the keeper's cottage · day 944 · evening

Evening at the cottage

The sun has dipped behind the overcast clouds, and the temperature has dropped slightly. You and Jenny meet at the table to discuss the day's work and the boat's arrival tomorrow.

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🌿 Jenny13:47

The pH on the north ridge is holding at 6.2, but the drainage near the sea cave is still too acidic. We need to check if they brought the lime filters tomorrow.

Spread the soil pH maps across the table and point to the red-marked pocket seven.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't have the specific pH way she needs, those seeds are just going to rot. She's pushing herself too hard; that ankle looks like a plum.

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🔧 Kevin13:48

Lime's on the manifest. Two sacks. One for the cottage beds, one for the ridge. I'm holding the second back for pocket seven.

Pour coffee from the kettle into both tin mugs, set one in front of Jenny.

💭 peek at the thought

She's focused on the ridge. Good. The maps are clean work. I'll give her the lime sack from the boat tomorrow — keep one back for pocket seven like I planned. Need to tell her I saw the page she slipped in her pocket. She knows I saw it. She's waiting.

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🌿 Jenny13:49

If the lime is there, I can start the trench as soon as the boat leaves. I need to debride the ankle again first, though.

Take the mug, wrapping both hands around the warmth for warmth, and lean over the map.

💭 peek at the thought

Two sacks. Maybe there's a chance for the grandmother's tin if I can get the acidity right before the rains.

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🔧 Kevin13:50

Ankle first. Trench waits. I'll have the mattock and stakes ready at the ridge tomorrow after the boat's gone.

Sit opposite her, blow across my own mug, watch the steam curl.

💭 peek at the thought

She's still managing that ankle. Tough. She'll work through it. The trench needs doing before winter sets in proper. Greenheart stakes at forty-five, lime in the backfill. I'll help haul and drive stakes. She maps, I dig. That's how it works.

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🌿 Jenny13:51

The antibiotics are eight days out, Kevin. If this tracks past the margin, I'll need to pack pine resin into the sea beet - saw it work in the journal. Can you get me the copper sulfate tomorrow?

Mark the infection boundary with a fresh pencil line on the table map, then reach for the medical kit beside the stove.

💭 peek at the thought

The trench waits, but I can't wait forever. That infection margin is creeping, and the poultice is already showing signs of failure in this humidity. I need to act fast.

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🔧 Kevin13:52

Copper sulfate's on the shelf by the generator. I'll check it tonight, bring it up with the mattock.

Nod once, take a swallow of coffee, set the mug down careful.

💭 peek at the thought

Eight days on antibiotics. She's counting. The margin's tight. Pine resin trick — old field expedient, seals and draws. Copper sulfate's in the workshop, partial bottle from last season. Need to check it hasn't crystallized solid. Boat brings more medical anyway. She's planning past the boat. That's something.

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🌿 Jenny13:53

Thanks. The pH in pocket seven is 6.2, but if the drainage doesn't hold, grandmother's seeds will just rot in salt.

Open the medical kit, wincing as the ankle shifts, and prepare the poultice for the night.

💭 peek at the thought

If he brings the sulfate, I can finally get the swelling down. I need to be able to walk that ridge before the next window closes.

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🔧 Kevin13:55

Trench tomorrow. Four feet deep, three wide. I'll have the stakes cut and the mattock ready. You map, I dig.

Close the door to the workshop, lock it, walk back to the kitchen table where my coffee's gone cold.

💭 peek at the thought

Six-two's borderline. If the drainage fails, those seeds die. Grandmother's tin holds more than just seeds — it holds her name. Need to get that lime into pocket seven before the winter rains come proper. Trench four feet deep, three wide, two hundred yards along the ridge. Greenheart stakes at angle, then backfill with lime and amended soil. It can be done.

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