Today we see the full extent of the old kitchen joined with the old sunroom… yes, the old bearing wall, and the temporary walls taking its slack, are now fully removed. 
Our contractor also spent some time today shoring up the outside wall (the old sink wall), where a previous plumber had compromised six consecutive studs, and only an 1890-style header (i.e. a single — if full-dimension — 2×4) supported the wall above the window. As I remarked this morning, it’s a good thing we don’t tend to take bubble baths, since our bathtub is directly above this weakened part of the structure.
I picked up the new range hood from the appliance store today so it’s in-house for any measurements or questions. And the architect is finally just about done with the drawings for the 3-season room portion of this project, too, so that part can proceed — and more importantly, decisions that affect both parts of the project — mostly electrical work — can be made.