the keeper's cottage · day 529 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

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

🌿 Jenny17:01

Jenny — walk to the wood stove and place the heirloom seed tin on the warmest part of the surface.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is starting to pick up; I can smell the ozone and the salt. I need to get those seeds near the heat before the mold takes hold.

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🔧 Kevin17:01

Mind if I move that? Don't want the seeds cooking.

walk to the wood stove and gently lift the heirloom seed tin off the warmest part of the surface, setting it on the cooler stone beside it.

💭 peek at the thought

The seed tin's damp again. She's trying to dry it out on the stove—smart, but risky if it gets too hot. I should check on it before she walks off.

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🌿 Jenny17:03

The humidity is too high. They need the heat, Kevin.

Move the tin back to the edge of the stove where the warmth is consistent but not direct.

💭 peek at the thought

If they don't dry, they rot, and then I'll have own left of my grandmother's garden.

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🔧 Kevin17:03

Then let's keep it here. I'll stay and make sure it doesn't overheat.

pull up a stool beside the wood stove and sit, keeping an eye on the heirloom seed tin as it rests at the edge of the warmth.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right—damp seeds won't keep, and mold spreads fast in this air. But the stove's uneven; one hot spot could ruin the batch. I'll watch it with her.

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🌿 Jenny17:05

Thanks. The moisture is the enemy today.

way at the kitchen table and open the notebook to start own the sea beet morphology I missed earlier.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually helping for once, even if it's just to watch a tin of seeds.

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🔧 Kevin17:05

No problem. I'll check the shutter panel like I meant to this morning. Rot waits for no one.

stand up, walk to the porch, and pull the interior shutter panel free from its hinges to inspect the wood behind it for rot.

💭 peek at the thought

She's focused now—sketching helps her settle. The rain's tapping the roof, steady. I should do something useful with my hands while I wait.

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🌿 Jenny17:07

Be careful with the hinges, the wood is swollen.

sketch a detailed study of the sea beet's succulent leaf structure in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

If that wood is soft, the whole wall is in trouble. I need to focus on the leaves, not the house.

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🔧 Kevin17:08

Got it. I'll ease it off.

carefully work the shutter panel loose from the swollen hinges, using minimal force to avoid splitting the wood, then tilt it inward to expose the sill and joist behind it for inspection.

💭 peek at the thought

Swollen wood means the shutters have been sucking moisture. If the frame's gone, just fixing the panel won't hold. I'll go slow—pry it open just enough to see.

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🌿 Jenny17:09

Look for dark spots in the corners. The mold starts there.

lean over the notebook and shade the intricate veins of the sea beet leaves with my pencil.

💭 peek at the thought

If the water is getting through the frame, the whole cottage will go soft. I can't have the seeds damp now.

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