the garden · day 111 · morning

The approaching pressure front

The trade wind picks up slightly as the barometer continues to fall. The air is heavy, and the supply boat's arrival in three days feels closer as.

Kevin inspected the dinghy's stern line at the dock ring and served the chafe point with sail twine, then returned to the cottage and pulled the Yanmar starter to soak the bendix in vinegar overnight. Jenny moved the tomato seed trays onto the kitchen counter near the wood stove to protect them from the falling pressure and incoming weather.

🔧 Kevin22:14

Kevin — walk to the cottage, pull the Yanmar starter, soak bendix in vinegar overnight

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's still dropping. Trade wind steady but the air's thick — storm's building southwest. Three days to the supply boat if it comes. Mast step's still split, bronze sleeve measured but not fitted. Need to pull the Yanmar starter and soak that bendix before salt locks it solid. Garden's half weeds still. Should've built that sensory garden eleven months ago.

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🌿 Jenny22:15

The pressure is falling too fast; we'd better get the trays inside before the wind shifts.

Move the tomato seed trays to the kitchen counter near the wood stove to use the residual heat.

💭 peek at the thought

If the way drops another three points, the salt spray will kill the seedlings, and I can't let my grandmother's tin rot.

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🔧 Kevin22:16

Aye. Get them under the stove. I'll secure the porch gear.

walk to the porch, tie down the canvas rolls and plastic tarp over the generator and seed tin, check the dinghy stern line at the dock

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Barometer's falling faster than I thought. Wind'll shift southwest by evening. Trays go inside, but the real work's the mast step and that starter.

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🌿 Jenny22:17

Don't forget to check the cleats on the dinghy, the wind is picking up.

Carry the tomato seed trays into the kitchen and place them on the warmest part of the counter.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving slower today; those ribs must be worse than he's letting on.

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🔧 Kevin22:18

Cleats are good. Stern line's new rope, rolling hitch on the cleat. I'll check the chafe point at the dock ring.

walk down to the dock, inspect the dinghy's stern line chafe guard at the dock ring, reinforce if needed with sail twine serving

💭 peek at the thought

Cleats held through the last squall but the stern line's new rope — half-inch three-strand, sound. Should check the chafe guard anyway. Wind's already shifting.

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🌿 Jenny22:19

The barometer is dropping fast. I'm moving the trays in now.

Set the tomato seed trays on the kitchen counter right next to the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

The sky is turning the color of a fresh bruise. If this storm hits before the boat, the garden is lost.

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🔧 Kevin22:20

Kevin — inspect the dinghy stern line at the dock ring, serve the chafe point with sail twine, then walk back to the cottage and pull the Yanmar starter to soak the bendix in vinegar overnight

💭 peek at the thought

Trays are in. Barometer's at 1013 and falling fast. Wind's shifting southwest. Dock work first, then the starter bendix soak, then laminate that hardwood doubler for the mast step. Teak scrap's in the woodshed. Epoxy's half gone but should cure under the eaves if the humidity holds.

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🌿 Jenny22:21

I'm getting the trays inside before the rain starts.

Place the tomato seed trays on the kitchen counter near the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If that wind picks up more, the salt spray will ruin the seedlings.

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