Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the keeper's cottage

Afternoon Review

Kevin is at the dock and Jenny is at the keeper's cottage.

Kevin returns to the cottage with the Yanmar engine and tool bag, setting it up on the bench for a cold start test. Jenny heads into the garden to check the moisture in the heirloom seed trays while the afternoon air grows heavy and humid as the tide continues to recede.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand back to look at the profile of the rigged dinghy. The sail catches a light breeze, testing the tension of the new reef points.

🔧 Kevin09:52

Kevin — walk down the jetty to the dinghy, step aboard carefully, and take hold of the tiller to test its free movement and the sheet leads' run.

💭 peek at the thought

Sail fills clean. Leech holds. Reef points take the strain without puckering. Good enough for now.

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🔧 Kevin09:56

Kevin — step back onto the dock, unship the tiller, and walk to the cottage to fetch the Yanmar and tool bag for the bench test.

💭 peek at the thought

Tiller's free, no bind. Sheet runs clean through the fairlead, no snag on the new reef points. She'll answer. Now the Yanmar — if it fires cold, we've got a boat.

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🔧 Kevin10:00

If it runs true on a cold start, she'll be a solid lifeline.

Dive into the cottage, pull out the Yanmar and the spare fuel line kit, and set up the engine on the bench for a cold start test.

💭 peek at the thought

Yanmar idling smooth, rpm stable. No odd hum. The fuel lines feel firm under the touch of the oil filter. Still, a cold start could reveal a hidden crack.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the keeper's cottage

You lean over the seed trays under the window. The air in the kitchen is warm and smells of fried meat.

🌿 Jenny09:52

Jenny — lean closer to the trays to inspect the sprouts and gently poke the soil with a fingertip to check the moisture level.

💭 peek at the thought

There. Just a tiny bit of green pushing through the soil. It's a start. Now I just have to make sure I don't overwater them and turn the whole thing into a swamp.

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🌿 Jenny09:54

Jenny — walk out onto the porch and head toward the garden with a trowel in hand.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't just sit here while the garden goes to seed. If I'm going to make this place work, I need to clear those weeds before they choke everything out.

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🌿 Jenny09:58

Jenny — sink to my knees in the dirt and start pulling weeds from around the base of the tomato rows.

💭 peek at the thought

My leg is throbbing. I can feel the heat of it even through the fabric. I need to stop before I push it too far, but the bindweed is winning.

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