non-edible Truffles

Presenting Truffles, the newest member of the extensive Horn Family furry creatures collection.

Truffles is an African elephant (you can tell by the ears) who has been selected to accompany me on my travels. Whilst he can't make my tea or answer my phone calls, he is of great support.

He has a Phd in 'child trauma therapy' and can help even the most distraught child begin to open up, merely by making them smile (who could resist those little eyes), which is really what qualifies him best for the job. Aside from the obvious wish of his to return to Africa to catch up with his rather larger cousins in the Bush, he's told me he's very much looking forward to getting to work out at God's Golden Acre.

Although he is less than a foot high and incredibly trim for his age, he has an enormous brain and always knows what to say to comfort someone. His furry exterior helps him to fulfil his other talent of flea-free stress relief. Inside that enormous brain of his, he can remember many many friends of mine who I won't be seeing for a while.

But the main reason he won in the recent 'Caroline's cuddly companion' competition, was simply because he's an elephant.

And an elephant never forgets.