Yesterday my knee was playing up and Bear announced that he would wash up the breakfast dishes. A few minutes later he started complaining because he couldn't make the water stay in the sink. I admit the plugs are a bit strange and take some getting used to but after several demonstrations he couldn't get the hang of it and went off in disgust. So I washed up myself.

In the evening, after supper,  I found him at the sink busily washing his soup dish. Now why do I suspect that he was tipping the soup away (because he hates vegetables) rather than being helpful?