Well, he did it. I thought he was joking, but no, he ordered all new dishes incl. bowls and they've arrived over the last couple of days.

On the one hand, he's had his dishes twenty years, since just after college. Good, ol' Syracuse China, setting for six, has held up well. And I added mine, a meager setting for four, a short time after.

Over the years, lost only one bowl plus two dishes cracked & repaired. Kids use plastic! Come to think of it, the bowls show lots of wear, from the dishwasher.

So he got this four-piece setting plus bowls for 12 ... for not very much money.

He's a bargain-hunter.