the keeper's cottage · day 64 · morning

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Kevin attempted to glass the dinghy transom scarf joint but the epoxy remained tacky due to humidity, making little progress. Jenny finished her sea beet morphology sketches with detailed salt gland illustrations, then walked to the north cliffs to gather more succulent specimens for identification.

🌿 Jenny12:03

Almost done.

Pick up the skillet and place the de-salting limpets over the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm so hungry my hands shake, and those limpets aren't going to de-salt themselves.

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🔧 Kevin12:03

Thanks.

walk over to the radio shelf and check the barometer reading, then pull out the epoxy tub and fibreglass mat to stage for the transom work

💭 peek at the thought

Smells good. Salt and iron. She's moving quieter than usual. The silence between us has weight today.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny12:05

Watch the pressure, it's holding steady for now.

Take the sea beet morphology sketches from the table and compare the salt gland structures to the notes from yesterday.

💭 peek at the thought

He's already moving to the resin while my stomach is growling at me.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin12:06

Humidity's the kicker. Epoxy needs below seventy percent or it stays tacky. Learned that the hard way with the spar.

open the epoxy tub and check consistency, then measure out a test batch on a scrap of plywood to see kick time

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. 1004 and steady. Good window for glass work if the humidity stays down. Her focus on the sketches is sharp — she's seeing something I'm not.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny12:07

Keep an eye on the clouds; the wind is shifting.

Flip the limpets in the skillet to ensure the salt draws out evenly.

💭 peek at the thought

If the humidity spikes now, the whole hull is ruined, and I don't have enough resin to start over.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin12:07

Got it. Watch the clouds, too.

flip the limpets, then set the skillet on low heat and let them steam out the salt, while I prep the new timber for the transom.

💭 peek at the thought

Wind's turning. Must keep the transom sealed before the swell comes. Can't let the dinghy sit half‑dry. Need to finish the scarfing soon.

openai/gpt-oss-20b

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