Archive for the ‘Spain’ Category
Wednesday, May 12th, 2021
English | Spanish |
awl | punzón |
brush | pincel |
burin | buril |
canvas | lienzo |
carbon paper | papel de calco |
chine-collé | chine-collé |
crinoline | tarlatana |
drypoint | punta seca |
engraving | grabado |
etching | grabado al agua fuerte |
eyebolt | cáncamo |
gouge | gubia |
ink | tinta |
linocut | linoleografía |
linseed oil | aceite de linaza |
mat, mount | paspartú |
methacrylate | metacrilato |
monotype | monotipo |
oil paint | óleo |
pencil | lápiz |
press | tórculo |
tarlatan/starched cheesecloth | tarlatana |
tissue paper | papel de seda |
turpentine | trementina |
turpentine | aguarrás |
watercolour | acuarela |
woodcut | xilografía |
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Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
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Monday, January 4th, 2021
Click on image to see it enlarged.
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
Just buy LED bulbs from now on. They can replace any remaining Halogen or Fluorescent as they die.
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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Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2017
(for typical Spain <=> UK trips, today’s prices)
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Thursday, 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.
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Leroy Merlin do batteries, all bulbs including long fluorescent, small electric items.
Same service now at Carrefour Lucena.
Mercadona do batteries.
Posted in electricity, recycle, Spain | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 29th, 2015
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.
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Wednesday, 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)
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Monday, 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
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Tuesday, 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.
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Tuesday, 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.
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