the keeper's cottage · day 876 · midday

Midday Airflow

The steady rain continues to drum on the roof while the fan hums in the corner. You both check the humidity strips to see if the levels are dropping.

Kevin checked the battery voltage on the fan circuit and wiped condensation from the cottage windows. Jenny moved the pepper seedling tray closer to the stove and refreshed her ankle poultice with fresh sea beet and honey.

🌿 Jenny10:20

The humidity's not budging. Should I try moving the trays closer to the stove?

Check the lettuce cells with a magnifying glass, noting which pepper seedlings show the whitest mold edges.

💭 peek at the thought

The humidity strips show 89% and climbing despite the fan - the rain is saturating everything faster than I can circulate air. My ankle throbs even through the poultice, and I'm watching Kevin's reflection in the window as he checks the coax connections, wondering if he notices how the silence between us crackles like wet fabric.

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🔧 Kevin10:20

Move the peppers first. Lettuce can take a bit more damp. Keep the fan on them — steady air matters more than heat right now.

check the battery voltage on the fan circuit and wipe condensation off the window glass

💭 peek at the thought

The fan's running but the air's too thick for it to do much. Moving trays near the stove might help dry them, but the heat could stress the seedlings if we're not careful. Need to watch the pepper cells too — mold on those means we're losing more than lettuce.

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🌿 Jenny10:21

I'll move the peppers. If the mold spreads, we're losing the whole harvest anyway.

Carefully lift the pepper seedling tray and place it on the table near the wood stove, adjusting the fan angle to hit them directly.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right about the airflow, but the stove is the only thing keeping the chill from my bones. My ankle feels like it's being squeezed by a pliers every time I shift my weight to stand.

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🔧 Kevin10:22

Put a folded newspaper under the tray. Stove top runs hotter than it looks.

glance at the barometer again, then pull the notebook from the shelf to check the seed packet inventory

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the peppers — slower to recover, and the seed stock's already thin. The stove's the only dry heat we've got. Just need to make sure the tray doesn't get too hot on the bottom.

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🌿 Jenny10:23

The newspaper folded perfectly. Though I need to check something - the sea beet poultice, it's getting stale.

Remove the wrapped sea beet leaves from their drying rack, feeling the poultice mixture tighten and lose its medicinal bite, and head toward the kitchen to refresh it with fresh sea beet and honey.

💭 peek at the thought

The newspaper fold is smart - I can see the steam already rising from the stove surface. My ankle throbs when I lift anything, and I'm watching Kevin's back as he flips through those seed packets, wondering if he's decided which ones are worth saving yet.

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