the keeper's cottage · day 945 · midday

Midday Debrief

Kevin and Jenny meet at the cottage as the sun reaches its peak. The tide is now significantly higher against the dock rocks.

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

🔧 Kevin14:31

Back early. How's the ankle?

Pour the last of the coffee into my tin mug and lean against the porch post, watching her come up the path.

💭 peek at the thought

She's back early. Ankle must be worse than she let on. Or the tide chased her off the ridge.

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🌿 Jenny14:31

The poultice is working. The pH is 6.2—perfect for the heirloom.

Limps own the porch, wincing as she shifts weight to her good leg, and sets the notebook down on the table.

💭 peek at the thought

way ankle is throbbing, but the soil at pocket seven is finally right. I need to plant them today.

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🔧 Kevin14:32

Good. Means the lime's holding. Stakes are cut — six greenheart, drove them at the trench floor. Ready when you are.

Set my mug down and pull the notebook closer, flipping to her latest page without asking.

💭 peek at the thought

6.2 at pocket seven. That's what she had before. She's confirming it for herself, not me. Ankle's slowing her more than she'll say.

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🌿 Jenny14:33

I need to check the soil depth one last time before the charcoal layer goes.

Swipes the notebook back from his hand and heads for the kitchen to grab the shears.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always hovering over the data. He doesn't see the work in the dirt.

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🔧 Kevin14:34

Shears are on the stove shelf. I'll grab the mattock and meet you at the trench.

Push off the porch post and head for the tool rack under the eaves, pulling the mattock free.

💭 peek at the thought

She's guarding it. The notebook, the pocket, the plan. Doesn't need my eyes on her numbers.

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🌿 Jenny14:35

Don't forget the water water for the charcoal.

Grabs the shears from the shelf and starts own the north ridge, keeping her ankle high.

💭 peek at the thought

If I don't start now, the humidity will rot the seeds before they even take.

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🔧 Kevin14:36

Got it. Bucket's by the tank.

Grab the galvanized bucket from beside the rain tank, fill it from the tap, and follow her up the ridge path at a pace that matches her limp.

💭 peek at the thought

Water for the charcoal. Right. Dust control and moisture so it binds instead of blowing.

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🌿 Jenny14:37

The soil feels different here—moist but not waterlogged, just right.

Kneels by the trench edge, tests soil with fingers, then points to a patch where the pH strips show 6.2.

💭 peek at the thought

He's matching my pace without asking. Maybe he's learning.

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