Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday Heat Persistence

Kevin is at the dock while Jenny is in the garden.

Kevin works on the dinghy's transom, preparing the surface for the next coat of epoxy. Jenny tends to the heirloom seedlings, checking the moisture levels in the soil under the shade of the shade cloth.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You examine the smoothness of the wood as the tide rises against the pier.

🔧 Kevin11:56

Kevin — mix epoxy in the small tub, thin first coat with solvent, brush it heavy on the transom and bottom seams

💭 peek at the thought

The transom feels clean now. Grain open, no soft spots. Epoxy will bite. Need to mix it thick for the first coat, then fair the seams after it kicks. Wind's steady — good for cure, bad for dust.

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🔧 Kevin12:01

Kevin — mix fairing compound, thicken with wood flour, trowel into bottom seams and transom joints, then brush second heavy coat of neat epoxy over everything

💭 peek at the thought

First coat's tacking up. Dust settling in it anyway — can't be helped. Need the fairing mix next: epoxy thickened with wood flour for the seams. Then the second heavy coat. Sun's high, cure'll be fast. Should've done this weeks ago.

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🔧 Kevin12:04

Kevin — wipe hands on rag, clean brush in solvent jar, leave dinghy to cure, walk back to cottage for the engine spares box

💭 peek at the thought

Epoxy's kicking hard in the heat. Seams fair, transom sealed. Good. Now it needs time — overnight at least before sanding for the topcoat. Hands are sticky. Back aches from hunching. Should check the aerial insulator while the tub's still workable, but the radio's dead without the spare ceramic. Spares box is at the cottage.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You adjust the shade cloth to block the direct sun from the heirloom rows.

🌿 Jenny11:54

Jenny — walk to the cottage and grab the watering can.

💭 peek at the thought

The soil is drying out faster than I expected. If I can't find a sheltered spot for the rest of the tin, the salt wind will just shred them.

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🌿 Jenny11:58

Jenny — make plan: Site Survey for Grandmother's Seeds (1. Check soil pH at the leeward slope, 2. Map wind-shadow zones behind the stone wall, 3. Test drainage near the spring runoff).

💭 peek at the thought

These seedlings are fragile, but they're fighting. I need to find that planting site before the barometer drops any further.

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🌿 Jenny12:03

Jenny — walk back into the kitchen and open a tin of corned beef.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is actually growling. I can't do a proper survey on an empty tank.

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