Doreen Tovey enchants us againwith stories of life with herhusband Charles in a WestCountry village, where they aredriven to distraction by Siamesecats, Annabel the donkey, nesting swallows, buckinghorses, and the villagers whostill regard them as inepttownsfolk, even after 18 years.In an effort to get away from itall, they take a trip to Canada to see the bears and wolves—much to the alarm of FatherAdams and Miss Wellington. Ifthey can't handle Siamese cats,how will they handle a grizzly?However, after hearing what the villagers have been up to intheir absence, they wonder ifthey might have been safer inCanada. As for the cats, Seeleyand Shebalu start actingstrangely when they develop a taste for dog food. But it is timefor another solemn little SealPoint to come into their lives—who takes some settling in.