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la luz en españa

01 Tuesday Jun 2021

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I’ve never paid attention to this before but apparently every year or so there are new electricity tariffs and different “plans”. This latest one comes into effect today and apparently I can save money by trying to restrict my usage to the green “valle”  and yellow “llano” hours. I mean, looks great for weekends and national holidays but weekdays are going to require planning. Such as only firing up the washing machine or dishwasher at 6 AM when I get up to feed the cats (and no I can’t just put them on when I go to bed, especially the dishwasher, but that’s another story). And so that’s easy enough, as the idea is to stay away from the red “punta” times, but I mean… how can I not put on my AC between 6-10 PM during the blazing hot summer?? I practiced yesterday, having it on 4-6 PM to cool the place down and then just relying on my electric fans (with windows shut) until bedtime. And it was okay, but it sure ain’t gonna work July-August. Yeah I know… but there’s not much else going on to talk about.  😉

new water heater!

31 Monday May 2021

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So this happened! Took a little longer than I thought it would, and I had been hoping for a larger 80 litre one (there’s space for it) but what the heck. It’s the same size as the old one (50 litres) and at least I can adjust the temperature on this one. While the boys were here doing this they also replaced the hideous fluorescent ceiling fixture with a LED one supplied by the landlord. I’d specifically asked for one with Luz Neutra and ended up with that awful cold blue light in a too-small fixture, so now my kitchen looks like a morgue. Have spoken with landlord and, as the guys have to come back to repair and paint the ceiling I said I would buy another light if they would install it. No problem. Other than now having to wait until the guys are free again.

Meanwhile the ghostly blue makes my kitchen look haunted and I half expect the air to crackle when I walk in. Plus the guys didn’t even centre it! Will definitely have to supervise when they install the larger, more attractive luz neutra one.

ghostly

a beautiful day in the neighbourhood

27 Thursday May 2021

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beautiful day

Actually, it wasn’t. It was grey and drizzly and I was trapped inside all day waiting for The Plumber That Never Came. So I will show you this instead, a lovely pic of Barrio Santa Cruz taken yesterday while out “on tour” with José Andrés. Enjoy!  🙂 💙

about last night…

25 Tuesday May 2021

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las setas, sevilla

setas light show

I can’t even remember the last time I went out after dark. But yesterday I had spent all day inside (when I really wanted to go out) working on a possible reboot of We Love Tapas (watch this space!). So then about 9 pm I was still restless and got to thinking about recent photos I’d seen of the Setas lit up all deep cobalt blue and thought that was actually worth getting dressed and going out to see. Also, I quite fancied a cold beer. Well, instead of deep blues I got plaid! And an actual non-stop light show with the colours flashing and moving all over the place. Not sure how I feel about it yet, but hey it was something different.

la plaza del cabildo

24 Monday May 2021

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Behold the spectacular Plaza del Cabildo.
Architect: Joaquín Barquín y Barón
Fresco designer: José Palomar

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