All I wanted to do last Friday night was to tuck myself and my terrible flu under the covers. However, Dumpling Sister was in town. If it was anyone else, I would have definitely cancelled. You see, at my birthday earlier this year at Ms. G's, Dumpling Sister got stung by some blue bottles a couple of hours before my dinner. Much to my amazement, Dumpling Sister still insisted on coming. That's sisterly love for you, so my flu and I just sucked it up. If she could make it to my birthday after being attacked by blue bottles, I could make it to dinner with the flu.
I also had reservations at Orto Trading Co, so that was an additional incentive not to cancel. I had been looking forward to this visit, and once we found the place, I was reminded of Greenhouse by Joost. As there were cute buckets of fresh herbs outside, flowers in glasses on tables and recycled bottles dangling from the ceiling acting as vases. It was awfully cosy, and thoughts of wanting to be in bed flew out the window.
