the keeper's cottage · day 468 · midday

MIDDAY

The flat sky thickens as the heat of midday presses on the cottage. The wind picks up, rattling the loose tarp on the roof.

Kevin climbed onto the roof to secure the loose tarp with timber strips and weights despite the slick shingles. Jenny stayed on the porch, applying a mint poultice to her infected ankle and checking the water intake.

🔧 Kevin03:21

Going to secure the roof tarp. Stay put.

climb onto the porch roof to batten down the loose tarp with timber strips and weights

💭 peek at the thought

Wind's shifting. Tarp's loose. Need to batten it before it tears the roof. Jenny's inside with the leg — don't want her moving on it.

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🌿 Jenny03:23

Be careful, the shingles are slick with that moss.

Winince as I shift my throbbing leg, then reach for the seed tin to move it closer to the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

If he drops a tool, it's going to tear the canvas. way leg feels like it's on fire.

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🔧 Kevin03:23

Got it. Boots are grippy.

work carefully across the moss-slick shingles, pulling the tarp tight and securing each corner with timber strips and oak wedges, checking each fastening twice

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the moss. Nearly went over once already. Tin by the stove is smart — heat'll finish drying those seeds.

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🌿 Jenny03:25

Just don't drop anything on the garden.

Watch him from the doorway, then look back down at my notebook to sketch the red tracking on my shin.

💭 peek at the thought

At least he's being useful for once. I hope the wind doesn't catch.

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🔧 Kevin03:26

Nothing's falling.

finish the last corner, test the tarp tension with a solid pull, then climb back down to the porch roof and drop to the ground

💭 peek at the thought

She's tracking the infection like I track a failing bearing — precise, clinical, watching for the moment it spins. Garden's the last thing I'd hit.

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🌿 Jenny03:27

Good. Check the rain tank when you're done.

Sit back with a sigh, reaching for the bowl of boiled water and the mint poultice.

💭 peek at the thought

way. Now I need to focus on this leg before I lose my mobility entirely.

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🔧 Kevin03:27

On it.

walk around to the back of the cottage, check the rain tank level and the gutter catchment for debris, tap the side to gauge fill

💭 peek at the thought

Tank's been holding. Still, good to verify before the next squall. She's managing the leg — mint, heat, rest. Best I can do is keep the systems running.

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🌿 Jenny03:29

Check for leaves in the intake.

Dip the clean cloth into the warm water, bracing myself before it touches the angry skin of my leg.

💭 peek at the thought

If that tank is low, I'm in trouble for the antibiotics. The heat is suffocating.

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