Friday 20th January 2023

Alarm at 0730....got up at 0830 and made tea. Porridged and put a packed lunch together. Headed back to Chingford Mount in the car. Nice sunny day, but a bit chilly. Got into a couple of properties in Chingford Hatch, then drove to Waitrose in Woodford to use the facilities. Then swooped down to Manor Park. Had my lunch in a car park on Wanstead Flats, overlooking Alexandra Lake. There were hordes of geese, seagulls, and pigeons roaming about...stayed in the car for fear of having my lunch stolen. Ended the day in Dagenham, and managed to get some paint on the back of my expensive Barbour jacket in the last property I got into...the tenant warned me after the event! Didn't appear to be too bad, though,...managed to brush most of it off. Turned for home as dusk approached. Stopped off at the mega Sainsbury store at the junction of the A13 with the North Circular. Got home at 1900. Warmed up some beef stock I'd bought yesterday, and chucked in some vegetables to make a simple broth, and cooked some beef shin tortelloni in the broth...tasty enough. Followed by apple crumble and custard. Watched a bit of telly before bed...