Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the hilltop

Midday Work

Kevin is at the dock working on the Yanmar and the dock repairs; Jenny is at the hilltop inspecting the 40‑metre bench.

Kevin completed the south piling sister brace using the last greenheart offcut and the final 150mm stainless through-bolt, confirming the repair held under high tide. Jenny finished her soil profile sketch of the 40-meter bench, measured pH at 5.6, and began de-molding the grandmother's seed tin, finding the interior dry but the lid threads corroded.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand by the dock, the Yanmar engine idling as you listen for any new vibration. You inspect the dock stringer repairs, noting the greenheart sister planks and the new bolts you installed earlier.

🔧 Kevin03:50

Kevin — shut down Yanmar, wipe hands on rag, coil the stern spring and bow line neat on the cleats, walk up to the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

Vibration's gone. Prop shaft true, bronze sleeve holding, injector pump seating clean. The dock ring doubler plate and four through-bolts aren't moving under load. South piling sister brace with the greenheart and the last 150mm bolt is solid — rot line hasn't shifted since the last spring tide. Good work done.

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🔧 Kevin03:54

Kevin — walk into the cottage, pull a tin of mackerel and the bread from the shelf, eat standing at the table, listen to the rain on the roof

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's steady now, drumming on the porch roof. Cottage is warm, stove holding. Jenny's up on the hilltop with the radio — she'll be logging whatever comes through on Tom's frequency. The seed tin's inside, dry. My leg's holding. Hunger's the only thing pressing.

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🔧 Kevin03:58

Kevin — rinse the tin mug, set it to dry, pull the notebook from the shelf, open to the dock rot sketches, add a line: south piling sister brace holding at high tide — rot line static, greenheart sound, 150mm through-bolt tight

💭 peek at the thought

Tin's empty, crusts gone. Stove's still radiating. Through the window I can see the path up the hill — rain blurring the ridge line. She'll be cold up there with the headphones on, logging static mostly. The barometer on the wall reads steady. No reason for her to come down until the 2000 sked unless something breaks.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the hilltop

You stand on the hilltop, the bench stretching out below. You examine the soil profile, measuring compaction and moisture, preparing notes for the upcoming planting schedule.

🌿 Jenny03:48

Jenny — make sketch: 40-meter bench soil profile and stability markers.

💭 peek at the thought

The drainage is holding, but if I don't plant now, the rain will just wash the nutrients away before the seeds take root.

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🌿 Jenny03:52

Jenny — check the pH of the hilltop patch.

💭 peek at the thought

The pH is perfect here, but the air is getting heavy. I need to check the acidity again.

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🌿 Jenny03:56

Jenny — walk back down the hill toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is growling, and the rain is just getting heavier. I need to find something to eat.

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