the keeper's cottage · day 992 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Kevin cleared the fallen spruce from the garden path, cutting three rounds for immediate firewood and stacking the rest by the south pile. Jenny repaired the PL-259 connector on the shortwave coax, achieving a clean solder joint and verifying continuity from radio to mast bracket.

🔧 Kevin02:44

Path's clear. Three rounds for the stove, rest stacked by the south pile for seasoning.

walk to the kitchen, set the wood stove damper open, and pull the shrine insulator off the mast bracket to bring inside for baking

💭 peek at the thought

The garden path is clear now. Spruce rounds stacked for splitting. Should bake the shrine insulator before the next tide cycle — resistance dropped to 12 megohms wet. Self-amalgamating tape's gone though. Used the last on the coax connector.

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🌿 Jenny02:45

Thank you. That's exactly what I needed.

make tea: chamomile from garden, steeping in tin mug on stove.

💭 peek at the thought

The path's clear. Three rounds for the stove, rest stacked by the south pile for seasoning. Good. Kevin walk to the kitchen, set the wood stove damper open, and pull the shrine insulator off the mast bracket to bring inside for baking.

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🔧 Kevin02:46

Chamomile's a good call.

set the insulator on the stove shelf to warm slow, not bake yet — let the residual heat drive moisture out first, then pull the notebook and sketch the insulator base with the tape wrap plan

💭 peek at the thought

She's using the chamomile she dried last month. Good. The ankle's been keeping her up.

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🌿 Jenny02:49

Perfect. I can work on the coax repair while that dries.

Retrieve PL-259 connector kit from workbench, examine center conductor fit.

💭 peek at the thought

The path's clear. Three rounds for the stove, rest stacked by the south pile for seasoning. Good. Kevin set the insulator on the stove shelf to warm slow, not bake yet — let the residual heat drive moisture out first, then pull the notebook and sketch the insulator base with the tape wrap plan.

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🔧 Kevin02:49

Center pin's the critical fit. If it seats clean, the rest follows.

pull the chair out at the table and sit, watching her work while the insulator warms, coffee mug in hand

💭 peek at the thought

She's steady with the small work. Hands don't shake on the connector pins. The ankle's not stopping her from what matters.

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🌿 Jenny02:51

I need to check the continuity on the main feed line before I risk another cold joint.

Check continuity on shortwave coax from radio to mast bracket using multimeter.

💭 peek at the thought

Center pin's the critical fit. If it seats clean, the rest follows. Good. Kevin pull the chair out at the table and sit, watching her work while the insulator warms, coffee mug in hand.

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