Episode
Day 5592
Day 5592 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Sal Marino has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation. Sal Marino is being kept in overnight with a bout of something going round the orchard. Ewan Callahan is not currently speaking to Iris Brody. 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
00:00Fern Gorse has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Mabel Tidewater has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
03:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
06:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The tide is out further than usual. Mabel Tidewater has gone to look at what it left behind.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
10:20Bev Tanner has got to the bottom of it. The bottom was not far down.
10:20Milo Ferris and Bev Tanner no longer need a reason to call round.
11:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
12:06Both seed loafs stay on the menu. Everyone claims this was their idea.
12:06Truman Beaumont and Hattie Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
12:06And so concludes: The Seed Loaf Question. The town will live with how it ended.
13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Hattie Whitlow appears to be enjoying it.
13:00Sal Marino has come down with a bout of something going round the orchard and is being kept in for observation.
13:00Fern Gorse called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
14:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
16:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
16:54Bram Tidewater and Silas Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
17:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
18:22Opal Ferris and Fern Gorse have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
21:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
22:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
22:11Gil Ferris is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:13Mabel Tidewater is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:16Alma Callahan has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:18Linus Tidewater is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:21practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Lark Ferris is trying, and become something they do.
22:31Edie Gorse is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
23:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
What was said
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
07:16Iris Brody, Dell Tanner · Sunrise Café
Hi Dell — busy day at Sunrise Café?
Hi Dell — busy day at Sunrise Café?
07:19Marla Finch, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
Alma! Just the person I wanted to see.
Alma! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:19Fern Gorse, Mabel Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Hello there.
Hello there.
07:23Edie Gorse, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Cole. Everything behaving itself?
Good to see you, Cole. Everything behaving itself?
08:05Wren Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:09Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater, Silas Tidewater, Iris Brody, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
08:25Edie Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Posy, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:45Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:48Bram Tidewater, Opal Ferris, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:53Dot Ferris, Elaine Whitlow, Iris Brody, Alma Callahan, Silas Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:59Marla Finch, Nell Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Nell. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Nell. I'll bring that right over.