Episode
Day 5949
Day 5949 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow discover they are both entering the chess contest. Dell Tanner has decided to let bygones be bygones. Silas Tidewater has decided to let bygones be bygones. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Great Chess Rivalry 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
00:00Dell Tanner has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Silas 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.
06:59Whatever Kip Doyle and Dot Ferris were circling, they have landed on it.
07:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
07:31practising stories worth telling has stopped being something Posy Gorse is trying, and become something they do.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:38Ike Tidewater has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
11:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
12:45Truman Beaumont and Elaine Whitlow discover they are both entering the chess contest.
13:00Bram Tidewater noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
14:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
16:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
17:00Rain fell in a single column, precisely on Truman Beaumont, and nowhere else in Seahaven Springs.
18:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
18:39Linus Tidewater and Gil Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:26Hal Brody has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
22:12Mabel Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:12Flo Ferris is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:20Ned Ferris is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:27Silas Tidewater has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
23:25Rex Callahan has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Kip. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:02Perry Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Wren! Perfect weather for doing something unnecessarily outdoors.
Wren! Perfect weather for doing something unnecessarily outdoors.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Nell! Sunshine on every windowsill.
Nell! Sunshine on every windowsill.
07:04Edie Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Posy. Say something interesting. I have been stamping since I arrived.
Posy. Say something interesting. I have been stamping since I arrived.
07:19Marla Finch, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:20Bram Tidewater, Gil Ferris, Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
07:32Mabel Tidewater, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Morning, Nell. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Nell. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:33Wren Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Posy. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Posy. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:10Milo Ferris, Flo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hello, Flo. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Flo. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
08:36Marla Finch, Alma Callahan, Abel Callahan, Ike Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned! Good weather for ducks.
Ned! Good weather for ducks.
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Hattie! At least the flowerbeds look pleased.
Hattie! At least the flowerbeds look pleased.