a mother of children of any age to not stroke their hair a wee bit when they are asleep. DG knows how to write to hit us in the heart. (NT) -- Marcie, Sun, May 14 2017, 22:29:55
- QOTD for Saturday, May 13th, 2017 -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sat, May 13 2017, 3:58:24
Happy Day, to All Time Zones!
This week I didn't really have a theme. I sat and wrote my blatherings, no plan for what to write. I figure whatever comes out is what I get. Then I took each book, in sequence, closed my eyes and opened to a random page and took a quote from that page. I held the books with the pages hanging down because they ALL have places they open to automaticly, they've been read so many times. So I hung them upside down and TaDa! There's my quote.
It was eerie to see the pattern. Most of the days the quotes were connected to my blathering. Maybe it was just connectd for ME, and not to others, but it was quite amazing to me. But Wednesday's quote blew me away. I lost my first baby. This is the week she (don't ask how I know it was a she...it was too early to tell) she would have been born. I don't dwell on her loss, it's become part of me, and I don't mourn the way I did at the time. There's a chink in my heart, I know it's there, but the chink has been become moss-covered with a live, soft, vibrant cloak of peace and love. It's a part of me and always will be. I had been thinking about her, talking to her and telling her how I was doing, which I do here and there over the course of the year, but on the week of what would have been her birth the talk takes a bit of a different turn. I allow myself to actively mourn, I climb into that chink and feel the moss, run my fingers over the lovely soft beauty and tell her how much I have loved her.
It has been a wonderful week with all of you. Thanks again for the therapy; wish I could reimburse you all the cost of a therapist but I can't. Thanks to the people who commented. I know I don't respond to everyone but that doesn't mean I didn't read each response and wish I had the energy to write to each of you.
Let's go see what Echo gives me for a quote. At least I'm beyond the part in the Books where we meet LeRoi (I hope I spelled that correctly). It makes me gag.
"Happy Trails to you, until we meet again. Happy trails to you. Keep smiling until then. Happy Trails tooooo you!"
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The following quote is from "An Echo In The Bone," by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter17, 'Wee Demons.' Copyright © 2009, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
Mrs. Sylvie was giving the Indian girl brisk instructions, pointing at Hermione and Trudy. The girl's black brows rose briefly, but she nodded, and smiling at the girls, invited them to accompany her to the kitchen for some food.
The little girls promptly disentangled themselves from the curtains; it had been a long time since breakfast, and he'd had nothing for them then save a bit of drammach and some jerked bear meat, hard as shoe leather.
They followed the Indian girl to the door of the room, sparing him not a glance. At the door, though, Hermione turned, and hitching up her baggy-seated breeches, fixed him with a glare and pointed a long, skinny finger of accusation at him.
"If we turns out to be whores after all, you fucker, I'm gonna hunt you down, cut your balls off, and stuff 'em up your arse."
He took his leave with what dignity he could, the peals of Mrs. Sylvie's laughter ringing in his ears.
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- Honest! I didn't plan that quote. It's what I got. The Universe has quite a sense of humor! (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sat, May 13 2017, 4:03:08
- Oh Betsy, thanks for your therapy! You see how many of us respond with nodding heads and "me too"? You are an amazing, strong, creative, but mostly loving woman who has crafted a lovely life- in spite of all the ups and downs. Your granddaughter was so lucky to have her Gummy during these early, formative years. You are imprinted on her heart forever. The relocation will be really, really hard but hopefully modern technology will help keep you "face to face." For today's quote - I love every bit of it, Mrs. Silvia's wisdom, Ian's true caring for Herman and Vermin in spite of his discomfort at bringing them to Mrs. Silvie, and especially Herman's heartfelt threat to Ian. I'm so glad we see them later. (NT) -- Kathynin PA, Sat, May 13 2017, 5:02:50
- I feel like a bit of a broken record posting what a treasure you are, Betsy - but it is so true. Your postings are always a balm for my heart and usually good for a chuckle too - doesn't get much better than that! I also lost a baby, but mine was between my two kids. When people comment, "oh, you have two", I always think, "yes, but I was pregnant 3 times", and it is a bittersweet thing to touch and recall. Your quote choice is awesome - we should all keep that bit of spunkiness about us and call it up when life demands!!! :o) Thank you for an amazing week. (NT) -- lori v, Sat, May 13 2017, 5:25:37
- Thank you Betsy!! I'm sorry I was a little absent this week! Your weeks are so awesome!! Thank you for sharing your lovely life with us. (NT) -- LisaW, Sat, May 13 2017, 18:35:30
- Thank you Betsy. I'm always catching up here but I do read all the Quotes. Your week has been so entertaining. I love your way with words. You make even the simplest things interesting. I'm sorry about your little girl but I do thank you for the lovely description of her in your heart. Loved the way you selected your quotes. Come back and do it again soon ok? (NT) -- Marcie, Sun, May 14 2017, 22:39:34
- Sorry that I missed your week of quotes. I need to go back and read them. I was sick for a week; I don't know if it was food poisoning or a virus. UGH!! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Mon, May 15 2017, 10:31:54
- Your story about your little baby brought tears to my eyes, Betsy. ((((((((((( Hugs to you )))))))))))) (NT) -- Judie, Mon, May 15 2017, 12:49:13
- QOTD for Friday, May 12th, 2017 -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Fri, May 12 2017, 3:04:44
Howdy, Lallylanders,
Thursdays are both my favorite and my dreaded day. My granddaughter takes dance lessons Thursdays. That requires my entire afternoon. I hate wrangling for a parking place at her school because there's room for about half of us to park and those who aren't there way too early have to double park and hope their kid comes out in the early crowd. Then we run hell-bent-for-fury to get to our car and hop in so our double-parked car doesn't block someone else for too long. We race home, get her dance shoes in the dance bag and speed to her dance studio for her three lessons. Ballet, jazz, and tap. Then off to home and try to imagine something short, sweet, and nutritious for a late supper. I TRY to bring her home to a good home-cooked meal but TRUE CONFESSIONS: Almost always we run through Micky D's. I wince to admit that. I want to tuck my head under my wing and hide. Bad Gummy! Bad Gummy!!
Well, Bad it might be, but it also saves my sanity, which trumps nutrition. Every other Thursday if we get a four piece chicken nugget Happy Meal I honestly don't think she will be terribly nutritiously deprived. Saving my sanity, to me, is of utmost importence. I prefer not to live out the rest of may days in a straight jacket.
Yes, Thursdays are devoid of much productive activity. And then I look at this child who I have been mother to, watched grow, listened as she learned to read, proudly seen her math skills grow and blossom, and witnessed her social skills grow. She is becoming a kind, thoughtful, caring child and I when I start feeling grumpy about all the Time it seems like was lost I look at beautiful, funny, silly, goofy child who has trusted my husband and me to care for and love her. My whole life orbits around this chilld. I wasn't thinking that parenting another little girl was my favorite idea of a good time. But oh my God!!! Whatever will I do when she leaves? Her mother has been transfered to California and all of her family is on the East Coast. I have no idea when we will see each other again. I am DREADING the day she leaves us and it's coming up quickly. What will David and I do all day? Talk??? Ummm. Maybe not. Maybe I'll weed all these gardens that seemed like a dandy idea when I planted them thirty-forty-fifty years ago. I'm pretty sure my knees won't allow the rest of my body to do that. Oh well. I'm sure I'll find plentry of "stuff" to do, after I stop feeling like my heart has exploded.
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The following Is taken from "A Breath of Snow and and Ashes," by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 30, 'The Captive.' Copyright © 2005 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"You'll need to have fresh salve put on every day,' I said, resuming a businesslike tone. "I'll make up some more; you can come, or send Malva to fetch it."
He nodded, but said nothing, having evidently exhausted his supply of sociability for the day. I saw his eye linger on the cover of the book, though, and on impulse offered it to him.
"Would you like to borrow it? You should really read it for yourself; I'm sure Jamie can't have recalled all the details."
"Oh!" He looked startled, and pursed his lips, frowning, as suspecting it was a trap of some sort. When I insisted, though, he took the book, picking it up with an expression of guarded avidity that made me wonder how long it had been since he had had any book other than the Bible to read.
He nodded thanks to me, and donned his hat, turning to go. Upon a moment's impulse, I asked, "Did you ever have the chance to apologize to your wife?"
That was a mistake. His face tightened into coldness and his eyes went flat as a snake's.
"No," he said shortly. I thought for a moment that he would put the book down and refuse to take it. But instead, he tightened his lips, tucked the volume more securely under his arm, and left, without further farewell.
