Monday, July 8 Dena’s 1200-1230 half watch Looking at the monotonous pale dome of the sky, I remembered that, last night, it looked like the sky of a big town. Only the brightest stars made it through the curtain of dust hanging over us. Streaming, I’m sure, rather than hanging about in the atmosphere right here, but it’s too fine a dispersal to provide a show of traveling in the fast-moving upper air like clumps of wetter clouds do. Dena’s 1400-1500 watch I’m kicking myself right now. I rapid-grabbed a bottle of sunscreen at the Continente in Praia da Vitória, and it’s heavily scented. I mean, I may actually prefer sunburn to the way it’s making my throat feel. I’ve become unexpectedly sensitive to scent, simply by eschewing scented products for years. I leaned away from strong chemical smells naturally and friendship with some people with MCS hastened my switch to unscented products. In better news, I’m enjoying my boat improvement planning kick. Today I measured for a prep-and-serving tray. The plan is to slot it into place on the counter next to the fridge tops. Anything we need from the fridge goes in there and then stays put while we make the meal. At this point, we are using the stove one burner at a time so we can put things on the other side where the gimballed action keeps the bottles and cans from leaping to the cabin sole (via unexpected and messy routes more often than not). The -and-serving part is that we can get a second set of receivers for whatever tab-type thing will hold it to the bulkhead. Mounted inside the space behind the folding table, we’ll be able to put all our sauces and condiments and spices in it while it’s attached in the[…]
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