the terminator tooth

20 Monday Apr 2026

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My god this tooth! Just before lockdown I’d had a filling replaced in a back lower molar and then two years later it fell out again. That last visit my (fabulous) dentist told me that if I lost the filling again I would either need to get a crown or an implant. Well, or get it pulled. So when it DID end up falling out again, I think that was maybe two years ago, I decided that as long as it wasn’t painful I would just live with half a molar. And for all that time it was mostly just a bit uncomfortable when food would get trapped in the larger space. Then a few days before I was about to leave for Aracena the tooth, and pretty much that whole side of my jaw, started hurting like a mofo. It was too late to book an appointment with my dentist so I left for my trip hoping for the best. When I got back I was still in pain so on Friday I found myself back in the chair. And somehow my guy managed to reconstruct the tooth yet again, so I just paid the price of a normal filling.

He also put on a mask when he saw me wearing mine, which I appreciated. I’ve been going to this guy for years. Now his son and daughter have joined the practice and I guess it won’t be long before he retires. But I really like and trust him and he is just a short walk from my house. Anyhow, I also made an appointment for a cleaning and a proper check up next month (long overdue) as this had been a last minute “emergency” appointment. Nice to feel taken care of.

aracena getaway day 2

15 Wednesday Apr 2026

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Peter, Luismi, Adela, Bill

Woke up on Day 2 with nothing else planned other than a much anticipated re-visit to the most wonderful Restaurante Arrieros, which is about to close after 25 years. I had previously thought I would visit the Castle and the much-touted Caves of Wonder in the morning but it turns out I can’t actually walk (well, hobble) in Aracena. So after meh hotel breakfast we just hung out at the hotel (to be fair it’s lovely) until it was time to call our taxi to get to Linares de la Sierra. We were picked up by Pepa (turns out she and her husband Pepe are THE taxistas in Aracena) and after a brief detour up to the Castle to take some shots of the VIEW (see postcard post) we were off to Linares de la Sierra. I’m guessing that Pepa is an ex-Formula 1 driver because OMG. First of all, the very narrow road from Aracena to Linares is nothing but curves and while Pepe took each one deftly she also took them with no messing around speed-wise, all the while chatting non-stop. Can I tell you – I loved her – though I did have to put on my imaginary brakes from time to time.

For this very special lunch we were being joined by my friend Bill Bolloten, a wine writer who lives in Jabugo. He made his way to Linares on motorbike. And then all the fun just happened. There are two fab tasting menus available but, as we were three people, we decided on choosing several plates to share, which gave us a chance to try a few more dishes (plus none of us do dessert).

This is a collage of various dishes tried at Arrieros at various times. But you get the gist. It’s always amazing, always worth your while. And hey, you still have two months left to experience this yourself. It’s not just the food, not just the village, not only the gorgeous house where the restaurant resides… it’s all of it.

After lunch we were driven back to the hotel in Aracena by Luismi, a much more relaxed experience than we’d had with Pepa (though I wouldn’t have missed either for the world).

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