Monday 20th March 2023

Woke around 0730. Aki brought me a mug of tea. Got up and porridged. As rain was forecast for this afternoon, I ventured out on inspections in the morning, driving down to Shadwell and Limehouse. Wandered about the extensive Glamis Estate until about 1230, then drove home for lunch. Worked at the computer all afternoon. Aki cooked lentil and bulgur wheat balls, though her tomato sauce seemed to have pretty much dried up by the time she plated up. Tasty though! Watched an intriguing documentary on the fallout from the Brinks Mat gold bullion robbery...the enormous proceeds were eventually funnelled into property development, most notably London's Docklands Enterprise Zone, and into cocaine and ecstasy drug cartels, fuelling the rise of UK rave culture in the 1990s.