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- I don't believe any food is "bad", there is just bad amounts and frequencies! And an occasionaly McDonalds is a joy to you and your granddaughter. Never let guilt interfere with joy. I am glad your granddaughter has such a caring and loving grandmother to care for her. Weeds, spiderwebs, and dust bunnies will still be there, the moments when she is with you as a child are fleeting. Enjoy them! (NT) -- Janet D., Fri, May 12 2017, 7:24:47
- I think a McyD's meal once a week is perfectly fine when you are running around! You are going an honorable thing! (NT) -- LisaW, Fri, May 12 2017, 11:08:28
- Sanity is much more important than home cooked meals on a day like that. Sorry to hear they will relocate - that's going to be a major adjustment all round. (NT) -- kgp, Fri, May 12 2017, 13:50:24
- QOTD for Thurs. May 11th, 2017 -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Thu, May 11 2017, 6:24:21
Happy Day/Night to All Lallylanders,
I've been pondering (I ponder all the time while I dance my crazy Surviving Life dance--it's the only time I have to ponder) why I get stuck and unable to figure out my path if something doesn't go according to plan. I'm the queen of alternate routes for everyone else and every other situation, but when it comes to ME, I'm totally thrown for a loop if there is an unexpected change in direction. Now, we all know oh-too-well that Life is nothing but unexpected curves, one-way-roads, huge blocks in every way we turn, and for me, my day never goes according to plan. Ever. The other day I had a ton of things I felt I HAD to get done and I spent 10 hours--yup, you read that right..TEN HOURS on the phone with two adult children and one dearest friend from college, all having legitimate personal crises. Yes, I know that I need to speak up for myself and give each person five minutes and then say I'm busy with something I need to tend to, but I'm not wired to be able to hang up on hysterics. If these were people who did these things daily, that would be different. I've had that happen and I've seen the issue (MY issue with that) and I think I've learned my lesson in handling it. But these were three stable (mostly...the friend from college lives in utter chaos and has daily disasters but this one was an honest to goodness life-threatening emergency) so my entire plans for getting down to my own business just didn't happen. I've had my share of personal sink holes so I understand when that happens. The ten hours weren't lost, they were just re-directed. I am NOT...emphatically NOT...addicted to being needed nor am I an adrenaline junkie. I don't believe that I am The Only One who can help. I don't even WANT to be. Ever.
When my agenda gets torn asunder (I've love that word---asunder...and have waited for the opportunity to use it...hehehe) I see myself getting more and more annoyed. Noone else would ever know that was what I was feeling. But it is. I get frustrated and annoyed that my plans don't seem to matter to anyone else. Well, of course they don't. When someone is in crisis they are too emotionally frantic to think of much beyond their own needs. The only way anyone knows I have some priorities that I need to tend to is if I tell them so. Ahhh, so there you are. I am the only one who cares much about my agenda. Every mother/wife/grandmother knows this. It's just a fact of life.
I am now working on, again, that the frustration and annoyance I feel when my energy is sucked up by surprise changes in the plan can evolve into gratitude. Gratitude that I can be there for someone, even if all I do is lend a loving caring ear. Gratitude that there are people who trust me to keep confidences, which is no small thing. Gratitude that how I handle my reactions to the situations that punctuate my life and set my agenda flying are all up to me. Frustration or gratitude. Science knows that positude attitudes change our chemical makeup in a very possitive way. Likwise, frustration and anger do the opposite. It's my choice. The hard part is that it's not a one-shot deal. I find that every situation that shoves my plans out of the nest is a new decision....anger or joy. Can't I just choose and then that's it? Lesson learned? Enough of this. Bring on the next? lesson.
But my children and my friends, please please keep calling. Ten hours if necessary. It's been a hard lesson for me but the Largest Lesson is that those I love are a million times more important than my silly plans.
Or maybe I'm just slow and unable to multitask anymore. Welllll.....
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The following quote is taken from "The Fiery Cross," by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 19, 'The Devil Ye Ken.' Copyright c 2001, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"Tha nighean na galladh torrach!" he said, with a ferocious scoul and a brief gesture behind him.
"White daughter of a bi--oh! You mean that blasted sow has done it again?
The big white sow, while possessed of superior fatness and amazing reproductive capacity, was also a creature of low cunning, and impatient of captivity. She had escaped her brood pen twice before, once by the expedient of charging Lizzie, who had--wisely-- screamed and dived out of the way as the pig barged past, and again by assiduously rooting up one side of the pen, lying in wait until the stable door was opened, and knocking me flat as she made for the wide open spaces.
This time, she hadn't bothered with strategy , but mearly smashed out a board from her pen, then rooted and dug under the palisades, making an escape tunnel worthy of British prisioners-of-war in a Nazi camp.
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- QOTD for Wed. May 10th, 2017 -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Wed, May 10 2017, 4:42:12
Hello to All Lallyland,
Well, I dodged the birdshot. It was a close call, though. Sometimes I amaze myself at how long it takes me to step back, see the need for a change of plan, and rearrange the expectations of myself. Odd..I've spent my entire personal and professional life changing "the plan" in a nanosecond. It's awfully hard to function as a mother and wife and virtually impossible to be a nurse if you can't change on a dime. When my kids were wee ones, I always had plan1, plan2, and plan 3 and sometimes I just had faith that if I threw the whole mess up in the air, it would land just as it should.
Not so with my own expectations of myself. I have a difficult time "seeing" how to modify my plan. I'm not sure why. Hmmmm. Food for thought.
It's a very short blather today. I need to change my own angle on things and the rusty, creaky hinges have opened far enough for me to squash myself through the gate. I do, no matter WHAT path I'm plodding along, have Lallybroch held dearly in my heart. I worry about you, I fuss over you -even though I seldom post elsewhere...I'm actually intimidated by the technology and a couple of other things. So have a grand day. Take a few minutes just for you, even if you have to grab it and rip it away from all that "stuff" we can't NOT do. Yes we can. It's good for us.
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The following quote is taken from "Drums of Autumn", by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 42, 'Moonlight'. Copyright c 1997, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"I'm sorry that you never saw her," I said at last, and felt him sigh. He turned toward me and put his arms around me, his lips brushing my forehead.
"It doesna matter, does it? Aye, it's true, what ye say, Sassenach. She was- and we will have her always. And Brianna. If-when she goes-she will still be with us."
"Yes,. It doesn't matter what happens; no matter where a child goes- how far or how long. Even if it's forever. You never lose them. You can't
He didn't answer, but his arms tightened round me, and he sighed once more. The breeze stirred the air above us with the sound of angels' wings, and we fell slowly asleep together, as the moonlight bathed us in its ageless peace.
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- I don't post often - in fact, the last time may have been during your last quote week, Betsy, but the thoughts you share and the quotes you pick just resonate with me so very much that I feel the need to say thank you! Thank you for sharing yourself and your heart, thank you for such amazingly timely choices, and thank you most of all for just being you! J & C's conversation here of children is hitting me right square in the major feels today - young adult children with mental health issues can be SO draining - I just really need a safe place to say that today. I love them both, but my word, I do get tired of carrying the weight of all their issues sometimes. For some reason I am thinking you will understand and not judge me - I appreicate it :o) You keep dodging - I'll keep carrying, and life will go on! (NT) -- lori v, Wed, May 10 2017, 5:14:43
- Clair speaks in some of the books about a moment of perfect peace. She doesn't know where it comes from, but she knows it when it's there. We all need those moments to get us through the tough times. So never feel guilty about grabbing a moment or two for yourself, you (and we all) deserve it! (NT) -- Janet D., Wed, May 10 2017, 7:40:01
- Non-quote of the day. -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Tue, May 09 2017, 19:05:42
Family needs are calling, squawking really, so my QOTD will be posted in the AM. I am sorry because I know how difficult it is for some who live in different time zones but you'll just have to take my word for it that I'll be dodging and removing birdshot from difficult to reach body parts.
Hang on and have aa great evening/night/sun-rise,/...you know the drill,
Blessings, Betsy
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- QOTD for Tues. May 8th, 2017 -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Mon, May 08 2017, 18:23:40
Hola, Lallillians!
I have yanked the fork out of David's head and spent some time doing personal reflection. Somehow, I had the erroneous idea that as I "grew up", somewhere along the line I actually WOULD do just that....grow up. I have no idea where I got that silly notion. I certainly have never seen that to be true, at least for any of the women I've known along the way. Aren't we supposed to turn into little elderly ladies, cute, smiley, with a batch of cookies available at all times, who lovingly knew all the answers to all the painful questions we have as WE grow up, could always make life better by sharing our own experiences as our offspring sit below us, arms around their drawn-up knees and their heads resting in our laps That particular senario has never unfolded in my home. No one has ever asked me for the answers to the problems of the universe. They don't look to me for much more than medical advice and are rather pouty if I can't diagnose and treat their ailments when confered with by phone. My admonitions of the differences between RN's and MD's make no difference. I'm the mama and that means I should have all the knowledge worth knowing. It's important for mama to have all the answers because the more you get to ignore the more you think you know yourself. Doesn't that make sense? No, it doesn't to me, either.
I had PICTURED myself as an adored, treasured lady. I had PICTURED myself as content, warm, happy with myself, spending hours every day in my gardens, or at my sewing machine, or spinning and knitting, or reading all the books I have been wanting to read, learning to ball-room dance...Oh, I had PICTURED a whole lot of things.
None of them happened. I waited and waited and wished and wished. I've even cried on occasion...well, maybe more than on occasion over the last couple of years...that my Picture of Myself isn't what I had WANTED. I occasionally feel like ranting at how unfair it is (I don't really rant. I DO know I'm not sixteen anymore, but I feel like it. Shouldn't I have stopped feeling like this by now?)
What I have been neglecting to factor in, among the wishing, waiting, ranting, crying, self-pity, is that all the Pretend Stuff --what I should look like and feel like and be treated like... is that all those things only become to be with a lot of work...a lot of REPEATED work. I can't just assume that I earned it all, even if I HAD earned it because they aren't, any of those things, a Red Badge of Courage that I can slap on my chest for all to see and then sit back on my laurels to reap the rewards. And the work doesn't get easier, at least for me. It gets more and more of a challenge. It gets harder and harder (maybe because I get deafer and deafer and can't hear much..hehehe) and when it STOPS being hard, then I'll know I'm ready to leave--- Either to the funeral home or to the padded cell I'm pretty sure has my name emblazoned over the door.
