This post comes with an apology to my best mate Kate, form The Wild Flour Bakery. Kate really hates cupcakes and if you have been lucky enough to taste her creations, you'll understand why she sees cupcakes as the archenemy of all cakes; I agree with Kate on principle, I find them a bit 1990's and generally uninspiring (with very few exceptions).
We are building a porch and the front wall at home. It has been four weeks of hell: dust, debris, plaster stains, cement powder, dirty builders' boot marks everywhere, the house is cold and dirty and my kitchen completely uninviting! Everything is covered with a fine layer of dust! Living, or attempting to live, while builders are in your house is a nightmare! One thing I can't get over, is the amount of tea breaks our builders take!
