Wilson's question is answered!

When I came down to breakfast this morning, Wilson was waiting to tell me that one of his Twitter friends in Australia, Dr Mel (@Dr_Mel_Thompson) is a Medical Researcher and had answered his question about why towels get dirty.

Apparently, the dirt on used towels is made of dead skin and microbes! I had no idea! Nor, of course, had W who has vowed to start giving towels a boil wash next laundry day because 'Microbes are well yucky, and so is dead skin — eeeeeuw!' 

His alternative, labour-saving suggestion — that after I wash I just 'Shake yourself about a bit and drip dry, New Dad' — I rejected out of hand. 

Dr Mel is clearly a good influence, though, as W has promised that he will start washing his paws every week and before cooking. 

I hope he's not making himself a nuisance with her and stopping her from doing vital research — I'll have a word with him later. 

In the meantime he's popped into the village to buy the ingredients for the 'phenomenally wondrous' dinner he's going to cook for my birthday on Friday. 

I hope not too many ants are involved…