Nighty night and Blessings to You All,
Betsy
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The following quote is taken from "Yoyager", by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 50, 'Land Ho!', Copyright © 1994, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights researved.
"Jump," she said simply.
"You're crazy!" I said in horror.
She chuckled in deep satisfaction at my understanding. "Ja," she said. "But it vork. Vater move you." She pointed to the end of the Mouchoir Passage, to the coast of Hispaniola, and stirred the water in the pan once more. We stood side by side, watching the ripples of her manufactured current die away.
Annekje glanced thoughtfully sideways at me. "You try not drown, ja?"
I took a deep breath and brushed the hair out of my eyes.
"Ja," I said. "I'll try."
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- Oh Betsy, you DO make me smile! And laugh, mostly at myself as I sit nodding along with your comments about David, kids and what we thought life would/should be. Our DH's should NEVER question our judgement; look who THEY chose to marry, after all. ;) The re-telling of your granddaughter's birthday party was hysterical and so relatable. This quote reminds me that if we really want something, we might need that leap of faith. And we "try not drown, ja?" Thanks for the giggles, insight, and reassurance that we're all still wondering what we'll be like if we finally "grow up." I, myself, have decided against it! (NT) -- DianaH, Tue, May 09 2017, 6:52:23
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! -- JudyL, Mon, May 08 2017, 5:20:06
MAY 9
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Best wishes for a great day!
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- Happy Birthday, Ladies!! (NT) -- kgp, Mon, May 08 2017, 7:40:44
- Happy birthday, Hosers! (NT) -- LindaT, Mon, May 08 2017, 10:54:35
- Have a wonderful day Happy Birthday (NT) -- JanetP, Mon, May 08 2017, 17:37:56
- Happy Birthday, ladies, and all the best to you! (NT) -- Judie, Tue, May 09 2017, 9:49:52
- Happy Birthday everyone! (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Tue, May 09 2017, 10:42:03
- Happy birthday Lallypals! Have a wonderful day. (NT) -- Marcie, Tue, May 09 2017, 21:42:39
- Happy Birthday, Ladies! (NT) -- AngieLass, Wed, May 10 2017, 8:49:24
- QOTD for Monday, May 8th 2017 -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sun, May 07 2017, 22:17:05
Happy sun/moon time, my Sweet Lallybrochians,
It's a fork night tonight. You know---those times you daydream about throwing a fork as if it were a hatchet right between your DH's perfect little pin-head eyes. I wonder if the end sticking out would go Boy-yoi-yoing and I could get to hear the thing twang . Hmmmmm....I sense a science experiment coming on.
All this for a comment I insisted was designed to be mean and he said no one can design something to be anything when it was true'- I said Truth is a point of view and depends where you're sitting when you look at it. He insisted right is right and wrong is wrong. And that Tenet was the Rock of our lives. Oh no it isn't. He is the rigid "right is right..etc. I, on the other hand, taught our tribe that angles change the game and you should always remember that not every side viewed things from the same vantage point. This stance can modify our system of ethics and should always be appreciated when passing judgement. We should always use glasses with wide-sweeping view lenses. We should be considerate, openminded, compassionate. Our household has ALWAYS operated like this, with a basis of compassion, etc. Uh uh., says He who has sunk to a new low...doesn't matter. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Is not. Is so. We're being quite polite to each other at the moment...or we would be if we were speaking. Bah hurumph. The rest of the conversation went along those lines. My Land of the Grey vs. his Black and White world.
Please don't ask what started this clash in principles . Whatever it was, I was right, I don't remember just what started it all. I stand on the Rock of Rightness. Yessirree I do.
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The following quote is taken from "Dragonfly in Amber", by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 31, 'Mail Call'. Copyright c 1992, By Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved.
I sat still, breathing slowly, feeling languorous and heavy as thought I had just risen from the act of love. My skin felt thin, my lips slightly swollen, and the pressure of my clothes was like the touch of Jamie's hands. It was no random choice that had invoked his name to cure me. Whether it was health of mind or body, the love of him was necessary to me as breath or blood. My mind reached out for him, sleeping or waking, and finding him, was satisfied. My body flushed and glowed, and as it came to full life, it hungered for his.
The headache was gone. I sat a moment longer, breathing. Then I got to my feet and walked down the hill toward home.
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- Of course you are right. Remind him of what Obi Wan said to Luke - "So, what I told you was true . . . from a certain point of view." I'm going ot have to look up this quote, I don't remember the context. (NT) -- kgp, Mon, May 08 2017, 7:40:23
- I agree, you were right whatever it was. I saw a cartoon once that is the perfect example. Two men are standing across from one another looking down at a number on the ground. One swears it's a 6, the other swears it's a 9. Point of view, life experiences, basic beliefs all play a part. (NT) -- Janet D., Mon, May 08 2017, 8:19:25
- I also think sometimes I forget that Jamie and Claire are looking from different angles. I am amazed that there aren't more butting of heads than there are. Is it a testament to their love? commitment? Claire's ability to re-align her vision? Jamie's faith in Claire's ability to adapt? All of the above? (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Mon, May 08 2017, 11:01:10
- QOTD for Sunday, May 7th, -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sat, May 06 2017, 23:30:52
Good Time (whatever that may be to you), my Lallyites,
Good Gravy, am I tired this evening! My granddaughter is now officially 7 years old, which means , apparently, that I am obliged to host a recently-turned-seven-year-old-party for her. I hated having parties when my kids were children and apparently the Love-Throwing-Parties-Fairy still hasn't smacked me on the top of my head with that stupid wand of hers and shoveled some magic sprinlkes to toss about in a cloud of pink and lavender Happiness. I still hate these blasted parties. I feel totally lacking in creative juices and inept at setting up the stuff to amuse a pack of rabid little girls.
But, because I try to be a Good Gummy (that's what my grandchildren, all their friends, and even a significant number of adults call me--don't ask why)- I tried valiantly to put on a cracker-jack birthday party for a 7 year old. Jai loves Fancy Nancy books and so do I so we decided that, AHA! I had a theme!! Thankfully, her days of singing the Frozen libretto 24-7 have mostly faded ino the sunset. Let It GOOOOO! Let it GOOOOO!!! Honestly, I'm afraid I may have jumped on the next train and rode off into the sunset singing Happy Trails to you. CONFESSION TIME: I was enamored with Roy Rogers and Dale Evens as a youngster. Every day I reminded my kindergarten teacher that they were my REAL parents, I was just on loan to the people I lived with. So I understand her Let it GOOOOOOOO!!!!! fixation. CONFESSION #2: I adore Dolly Pardon. Not too many people in this world know that interested factoid. I'm sure you All feel blessed to be among the lucky few who know that. But I digress:
In keeping with Fancy Nancy I visited the three thrift shops in town to boost my impressive array of pretty impressive dress-up-cloths. Shoes, hats from the forties and fifties, dance recital outfits, some jazz, some ballet, a LARGE collection of opera gloves old but very fun costume jewelry ...I've got a nice collection that has entertained many a child for hours. I set up a foot soak with a pedicure. It was really neat, actually. It's filled with those jelly-like balls that you submerge in water and they grow into squishy orbs. I had a makeup table with a ton of Mary Kay samples and out-dated makeup. And last but not least, I made a plastic wrap ball with "stuff" inside. A LOT of stuff inside. Wound the saran wrap in a ball, putting a treasure in layers of the clingy stuff as I wound. Took 3 hours. But the thing was HUGE and held about $75 worth of fun things. If you've never done it, it's a game that involves dice and gradually unwinding the ball of clingy wrap tip a treasure drops out.
Well, They DID like the foot soak thing for about 15 minutes. The dress up cloths took another 15 minutes. The makeup was a huge success. That entertained then for 17 minutes. "This is a rotten party, Jailyn. Only two of us showed up. What's there to do now?" "This house is creepy." "That clock is driving me crazy. Can you stop it?" The party started a 4:00 in the afternoon (it was a sleep over). At 4:45 they all started chanting "Where's the cake and ice-cream! Where's the cake and ice-cream?" "We're starved. We need to eat NOW." So I ordered $50 worth of pizza. The "starving" darlings each ate 1/2 a slice.
I marched in with the cake and ice cream and gave each one a HUGE piece of cake and two big scoops of ice cream. I hope they get belly aches.
I think I flunked the chapter on how to be a Good Gummy Party Hostess.
PS. Have I mentioned that I hate children?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The following quote is taken from 'Outlander', by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 23, "Return to Leoch", copyright c 1991, by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"Will ye wear it, Claire?" His voice was gentle now, and his use of my name, mostly reserved for occasions of formality or tenderness, nearly made me break down again.
"You needna do so," he said, looking at me seriously over his cupped palm. "The marriage contract between us is satisfied- it's legal. You're protected, safe from anything much save a warrant, and even from that, as long as you're at Leoch. If ye wish, we may live apart-if that's what ye were trying to say wi' all yon rubbish about Laoghaire. You need have little more to do wi' me, if that's your honest choice." He sat motionless, waiting, holding the tiny circlet near his heart.
So he was giving me the choice I had started out to give him. Forced on me by circumstance, he would force himself on me no longer, if I chose to reject him. And there was the alternative, of course: to accept the ring, and all that went with it.
