The calm in the middle of the storm

I am so tired I may fall asleep before the end of this blip. This weekend was always going to involve a certain element of madness with two birthdays, a wedding and packing for the boy to head off on a residential week of outdoor pursuits with his school. And yet somehow I am still a little surprised at quite how full on it all is. Today I have baked for all events. Tomorrow there will be decorating.

It sounds dreadful but it has helped no end that the boy was off with a poorly stomach today. Had he not been I would have been out working all day and baked all evening. Which in reality would have meant that by this stage I would be sobbing exhausted into a bowl of buttercream and not sitting on the sofa with this cuppa and slice of lemon drizzle cake (there were two but I couldn't wait).

Having slept almost all day I think he is fully better and certainly hope he will be for his birthday tomorrow.

Bring on the pancakes!
Lesley x