Episode
Day 5560
Day 5560 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. The fair is over and the bunting is down. Two flags remain, and will remain, in a tree. Kip Doyle has kept at learning the orchard properly long enough that the town expects it now. Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch have stopped leaving their friendship to chance. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. 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 fair is over and the bunting is down. Two flags remain, and will remain, in a tree.
02:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:01Kip Doyle has kept at learning the orchard properly long enough that the town expects it now.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
09:56Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
10:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
10:34Bev Tanner and Milo Ferris have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
11:43A photograph is taken at last. Four people look the wrong way and it is perfect.
11:43Truman Beaumont and Nell Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
11:43And so concludes: Everybody, Slightly Left. The town will live with how it ended.
13:00A form has been filed correctly at the first attempt. Town Hall is quietly jubilant.
13:50Mabel Tidewater and Dell Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
13:50Dell Tanner and Mabel Tidewater have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
15:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
16:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
17:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
17:31Perry Gorse and Truman Beaumont no longer need a reason to call round.
18:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
18:12Cole Whitlow's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
18:45Posy Gorse and Dell Tanner kept their word and finished what they started.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
19:00The same passer-by has now walked past Truman Beaumont three times on the same route.
19:10Whatever Silas Tidewater and Bram Tidewater were circling, they have landed on it.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
22:00Gil Ferris is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:01Iris Brody is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:02Ned Ferris has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:06Abel Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:10Hattie Whitlow has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:11Alma Callahan has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:14Milo Ferris has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Kip! Sunshine on every windowsill.
07:02Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.
I was going to walk the long way, but here we are.
07:04Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Wren. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:19Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Cass! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
08:48Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:50Marla Finch, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:14Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Hello. Sit down, you look like you have been standing all day.
Hello. Sit down, you look like you have been standing all day.
09:23Alma Callahan, 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.
09:31Elaine Whitlow, Bev Tanner, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Bev, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
Bev, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
10:09Bev Tanner, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
10:17Bev Tanner, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
10:55Iris Brody, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Alma. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Alma. Everything feels possible at this hour.