the keeper's cottage · day 737 · morning

Morning coffee under grey skies

Kevin returns to the cottage as the tide begins to turn, finding Jenny with the prepared sea beets ready to dry.

The humidity in the cottage is heavy as the pressure continues to dip, signaling the inevitable wet-season rain. The sea beet leaves are drying on the mesh rack, catching the salt-laden breeze between the open door and the back window. Jenny sits with her ankle elevated, wincing in discomfort while Kevin monitors the radio for any sign of the supply boat's progress.

🌿 Jenny15:43

The pressure is dropping. We need to get these off the porch before the sky opens.

Lay the sea beet leaves on the mesh rack on the porch to catch the breeze.

💭 peek at the thought

If the wind shifts before these dry, they'll just rot and I can't afford another lost batch.

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🔧 Kevin15:43

Mesh rack fits through the kitchen door. I'll grab the legs.

lift the mesh rack with the sea beet leaves and carry it through the porch into the kitchen, setting it on the table

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Barometer's at 987 and steady but that's not rising. The leaves'll rot if they get soaked. I'll help her move the rack inside.

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🌿 Jenny15:49

Move them closer to the window. We need the cross-breeze from the salt air.

Spread the sea beet leaves out flat so they aren't overlapping.

💭 peek at the thought

The air in here is too stagnant; the humidity will trap the moisture in the leaves instead of curing them.

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🔧 Kevin15:49

Kevin — slide the mesh rack toward the kitchen window, angling it to catch the airflow from the porch door to the back window

💭 peek at the thought

Cross-breeze through the cottage will dry them faster than the porch ever would, rain or not. She knows what she's doing.

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🌿 Jenny15:51

I'm going to check the salt levels in an hour. My ankle is killing me today.

Sit on the bench and elevate the swollen ankle on a stool.

💭 peek at the thought

That's better, but if the humidity stays this high, they'll turn to mush anyway.

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🔧 Kevin15:51

All right, let me know if you need anything while you’re there.

lean against the back wall, keeping a hand on the second shelf of the kitchen cupboards to keep the rack steady as the window opens and the wind rushes in.

💭 peek at the thought

Jenny’s ankle’s still a mess; maybe I should stir the poultice for her. But she’s in control, I’ll keep my distance and keep the rack where it is.

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🌿 Jenny15:53

just stay on the radio, I want to see if the boat is actually on schedule.

Sketch the structure of a sea beet leaf in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

he's always so helpful when he doesn't have to do the actual physical work.

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🔧 Kevin15:53

Radio watch started. I'll log anything that comes through.

sit at the radio shelf, power on the shortwave, set squelch, tune to 2182 kHz and the trust frequency, and begin a listening log in the notebook

💭 peek at the thought

She wants ears on the radio. Fair enough — supply boat's due in seven days but the barometer says weather's coming. I'll run a watch on 2182 and the trust's working frequency.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.