the keeper's cottage · day 574 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Kevin left the northeast foundation corner to cure overnight and turned to the Yanmar, running it at load in the dinghy for thirty minutes. Jenny checked the heirloom seed tin under the porch tarp, finding mold contained but humidity still high, and re-wrapped viable packets in fresh newspaper with desiccant.

🔧 Kevin15:59

Kevin — walk to the northeast corner and press a thumb into the fresh lime joint, testing the set.

💭 peek at the thought

The lime's setting slow in this humidity. Need to check the joint again before the next high tide pushes through — if the oakum hasn't sealed clean, we're back to square one. Jenny's quiet today. The seed tin business shook her more than she let on.

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🌿 Jenny16:01

The lime is setting fast. Don't touch it yet.

wipe white grit from my palms and look back toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

It's holding. If the foundation holds, the wall doesn't slide into the sea.

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🔧 Kevin16:01

Right. Leave it.

Pull my hand back and wipe the lime dust on my trousers, then turn toward the cottage porch where the seed tin sits under the tarp.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Lime needs air and time, not my thumb. Hands still stained from the oakum tar. The garden wall held through the last storm — this corner will too, if I leave it be.

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🌿 Jenny16:10

The foundation needs to cure overnight. I'll check the seal on the seed tin after. The foundation needs to cure overnight. I'll check the seal on the seed tin after.

step carefully toward the porch where the heirloom tin sits under its tarp, zinc leaves sticking to the plastic. </think>THOUGHT: He's measuring my usefulness in minutes.

💭 peek at the thought

He thinks I'm helping. I need him to see me working, not just standing guard.

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