I'm waiting for DH to come home - he finishes work at 2 - and I've rung the neighbours on both sides to get everyone together - see if we can find out what's going on. One of the neighbours has just been told that its an expensive car. (I don't know anything about cars).

TBH, It wouldn't surprise me if they've got the wrong address, there's another road in the village with a similar name and the people that live in that road at the same house number as me are benefit fraudsters - claim lot of benefits but also work for cash in hand. It wouldn't be the first time we've had something like this happen.

That sounds exciting! Maybe they'll come to the conclusion that they're moonlighting as a personal trainer

I didn't send any postcards! I am particularly lazy about that!

We spent most of our afternoons napping and our nights were early and our mornings were late! My kinda holiday!

It's buffet for lunch. I am slightly apprehensive, however I don't think I could eat a pork pie if it threatened to kick my ***! Too much fatty stuff yesterday! Now if it was a chocolate... then that would be a different story! I just hope there's a nice sandwich that I can nibble on, rather than crappy egg or BLTs or some such rubbish!

Ohhhhhhh BLT - I haven't had one of those for AGES! So long as the bacon is grilled and the fat cut off I would think a BLT on wholemeal would be quite healthy.

DH is working his way through all the weird and wonderful types of bread at the moment - he's got something called Vogel this week which contains linseeds. I've decided not to bother with bread any more - every time I eat I puff up and I feel a bit strange. I don't know if its the wheat or yeast - or even something else thats in it. I don't think it could be the wheat because I haven't noticed it swelling up when I have pasta, bulghar wheat or couscous.

We're trying out a new recipe this evening - roasted peppers with fetta and olives and roasted baby new potatoes. Its supposed to be an cooked-all-in-one dish meal but there's not enough protein in it for me so we're having it with some haddock roasted on a bed of herbs and lemon and a mixed green salad grown in my own garden (this year's first!)

Can I come for tea? That sounds lovely!

It'll be a post-workout Quorn sausage for me and maybe something like a protein shake when we get home.

BTW the sandwiches are from Sainsbury's. A blt just doesn't appeal today. I might end up with a small piece of pork pie and a sandwich before I actually have my "proper" lunch!

I can't eat pork pie any more. It used to be a favourite of mine but I had a mouthful at a buffet lunch the other day and, for some reason, I just couldn't swallow it. Something to do with the texture, I think. Actually, it tasted pretty yuck as well - very salty.

We've just discovered the delights of a herb called sorrel. Its brilliant for cooking fish in or on top of - it has a sort of lemony spinach flavour. Goes great in omlettes and low carb quiche - and it grows SO easily.

My Brother and I had a lovely soup in a veggie cafe in Colchester which had Sorrel in ti.

Apparnelty my friend told me that Poles and Russians use it a lot in cooking.

I've had half a blt sandwich, which was quite nice and a couple of pork pie tiny pieces, then a glass of orange... I feel so stuffed! I won't be having my proper lunch on top of this!

I used some lemon rosemary... maybe that was sorrel??

For them as wants to know about SOrrel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorrel

Sarah maybe the grey car person is using someones wireless internet.

Maybe it is the police Sarah. Dunno if I mentioned it here but I had 6 police round the other day looking for our neighbour and before that I had noticed a car around so I wonder whether it was them.

They might be watching your neighbours for some reason or other. Might be worth ringing the police if you do see that car again then at least you'll know if itis them and if it isn't they can come round and have a look.

I tried talking to the person in the car again but he/she drove off before I could get there. (I think its a 'he' and today he was wearing a hat!) Me and the neighbours even tried sneaking up on the car from various different directions (the neighbours are as concerned as I am). Finally Laura (one of my neighbours) decided to phone the Police but the car drove away when the Police turned in to our little road and it hasn't come back yet. As far as the Police are aware it isn't one of theirs. I still think its a case of mistaken address and he\she is supposed to be watching the people with the similar address to mine.

I had another lovely visit to the Monsoon shop at Castleford Designer Village this afternoon - bought myself the most amazing skirt - this time I bought a size 14 which is a size smaller than I am at the moment - I've got it hanging on the outside of a wardrobe which is in my workout room - sort of an incentive to lose another stone!

Def best to get the police involved. Mind you if they are a PI or something they aren't very subtle about watching people.

I went shoe shopping again today but still nothing lets hope Leeds tomoz will yield results otherwise I'll have to try meadowhell

BOING!

I'm all bouncy and sore! Kickboxing last night was GREAT! WOOOOOOOOO! Oh and pregnant girl is STILL training... Just in secret and is now doing her purple belt on Saturday! I am training for my purple belt too. Of course, you know, THIS, means war! It's really silly, she is a good friend, but we are so secretly competitive against each other it's funny! I could never do the "Let's get our black belts together and help each other train" thing. I think Lee is secretly enjoying our competitiveness! After all, anything that makes us both train harder can only be a good thing right? I'm sure he'll rig it so that we both get our black belts at the same time anyway!

I'm off to gym tonight - either with or without my friend. I can't decide whether to go round tonight or tomorrow. We'll see what happens!

Sounds like it is a private investigstor fo some sort. If so bit silly having an expensive car like that then. Duh! Or maybe an upmarket burgular!!!

If those people are benefit cheats then lets hope they get caught. Probably best to leave the PI to it or the operation will be a failure.

He doesn't sound like a very good PI to me... Totally conspicuous and watching the wrong people...