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- The little ingrates!!!! For someone who hates parties you sure went to a lot of trouble, energy and expense to provide a super party. Personally I think these "kid parties" have gotten WAY out of hand. Except for my own, and a very select few others, I have to admit I agree with your last sentence of ruminations. Your quote choice - beautiful - Jamie was still so young but so earnest. Claire, older and wiser, realized finally just how much Jamie loved her and honored their marriage. And thank goodness, let her jealousy go and accepted this simple token with open heart and arms. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sun, May 07 2017, 4:57:58
- JUDIE outlander Starz board needs attention it's been hacked. (NT) -- PD, Sun, May 07 2017, 8:30:03
- Oh my! I laughed through your whole monologue! I am exactly the same way. I have friends who just LOVE kids and parties and the whole She-Bang! Not me. I can do it, but there's a lot of faking it. You certainly did an awesome job! Love your ideas- make up, dress up and the Saran Wrap ball! I would have had a good time! (NT) -- Mia, Sun, May 07 2017, 12:07:22
- PS. I think this is one of the most important things Jamie asks Claire. He gives her the choice. Will you marry me? Not marry me because you have to. (NT) -- Mia, Sun, May 07 2017, 12:10:04
- Thanks Judie for the Spring-y buzzy wallpaper! (NT) -- TeriB, Sun, May 07 2017, 12:40:28
- One of my favorite scenes in Outlander. Betsy, I am your kindred sister. Raising my sons, I had absolutely no creativity nor desire for some fancy, themed birthday party. McDonald's it was! My idea of a fancy Halloween costume was a paper bag with two eyes, a nose, and a mouth cut out. Yep, my kids always went as a "ghost." I failed supermom totally! LOL! (NT) -- Lady Linda, Sun, May 07 2017, 15:53:34
- So happy I've never had to host one of those!! I, too, laughed all the way thru. Sorry lass! Seems like parents today have to out-do all their friends on the kid parties. My steps and their families lucked out with 2 birthdays in the summer and they can be held outside in the backyard with water toys! It's not cheap to rent a place with play equipment! Our parents sure never did that. All I remember is having a few friends over for a cookout and cake and ice cream. All part of the entitled generation I guess!! (NT) -- CarolE, Sun, May 07 2017, 17:32:05
- QOTD for Saturday, May 6, 2017 -- kgp, Fri, May 05 2017, 20:02:43
The following quotation is from Written In my Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon, Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 73. Peculiar Behavior of a Tent.
“I am so pleased finally to have encountered you in private, Monsieur Fraser,” Percy said, still speaking French. He smiled as charmingly as possible. “Monsieur – do you know who you are?”
Fergus regarded him thoughtfully.
“Few men know themselves, monsieur,” he said. “For my part, I am entirely content to leave such knowledge to God. He can deal with it far better that I could. Pardonnez-moi.” With that, he shouldered past Percy, taking him off-guard and knocking him off-balance. Germain turned at the tent flap and stuck out his tongue.
“Damned frog!” he said, then disappeared with a small yelp as his father jerked him through the flap.
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- QOTD for Friday, May 5, 2017 -- kgp, Thu, May 04 2017, 18:32:38
The following quotation is from A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon, Copyright 2006. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 64. I Am The Resurrection, Part 2.
Fergus had headed over the end of the Ridge, and down the wooded slope that led to the White Spring. This was the most remote and secluded of the three springs on the Ridge, called “white” because of the large, pale boulder that stood at the head of the pool.
Jamie had come down through the trees in time to see Fergus lie down by the spring, sleeve rolled up and coat folded beneath his head, and submerge his handless left arm in the water.
“I should maybe ha’ shouted then,” he said, rubbing a distracted hand through his hair. “But I couldna really believe it, ken?”
Then Fergus had taken a small boning knife in his right hand, reached down into the pool, and neatly opened the veins of his left elbow, blood blooming in a soft, dark cloud around the whiteness of his arm.
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- I'm drawing a blank (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Fri, May 05 2017, 2:59:26
- How awful for Jamie to see, but lucky he was there to stop Fergus. (NT) -- MaryC in KY, Fri, May 05 2017, 5:31:59
- So sad that he felt so useless, when he was so needed. (NT) -- Swarl, Fri, May 05 2017, 6:03:31
- Thank goodness Jamie was there. And he found a way to restore Fergus's sense of worth with the printing business. (NT) -- DianaH, Fri, May 05 2017, 7:26:00
- I feel so sad that Fergus felt that the best thing Way was for him to be gone from all of them. Thank God Jamie followed him and made him realize how important he really is to Marsali and the children. (NT) -- LisaW, Fri, May 05 2017, 8:21:31
- QOTD for Thursday, May 4, 2017 -- kgp, Wed, May 03 2017, 17:07:03
The following quotation is from Voyager by Diana Gabaldon, Copyright 1994. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 26. Whore’s Brunch
“Are you looking for Madame Jeanne?” I managed to put in, seizing a small pause when he stopped to draw breath for more invective. The visitor was a young man of about thirty, slightly built and strikingly handsome, with thick black hair and brows. He glared at me under these, and as he got a good look at me, an extraordinary change went across his face. The brows rose, his black eyes grew huge, and his face went white.
“Milady!” he exclaimed, and flung himself on his knees, embracing me about the thighs as he pressed his face into the cotton shift at crotch level.
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- What a sweet reunion. :).... even though it might have been a bit awkward physically for her. ; ) (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Thu, May 04 2017, 7:17:43
- Can only imagine what Fergus thought happened to Claire all those years ago. But when he calls her Milady, well that just makes my heart sing!!! (NT) -- LisaW, Thu, May 04 2017, 8:18:14
- Loved this reunion!! (NT) -- Mia, Thu, May 04 2017, 15:59:18
- QOTD for Wednesday, May 3, 2017 -- kgp, Tue, May 02 2017, 19:38:36
The following quotation is from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, copyright 1992. All Rights Reserved. Chapter . Timor Mortis Conturbat Me
“No. Fergus will take it.”
“Me?” The boy’s eyes went round with astonishment.
“You, man.” Jamie took the paper from me, folded it, then knelt and tucked it inside Fergus’ shirt.
“This must reach my sister – Madame Murray – without fail. It is worth more than my life, man – or yours.”
Practically breathless with the enormity of the responsibility entrusted to him, Fergus stood up straight, hands clasped over his middle.
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- *big smile* (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Wed, May 03 2017, 2:50:56
- A huge responsibility laid on this young lad, and he came through. (NT) -- DianaH, Wed, May 03 2017, 6:52:48
- And that is why Jamie is such a great leader, he knows what is important to people and how to make sure their honor is secured. (NT) -- LisaW, Wed, May 03 2017, 8:53:38
- I really like Fergus. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Wed, May 03 2017, 9:58:49
- I loved how they portrayed this on the show as well. All knowing they would not see each other again. And what we don't see so clearly, at this moment, that Jenny takes him in and is a second mother to him (Claire always has 1st in his heart). (NT) -- Kel, Wed, May 03 2017, 11:18:41
- QOTD for Tuesday, May2, 2017 -- kgp, Mon, May 01 2017, 17:57:31
The following quotation is from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, copyright 1992. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 28. The Coming of the Light
“He was much bigger than I thought. I asked him if I could take it in my mouth, but he . . . but he wanted to . . . “
I pulled him close to me and pressed his head tight against my shoulder, muffling his voice in the cloth of my gown. The frail blades of his shoulder bones were like a bird’s wings under my hand.
“Don’t tell me any more,” I said. “Don’t. It’s all right, Fergus; I’m not angry. But please don’t tell me any more.”
This was a futile order; he couldn’t stop talking, after so many days of fear and silence.
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- Just when I thought I couldn't despise BJR any more than I do, this happens. He is a horrible, horrible excuse for a man. I thank God Jamie found Fergus and brought him into the clan. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Tue, May 02 2017, 3:20:28
- So many heartbreaking moments in DIA. (NT) -- DianaH, Tue, May 02 2017, 6:42:45
- Oh poor Fergus!! And poor Jamie seeing this wee lad being taken like he had been by that monster. (NT) -- LisaW, Tue, May 02 2017, 6:48:54
- Oh my. I had blocked this one out of my mind. Poor Fergus. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Tue, May 02 2017, 7:00:10
- DIA is a very emotional book. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Tue, May 02 2017, 7:00:36
- First of all, THANK YOU, MIA, for doing such a great job!!!! Last week was one of those catch-up weeks, as this one is presenting itself to be. Secondly, This is one of those quotes that slices into my heart leaving it bleeding and mangled for all time. It hits my "mother" heart. A mother's heart twisted, wretched, a kind of hurt never ever goes away. Never. Ever. (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Tue, May 02 2017, 8:30:58
- These are the kind of quotes I find so hard to read. They just break my heart. I know it happens but it has never happened to one of my own. Here, I know and love Fergus even if he is a fictional character. My reaction is as if it was one of my own family members being horribly violated. I just want to go and slay BJR myself! (NT) -- Mia, Tue, May 02 2017, 12:29:23
- QOTD for Monday, May 1, 2017 -- kgp, Mon, May 01 2017, 4:42:15
The following quotation is from Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon, copyright 1992. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 12. L’Hôpital des Anges
“I see,” I said. I eyed the new employee with interest as he took the toy Jamie offered him and started in on it once more, dark eyes gleaming with concentration. “Where did you get him?” I asked curiously.
“I found him in a brothel.”
“Oh, of course,” I said. “To be sure.” I eyed the dirt and smears on his clothes. “Which you were visiting for some really excellent reason, I expect?”
