Yesterday the early tour was canceled, so I ended up going in to work early for nothing. But that's okay. We sat around and did crosswords, me barely keeping my eyes open, before getting into our costumes and starting the tours.

There was also a feast last night. It was a gathering of people celebrating the Sconestone, a stone engraved with Scottish markings that will make its way around the world through people who do kind acts. An interesting concept. The person who has the stone is called The Keeper of the Stone, which is kind of cool. The Keeper has a period of time to do a kind act and then passes it along to the next person. The only problem I see is that one could quickly lose track of the stone--the Keepers and others who encounter the stone are encouraged to record your experiences on the website. What if it ended up in some second hand store by a forgetful yet kind person? Worse, what if someone just wanted to keep it? It's a very pretty stone. I imagine someone would pay a lot of money to have it. Hopefully it continues to represent kindness and holds true to its purpose.

I'm glad that I have today off, mostly. I played the Sims 3, and then I was spending some time writing. I'm on Chapter 8 of the third draft of The Grandfather Clock, the children's chapter book I'm writing. I can't remember if I wrote this yet but I got another rejection letter recently so I'm determined to get it out there once more.

Tonight I have to go to work for the NDP convention that is happening here in Halifax. It's being hosted at the brewery. I get to play my fiddle and bartend and schmooze with the politicians. Lol. :P Nah, mostly just bartend.