Green and Country in the City 21 January

• I've been making kombucha which is a drink using a scoby which is a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast. Just started my 3rd lot. Supposed to be good for digestion but waiting for benefits to appear!
• Have found a funnel which has a colander arrangement in the bottom which will help with decanting sloe gin, etc.
• Still unable to prune fig tree - supposed to do it in January when it is dormant. Mine is never dormant!
• Last week couple of mornings when so gloomy street lights were on when I left house to catch bus.
• Problems with getting curtain rod for thermal curtain for front door - I plan to so a separate post on this.
• On the grass on the edge of the sports ground there is a row of crocus. The yellow ones are up and in flower. There was one primrose in flower in my garden.
• So windy Tuesday night I could hear wind through double glazing which doesn't happen often. Slept OK until last hour or so when just lay snuggled up listening to wind. I had no damage but friend in Sudbury in Suffolk lost a chimney pot. Also damage (caused by pot falling) to her solar panels.
• My mother is having her evening primrose pulled up as birds have stripped seeds. I haven't noticed birds on mine and think all seeds still there but need a closer look to check. Last year had gold finches in ash tree that then overhung my garden twice. Would love to have them eating my evening primrose seeds!