I LOVE your Blueberry Courier, pommy! Congratulations on such a wonderful bag... At 5'4", I'm a tad heavier than MRG, and I've had the same concerns about owning a bag like the Courier -- I keep thinking that carrying it would make me look like a tree stump. I need to try one on IRL to make sure...
And I totally agree with having all that leather to touch. Wanna know something quirky? I do clandestine sniffs of my Bbags whenever I carry them. I don't know what it is...I just LOVE the scent of Bbags...