Hola Chulas y Chulos! This week’s The Flying Chancla Report is dedicated to all the Nasty Women and Bad Hombres who get mierda done in this country. May they continue to thrive and drive this country forward, regardless of how a certain presidential nominee keeps trying to besmirch them. Scroll through to see the flattering truth […]
Wednesday Wishes
Wonderful wishers of the world UNITE! Let’s pause a moment and make some Wednesday Wishes. The Universe is abundant and there is no shame in asking for some of that abundance to come our way. Here’s what I’m wishing for this week… For myself: I’m feeling down, down, down. The politics of the day are […]
It’s Lin-Manuel Miranda’s World and We Are Just Voting in It
If you have not noticed that it is Lin-Manuel Miranda’s world and we are just livin’ in it, then you must be living under a rock that Broadway musical hits cannot penetrate and I do understand that such places exist. The rest of us, though, have noticed that since writing the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” […]
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival (Sundays In My City)
This year on October 15-16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival celebrates its 46th anniversary. This was our first year attending. Admission to the festival is free. We got there early because I have one of those husbands that HAS to get to everything early to avoid the crowds […]
The Flying Chancla Report: Keep Your Hands off My Maracas
Hola Chulas y Chulos! My chancla and I are exhausted and worn down from all the nonsense worthy of chanclazos going on in the world. We need a break. We need to focus on something that makes us smile instead of making us want to smack ourselves across the face with a chancla, amirite? That’s […]
How to Visit a Doctor Without Leaving Your Home
This is a compensated campaign in collaboration with Anthem Blue Cross and #WeAllGrow Latina Network. When I was growing up, every time my mother or abuela had to see a doctor that didn’t speak Spanish I had to act as an interpreter and quite frankly it sucked. I did my best, but inevitably things got lost […]
Wednesday Wishes
Hello fellow wishers. I hope you find yourself in a hopeful kind of mood, but even if you don’t it’s time to make some Wednesday Wishes in an effort to guide some of the abundance of the Universe your way. Here’s what I’m wishing for this week… For myself: Patience and compassion for myself and […]
Chef Marcus Samuelsson at Macy’s Union Square in San Francisco
This post is sponsored by Everywhere Agency on behalf of Macy’s; however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Chef Marcus Samuelsson, co-creator of the popular comfort food eatery Red Rooster Harlem, has a new cookbook “The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story of Food and Hustle in Harlem” and lucky for us Bay Area folks he’s coming […]
Plaster Cloth Mask Making (Sundays In My City)
Have you ever made masks out of plaster cloth? I did it for the first time this weekend and it was so easy. Plaster cloth is like gauze covered in plaster, just in case you don’t know what I’m talking about. My daughter’s class is getting ready for Day of the Dead and her teachers […]
The Flying Chancla Report: The Undeniable Power of the Chancla
Hola Chulas y Chulos! This week’s The Flying Chancla Report is a straight-up tribute to the astounding power of the chancla. Honestly, it’s kind of crazy how the chancla can inspire so much fear. Its power is so overwhelming that the threat of it is enough to stop most in their tracks. ¿No me crees? […]