the keeper's cottage · day 333 · dawn

Pre-arrival preparations

Jenny spreads the damp heirloom seeds across paper towels to dry in the morning warmth. Kevin checks the barometer and notes the falling pressure as he prepares for the boat's arrival.

The morning air is cool as the trade wind holds steady from the east. The pressure continues to drop, indicated by the barometer's fall to 1033 hPa, suggesting a shift in weather despite the current clear sky. The island is quiet, waiting for the supply boat's arrival.

🌿 Jenny15:31

The pressure is dropping fast, Kevin. Check the lines on the dinghy again.

make sketch: detailed morphology of sea beet seeds.

💭 peek at the thought

If the humidity doesn't drop, these seeds will rot before tomorrow, and I can't lose Grandmother's legacy.

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🔧 Kevin15:32

On it. I'll double the forward spring and check the ring's wedges.

walk to the dock, inspect the mooring ring's mortise, drive two oak wedges into the gap on the starboard side, then tighten the doubler plate bolts with the wrench.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's fall means wind shift and possible surge—gotta secure the dinghy before the boat comes. Jenny's right to push me on it; I've been lax with the mooring ring all week.

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🌿 Jenny15:33

Make sure the way are tight; the tide is going to pull hard on that dock tonight.

check the soil pH near the lime beds with the last strips.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so methodical with the wood, but the seeds are what's actually keeping me sane.

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🔧 Kevin15:33

Wedges are set and the plate's snug. I'll run a second line to the bitt after breakfast.

take the last pH strip from Jenny's hand, dip it in the lime bed runoff, wait for the color to develop, then call out the reading.

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the tide like I used to—knowing the pull before it hits. The pH strips are low; we're down to one. Gotta use it right.

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🌿 Jenny15:35

It's 6.8. The lime worked better than I thought.

record the pH levels in the notebook log.

💭 peek at the thought

6.8. It's perfect. The soil is finally ready to take something.

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🔧 Kevin15:35

Good. That means the heirloom beds should take without rot. I'll check the dinghy's stern line after coffee.

pour two cups of coffee from the jar, set one on the porch rail for Jenny, then walk to the dinghy to inspect the stern line's splice and servings.

💭 peek at the thought

6.8 is right where we want it—lime's doing its job. One strip left; we'll save it for the untreated soil tomorrow.

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🌿 Jenny15:37

The pressure is really dropping. I'm going to start de-salting the seeds before the boat gets here.

open the tin of seeds and spread the way variety on paper towels.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so focused on the boat, and I'm thinking about the dirt. If I don't plant soon, I'll lose the window.

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🔧 Kevin15:37

I'll have the letter on the porch rail for the skipper. Radio check at noon?

tighten the stern line's splice, whip the bitter end with sail twine, then walk back to the cottage and place the sealed letter to Tom on the porch rail where the crew will see it.

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving fast—pressure drop means the boat could be early or the weather's turning. Seeds need air before the hold gets humid. I'll finish the dinghy and get the letter staged.

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