Quilt Giveaway!

The Old Red Barn Co. is giving away a quilt! Go leave a comment and see if you win.

Some links, some blogs, some aimless chatter.

• I just read that Melissa Gilbert and Patrick Swayze are signed up to do the Broadway musical of Little House on the Prairie. She's like the Wind seems so appropriate now! (The title, anyway. PS. If you've never been to South Dakota- it's WINDY.)
• If you have small children you should go check out Kid Scientist. It's a great little blog about (duh) Science.
• Two-thirds of the loan department at work are out sick today. Since the department only consists of 3 people to start with, that leaves... ME! And I'm posting on my blog. Shhhh.
• If somehow you're blind and missed it, the new Harry Potter cover art has been released. You can see it here.
• I have read at least 2 chapters in 4 different books this week. I suppose this is better than NOT reading, but geez. Focus already. (Fahrenheit 451, A Fistful of Charms, Devil in the Details, and Shadowland.)

Odds and Ends

I've been collecting little odds and ends of links and stuff that I want to post. None of it is really enough to merit a post on it's own, but I've collected quite a list of things. I'm just going to put them all together here for your amusement.

First, have you seen Rare Bird Finds? It's a fun little blogging of interesting shopping things. I added it to my reader a few days (a week?) ago, and already my wish list has grown. First I found these cool penguin lamps and want one very badly. No, I don't have anywhere to put one, but I want one. Then, on that same site, this fun clock that I want for the monkey's room. I don't think he'd be able to tell time on it any time soon, but I love it anyway. And speaking of monkeys, these are cute.

Next, were you aware that Saturday, March 24 is Shut Down Day? I don't know if I can do it...