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The fifth Eternity Scarf, in the same lovely green color, goes to Sherrie in West Chicago.

Next: I have another order for the same color, and one each for gray,  navy and cobalt. That's it on the Eternity scarves, except for mine which will be slightly different. You'll see.
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Next: I have been emailing back and forth with a design firm in Ohio that is interested in my quilts. Mostly she likes the ones that are already gone. I am sending her a small sample to show to a client, but this stimulates a quilting response in me and I am about to shift gears back to the studio immaculata. Now that the dog has the run of the house and my studio represents being locked up, he avoids it, but in a good way for me.
 I feel the quilting urge but in two directions.
 #1 I have a plan for a new work to grace my bathroom or hallway or spa room all of which are that seaglass blue/green.
#2 I may need to recreate a piece in woodsy-fernsy-leafy for the possible client.  O the exciting dilemma this poses.

Making a quilt with an end destination is just what the doctor ordered. Since I have been doing it with knits, I have sorta overcome the anxiety associated with commissions, as long as I know (and love) the particular work I am revisiting. I can always say no if a suggested work doesn't appeal to me. Squeak!
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Next: The house is done. The landscaping is done. There is no more work here for our hired man Mike. We are worrying about him, trying to think up projects to keep him and his family from getting any skinnier, but there is nothing left to do.
 And then comes the knock at the door and it is our neighbor across the road, with the great big house and the great big pond and the fifty acres. She noticed our worker was here and wondered if and when he could maybe see her about some work she needs done soon.  !!!
So Dave calls Mike and he comes back to us all dressed up like a city person, which I have never seen him do. Dave and Mike go over to the lady's house together, as Dave is the 'silver tongued bossman' of Mike and they survey the situation. Upon returning, the report is that there is about a year's worth of renovations she needs done, and that's just inside the house. A great big job! Phew! Answered prayer. It's beginning to feel like Christmas around here.