Tess, one of Jeanine’s closest friends, arrived on the red-eye from Seattle this morning. The two are heading to Acadia National Park for some glamping, kayaking, and hiking this weekend. Tess is an interior designer, among many other things, and even in her sleep deprived state was quick to spot an opportunity to improve the design of the River House when we showed her a model. I have been so focused on the river-side elevations where 80% of the windows are concentrated that I failed to give as much attention to the other side of the house where there are very few. When Tess suggested making the separation of the pairs of vertical windows on the northern elevation symmetrical, it took me all of 2 seconds to fall in love with the idea (top rendering). The timing could not have been more fortuitous as the irrevocable order for the windows is being placed today. I was able to submit the changes just in time and am very appreciative of the fresh perspective that Tess provided.