I had the opportunity to rent this small cottage, here in our lovely village of Bearlingham Green, the pearl of Bearshire.

It’s very close to my abode and I think it will be suitable for my nephew Frimpong, at least until he manages to build his own new cottage.

Of course Frimpong won’t come here very often, he’s a professional traveller, as you know and he’s very devoted to his job, but he needed a place where he could store his things. Now that he has sold his flat in central London, he could not fill my home with all his boxes either.

I can consider this cottage as a detached guest-room as well.

There is a very dear friend of mine who seems to be very determined to come to visit me soon, he has merely to push a door to get here, we live very close to each other.

In this page of my diary I’d like to explain the fundamental features of all the abodes of the Bear family.

We like living in an ancient building, which looks extremely small from outside, but inside it is obvious that there must be many different rooms, as you have probably already noticed from the pictures you have seen of my own cottage.

Generally speaking it’s not easy to find similar houses, but in Bearshire they are quite common. It’s another good reason to live in Bearshire, you see.

Whatever seems to be bizarre or impossible elsewhere can be real in Bearshire, but that is another story...

So do you think Frimpong will like this cottage?

I didn’t decide the name of the cottage yet.

If you have any suggestion, please do let me know, your advice will be of great help.