Episode
Day 950
Day 950 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Commotion at The Anchor! Elaine Whitlow and Edie Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over a heated debate over the last pickled egg. Bev Tanner is not currently speaking to Edie Gorse. Elaine Whitlow is not currently speaking to Edie Gorse. 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
00:00The mackerel are running off Seahaven Point. The dock has acquired a row of buckets and an atmosphere of quiet competition.
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
09:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Linus Tidewater has been elected to deal with it.
11:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
11:47The last of the plums are shared out, and the rota is quietly retired for another year.
11:47Flo Tidewater and Dot Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
11:47And so concludes: The Plum Harvest. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
16:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
19:04Ewan Callahan and Elaine Whitlow kept their word and finished what they started.
19:42Rex Callahan offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
19:57Edie Gorse has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
20:37Bev Tanner has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
20:44Elaine Whitlow has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
21:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
21:00Commotion at The Anchor! Elaine Whitlow and Edie Gorse came to (very gentle) blows over a heated debate over the last pickled egg.
21:00Sheriff Brody has invited Elaine Whitlow to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:00Commotion at The Anchor! Edie Gorse and Bev Tanner came to (very gentle) blows over an argument about the correct way to pronounce "buoy".
22:35Flo Tidewater has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:47Dot Ferris is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Kip, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:18Hal Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Milo. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
Milo. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
07:24Elaine Whitlow, Edie Gorse, Ewan Callahan · Sunrise Café
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
This table has reached the confidential part of breakfast.
07:35Flo Tidewater, Linus Tidewater · Gus's House
Linus! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
Linus! The sky cannot quite make up its mind.
07:50Abel Callahan, Marla Finch, Elaine Whitlow, Ewan Callahan, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.★
07:58Hal Brody, Iris Brody · Sheriff Brody's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:02Truman Beaumont, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Milo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:22Flo Tidewater, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
There you are. Dad always said the tide brought people in.
There you are. Dad always said the tide brought people in.
08:43Elaine Whitlow, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Hal, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
Hal, careful of the new shoots. They are feeling ambitious.
08:44Bev Tanner, Marla Finch, Abel Callahan · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
09:01Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
There you are. How is it going, really?
There you are. How is it going, really?
09:44Bev Tanner, Hal Brody · Norma's Grocery
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.