the keeper's cottage · day 791 · morning

Morning Prep for the Supply Boat

Kevin and Jenny meet at the cottage to discuss the plan for the next two days before the boat arrives.

Kevin attempted to diagnose the Yanmar vibration at half-throttle but found the welder empty and made no progress on the diesel can repair. Jenny surveyed the north ridge garden beds and confirmed soil stability for planting heirloom seeds.

🔧 Kevin11:29

Morning. Coffee's on. Boat's still three days out at high tide — captain confirmed two-hour window. What's the plan from your side?

Pour two mugs from the pot on the stove, set one on the table beside the radio. Lean back against the counter, arms folded, waiting.

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving better than yesterday. Ankle's still hot but she's putting weight on it. Three days to the boat — need the diesel sorted, the Yanmar vibration chased down, and the north ridge tarps checked before the next blow. She'll want the garden walked. I'll let her lead that part.

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🌿 Jenny11:31

I'm heading to the north ridge. The soil there is holding, but I need to verify the stability before I commit grandmother's seeds. We can't afford another failure on a patch that washes away.

Take the mug, a quick sip of coffee, and grab the notebook and the tin of seeds from the counter.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm starving enough to eat my own sketches, and he's standing there acting like the world isn't ticking down. I need that soil to be better than these weeds.

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🔧 Kevin11:31

North ridge soil's solid. You tested it. Go plant the old ones. I'll epoxy the diesel can proper this time — braze the seam if the heat holds. Chase the Yanmar vibration at half-throttle. Check the dock mooring ring again. Noon radio check.

Nod once. Pick up the propane torch and the cracked jerry can from the porch floor. Carry them to the workbench by the generator shed. Strike the torch, adjust to a clean blue flame.

💭 peek at the thought

She's decided then. North ridge it is. Good ground, she says — pH tested, drainage working. The old seeds deserve a real chance. I'll stay on the mechanicals: diesel can, Yanmar shake, dock mooring. Radio check at noon. If the barometer holds, we're fine.

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🌿 Jenny11:33

Don't overthink the braze, the salt will just eat it anyway. I'll be on the ridge if the wind holds.

Set the tin of seeds carefully on the bench and walk toward the north ridge.

💭 peek at the thought

If he doesn't fix that can, we're out of clean water for the seeds. My stomach is growling louder than the generator.

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🔧 Kevin11:33

Won't braze it. Patch plate if the welder holds. Go on.

Kill the torch. Set the cracked can aside. Walk to the generator shed, pull the welder's fuel gauge open — needle barely off empty. Swear quiet. Grab the Yanmar tool roll instead. Walk down to the dinghy at the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Salt'll eat a braze same as epoxy. Waste of gas and time. Should've welded a patch plate over the seam proper — but the welder's low on fuel and I'm lower on patience. She's walking steady. Good. Ridge is two hundred metres. She'll be back before the tide turns.

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🌿 Jenny11:35

way. way make sure the epoxy actually bonds. I'm not planting in a mud pit.

Climb the incline toward the north ridge, notebook tucked under my arm.

💭 peek at the thought

The own is going to fail. Just like everything else. I need to see that soil before the sky actually opens up.

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