Clearly, public appearances are paying off, as my client list has grown substantially in the last week, both on the jewelry and smithing fronts. (One attempted to commission me to make a replica of an Elvish crown, of all things.) Keeping my windows open to relieve some of the heat in the room has also afforded me a rather grouchy looking stray cat who tends to lay in my sill and glare at me while I work.
Much as it pains my pride to say it, I may need an apprentice. At the very least, someone to keep the cat from staging an attack.