the keeper's cottage · day 83 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

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

🌿 Jenny14:39

The air is turning heavy. We need to move the seed trays inside before the rain hits.

Walk to the porch, check the water level in the tank, then bring the three seed trays to the kitchen table.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is dropping too fast. If that boat doesn't show tomorrow, we're going to be stuck here in a gale.

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🔧 Kevin14:39

Yeah. Grab the pepper tray first — those seedlings are tender.

walk to the porch and help carry the remaining seed trays inside, setting them on the kitchen table near the wood stove

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — pressure's dropping fast and those trays won't take a soaking. Good she caught it.

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🌿 Jenny14:41

I'll keep them away from the draft. The heat from the stove should keep the soil warm.

Move the pepper tray to the center of the table, then check the barometer for a final Reading.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right about the peppers; the humidity is high enough to rot them off if they don't get airflow.

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🔧 Kevin14:41

1004 and dropping. We've got hours, maybe less. Secure the porch tarp first — wind'll shred it if it gets loose.

step out onto the porch and check the tarp lashings over the generator and seed tin, tightening the lines where they've slackened

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's still falling. She sees it too. Storm's coming in hard.

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🌿 Jenny14:43

I'm on it. I'll double the knots on the north side.

Step out onto the porch, check the tarp tension, and pull the remaining cords taut against the generator.

💭 peek at the thought

If that tarp catches the wind, the generator gets soaked, and I can't lose the only power we have now.

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🔧 Kevin14:43

I'll stow the oarlock bracket and spare rope below deck. Nothing left out to fly.

go inside, grab the oarlock bracket and coiled spare rope from the porch, and carry them down into the cottage to stow under the kitchen table

💭 peek at the thought

She's got the tarp. I should clear the deck — anything loose becomes a projectile.

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🌿 Jenny14:47

Good idea. I'm getting the seed tin off the porch.

Pick up the tin of seeds from the porch and bring it inside the kitchen next to the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

Better have them inside. The salt air will eat that bracket if I leave it out.

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🔧 Kevin14:47

Shut the south porch door and dog the hatch — wind's gonna come from that quarter.

close and latch the south porch door, then slide the wooden hatch bolt across to secure it against the frame

💭 peek at the thought

Seed tin's safe now. Generator's covered. Time to button up the cottage proper.

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🌿 Jenny14:49

I'm on it. I'll check the radio one last time.

Close the porch door and pull the latch, then walk to the shortwave radio to check the frequency.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If that door fails, the whole kitchen gets flooded.

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🔧 Kevin14:49

Call it in. If they're turning back, I'd rather know now.

move to the kitchen table and start sorting through the tools laid out there — file, penetrating oil, torque wrench — putting them back in the tool roll so nothing shifts if the cottage shakes

💭 peek at the thought

Radio check's smart — might be the last comms before the front hits. Should hear if the supply boat's still planning tomorrow.

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