the keeper's cottage · day 274 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

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

🌿 Jenny06:41

I'm going to make some lunch. You want some?

Walk to the wood stove and put a pot of water on to boil.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm starving and this heavy air is making me sluggish. I need to actually do something today instead of just thinking about the pH.

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🔧 Kevin06:41

Aye. I'll wash up and be right there.

walk to the rain tank, pump water over my hands and scrub with the rough soap, dry them on my trousers, then walk to the kitchen table and sit down

💭 peek at the thought

Good — hot food and a reason to pause. My hands are still gritty from the Yanmar and I haven't eaten since first light.

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🌿 Jenny06:43

There's some dried way left and some bread.

Open the tin of mackerel and start slicing the bread.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so quiet today. I can hear the water hitting the tin. I need to move with purpose.

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🔧 Kevin06:43

Sounds good.

watch her work the knife through the loaf, the tin opening with that familiar hiss, then reach for the bread board and tear a chunk for myself

💭 peek at the thought

Dried wye — she means the dried wye weed from the spring run. Good with mackerel. Simple lunch, the kind that settles.

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🌿 Jenny06:45

I've got those sea beet leaves too, if you want them.

Fl the mackerel onto a plate and set the table.

💭 peek at the thought

The smell of the fish is filling the room. I should be checking the garden, but I'm just so tired.

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