Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday work at dock and garden

Kevin is at the dock sanding the dinghy gunwales; Jenny is in the garden tending the newly planted pepper seedlings.

The midday sun beats down on the dock as the light onshore breeze carries the scent of salt and drying herbs. The epoxy on the dinghy's gunwale remains tacky in the 28°C heat, while the tide begins its slow crawl inward, covering the lower rocks of the cove.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand at the dock with sandpaper in hand, the dinghy rocking slightly on its mooring. The port gunwale needs a thorough sanding before the next epoxy coat. The wind whips spray off the reef into your face, and the barometer holds steady at 1014 hPa.

🔧 Kevin12:58

Kevin — sand the port gunwale with 80 grit, working fore to aft, wiping each section with a rag before moving to 120.

💭 peek at the thought

Port gunwale next. Grain's open from the salt — needs 80 grit first, then 120. Wind's putting spray on the wet epoxy if I'm not careful. Should've tacked a tarp windbreak.

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🔧 Kevin13:02

Kevin — wipe the port gunwale down with acetone-soaked rag, let it flash off, then mix epoxy and roll first coat on the port side, fore to aft, working fast ahead of the wind.

💭 peek at the thought

Sanding's done. Dust settling on the wet rail. Need to wipe it clean with acetone rag before the epoxy, or the salt kills the bond. Tub's half full — enough for two coats port side if I don't slop it.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You move along the garden rows with a watering can, giving each pepper seedling a careful drink at the base. The shade cloth flaps in the hard south-easter, and you check that the edges are weighted down with stones. The tomato and basil trays on the kitchen counter will need hardening off soon.

🌿 Jenny12:57

Jenny — walk back to the cottage and check the moisture level of the tomato and basil trays.

💭 peek at the thought

The soil is drying out faster than I expected. If the wind keeps this up, the seedlings will scorch before they can even establish a root system.

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🌿 Jenny13:00

Jenny — make plan: Hardening-off schedule for tomato and basil.

💭 peek at the thought

The basil looks a bit leggy. They're desperate for real light, but the sun will shred them if I move them too fast.

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