Bimbo. Plays the bugle, currently recovering from Covid-19 Bunce. Grows leaves in outermost Wessex with SnowyCat and Bear. Old school friends of mineThe Cuckoos. They live in my house, but I don’t know much about them, not even what language they speak. Didcot. Plays the flootatootaDillion. A dragon who likes cucumbersEllie works in a nursery, and runs the Book ClubGibbs. A recorder playerGreen Bear. Last heard of on holiday at the seaside long before the Virus happened.My sister Jenny. An archaeologistLopsy. A keen runner since she’s been allowed to go out. She took this selfie in the meadow where she runs each morning. She lives with Teddy.Madame Cholet, an expert gardener. Lives with ReindeerOxford Monkey with his recently-acquired tail. Used to run a fruit kebab van, but now picks fruit for Bunce and Snowy in outermost WessexMy cousin Peter with his elegant furniturePoints. The coordinator of the Red and Green TeddiesReindeer. Lives with Madame Cholet and knows all about horticultureSpencer. A polymathRuffy. A knowledgeable and helpful bearMy cousin Seaford, Sylvie’s younger brother. A kazoo playerShamus. Plays the fiddleSnowy. Currently growing leaves in outermost Wessex, with Bunce.Stork, who lives on a hook. I believe he spends his winters in Mali.Strawberry. A helpful young bear who lives up the road from meMy cousin Sylvie, Seaford’s older sisterTeddy. A very old friend of mine. He lives with Lopsy.Viol Teddy. An old friend from my school daysWalrus and Bruno. I don’t know them very well yet.