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Happy Birthday, Jamie!
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- A week of Fergus??? Please??? (NT) -- Swarl, Mon, May 01 2017, 5:23:28
- Love her response! And Fegus. (NT) -- Mia, Mon, May 01 2017, 6:01:56
- Jamie has many men who would follow him into the fire, but non as dedicated to him as Fergus!! Happy Birthday Jamie!!! (NT) -- LisaW, Mon, May 01 2017, 6:40:00
- And we meet Fergus. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Mon, May 01 2017, 10:45:19
- QOTD for Sunday, April 30, 2017 -- kgp, Sun, April 30 2017, 5:08:02
The following quotation is from An Echo In The Bone by Diana Gabaldon, Copyright 2009. All Rights Reserved. Chapter 26 - Stag At Bay
“Oh, Jesus,” Roger whispered. “Fergus. Oh, God, Fergus” Could see at once the laughing, fine-boned face, dark eyes snapping with amusement as he lifted a flapping fish with the hook he wore in place of his missing left hand – and the vision of a small, limp hand, lying bloody on the path before him.
Because it was here. Right here. Turning, he saw the rock, big and rough, bearing silent, stolid witness to horror and despair – and to the sudden grip of the past that took him by the throat, fierce as the bite of a noose.
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- Oh my, I wonder what the rest of the week is going to be like. Nice way to "hook" us in. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sun, April 30 2017, 5:29:18
- I'm currently re-reading Echo for the first time. There is so much that I had forgotten. (NT) -- DonnaS, Sun, April 30 2017, 8:35:00
- So many things to remember for Brianna and Roger back at Lallybroch. (NT) -- LisaW, Sun, April 30 2017, 11:42:36
- QOTD for Saturday, April 29, 2017. -- Mia, Fri, April 28 2017, 18:07:44
I cannot believe the week is done! I have had so much fun perusing Outlander and reliving Jamie and Claire's beginnings. The hardest part of QOTD was narrowing down my choices. Even as I write this, I have three that I've chosen. So, I will give you two! There are both at the very end of our beloved book!
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The following is taken from Outlander, Chapter 40 Absolution. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved.
""Sassenach?"
"Yes?"
"Ye know the fortress I told ye of, the one inside me?"
"I remember."
He smiled without opening his eyes, and reached out a hand for me.
"Well, I've a lean-to built, at least. And a roof to keep out the rain.""
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And from Chapter 41 From the Womb of the Earth. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved.
""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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Love Jamie's hands and his need to touch Claire. She is truly his Heart and Soul. *sigh*
Thank you for the wondering responses to my QOTD's. I enjoyed the experience immensely and look forward to doing it again soon.!
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- Great week, thank you. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sat, April 29 2017, 5:34:36
- Thanks for the great week!! A newbie no longer.😜👏🏻😁 (NT) -- Swarl, Sat, April 29 2017, 5:59:19
- LOL!! Not "wondering" but WONDERFUL! (NT) -- Mia, Sat, April 29 2017, 7:01:51
- Thank you for a great week Mia. This is a womderful close because after all the horror I could finally see a little glimmer of bright future. Thank goodness their lives continued on as amazingly as they have. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sat, April 29 2017, 8:08:54
- Thank You Mia!!! Such a great week!! I could read quotes from Outlander every time!! So glad you have joined in the fun of QOTD!!!💙 (NT) -- LisaW, Sat, April 29 2017, 8:45:54
- QOTD for Friday, April 28, 2017. -- Mia, Thu, April 27 2017, 19:53:14
The following is taken from Outlander, Chapter 39, To Ransom a Man's Soul. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved.
""Nice of you not to move, " I remarked. "I shouldn't like us to be responsible for giving Brother William impure thoughts."
Dense blue eyes stared down at me. "Aye, well," he said judiciously, "a view of my arse is no going to corrupt anyone's Holy Orders; not in its present condition. Yours, though..." He paused to clear his throat.
"What about mine?" I demanded.
The bright head lowered slowly to plant a kiss on my shoulder. "Yours," he said, "would compromise a bishop."
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Love this little conversation. They're through the worse of the storm and the mood has lightened. Jamie certainly thinks highly of Claire's arse.
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- Fun week of quotes, Mia, thanks!! (NT) -- MaryC in KY, Fri, April 28 2017, 5:39:40
- Jamie always appreciates Claire's backside. My own DH often compliments me, saying that after all these years, I still have a great butt. OK, guess I have to keep him! Thanks for taking us back to the beginning, Mia, where our obsession with The Books began. (NT) -- DianaH, Fri, April 28 2017, 6:28:51
- She ransomed her soul for his and now she knows that it worked. If Jamie can still admire her FWA then he is mended!! (NT) -- LisaW, Fri, April 28 2017, 7:37:33
- QOTD for Thursday, April 27, 2017. -- Mia, Wed, April 26 2017, 18:49:44
The following is taken from Outlander, Chapter 36, MacRannoch. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved.
""I need a wee knife," said Jamie, breathing heavily."
""Ye don't think ye have enough scars?" he inquired. "Going to add a few more?"
"Just one." Jamie balanced precariously on one elbow, chin pressed on his chest as he awkwardly aimed the razor-sharp knife under his left breast. Sir Marcus's hand shot out, a bit unsteadily, and gripped Jamie's wrist.
"Best let me help ye, man. Ye'll fall on it in a moment." After a moment's pause, Jamie reluctantly surrendered the knife and lay back against the wadded blanket. He touched his chest an inch or two below the nipple.
"There.""
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Jamie's rape was very hard for me to read, let alone watch during the series. I have only read it once. I cannot go back there though parts are scarred in my mind for life. I was going to use a quote from this part of the book but I honestly did not want to go look for it. This is enough to remind us what Jamie went through. His cutting out BJR's ring imprint in his skin is so symbolic. Very moving.
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- I agree; I have trouble with, and have often skipped, the torture/rape in Outlander. DG's writing of it is brilliant, which probably makes it that much harder to re-live it with Jamie. (NT) -- DianaH, Thu, April 27 2017, 6:47:53
- It is very difficult to read, but the emotions that I feel, while so overwhelmingly sad, is one more reason why these books speak to me so much. I have never experienced anything like the first reading of the books. And I will forever be grateful to DG for her gift to us. (NT) -- LisaW, Thu, April 27 2017, 9:38:18
- QOTD for Wednesday, April 26, 2017. -- Mia, Tue, April 25 2017, 17:59:24
The following is taken from Outlander, Chapter 27, The Last Reason. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved.
"I reached out and drew him to me, pulling him close, so that he stood between my legs as I sat on the fence. Feeling the faint chill of his skin, I wrapped my legs around his hips and enfolded him with the wings of my cloak. Under the sheltering fabric, his arms came tight around me, pressing my check against the smudged cambric of his shirt.
"My love," he whispered. "Oh, my love. I do want ye so."
"Not the same thing, is it?" I said. "Loving and wanting, I mean."
He laughed, a little huskily. "Damn close, Sassenach, for me at least." I could feel the strength of his wanting, hard and urgent. He stepped back suddenly, and stooping, lifted me from the fence.
"Where are we going?" We were headed away from the house, toward the cluster of sheds in the shadow of the elm grove.
"To find a haystack."
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There are quite a few classic Hump Quotes that I could have picked for today. We've seen them here many many times. This one is less quoted. I picked it because it is shortly after Jamie has declared his love for Claire. The words are still a little hard for him to say out loud, I believe. He whispers them to her. Very sweet. I also like this quote because of what it doesn't go into. It's like the old movies where the couple, hand in hand, walk into the bedroom and close the door on the camera. We must imagine for ourselves what goes on then. Diana is amazing. She writes great love scenes and doesn't let them get routine and tawdry.
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- Happy Hump Day (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Wed, April 26 2017, 2:07:54
- Great quote! Sweet and yet, hot. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Wed, April 26 2017, 6:51:12
- Herself does write sex scenes in many different ways! Loving and Wanting are as close as they can be for Jamie!! (NT) -- LisaW, Wed, April 26 2017, 8:18:09
- QOTD for Tuesday, April 25, 2017. -- Mia, Mon, April 24 2017, 18:16:07
The following is taken from Outlander, Chapter 10 The Oath-taking. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"A better death, perhaps, was what Dougal was giving him-to die cleanly under the sky, his heart's blood staining the same leaves, dyed by the blood of the beast that killed him. I crawled over the damp leaves to Geordie's head, and took half his weight on my own arm.
"It will be better soon, "I said, and my voice was steady, as it always was, as it had been trained to be. "The pain will be better soon."
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I definitely love the blood and guts that occur in these books. The Medicine was so simple or simply inadequate. Life was fragile and could be snuffed out in a moment. Here, the human compassion for someone dying is so touching. Claire and Dougal knew there was nothing they could do for Geordie except make his last living minutes as peaceful as possible. Unfortunately for Claire, she probably had done this more times than she could count during the war where there was nothing to be done but hold a dying soldier's hand.
