Comments on: Return to Domesticity https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/ Author of the Outlander Series Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Diana https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-22186 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 07:46:11 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-22186 Dear Maureen–

Yes, I know. The words “close to” are misplaced; it should read, “He hadn’t seen the boy close to since he was twelve.”

Best,

–Diana

]]> By: Maureen https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-22145 Thu, 29 May 2014 21:11:27 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-22145 Just noted an “errata” in Echo, and only because the scenes were both so riveting their contradicions stood out for me:

Ch 60: (p 749 pb) Jamie and Ian are watching the British camp. Jamie sees William and contemplates: “It was twilight, but they were by now no more than fifty yards away; there was no mistaking it. He hadn’t seen the boy since he was close to twelve, but he had memorized every moment they’d spent in each other’s presence: the way he carried himself…”

This reference would negate the exquisite and endearingly heart wrenching scene in the ABOSAA chapter Regret. “He realized suddenly that every fragment of Fraser’s being was focused on the scene outside. Of course; he had not seen Willie since the boy was twelve. And to see the two together–his daughter and the son he could never speak to or acknowledge.”

]]> By: Kelsey https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4092 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:16:18 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4092 I am loving the lizard hunting photo! Too cute! I am glad you are able to return to the tedium of it all, bet it feels pretty good.

]]> By: Ashirin https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4066 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:14:35 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4066 I'm glad for your return to the "norm", so to speak. I'd like to take a moment, while everything is calm (calmish, maybe?), and thank you not only for this Book (Echo, I mean specifically), but for the accuracy and diligent research. As an amatuer genealogist who's been spending a good deal of time researching the ancestor who was a Fusilier of the Hesse-Cassel Erbprinz regiment. I know it's a lot of blahblah to most, but reading some of the battle scenes that you wrote, kind of seemed to bring home the humanity of this one fella, who left Germany at 18, never to go back (He instead, went to Kentucky and had a ton of children. *smile*).

Bah, anyway, seriously, thank you. As my ten year old would say, "You are chock full of awesome." *laugh*

]]> By: EB https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4065 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:29:15 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4065 Welcome home, Diana! Thank you for all of it – your stories, your time, and your generosity with both. Have a Very Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Year's!
Cheers ~
Emily

]]> By: Chelsea https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4063 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:43:56 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4063 I can sympathize entirely in having the towels used to wrap greasy engine parts in. In my house we have white towels for women and dark brown towels for men. ;)

I'll second Kaylen on her suggestion for photo comments. There is no separate function to add photo comments in blogger – you have to type your own text in the body of the post. I usually italicize the caption and choose a smaller font for it, and then center-align it under the photo.

I also like to be fancy and add a :: on each end of the caption too, but I'm just fussy. You can see examples on either of my blogs.

Thank-you for posting the chicken/mushroom/orange recipe – I think that's dinner tomorrow!

]]> By: Pamela https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4061 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:57:43 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4061 What a fun post to read, Diana!

I participated in NaNoWriMo this year…uploaded 85K+ words to "win" (only required 50K)…of course it's not done yet.

I'm sure it's mostly awful, but at least I can now say, "I wrote a really crappy novel!"

We had a really nice snowstorm up here in Flagstaff yesterday. We ended up with about 26 inches of the white stuff in our yard (we live down in KV). It's really beautiful this morning, a winter wonderland out there!

Thanks for your nice posts, they are always fun to read.

]]> By: charlotte carroll https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4057 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:24:37 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4057 diana, i personally have made the switch to turkish towels and waffle towels. LOVE THEM. you may want to consider them after book 8. :)

]]> By: Susan https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4056 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:23:26 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4056 Actually, the Golden Retreiver, Ranger, is mine and Homer & JJ were invited for a sleep-over while Diana was in Scotland.

And no, the tug-o-war victim is not a cat…well, not real anyway. It's a stuffed canvas pet toy called "the Big Mean Kitty," and Ranger was happy to have two such worthy opponents for a friendly game. Unfortunately, the toy didn't survive the melee – a tiny puncture eroded into a larger hole while all THREE dogs took turns disembowling it, resulting in fluffy-stuff all over my living room floor!

Ranger wants to know when The Guys will be coming back to play again… :-)

]]> By: Gerry https://dianagabaldon.com/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/comment-page-2/#comment-4055 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:54:08 +0000 http://www.dianagabaldon.com/wordpress/2009/12/return-to-domesticity/#comment-4055 I love buying new towels as well-they have so many beautiful colors (although I usually decide I have to do the bathroom completely over in order to match the new towels!). There is nothing like a soft, cozy towel to snuggle up with after a warm shower. One of the simpler pleasures!
And I love the pictures of the pups! Such joy!

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