Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday work at dock and garden

Kevin is at the dock beginning halyard rigging and wax finish on the mast; Jenny is at the garden planting the remaining heirloom tomatoes and herbs in the lime-treated beds.

The afternoon sun beats down on the island as the tide begins its slow turn inward. Kevin completes the meticulous work on the mast finish, while Jenny struggles with the rocky terrain of the receding tide pools.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You have the mast on sawhorses at the dock, clamps still on the doubler. The halyard block and line sit in a coil beside you, and a tin of homemade wax (beeswax and linseed) waits open. The sun is high and the air still; good curing weather. You pick up the drill to tap the halyard sheave hole, then reach for the wax rag.

🔧 Kevin03:33

Kevin — drill the halyard sheave hole at the masthead, then wipe down the spar and start hand-rubbing the beeswax-linseed finish from butt to tip.

💭 peek at the thought

The doubler's set clean. Sheave hole next, then wax every inch before the sun drops. Want this mast in the dinghy before the supply boat's due.

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🔧 Kevin03:37

Kevin — apply the wax with a rag, rubbing in small circular motions; once the coat feels tacky, tighten the halyard block onto the sheave, then clip the line and test the pull on the spar.

💭 peek at the thought

The wax looks shiny, but the spar's grain feels tight. Need to press the wax into the knots. The halyard line will need a clean block. Time’s ticking; the dinghy's only hope is a reliable sail now.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You crouch at the lime-treated beds with the seed tin in your lap, the spilled seeds set aside. The soil is dark and crumbly, pH near neutral. You have tomato, basil, and thyme packets left. The shade cloth flutters slightly above the rows you planted this morning. You make the first planting hole with your fingers, checking spacing against the notebook sketch.

🌿 Jenny03:35

Come on, just breathe.

Plant the remaining tomato seeds in the second row and water the soil lightly.

💭 peek at the thought

If these don't take to the salt, I'm just wasting my grandmother's legacy on a rock.

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🌿 Jenny03:39

Jenny — wipe hands on my trousers and walk toward the tide pools.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is starting to growl, and those limpets aren't going to cook themselves.

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