Episode

Day 70

Day 70 brought the sweetest of arrivals: little Milo Ferris made his entrance into Seahaven Springs, and with him came the particular joy that only a new baby can bring to a small town. The day unfolded in that gentle, unhurried way our town does best—clouds gathered over the bay while Gus pretended not to find them lovely, the café gathered for blind tastings that proved nothing but tasted wonderful, and Sunday supper drew folks toward The Salty Gull as the evening light turned almost impossibly golden. Somewhere in town, someone played eight familiar bars of piano again, and Seahaven Springs simply carried on, full of small moments and the kind of quiet contentment that Pearl Gorse knows how to recognize. Tomorrow will bring its own gentle surprises, but tonight, our town is simply grateful for new beginnings and the people we love around us.

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What was announced

00:00A baby has arrived in Seahaven Springs! Dot Ferris and Dr. Cornelius Pratt would like you to meet Milo Ferris.

08:00Clouds drift in over the bay. Gus pretends not to enjoy it.

09:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.

09:00Control has sent an old friend to sit with Truman Beaumont for a while. Nothing calms him faster.

11:38A blind tasting is arranged at the café. It settles nothing whatsoever.

13:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Pearl Gorse appears to be enjoying it.

16:00Business is slow enough that Bev Tanner has been sent home early. Nobody argues.

17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.

17:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.

20:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.

22:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.

What was said

07:34Gus Tidewater, Flo Tidewater
There you are, little one. Come see what I've got.★

09:51Truman Beaumont, Bev Tanner
Bev! Come in, come in. I was just putting the kettle on.★

11:22Bev Tanner, Walt Gorse
Walt. Didn't expect to see you away from the bench today.★

11:42Truman Beaumont, Rex Callahan
Rex, two coffees please. And whatever Marla's got fresh today.

12:59Gus Tidewater, Rex Callahan
Morning, Rex. Nets are holding. Weather's turning though.

13:34Elaine Whitlow, Pearl Gorse
Pearl, I brought you something. Those dahlias you mentioned — I propagated three starts for you.

13:50Gus Tidewater, Marla Finch
Marla. Didn't expect to see you down here. Thought you'd be at the café.

14:27Elaine Whitlow, Walt Gorse
Walt! I was just thinking of you both. How is Pearl feeling with the cloudy weather?

16:12Elaine Whitlow, Norma Quist
The park's looking grey today, but the seedlings don't seem to mind. They're pushing through anyway.

18:19Sal Marino, Walt Gorse
Walt. Didn't expect to find you here on a cloudy day. Usually you're in the park with the pigeons.

19:37Bev Tanner, Marla Finch
Marla. Thought I'd grab something before the lunch rush at the office.