The weather

September 18th, 2019

Righty tighty, lefty loosey updated

January 25th, 2024

screw thread direction

If you ever need to remember which way to turn a nut, bolt or screw to loosen it, then the mnemonic above will help. Turn it to the left (also known as anti-clockwise).

But one more thing to remember: Read the rest of this entry »

Andreas Wannerstedt – Split –

May 25th, 2023

Split

Price of a coffee

March 27th, 2023

PlacePrice when first recorded *Price in 2023
La Caña€1.00€1.20
Bar Chico€1.10
Balcón de Chema€1.00€1.20
Hotel Marigold€1.10€1.30
Café Aroma€1.10€1.30
Tomasin€1.10€1.20
Priego bus station cafe€1.30
Lucena bus station cafe€1.10€1.20
Cordoba Reina Sofia hospital cafeteria€1.15
Nicol's Estación de Luque€1.20€1.20
Zyrah€1.20€1.30
Venta Los Pelaos€1.20
Hostal Rafi€1.20
Restaurant Moreno, Cordoba€1.25
La Bartola€1.30
La Zamora€1.30
El Casino de Priego€1.30
Patria Chica€1.20€1.40
Sibarium€1.20€1.30
Hotel Sierra A45€1.40€1.50
Miguelin€1.50€1.50
Cordoba rail station cafe€1.80€2.40

* Prices recorded from March 2019 onwards.

Internet Speed Test

February 14th, 2023

CustomSpeedTest

spanishroadsigns.speedtestcustom.com

Guides to current art exhibitions in London and elsewhere

October 3rd, 2022

https://www.galleriesnow.net/?s=london+gallery+map

https://www.newexhibitions.com/map

How to change date and time on a Medisana BW310 wrist blood pressure monitor

May 22nd, 2021

monitor

This is needed every time the batteries are changed.
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Translation of some art material names from Spanish to English

May 12th, 2021

etching-plates

EnglishSpanish
awlpunzón
brushpincel
burinburil
canvaslienzo
carbon paperpapel de calco
chine-collé chine-collé
crinolinetarlatana
drypointpunta seca
engravinggrabado
etchinggrabado al agua fuerte
eyeboltcáncamo
gougegubia
inktinta
linocutlinoleografía
linseed oilaceite de linaza
mat, mountpaspartú
methacrylatemetacrilato
monotypemonotipo
oil paintóleo
pencillápiz
presstórculo
tarlatan/starched cheeseclothtarlatana
tissue paperpapel de seda
turpentinetrementina
turpentineaguarrás
watercolouracuarela
woodcutxilografía

Translation of some fabric names from English to Spanish

April 6th, 2021

fabric

Also see Glossary of textile manufacturing

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Opening hours for art and museums in Priego de Córdoba

January 4th, 2021

MuseumHoursPriego

Click on image to see it enlarged.

Standardising on light bulbs

April 15th, 2020

Just buy LED bulbs from now on. They can replace any remaining Halogen or Fluorescent as they die.

Screenshot at 2020-04-15 15:18:23

The studio bulbs are cool, 4000K; the kitchen warm, 2700K.

The utility room bulbs are now museum piece LEDs.

Still a problem with the two stairway bulbs. They have to be incandescent because of the incorrect wiring.

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Alfarería Sartén

November 29th, 2019

Symbols on air conditioning remote controls

October 31st, 2019

cooling symbolAny snow flake symbol means that the A/C unit will run in Cold mode (ie throw out cool air). It does not mean that it is wintertime.

heating symbolThis means that the air con will run in Heat mode in Reverse Cycle machines. It does not mean that it is summertime.

Any symbol showing water means the air con is in Dry mode, a function that removes unpleasant humidity from the ambient air, while still throwing out cold air. It does not mean that it is adding moisture.

A fan symbol means that the air conditioner is in Ventilation mode; it will work like a fan only, and throw out neither warm or cool air, just ambient air. It does not mean the fan speed.

my Michelangelo wine glasses

October 14th, 2019

glass
Luigi Bormioli white wine glass model Michelangelo
235 ml capacity filled to brim, 17.7 cm tall, 6.6 cm diameter at brim
(possibly model number CL80K)

Translation of some obscure plant and vegetable names from Spanish to English (with Latin Scientific classification names)

April 16th, 2018

SpanishEnglishLatinImages
Jaramago (also Erisimo & Hierba de los cantores)Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinalejaramago
ChiriviaParsnipPastinaca sativaparsnips
EscaramujoRose hipRosa caninarosehip
RuibarboRhubarbRheum rhabarbarumrhubarb
Grosella roja (also Zarzaparrilla roja & Corinto)RedcurrantRibes rubrumredcurrants
Grosella negra (also Zarzaparrilla negra)BlackcurrantRibes negrumblackcurrants
Grosella blancaWhitecurrantRibes rubrumwhitecurrants
Grosella espinosaGooseberryRibes uva-crispagooseberries
TopinamburJerusalem artichokeHelianthus tuberosustopinambur
SalicorniaMarsh SamphireSalicornia europaeasamphire
EndrinoSloe (also Blackthorn)Prunus spinosasloe
Arándano palustre (also Arándano agrio)CranberryVaccinium oxycoccoscranberries
Arándano (also Mirtilo)Blueberry (also Bilberry, Whortleberry, Whimberry, Whinberry)

