Episode
Day 5003
Day 5003 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Wren Gorse has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation. Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town. Wren Gorse is being kept in overnight with a cough with genuine ambition. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Whose Ladder Is This takes a turn. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
06:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:00Whatever Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle were circling, they have landed on it.
07:26Jonah Ferris has turned learning the orchard properly into a real part of life.
08:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
09:00Opal Ferris has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
09:00Dell Tanner noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
11:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
12:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Edie Gorse has been elected to deal with it.
12:39Bram Tidewater borrows it for something brief. It does not come back briefly.
14:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
15:00There is one more chair at The Anchor than there was yesterday. Rex has not mentioned it.
15:00Wren Gorse has come down with a cough with genuine ambition and is being kept in for observation.
15:42Ike Tidewater and Sal Marino have got into the habit of each other.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:33Cole Whitlow is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
19:45Iris Brody has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
20:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
20:25Wilf Tanner has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
20:45Ewan Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
21:19Linus Tidewater has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
21:20Mabel Tidewater has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
21:36Rex Callahan has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
23:25Dot Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Ned! Just the person I wanted to see.
Ned! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:19Marla Finch, Hattie Whitlow, Alma Callahan, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hattie, sit down before you fall down. Tea?★
Hattie, sit down before you fall down. Tea?★
07:19Iris Brody, Mabel Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have not changed since we were knee-high.★
You have not changed since we were knee-high.★
07:25Elaine Whitlow, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Bea. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Bea. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:17Bram Tidewater, Silas Tidewater · Gus's House
Morning, Silas. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Silas. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:36Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
08:49Linus Tidewater, Gil Ferris · Community Orchard & Gardens
Hello, Gil. You look like you could do with an apple and a sit down.
Hello, Gil. You look like you could do with an apple and a sit down.
08:53Truman Beaumont, Wilf Tanner, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Wilf. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Wilf. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:58Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Hal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Hal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
09:04Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Seahaven General
We brought flowers, news, and strict instructions not to tire you.
We brought flowers, news, and strict instructions not to tire you.