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- I thought this scene was beautifully portrayed in the show - you are so right - they did the best they could for Geordie, as little as it seemed, I am sure it made a world of difference for him. (NT) -- lori v, Mon, April 24 2017, 19:14:50
- Death was so much a part of life in the 1700's. Much more so than in the present time. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Tue, April 25 2017, 2:04:46
- I think this was he moment when Dougal knew there was much more to Claire then other women. He truly respected her for helping him to give Geordie and peaceful death!! Hi Mia!! So glad you are doing the quotes for us this week!! I'm sorry I missed your first few, DH surprised me with a get-away weekend! (NT) -- LisaW, Tue, April 25 2017, 8:59:16
- I agree with all three of you! I could hear and see this scene from the STARZ series. They did it almost verbatum. I loved that whole episode. And I almost commented about Dougal understanding that Claire was much much more than what she wanted him to think of her. I also didn't want to get to wordy but really wanted to say that there was no 911 to call for a Med Flight to the nearest Trauma Center. (NT) -- Mia, Tue, April 25 2017, 11:16:35
- QOTD for Monday, April 24, 2017. -- Mia, Sun, April 23 2017, 17:59:52
The following is taken from Outlander, Chapter 3, The Man in the Wood. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
""You have to get the bone of the upper arm at the proper angle before it will slip back into its joint," I said, grunting as I pulled the wrist up and the elbow in. The young man was sizable; his arm was heavy as lead.
This is the worst part," I warned the patient. I cupped the elbow, ready to whip it upward and in."
"Resetting a shoulder joint is hard work at the best of times. Done on a large man who had gone hours since the dislocation, his muscles now swollen and pulling on the joint, the job was taking all the strength I had."
"Suddenly the shoulder gave a soft crunching pop! and the joint was back in place."
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And so, we are up close and hands-on with Jamie. A man above all men. The yardstick that all men will be forever measured against. *sigh*
I was in awe of Claire here. She was an Army Nurse yet knew how to reduce a dislocated shoulder. The confidence with which she approached it suggested that this wasn't the first one she'd reduced either. I have a medical background with more training than Claire had at this point and I was embarrassed that I didn't know how to do it. So I read up on it, watched a video, talked to an Orthopedic Surgeon and now I know. I'm just waiting for a "Jamie" who needs my assistance!
I guess another way to look at this is to realize how dreadful the war conditions were that Claire worked in. The number of wounded far outnumbered the available doctors. Probably to the point where Nurses did a lot more than what is typically expected of them. How horrific.
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- QUOTERS NEEDED!! This is Mia's first time ever. Lady DuBois came back and did it. YOU CAN JOIN THE CROWD. Easy peasy. Pick a book, open it up, and choose a quote. With Herself's prose you can't go wrong. We even offer individual tutorials on how to post. PLEASE, WONDERFUL LURKERS, HELP US OUT,! -- Swarl, Sun, April 23 2017, 5:29:40
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- I've written to Judie but haven't been assigned a week yet. (NT) -- kgp, Sun, April 23 2017, 5:44:32
- I just have to say to those who have never done the quotes and are intimidated by the HTML formatting, it is super easy to learn. I figured it out and practiced a few times on the practiced board until I felt comfortable. (NT) -- Mia, Sun, April 23 2017, 14:13:03
- Thanks, swarl!!!!!! (NT) -- Judie, Sun, April 23 2017, 23:52:54
- QOTD for Sunday, April 23, 2017.. -- MIa, Sat, April 22 2017, 20:36:13
I am so excited to be doing QOTD this week. (My first!) I found the Books in August 1999 during a very difficult time in my life. I gave up an exciting and loved career to stay home with my 4 little babies. I made the right decision then and I still believe in it today. However, there were many days when I just wanted to leave. Dirty diapers times three, speech and language therapy, dire diagnoses. Lucky for me, I did find a way to leave. Everyday I left, for a few minutes, sometimes hours, and traveled to the Highlands of Scotland. These books were my saving Grace.
Outlander has always been my favorite of the series. I remember picking it up at the Bookstore (yes, before eBooks) and thinking, "Time travel? Hmm, not really what I want." But thankfully, I bought Outlander and was so smitten that the next day I went back and bought the next two. I've been Hosed ever since. To honor this wonderful book, this week will be a Week of Outlander.
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The following is taken from Outlander, Prologue. Copyright (c) 1991 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"People disappear all the time. Ask any policeman. Better yet, ask a journalist. Disappearances are bread-and-butter to journalists.
Young girls run away from home. Young children stray from their parents and are never seen again. Housewives reach the end of their tether and take the grocery money and a taxi to the station."
The first and last line of this quote spoke so powerfully to me back in 1991. I could have been that housewife.
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- Great choice (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sun, April 23 2017, 4:45:12
- Congrats on your first QOTD. Have a wonderful time. (NT) -- Swarl, Sun, April 23 2017, 5:26:11
- Welcome, Mia - thank you for taking the plunge! Great choice. I've often thought about taking the grocery money and running off. (NT) -- kgp, Sun, April 23 2017, 5:43:33
- Thanks for taking a week, Mia! It's hard to believe almost 18 years have gone by since you (and I) found the books. I'm so glad your choice worked out and that you had the books to help through some of the stressful times. I heard about them through an AOL article titled "Books that changed your life". Outlander was mentioned so often I checked at the library. I almost passed when I saw it had time travel - thank goodness I didn't because they've become my favorite books of all time. Never, never reread like I do with these. Thanks for a great opening too. I LOVE the prologues, especially the second time around when I have a deeper idea of what it's about. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sun, April 23 2017, 5:46:17
- First of all, Thank you for giving QOTD a try! Second, I can deeply relate to your younger years being a mother with four little ones. I spent days, weeks, months, probably years crying on a daily basis feeling trapped and alone. I found Outlander quite soon after it was published and like you, reading that book saved my sanity. I could, just for a few minutes, be in Scotland and pretend my life was found somewhere in the Highlands. Thirdly, this quote is the beginning of my love affair with all Diana Gabaldon works. When I read this these words I fell instantly in love. Great quote to start with!!! (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sun, April 23 2017, 8:34:10
- So glad everyone loves this quote. I was afraid we've seen it so many times before that it lost its significance and importance to the whole series. That very first sentence set each of us off on our adventure. Though we didn't disappear physically, we certainly weren't there mentally! ;-) (NT) -- Mia, Sun, April 23 2017, 14:10:35
- Thank you Mia. You are so brave to take on a week. I look forward to seeing what quotes you choose. There are no "bad" quotes but I always feel so close to the person who uses the ones that are my "know-it-by-heart" quotes. Hugs. (NT) -- Marcie, Sun, April 23 2017, 15:46:43
- QOTD for Saturday, April 22, 2017 -- LisaW, Fri, April 21 2017, 18:19:07
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 57 "A SHATTERED SMILE". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
" "And you, Sassenach? Ye seemed to be having a most earnest discussion
wi' the auld lady. Did she ken aught of that stone?"
"Yes. Come inside and I'll tell you about it."
He lifted the skin over the doorway, and I walked inside, the opal a solid
weight in my hand. They hadn't known what he had called it, but I did. The
man called Otter-Tooth, who had come to raise a war, to save a nation--
with silver fillings in his teeth. Yes, I knew what it was, the tika-ba.
His unused ticket back. My legacy."
Hope you all have a Lovely weekend!! DH surprised me with a weekend away, up to Tahoe!
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- Aaah, that tika-ba. Thanks for the photo as well. Have a wonderful getaway. (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:27:14
- It was so sad to read Otter Tooth's story. Although he couldn't save the Indians, he helped Claire immensely. Both getting her saved off the mountain and giving the family another "tika bak" that I believed smoothed their way with the Indians. They respected that somehow it ended up with Claire and, I think, made them less likely to mess with the Frasers. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sat, April 22 2017, 3:40:00
- I forgot to mention to have a great weekend! What a sweet DH 😇 (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sat, April 22 2017, 3:41:48
- Thanks for the week and enjoy your time at Tahoe. (NT) -- Swarl, Sat, April 22 2017, 5:04:41
- Opals are October's birthstone and I've heard it's bad luck to wear/have one if that's not your birth month. I had one in a necklace once that was a gift from an old boyfriend. It shattered. Because Claire is born in October do you think this has even more significance for her? (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sat, April 22 2017, 10:33:31
- My week has been dominated by a yucky GI bug-- David has been enjoying the same delightful bug, we share everything) so I have played catch up on the QOTD. Lisa, what a great week!!! I LOVE the pictures. Actually, I have read each day's quote 3-4 times because the imagery was so amazing . Thanks for a great week! (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sat, April 22 2017, 17:58:52
- LisaW - love your photos that go with the quotes! :) (NT) -- Judie, Sun, April 23 2017, 23:48:46
- QOTD for Friday, April 21, 2017 -- LisaW, Thu, April 20 2017, 17:13:51
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 47 "A FATHER'S SONG". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
" "It's not a thing you'd do, just for friendship's sake."
He nodded again, but I hesitated, wanting to tell him more, to impress
him with the significance of it.
"I haven't told you a great deal about it, because--there aren't words
for it. But one thing about it I could tell you. Jamie--" I shivered involun-
tarily, and not from the cold. "Not everyone who goes through the stones
comes out again."
His look sharpened.
"How d'ye ken that, Sassenach?"
"I can--I could--hear them. Screaming." "
I am sorry for the big picture. :)
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- The big picture is PERFECT for what Claire's describing. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Fri, April 21 2017, 3:21:36
- I agree, the pic is perfect! Fun week of quotes LisaW, thanks!! (NT) -- MaryC in KY, Fri, April 21 2017, 6:15:54
- Shivers and the hair on my arms stands up every time. (NT) -- DianaH, Fri, April 21 2017, 7:42:45
- Oooo, good one! (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Fri, April 21 2017, 10:19:05
- Great visual for this chilling quote. (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:26:22
- QOTD for Thursday, April 20, 2017 -- LisaW, Wed, April 19 2017, 20:48:41
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 41 "JOURNEY'S END". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"He stood in the shade of the maples, half turned away from her, head
bent in absorption. A tall man, long-legged, lean and graceful, with his
shoulders broad under a white shirt. He wore a faded kilt in pale greens and
browns, casually rucked up in front as he urinated against a tree.