Vaccinium myrtillusblueberries
Fenogreco (also Alhova)Fenugreek (also Greek Hay & Methi)Trigonella foenum-graecumfenugreek
Rúcula (also twenty six synonyms)Rocket (also Ruchetta, Rucoli, Rugula, Colewort, Roquette; Arugula)Eruca vesicaria (grows wild locally)rocket

My mattresses

February 5th, 2018

My mattress is a double (135 x 190cm).

See this for terminology.

Opening times of the Ecotienda in Cabra

November 17th, 2017

IMG_1744

Run by Subbética Ecológica. Ecocentro. (c/ Puente Mojardín, nº 19)

Airline hold bag prices

March 28th, 2017

(for typical Spain <=> UK trips, today’s prices)

Airline & weight limit Price
Ryanair up to 15kg £20
Ryanair up to 20kg £32
British Airways up to 23kg around £20-£30
Easyjet up to 20kg £20
Easyjet up to 23kg £29
Easyjet up to 26kg £38
Easyjet up to 29kg £47
Easyjet up to 32kg £56

Airline cabin bag rules

March 14th, 2017

Length (cm) Width (cm) Height (cm) Notes
My soft black bag 53 30 25
Ryanair cabin bag maxima 55 40 20 10kg weight limit (plus 1 small bag up to 35 x 20 x 20)
Easyjet cabin bag maxima 56 45 25 no weight limit
Iberia cabin bag maxima 56 45 25 no weight limit
Jet2 cabin bag maxima 56 45 25 10kg weight limit

Spanish Prescription charges

October 20th, 2016

The temporary health number issued to me on showing my EHIC card produces a 50% discount on the cost of medicines at pharmacies.

Where to recycle batteries, lights etc.

May 24th, 2016

recycleLeroyMerlinLeroy Merlin do batteries, all bulbs including long fluorescent, small electric items.

Same service now at Carrefour Lucena.

Mercadona do batteries.

Translation of some ironmongery names from Spanish to English

September 29th, 2015

ironmongery

 
P.S. Tap filters are unscrewed clockwise (looking down the tap along the direction of flow). This applies to both filters that screw inside the tap and those that attach on the outside.

tap filter
 
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My duvets

September 19th, 2015

My Duvets

Rosie’s Orbegozo oven

June 15th, 2015

orbegozo-logo
What temperature do you want?

Yet another oven had an inaccurate oven temperature control (in Celsius). So I calibrated it with the Cooper’s oven thermometer shown and made this calculator. It tells you what to set to get a particular temperature (Fahrenheit, Celsius and Gas Mark) and vice versa. And it converts between the three temperature scales.

How often does the gas bottle for hot water need changing?

December 3rd, 2014

Pilot light normally left on.

new bombona 26/11/2014 (butane)
new bombona 17/12/2014 (propane)
new bombona 8/1/2015 (propane)
new bombona 31/1/2015 (propane)
new bombona 24/2/2015 (butane)

The price of Leña

November 3rd, 2014
  • Juan in El Cañuelo
    13 pesetas per kilo
    8 centimos per kg
  • Javier en Priego
    11.6 pesetas per kilo
    7 centimos per kg
  • Leñas Zamora
    phone 666412101

September 5th, 2014


What temperature do you want?

This oven also had an inaccurate oven temperature control (in Celsius). So I calibrated it with the Cooper’s oven thermometer shown and made this calculator. It tells you what to set to get a particular temperature (Fahrenheit, Celsius and Gas Mark) and vice versa. And it converts between the three temperature scales.

The price of Saffron

May 15th, 2013

tiendadeespecias

The tienda de especias in Malaga sells at €3 for 1 gram.
Mercadona sells at €4.80 per gram.

saffron

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Electricity consumption

May 14th, 2013

According to the Electric Meter, average consumption over a five day period in Spring, with electric towel rail off, two fridges on, was 5.6 KwH per day.

Some local travel times

May 14th, 2013

From El Cañuelo to the junction between A-339 & A-318 (between Cabra and Lucena)
Via Camponubes and Doña Mencia: 28 minutes; 26.2 miles
Via Priego de Córdoba: 29 minutes; 22.5 miles

Continuing on the A-318 to the junction with A-45: an extra 6 minutes; 5.5 miles

From El Cañuelo to Alcala la Real via N-432 is 10 minutes quicker than via Priego de Córdoba.