the keeper's cottage · day 67 · afternoon

The Approaching Squ

The first heavy drops of rain hit the roof as the wind picks up. You gather the drying seeds inside quickly.

Kevin spent the afternoon inspecting the internal components of the Yanmar engine to progress the repair. Jenny focused on identifying the succulents gathered from the north cliffs and preparing them for study. The barometric pressure continues to drop, signaling a change in weather.

🔧 Kevin18:48

Kevin — gather the drying seed packets and heirloom seeds from the porch into the kitchen

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's early. Barometer was rising but the wind shifted northeast — front's moving faster than the glass showed. Need to get the seeds in before they're ruined.

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🌿 Jenny18:49

Get those inside, now! The wind is turning.

Spread the damp seeds across the dry paper towels on the kitchen table to air out.

💭 peek at the thought

If the humidity gets any higher, my grandmother's seeds will rot before theyization see the soil.

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🔧 Kevin18:50

Transom's still on the porch. Epoxy hasn't cured.

grab the epoxy tub and fibreglass scraps off the porch, then pull the dinghy transom piece under the porch overhang

💭 peek at the thought

She's already moving them. Wind's backing west now — rain'll be horizontal in minutes. The transom epoxy's still tacky from this morning. If water hits that scarf joint before it kicks, the whole repair's wasted.

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🌿 Jenny18:51

Move it further from the edge. The way will catch it anyway.

Pick up the sea beet specimens and arrange them carefully in the press.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always so focused on the mechanics of it, he doesn't see the sky literally turning bruised.

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🔧 Kevin18:52

Kevin — drag the transom piece against the cottage back wall under the deepest part of the overhang, weigh it down with the crowbar so wind doesn't flip it

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Porch overhang won't hold against west wind. Need to get the transom piece fully inside or at least against the back wall. Rain's already spitting sideways.

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🌿 Jenny18:59

Check the radio insulator again after the storm passes. Please.

Put the limpets in the cast iron skillet and add the corned beef fat.

💭 peek at the thought

At least it's out of the wind, but the pressure is dropping too fast.

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🔧 Kevin18:59

Will do.

step back inside, wipe rain off hands, and check the shortwave set — power on, squelch set, listen for any traffic on 6215 while the storm builds

💭 peek at the thought

Insulator's held through worse. But the crack's been growing under the tape. If this front brings lightning or sustained wet, it could arc. She's not wrong to ask.

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🌿 Jenny19:01

I'm going to start the stove. I'm starving.

Fry the limpets until the smell of salt and fat fills the kitchen.

💭 peek at the thought

If that insulator snaps, I'm truly alone on this rock until the boat.

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🔧 Kevin19:01

Kevin — pull up a stool at the kitchen table, watch the rain lash the porch through the window, wait for the skillet

💭 peek at the thought

Radio's quiet on 6215. Just static and the occasional French trawler chatter further up the band. Storm's drowning propagation anyway. Smell of limpets and corned beef fat — first real food since breakfast. Stomach's been tight all day.

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🌿 Jenny19:03

Eat while it's hot. Before the fat gets cold.

Plate the limpets and slide them toward him.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind is screaming through the eaves now. I hope the roof holds.

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