the old shrine · day 184 · evening

Evening Meal Prep

Kevin and Jenny meet in the kitchen as the sun dips. The smell of drying sea beet fills the air.

The evening settles over the old shrine as the pressure continues to drop despite the dry heat. Kevin and Jenny prepare for the night, noting the rising tide and the approaching supply boat in ten days.

🌿 Jenny17:36

The way's dropping. Rain might be coming early.

Jenny sets down the watering can and turns her back to the seedlings.

💭 peek at the thought

way's looking at the garden again like it's a puzzle to solve.

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🔧 Kevin17:37

Wind shifted northeast. Smell it?

walk to the wood stove and lay a fresh split of birch on the embers

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's steady but she reads the air better than the gauge. Good she's back inside — the garden can wait.

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🌿 Jenny17:38

I only smell the salt and the wood.

Jenny wipes her damp hands on her apron and looks at the window.

💭 peek at the thought

way's always watching the sky while I'm watching the dirt.

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🔧 Kevin17:38

Rain by midnight. Maybe earlier.

pull the kettle from the hook and set it on the stove top

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the glass. The light's gone thin — that bruised grey at the horizon. She feels it in her joints before the barometer moves.

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🌿 Jenny17:40

Then I should check the seals on the shed.

Jenny moves to the table and starts gathering her sketches for the day.

💭 peek at the thought

If it rains, I need to move the seedling trays inside again.

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🔧 Kevin17:41

I’ll check the shed’s seals after you finish the sketches.

walk over to the shed roof and lift the tarp to inspect the weather‑stripping.

💭 peek at the thought

That shed’s leaking again? Maybe the seals will hold till the rain. I’ll keep an eye on the gutters.

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🌿 Jenny17:42

Don't let the water get into the tin.

Jenny picks up her pencil and begins shading the veins of a sea beet leaf.

💭 peek at the thought

way's so helpful with things I haven't even asked for yet.

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🔧 Kevin17:42

Tin's on the top shelf. Tarp's tied down. Shed roof's the weak point — felt the soft spot by the door last week.

pull on my oilskin jacket and step out the back door toward the shed

💭 peek at the thought

The seed tin's on the highest shelf, tarp over it. She's thinking of the basil packets we set aside — mold at the edges. If the shed leaks onto those, they're done.

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