Hi, Blossom has stolen my blog tonight:

I think it says a lot that Colin is presently out in the insanely freezing cold night, walking my dog Tico. For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to meet her, Tico is a brown dog with big big ears and a black racing stripe down her back. She fully adores Colin, who seems to have adopted her as partly his own. It is a nice surprise that someone else finds her as obsessively fascinating as I do. Many of you are probably not surprised that Colin volunteered to venture into the 10 degree weather, although I'm not sure which of us (that is dog or myself) this action compliments more. Suffice it to say that this man is just plain good - a recent quote describes him as "a gentle soul". Merci beaucoup to those of you who I haven't met yet that have had more than a hand in this....
Must go, I hear the pitter patter of paws and feet.
xo