He finished and, letting the kilt fall, turned toward the post house. He
saw her then, standing there staring at him, and tensed slightly, hands half
curling. Then he saw past her men's clothes, and the look of wary suspicion
changed at once to surprise as he realized that she was a woman.
There was no doubt in her mind, from the first glimpse. She was at once
surprised and not surprised at all; he was not quite what she had imagined--
he seemed smaller, only man-sized--but his face had the lines of her own;
the long, straight nose and stubborn jaw, and the slanted cat-eyes, set in a
frame of solid bone.
He moved toward her out of the maples' shadow, and the sun struck his
hair with a spray of copper sparks. Half consciously she raised a hand and
pushed a strand of hair back from her face, seeing from the corner of her eye
the matching gleam of thick red-gold."
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- When at first we see Bree and Jamie, together. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Thu, April 20 2017, 2:57:57
- Lisa, I love the photos you have chosen to accompany your quotes. (NT) -- TheresaB., Thu, April 20 2017, 3:05:42
- I just listened to this and it affected me even more than reading it. Davina Porter does such an amazing job. I'm loving your pictures too! (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Thu, April 20 2017, 11:29:50
- I also love the picture; you've certainly raised the bar for QOTD! (NT) -- Janet D, Thu, April 20 2017, 12:01:23
- It was so thrilling to read about their first encounter! (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Thu, April 20 2017, 13:10:34
- This, and the reunion scene in Voyager, are two of my very favorites in the Books. Of all of the possibilities, who but DG would have thought to have Jamie peeing on a tree when Bree first sees him?? (NT) -- DianaH, Fri, April 21 2017, 7:41:19
- Always gives me chills to read this quote. I am in Bree's head as she looks Jamie over and sees so much of her own face in his. And the hair, she even sees a strand of her hair and how much the color is like his. DG got me again. Wonderful! (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:31:36
- QOTD for Wednesday, April 19, 2017 -- LisaW, Tue, April 18 2017, 20:28:58
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 22 "SPARK OF AN ANCIENT FLAME". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
" "Oh Jesus." Roger stared at the page in front of him until the letters
lost their meaning and became no more than curlicues. No such trick would
erase the meaning of the words themselves; those were already carved into
his mind.
"Oh, God, no!" he said out loud. The girl in the next carrel jerked in
irritation at the noise, scraping the legs of her chair against the floor.
He leaned over the book, covering it with his forearms, eyes closed. He
felt sick, and the palms of his hands were cold and sweaty
He sat that way for several minutes, fighting the truth. It wasn't going
to go away, though Christ, it had already happened, hadn't it? A long time
ago. And you couldn't change the past. "
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- Hmmmm, drawing a blank on this one. What was Roger reading? (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Wed, April 19 2017, 3:02:56
- And we learn that history can be a fickle creature, not necessarily the truth, no matter what is written. Is it any wonder that Bree changed her major to engineering? (NT) -- DianaH, Wed, April 19 2017, 8:41:33
- How hard this must be to wrap your head around the fact that the past has occurred unless you go back and experience it occuring! (NT) -- Mia, Wed, April 19 2017, 10:56:33
- Love your choice of photos and quotes. TY. (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:33:41
- QOTD for Tuesday, April 18, 2017 -- LisaW, Mon, April 17 2017, 20:21:12
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 21 "NIGHT ON A SNOWY MOUNTAIN". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"There is nothing more delightful in life than a feather bed and an open
fire--except a feather bed with a warm and tender lover in it. When Ian was
gone, we would not trouble with rushlights but would go to bed with the
dark, and lie curled together in shared warmth, talking late into the night,
laughing and telling stories, sharing our pasts, planning our future, and
somewhere in the midst of talking, pausing to enjoy the wordless plea-
sures of the present.
"Tell me about Brianna." These were Jamie's favorite stories; the tales
of Brianna as a child. What she had said and worn and done; how she had
looked, all her accomplishments and her tastes."
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- Lovely imagery. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Tue, April 18 2017, 3:21:55
- Your pictures are a nice complement to your quotes! Thank you! (NT) -- Mia, Tue, April 18 2017, 4:44:35
- DG paints such an intimate scene. How wonderful for Jamie to hear all of the small bits of Bree's life in the quiet darkness, reunited with Claire, such a contrast to his lonely time in the cave and at Helwater. Thanks for the lovely pics to accompany QOTD. (NT) -- DianaH, Tue, April 18 2017, 6:16:59
- It's so nice that they were able to slow down, relax, and enjoy their time together. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Tue, April 18 2017, 7:04:45
- It must have been difficult to tell stories of Brianna as a child without bringing Frank into it. Seems that ghost is always in a corner. (NT) -- kgp, Tue, April 18 2017, 8:59:58
- I was so pleased when I read that Jamie was so interested in Bree as a child. I wasnt sure he wouldn't want to just "move on" and make new memories with her. I always loved that he got to see some photos of her even though they were lost in the hurricane, I presume. TY for the quote. Warm and fuzzy feeling now. (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:37:20
- QOTD for Monday, April 17, 2017 -- LisaW, Sun, April 16 2017, 13:47:07
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Chapter 15 "NOBLE SAVAGES". Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All rights reserved.
"A sickle moon was rising, bright over the trees, and I had little trouble
finding the place I remembered. The stream ran cold and silver in the moon-
light, chilling my hands and feet as I stood calf-deep in the water, groping
for yubers of the arrowhead plant.
Small frogs sang all around me, and the stiff leaves of cattails rustled
softly in the evening breeze. It was very, very peaceful, and all of a sudden I
found myself shaking so hard that I had to sit down on the stream bank.
Anytime. It could happen anytime, and just this fast. I wasn't sure which
seemed most unreal; the bear's attack, or this, the soft summer night, alive
with promise."
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- I just listened to this section a couple of days ago. There are so many wonderful moments in DOA. (NT) -- Lady-Jane, Sun, April 16 2017, 16:38:47
- I've been in such a reading slump for quite sometime, your selections are inspiring me to pick up the Books, again. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Mon, April 17 2017, 3:19:52
- Just read this last night. Yummy scene of quiet after mortal fear. (NT) -- Swarl, Mon, April 17 2017, 4:58:13
- I love Diana's descriptions, everything is so vivid. (NT) -- kgp, Mon, April 17 2017, 10:02:26
- Thank you for the beautiful pictures and quotes from DOA. There are so many scenes in nature in this book and Diana paints them so beautifully with words, I feel them. After the craziness of Voyager I really enjoy reading about them finding "their place" in the mountains again. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Mon, April 17 2017, 12:15:18
- After Outlander, DOA is my second favorite book. (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Tue, April 18 2017, 7:06:15
- I had a "relaxation" CD playing when I was reading this and it was croaking frogs and water sounds. Really added to the quote. TY. (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:39:58
- QOTD for Sunday, April 16, 2017 -- LisaW, Sat, April 15 2017, 20:07:34
The following quote is taken from Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon, Prologue. Copyright (c) 1997 by Diana Gabaldon. All
rights reserved.
"I've never been afraid of ghosts. I live with them daily, after all. When I
look in a mirror, my mother's eyes look back at me; my mouth curls with the
smile that lured my great-grandfather to the fate that was me.
No, how should I fear the touch of those vanished hands, laid on me in
love unknowing? How could I be afraid of those that molded my flesh,
leaving their remnants to live long past the grave?"
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- Interesting start, looking forward to the week. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Sun, April 16 2017, 4:01:59
- I absolutely adore the prologues. Each one grabs me in a different way and I wonder if I'm hearing the right person. I always thought this was Claire, but your picture made me think it could be Bri....... except for "my mother's eyes." I'm listening to Drums now, it's one of my favorites. Davina Porter has added a lot to my understanding of situations and people in the books. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sun, April 16 2017, 5:12:00
- TY for posting this. I sometimes rush reading past the prologues to get to the next chapter and don't appreciate them as I should. (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:43:59
- QOTD for Saturday, April 15, 2017. The following is taken from The Scottish Prisoner, copyright 2001. Chapter 38, Redux. Written by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved. -- LadyDuBois, Sat, April 15 2017, 3:36:15
But he would not come to Lallybroch again for a long time. If ever, he thought, but quicky put the thought out of his head. He turned his ear to the ground and felt the beating of Helwater, a quicker sound, one that would support him in his weakeness, comfort him in his lonliness. He could hear the speaking of its waters and the growing of the grass, the movement of the horses and the silence of its rocks. The people were part of it---a more trasient part, but not an unimportant part. And one of those was Betty Mitchell.
