the keeper's cottage · day 489 · morning

Day 489: Morning Meal Prep

The steam from the kettle begins to rise as the morning sun hits the kitchen wall.

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

🔧 Kevin23:55

Kevin — pour hot water into two tin mugs, set one on the porch rail for Jenny, cradle the other and lean against the doorframe watching the tide line

💭 peek at the thought

Kitchen's warming up. Steam on the glass means the stove's drawing right. Jenny's still out on the porch — heard the kettle whistle from there. Best let her be a minute more.

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🌿 Jenny23:55

The leaves are ready.

Reach for the mug on the porch rail, fingers warm against the palm, and drop the sea beet leaves into the boiling water.

💭 peek at the thought

He's looking at me again like I'm a specimen he can't quite categorize.

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🔧 Kevin23:57

Mug's hot. Watch your fingers.

step back to give her room at the stove, lift my own mug and blow across the rim, eyes on the garden through the window — tomato stakes standing, shade cloth holding

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving. Good. The leaves go in, the steam carries the salt-sweet smell. She's not asking about the letter. Not asking about the radio at 0300. We don't ask.

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🌿 Jenny23:57

I have it.

Stir the sea beet leaves in the mug, watching the water turn a dull, dark green as they soften.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always worried about the heat while the rot is right here under my skin.

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