Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday Work Apart

Kevin is at the dock; Jenny is at the garden.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You are at the dock with tools and fuel line, the Yanmar engine mounted on the dinghy beside you. You begin routing the new fuel line from the tank to the filter, careful to avoid chafing points.

🔧 Kevin15:35

Kevin — route new fuel line from tank to Yanmar filter, looping above high tide mark and securing with copper clips.

💭 peek at the thought

The line needs to rise above the high tide mark before dropping to the filter—salt won’t get in if I loop it proper. I’ll use the copper clips from the dock repair, space them every thirty centimetres, and seal the ends with epoxy tape. No shortcuts this time.

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🔧 Kevin15:38

Kevin — prime the Yanmar fuel system and attempt to start the engine on the dinghy.

💭 peek at the thought

The line’s in place, clamps tight, no kinks. I bled the filter by hand—no bubbles, fuel’s clean. Now I’ll crank her over and see if she catches without coughing. If she runs smooth, I’ll know the water’s finally out of the system.

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🔧 Kevin15:42

Kevin — run the Yanmar engine at half throttle for five minutes to confirm steady operation.

💭 peek at the thought

She turned over once, twice—then caught clean. No sputter, no smoke. Idle’s steady at 850. I let her warm up for two minutes, then eased the throttle to half. She pulled smooth, no hesitation. The loop’s holding, the line’s dry. Fix is good.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You are in the garden with your water test kit, kneeling by the south bed where tomato and basil seedlings show signs of stress. You take a small sample of soil and mix it with the test solution, waiting for the colour to develop.

🌿 Jenny15:36

Come on, show me it's not yellow.

Compare the colour of the test strip to the chart and record the pH in the soil pH log.

💭 peek at the thought

If this is too acidic again, the whole bed is lost. I can't waste grandmother's seeds on this dirt.

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🌿 Jenny15:40

damn it, you stubborn earth.

wipe the dirt from my knees and stand up, feeling the joints pop in the heat.

💭 peek at the thought

5.5. Still too low. The island is fighting me before I've even started to take root.

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🌿 Jenny15:44

Kevin! Is the boat coming with the garden supplies yet?

Walk back toward the cottage to check the seed tin on the shelf.

💭 peek at the thought

I need lime. If I can't fix the pH, I'm just documenting a slow-motion failure.

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