Episode
Day 879
Day 879 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Norma's Grocery has a new owner: Fern Gorse is keeping it open. Bev Tanner is grieving Norma Quist. Dot Ferris is grieving Norma Quist. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Chowder Question 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
00:00Norma's Grocery has a new owner: Fern Gorse is keeping it open.
00:00Seahaven Springs said goodbye to Norma Quist today, at 95. The whole town turned out.
03:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
05:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
10:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
12:00Flo Tidewater has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
12:53Chowder mystery cracks open: the secret ingredient was growing behind a fence post all along.
13:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
16:00Business is slow enough that Kip Doyle has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
19:35Sources say the chowder trail now leads to an overgrown orchard fence — stay tuned.
22:28Lark Ferris has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:51Flo Tidewater has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
01:58Dot Ferris, Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow · Miller’s Pond
Quiet night. Even the gulls have stopped arguing.★
Quiet night. Even the gulls have stopped arguing.★
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:04Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Hello. Sit down, you look like you have been standing all day.
Hello. Sit down, you look like you have been standing all day.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Morning, Truman. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Truman. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:34Dot Ferris, Jonah Ferris · Kip's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:42Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Edie. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Edie. How's the day treating you?
07:42Truman Beaumont, Flo Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
You have got the hang of it. I am almost redundant.
08:52Bev Tanner, Elaine Whitlow, Dot Ferris, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
Elaine, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
Elaine, this conversation is covered under the friendly-encounter clause.★
11:33Hal Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Marla. How's the day treating you?
11:55Sal Marino, Abel Callahan · The Salty Gull
Come, come. I need an honest palate.
Come, come. I need an honest palate.
12:17Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
12:31Bev Tanner, Flo Tidewater · Seahaven Mutual
Oh — hello. I did not see you there. I absolutely did see you there.
Oh — hello. I did not see you there. I absolutely did see you there.