Episode
Day 926
Day 926 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Lark Ferris lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. Lark Ferris is in Seahaven General after they lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade. Cole Whitlow was born to Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Talent Night at The Anchor runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
06:53Kip Doyle has closed the notebook on one small Seahaven mystery, satisfied for now.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
08:00Ewan Callahan nearly answered Truman Beaumont early, and turned it into a cough.
08:54Milo Ferris has turned sketching the shoreline into a real part of life.
10:00The tide is out further than usual. Rex Callahan has gone to look at what it left behind.
10:00Lark Ferris lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
10:00Flo Tidewater noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
11:00Flo Tidewater fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
11:00A lighthouse postcard has been added to today's mail. Truman Beaumont collects them, and Control knows it.
11:40Sal Marino and Rex Callahan have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
12:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
12:30Insurance man's Talent Night act gets a chef's touch — accordion still benched
13:00Jonah Ferris is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
14:00A face Truman Beaumont last saw years ago walked by wearing a different coat and a different life.
16:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Bea Callahan has been elected to deal with it.
18:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
19:00The Town Hall clock and the bakery clock disagree by two minutes. Both are certain.
19:05Neighbourly porch summit: talent acts, tomatoes, and one man's yearning for the horizon
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
22:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
22:17Fern Gorse has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
06:35Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:05Milo Ferris, Lark Ferris · Dot's House
Lark! Just the person I wanted to see.
Lark! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:28Marla Finch, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
Ewan! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
Ewan! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
07:35Kip Doyle, Jonah Ferris · Kip's House
Jonah, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Jonah, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:19Elaine 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.
08:22Hal Brody, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:30Flo Tidewater, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
09:15Bev Tanner, Dot Ferris, Elaine Whitlow · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
09:54Elaine Whitlow, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
10:53Rex Callahan, Kip Doyle · The Bakery
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
Morning, Kip. Just the usual today.
11:14Rex Callahan, Sal Marino · Sunrise Café
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
I will keep this brief, for both our sakes.
12:00Sal Marino, Ewan Callahan · The Salty Gull
Morning, Ewan. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Ewan. You are out before the town has finished yawning.