the keeper's cottage · day 21 · evening

Evening meal prep

Kevin and Jenny sit at the wooden table with the boiled limpets. The breeze picks up as the sun sets.

The humidity is heavy as the barometer continues to drop, signaling an approaching storm. Kevin and Jenny eat the boiled limpets and sea beet while watching the tide recede from the cottage porch.

🌿 Jenny15:48

Eat while they're still warm. If the wind keeps picking up, we'll want to be inside with the door bolted.

Scoop a portion of limpets and sea beet onto Kevin's plate.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is actually cramping. I need to eat, but the air feels heavy, like the sky is about to collapse.

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🔧 Kevin15:48

Wind's backing southwest. Barometer dropped another point since noon. Supply boat might struggle tomorrow.

eat a few limpets, watch the darkening sky through the window

💭 peek at the thought

My back's screaming from hauling that crate, but the limpets smell good and Jenny's already serving. She's watching the sky too — wind's shifting.

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🌿 Jenny15:50

It's not just the boat. If it keeps dropping, we need to make sure the tarp over the seedlings is weighted down properly.

Take a slow bite of the salty sea beet and glance at the window.

💭 peek at the thought

He's finally looking at the barometer. Only a point, but the trend is what matters.

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🔧 Kevin15:50

Tarp's held through worse. But I'll check the lines before bed.

finish the limpets, wipe hands on a rag, stand and stretch the stiff lower back

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the tarp. Gusts already rattling the porch boards. If it tears loose, we lose the tomato starts.

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🌿 Jenny15:52

Do it now. I'll come with you.

Stand up and push the plate away.

💭 peek at the thought

He's still stiff from that crate. He'll probably just glance at the lines and call it a day, but I can't risk the peppers.

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🔧 Kevin15:52

Alright. Grab the flashlight.

pick up the flashlight from the shelf, head out the porch door into the cooling evening air

💭 peek at the thought

She won't let it go. Stubborn as a seized bolt. Fine — easier to just do it than argue with her watching.

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🌿 Jenny15:54

Jenny — walk out onto the porch and follow Kevin toward the garden.

💭 peek at the thought

I hope the wind hasn't already shifted the plastic. If the soil washes away, those seeds are gone.

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