If only… But I do make delicious light fairy cakes, or are they butterfly cakes? They are fresh from the cooling tray and waiting to be tasted.

Number two daughter, Susannah, and boyfriend Darren will be here in less than an hour – I knew they were coming so I baked some cakes. The double mixture made twelve muffin-sized ones and eleven normal-sized fairy cakes; perhaps I’ve overdone it for three people – I’m dieting! So if you fancy a cake, a cup of PG. Tips and a bit of monkey-sitting…