Episode
Day 2211
Day 2211 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Cole Whitlow is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly. Iris Brody has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Pear Harvest 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
00:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
07:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
08:48Bea Callahan has stopped wondering about it, which is not quite the same as knowing.
09:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
10:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
10:20Opal Ferris and Cole Whitlow have got into the habit of each other.
11:38The community orchard has produced more pears than anyone planned for.
13:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
13:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
14:00Cole Whitlow is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
17:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
18:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:00Iris Brody has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation.
19:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
19:36Cole Whitlow and Opal Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
21:50The Anchor's piano is being played by Lark Ferris, who cannot play piano.
22:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:06Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Bram Tidewater onto the water. Bram Tidewater has not noticed.
22:07Abel Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:21Linus Tidewater offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
What was said
07:22Edie Gorse, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:02Marla Finch, Kip Doyle · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Kip. I'll bring that right over.
08:11Kip Doyle, Abel Callahan, Linus Tidewater, Cole Whitlow, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Abel. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Abel. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
08:50Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:18Orson Ferris, Rue Callahan · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Rue. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Rue. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:41Marla 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.
09:43Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Milo, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Milo, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
09:49Hattie Whitlow, Wilf Tanner · Norma's Grocery
Hi Wilf — busy day at Norma's Grocery?
Hi Wilf — busy day at Norma's Grocery?
09:55Cole Whitlow, Opal Ferris · Seahaven General
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
10:55Truman Beaumont, Lark Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
11:40Truman Beaumont, Opal Ferris · East Beach
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.