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- Jamie can live so easily in nature - find comfort in the day to day turning of the world. He is very good at reading and dealing with people too, but encounters too many PITAs for one man to handle! (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sat, April 15 2017, 4:29:12
- Lady DB, I haven't been able to read daily but I have played catch up this morning. I absolutely LOVE your quotes, and as I said I haven't even read the book, a great embarrasment. But after your week of these enticing quotes I am today beginning The Scottish Prisoner. Thank you for a super week. (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sat, April 15 2017, 7:12:27
- Betty Mitchell - an interesting person. I hope she lived happily ever after. (NT) -- kgp, Sat, April 15 2017, 8:17:08
- I love that he was concerned for Betty. He was concerned for everyone, wasn't he? It is who Jamie is!! Thanks LadyDuBois!!!! (NT) -- LisaW, Sat, April 15 2017, 9:19:11
- Great week, Lady DuBois, thanks for doing it.😘😘 (NT) -- Swarl, Sun, April 16 2017, 4:58:42
- I love when we get quotes from the later books. Great week. Thank you. (NT) -- CarolSR, Fri, April 21 2017, 18:13:14
- Valerie....... -- M&M, Fri, April 14 2017, 12:09:24
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to update you all on Valerie's collection. We collected just over $1,000.00. Our wonderful JudyL inquired at Culloden House about purchasing a memorial bench for Val, and we got the go ahead. That was bought on Monday, it will look just like Diana's but the plaque will say...
Valerie LaMont
Lady of Lallybroch
The bench is 4 ft, seats 3, made of teak. They are regularly maintanced, cleaned and varnished, and they will add Val's bench to the list.
Here's Elenna's DG bench picture, in case you have forgotten.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/221802350368189465/
Here's the garden
We were also able to get two memorial trees in Highland Pershire, Scotland. One in Val's name, plaque.
"In Memory of our Lady of Lallybroch
Valerie LaMont"
And we got a tree with Lowell's name. His will say
"Lowell LaMont - Soul mate of Valerie.
The gentleman at the tree farm assured me they would be planted side by side.
Since there was 220 left over, each son will get a $100 visa gift card. And a $10 amazon card.
We the exception of the amazon card (I will do that when they get their envelopes, so not to ruin the surprise) all will go in the mail to the boys tomorrow.
We we're planning a bench, either at Culloden House or a library, but didn't know if we could get one. I wanted people to feel part of the project so on the first maybe ten contributions that came in, I emailed back if they had any ideas let me know....everyone that replied said bench, so I quit asking. :)
Thanks so much everyone, we were so hoping to do something long lasting, sturdy, impressive....like Val... and we were able to with you all. Still hard to believe she is gone.
Val, if you still read the boards.... you are soooooo missed!
Hugs all,
Michelle
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- <3 Thank you for doing this. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Fri, April 14 2017, 12:21:04
- Thanks for doing this Michelle. I still can't believe she's gone. She'd have loved what you've done and I'm so glad the boys are getting something too. What a great idea. Thank you again (NT) -- Gwen, Fri, April 14 2017, 12:24:37
- Oh, this is wonderful! Thanks to all involved! <3 (NT) -- Chirre, Fri, April 14 2017, 12:29:13
- <3 So happy that we could do this to honor her. And one day I will get there to visit both her bench and Diana's. (NT) -- Lady Oliver, Fri, April 14 2017, 13:16:18
- A beautiful, fitting and long lasting tribute! How wonderful that trees for her and Lowell will grow together. Thank you Michell and Judy for organizing. Val we miss you fiercely 💚 (NT) -- BetsyG, Fri, April 14 2017, 13:18:35
- Thank you so much for doing this! Awesome! Beautiful bench. Miss Val, every day! Not a day passes that a FB past memory doesn't have a "like" by Val! (NT) -- CarolE, Fri, April 14 2017, 14:49:15
- Thank you and thank Judy for all the work and time to make this memorial and our gifts possible. (NT) -- Niseold, Fri, April 14 2017, 15:06:55
- Thank you both for pulling this all together! It is such a lovely tribute! (NT) -- Renate R, Fri, April 14 2017, 15:18:14
- what a wonderful tribute, and now I have to go back to Scotland so I can see the bench. (NT) -- Colly, Fri, April 14 2017, 15:28:24
- Thanks to all who were a part of making this tribute for Val! Like Colly said, now I need to go back to Scotland, sit down and have a wee chat with Val. (NT) -- Merc, Fri, April 14 2017, 16:04:14
- Thanks so much for organising this, you have done a wonderful job and it's a great memorial for Val. (NT) -- astrokath, Fri, April 14 2017, 16:16:46
- Thank you, Michelle. We do miss her so much... (NT) -- Leah, Fri, April 14 2017, 18:26:34
- This amazing 😉 (NT) -- JackieR, Fri, April 14 2017, 20:43:52
- Absolutely beautiful idea. xxx (NT) -- Kylie McA, Fri, April 14 2017, 23:36:10
- Perfect! (NT) -- NancyH, Fri, April 14 2017, 23:59:28
- What a wonderful, wonderful way to remember Val. It's amazing there was enough to plant the two trees for her and her husband together and even enough to gift her sons. Thank you so much for gathering us again to show the fantastic love and support we have for each other and our families. Hugs to all my fellow Lallys. (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sat, April 15 2017, 4:23:38
- Thank you so much for doing this Michelle. <3 (NT) -- AmyGirl, Sat, April 15 2017, 5:29:00
- Have I told you lately that I love you??? Michelle, you do so much for us. (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sat, April 15 2017, 6:55:54
- Thank You Michelle and Judy for making this happen!!! I Love all these!!! (NT) -- LisaW, Sat, April 15 2017, 9:16:51
- Amazing, great job Lallybroch <3 (NT) -- Margy, Sat, April 15 2017, 9:25:08
- How perfect. Thank you for doing this. =) (NT) -- Donna Mc, Sat, April 15 2017, 17:38:25
- Lovely garden, and a lovely way to be remembered. Thank you all for your efforts to complete this tribute and thank you for your thoughtfullness. (NT) -- TeriB, Sun, April 16 2017, 19:52:13
- What a beautiful tribute. Thank you, M&M, JudyL, JP, Judie, the contributors -- all the brain powers that made this a reality. Time and again the Broch leads by love and does amazing, beautiful things. (NT) -- AngieLass, Mon, April 17 2017, 9:09:54
- Wonderful!! Thank you so much for doing this! :) (NT) -- Piper-Mom, Mon, April 17 2017, 12:08:28
- <3 (NT) -- Astrina-Brenna, Mon, April 17 2017, 20:54:15
- Thank you to all who were involved. <3 (NT) -- LindaT, Wed, April 19 2017, 10:57:10
- I am so proud of Lallybroch. What a wonderful tribute to Valerie and Lowell as well. I hope we get to see a photo of Val's bench and of their trees one day. I just can't believe she's really gone. I just can't. (NT) -- Marcie, Fri, April 21 2017, 22:49:46
- Can't wait to see pictures one day. Thank YOU for all your hard work, M-ski! I just had to say "Oh, great idea" and stuff like that. :D (NT) -- Judie, Sun, April 23 2017, 23:55:43
- QOTD for Friday, April 14, 2017. The following is taken from The Scottish Prisoner, copyright 2001. Chapter 32, Duello. Written by Diana Gabaldon. All Rights Reserved -- LadyDuBois, Fri, April 14 2017, 10:51:16
He could only thank God that Fraser had been in the prison already for some time when Grey was appointed govenor. He hadn't had to hear Jamie speak that oath pr see the look on his face when he did so.
"You're right," Hal said, sighing deeply and reaching for a biscuit. "We owe him. But if he should kill Twelvetrees---there's no chance of it stopping with mere drawing of blood, I don't suppose? No, of course not." He began to pace to and fro slowly, nibbling on the biscuit.
"If he kills Twelvetrees, there'll be the devil to pay and no pitch hot, as the sailors say. Reginald Twelvetrees won't rest until he's got Fraser imprisoned for life, if not hanged for murder. And we won't fair much better." He grimaced and brushed biscuit crumbs from his fingers, plainly reliving the scandal that had followed his duel with Twelvetree, twenty years before. This one would be worse, much worse, with the Greys accused of failing ot stop a prisoner under their contro --- and if the were not openly accused of using Fraser as a pawn to accomplish a private vengeance, certainly that would be said privately.
"We have used him. Badly," Grey said, answering the thought, and his brother grimaced again.
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- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! -- JudyL, Fri, April 14 2017, 2:24:43
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April 17 - Katiscotch
April 21 - Stephanie Jane
April 25 - Cherie
April 27 - Cait
April 29 - ScarlettO
April 30 - Sam Heughan/Jamie
Best wishes for a great day!
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- Happy Birthday, Lallypals! (NT) -- SueW, Fri, April 14 2017, 6:04:12
- Happy! Happy Birthday!!!!!🎂🎈🎉🎊🎁 (NT) -- LisaW, Fri, April 14 2017, 8:48:28
- Happy Birthday everyone! (NT) -- LadyDuBois, Fri, April 14 2017, 10:36:58
- Happy Birthday Lallyland! (NT) -- CarolE, Fri, April 14 2017, 14:49:53
- Have a warm, wonderful, fantastic birthday! (NT) -- JanetP, Fri, April 14 2017, 18:27:31
- Happy Birthday Everybody!!! Hope the year ahead is filled with health and happiness 😘 (NT) -- Kathy in PA, Sat, April 15 2017, 4:38:47
- Happy Happy Birthday, Lally Lovlies! (NT) -- Betsy Barefootspinner, Sat, April 15 2017, 7:05:45
- Happy Birthday to all of you!! (NT) -- Rachel M, Tue, April 18 2017, 8:10:43
- Happy birthday, Hosers! (NT) -- LindaT, Wed, April 19 2017, 10:57:45
