Episode
Day 1329
Day 1329 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Elaine Whitlow has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation. Elaine Whitlow is being kept in overnight with a bout of something going round the orchard. Edie Gorse is not currently speaking to Ewan Callahan. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Shortcut runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
03:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:00The queue at the bakery has reached the door. Nobody minds; it is that kind of queue.
09:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00Bea Callahan has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
12:00Elaine Whitlow has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation.
13:48Lark Ferris and Milo Ferris have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
13:48Truman Beaumont claims to have found a faster way across town.
14:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
16:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
17:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
18:00Business is slow enough that Bea Callahan has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
19:00The tide is out further than usual. Linus Tidewater has gone to look at what it left behind.
20:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:55Linus Tidewater and Kip Doyle kept their word and finished what they started.
21:52Hal Brody has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
21:53Truman Beaumont is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:40Bea Callahan has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
What was said
07:22Elaine Whitlow, Ewan Callahan, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:21Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
08:29Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont, Dot Ferris, Milo Ferris, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
09:03Bev Tanner, Cole Whitlow · Seahaven General
Cole, isn't it? How are things your end?★
Cole, isn't it? How are things your end?★
09:50Dot Ferris, Truman Beaumont, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
11:01Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris! Just the person I wanted to see.
Iris! Just the person I wanted to see.
11:35Iris Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Marla. I'll bring that right over.
11:40Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
11:43Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Marla, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
12:26Bev Tanner, Cole Whitlow · Seahaven General
We brought flowers, news, and strict instructions not to tire you.
We brought flowers, news, and strict instructions not to tire you.
12:32Orson Ferris, Opal Ferris · Kip's House
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
12:41Marla Finch, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Fern. I'll bring that right over.