Small Business Saturday (part 3)

I had planned this for tomorrow, but I have had so many, many errands to run today (Friday in my world), I decided to save my Journal 52 prompt for Saturday.  So here is the final installment of Small Business Saturday. 

After we left the Delano District, my friend Sally and I drove north toward the center of town, where we stopped

for a late afternoon lunch at a local, non-chain restaurant.  Sally knew the owners, had tested their children who also work here, and wanted to finish our day at Saigon.  Note the moon has already risen in the eastern sky by this time.  BTW, in case you were wondering, my friend Sally has a Master's Degree in Education Psychology.  She formerly tested both gifted and troubled students and made recommendations to parents.

Truly authentic Thai food is all that is served here.

I was thrilled to see the Christmas spirit no matter what the nationality.

It was hard to get photos, since there were mirrors all around the room.

Sally was not looking at me, but at the football game that was on the TV screen (behind the Christmas tree).   Yes, that's me with camera in hand standing behind the flowers that were on one of the tables.

The waitress assured me I was getting vegetables, rice, and an egg roll, but when it came out, there was chicken on the plate.  I ate the egg roll, fried rice, and fresh veggies, but asked Sally if she wanted the chicken.  I was not about to take it home with me.  Seems Sally and I got the same thing, although she actually ordered chicken, which I had not.

I had already put most of what I bought at Mrs. O'Leary's away before I took Sally to the Delano District, and to lunch.  All that was left on my table when I got home were the two new fluid acrylics I purchased.  I also got one new pan pastel (blue), one bag of six UM rubber stamps on clearance for $1.95 (US), and a dark blue ink pad that was on sale for $1.00 (US).  In the envelope are two gift certificates for my friend Kathy.  One is for Mrs. O'Leary's and one is for the restaurant next door, another locally owned business.

The note cards I purchased at Bungalow 26 for Sally were also for a good cause.  The proceeds from the sale went to the Independent Resources Center, which is a local provider of services for persons with disabilities.

For myself, I bought some shower oil made with lavender and rosemary essential oils.  The small bottle is called stress reliever, and you apply it to your forehead and pressure points.  It's for my friend R who gets severe headaches.  I hope it helps her.  That tiny bottle was actually the same price as the shower oil.

Thanks for stopping by again for part 3 of my Small Business Saturday posts.  Bet you're glad I didn't try to lump them all into a single post!

Have you heard of Small Business Saturday?  If so, did you "shop local" last Saturday?