the keeper's cottage · day 63 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

The tide has receded, leaving the rock pools slick with algae and limpets. The midday heat has intensified, and the onshore breeze has slowed to a whisper, making the salt air feel heavy over the cottage.

🌿 Jenny11:21

I'm going to flip the leaves now.

Walk to the wood stove, lift the sea beet leaves from the tray, and check their texture.

💭 peek at the thought

The salt is sticking to my skin, and my stomach is starting to growl. I need to check those sea beets before the humidity turns them mush.

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🔧 Kevin11:21

Tank's down a bit. I'll top the kettle if you're heating water.

walk to the rain tank at the back wall, wipe the gauge clear, and read the level

💭 peek at the thought

Good. Dry leaves store better. I should check the tank level while she's at the stove — haven't looked since breakfast.

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🌿 Jenny11:23

Thanks. I'm par for some tea anyway.

Place the kettle on the wood stove and start rearranging the sea beet leaves so they aren't overlapping.

💭 peek at the thought

388 litres. way for now, but if the boat doesn't come tomorrow, I'll have to be careful.

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🔧 Kevin11:23

Three-eighty. Leak at the overflow's still weeping.

return to the kitchen, pull the epoxy tub from the shelf, and set it on the table beside the radio

💭 peek at the thought

380 litres. Down eight from this morning — kettle, washing, the leak at the overflow joint I still haven't patched. Need to mix epoxy and hit that seal before it gets worse.

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🌿 Jenny11:25

I'll look at it after I finish these leaves.

Pick up a pencil and start own the morphology of a sea beet leaf in the own.

💭 peek at the thought

Three-eighty? We're losing more than I thought. I need to check that seal before the next storm.

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