I like online shopping, but I know it’s also important to support local businesses.  It was a very blah, grey, cold, dreary (did I mention blah?) Saturday in Regina, and instead of hunkering down on the couch in my comfy pants, it was a let’s shop local kind of day.

First up…lunch. Flip Eatery & Drink (http://www.fliprestaurant.ca/) is probably my favourite place for lunch on a Saturday day off (the menu is the same for supper, I just prefer eating there for lunch, I’m not really sure why).

Nicoise Salad, deconstructed:

Flip’s coffee is always fresh, served French Press style:

The chef/owner of Flip also has a store around the corner called Salt Boutique (https://twitter.com/saltyqr), right beside my favourite building in Regina,  which sells a lot of the products used at Flip.  Some of my purchases today:

I’d never been to Casa Decor (http://www.casadecor.ca/) in the Warehouse District, and found out today they’ve been there for 10 years!  It’s totally my kind of store – home furnishings and accessories, jewelry, clothing, artwork, and very friendly service.  I was actually looking for some kind of interesting box or container to put jewelry in, but ended up coming home with two purchases…

Specifically, it reminds of this……there’s more than bears in the Great Bear Rainforest!  Don’t worry, Eloise, the naturalist on the trip with Ocean Adventures ( http://www.oceanadventures.bc.ca/) put the sea star (she told us that’s the proper name, not starfish) back in the water right away – it was very slimy!

And, I’m going to fun have fun choosing photos to go in this…

And, finally,what’s better on a cold, grey, dreary, ugly day than homemade pizza for supper…

Not a bad day, after all…