the keeper's cottage · day 4 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🌿 Jenny23:11

Jenny — walk to the kitchen table, check the barometer again, then grab the water test kit and the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is falling, and my stomach is growling. I need to check that soil before the rain makes it too muddy to work.

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🔧 Kevin23:11

Wind's backed northeast proper now. Forecast had Force 8 by morning. We've got maybe six hours of workable light before it picks up past 25.

walk to the dock with the oarlock and tools

💭 peek at the thought

Watching her check the barometer again. She's tracking the drop same as me. Good. Means she's not pretending this isn't coming.

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🌿 Jenny23:13

I'll start with the south zone. If the wind shifts, I'm coming inside.

Grab the test kit and notebook from the table, then head out to the garden area.

💭 peek at the thought

Six hours is plenty if I move. I need those pH readings done or I'm just staring at dirt while the storm hits.

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🔧 Kevin23:13

Radio's on the shelf if the squall line moves fast. I'll be at the dock.

walk down the path to the dock, oarlock and tools in hand

💭 peek at the thought

South zone first — she's checking the beds most exposed to the incoming wind. Smart. Means she'll see if the ash held the soil before the rain hits it.

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🌿 Jenny23:15

Keep the radio dry.

Kneel in the dirt of the first zone, digging a small sample of soil for the test strip.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always worried about the boat. I'm worried about the pH. If the soil is acidic, I can't waste grandmother's seeds.

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🔧 Kevin23:15

(nothing — already at the dock, dinghy dancing on her lines)

crouch at the bow, fit the oarlock into the socket, bolt it down with the wrench

💭 peek at the thought

She's testing where the runoff hits hardest. The strip'll tell us if the ash buffered the pH or if we're still fighting acid soil when the Force 8 rain comes down.

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🌿 Jenny23:17

Jenny — dip the pH strip into the water-soil mix and wait for the color change.

💭 peek at the thought

1011 hPa and dropping. I need to be fast. If this soil is yellow, I'm hauling more ash.

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🔧 Kevin23:17

(grunt of effort tightening the last bolt)

move to starboard gunwale, fit and bolt the second oarlock

💭 peek at the thought

Dinghy's pitching harder than yesterday. Swell's pushing in early. Oarlock bolts bite — good. Port side done. Starboard next. Then see if she'll take a rower without shipping water over the gunwale.

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