Sometimes the world reminds us that even the mundane is not quite as predictable as we think.  Last week, on the way into work I looked up to see a group of geese trying to form their standard "v."  They did that without too much trouble, but suddenly I realized they were flying North.  And they kept flying North.  I thought maybe they were revving up and that they were going to turn and head in the other direction once they got their bearings.  Nope.  Those geese headed off into the North, and I can only imagine what happened after that.  Someone should write a children's picture book about it!  I would also like to state for the record, that although I am famously directionally impaired, Matt witnessed it as well.  It's not only in nature that I find the unpredictable, but so often in my reading as well.  Last week, I read the new Neil Gaiman book, The Sleeper and the Spindle.  This book is absolutely amazing, and the perfect Halloween read aloud for your kiddos - warning: there is a gross mention of maggots, but you can always skip that if needed.  I recommend it for 7 and up.  The reason I bring it up here is that instead of the usual reference to dwarves, Gaiman refers to his mountain dwelling characters as dwarfs.  "Typo." I thought to myself.  I looked it up.  It turns out that the correct spelling is dwarfs, but ever since Tolkein's world came into fashion, they've been dwarves for most fantasy writers if the reference is to small people in a fantasy world...and Tolkein's original use of dwarves was a typo!  My world is rocked.  Geese and dwarfs.  It's been a big week.  Here are some new items for Fall that we hope surprise you as well!