the keeper's cottage · day 129 · night

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

The morning air is crisp and dry, the trade wind providing a steady breeze from the east. The tide is out at its lowest, exposing the slick rocks of the tide pools and the base of the reef. Inside the cottage, the smell of drying sea beet and wood smoke lingers from the previous night's meal.

🌿 Jenny15:18

I'm starving. Are we eating again, or are you still thinking about the boat?

Walk to the wood stove and lean against the counter, looking at the heirloom trays.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is a hollow ache. I can't believe I let the day slip away without actually sketching those succulents.

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🔧 Kevin15:19

Food first. Boat's not going anywhere.

pull the cast iron skillet from the stove, scrape the cold fat into it, and set it to heat while I grab two tins of corned beef from the shelf

💭 peek at the thought

Epoxy's curing. Boat can wait twenty minutes. She's hungry and I'm hungry. Corned beef and limpets again — third day running — but it's calories.

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🌿 Jenny15:20

At least the skillet is already hot.

Reach for the sea beet leaves and start chopping them on the wooden board.

💭 peek at the thought

Corned beef again. It's salt and grease, but it's the only thing that stops the shaking when I'm this tired.

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🔧 Kevin15:21

Let’s finish the limpets, then mix a beet broth. It’ll give us something fresh to eat.

start roasting the limpets in the skillet, then add a cup of water, a handful of sea beet leaves, and a pinch of salt to make a simple broth.

💭 peek at the thought

Let’s finish the limpets, then make a beet broth. It’ll give us something fresh to eat.

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