My daughters’ school hosted a science fair this weekend and I have to say it was WAY more fun than I expected it to be. I mean I expected it to be fun, but they far exceeded my expectations. The kids were given passports and every time they completed a project at one of the […]
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The Flying Chancle Report: Death by Burrito Challenge
Hola Chulas y Chulos! Greetings to you from me and my flying chancla. Today we came across a crazy challenge that Taco Del Mar in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia has issued for Cinco de Mayo. What’s the burrito challenge? There’s a 5 pound burrito challenge coming to Metro Vancouver! If you can finish this […]
What Happened to Axum Cafe on the Corner of Haight and Pierce?
Walked by the corner of Haight and Pierce with the family and noticed that the building on the northeast corner got a new paint job. It looks great, but it got me to wondering about what’s going to happen to the bottom orange portion of it with the boarded-up windows in the front. That spot has […]
The Flying Chancla Report
Hola Chulas y Chulos! My chancla and I spent some time on the internets this week taking notes. Here’s what we found to be noteworthy… I’m such a fan of winged eyeliner and I’m always on the lookout for a great one. According to a review from one woman, this Kat Von D Tattoo Eyeliner is […]
View from a Deck in the Lower Haight
Our friends invited us over to celebrate their 7-year-old’s birthday and this is the view from their deck. They live on the third story of an Edwardian building in the Lower Haight that was built in 1905. That it was built in 1905 means their building survived the 1906 earthquake and that gives the building bragging rights […]
What’s Better Than San Francisco on a Sunny Day?
San Francisco is an absolutely beautiful city regardless of the weather. It’s gorgeous all the time, but on a sunny day, it is absolutely sublime. So sublime that I must ask and answer the following question: What’s better than San Francisco on a sunny day? Absolutely NOTHING! In case I did not make myself clear: […]
Bird’s-Eye View of Our San Francisco Back Yard
Having a back yard or a front yard, for that matter, in San Francisco is a blessing. Having a beautiful back yard like the one we have is a blessing and a labor of love. When I first moved in, the back yard was there, but it was a creepy eery kind of place with […]
Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio
Last weekend on our adventures in Mill Valley, we drove by an area blessed with gorgeous redwood trees that looked like it would be a nice place to stop and go for a hike. It was! The redwood trees lined a creek by the name of Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio. Our daughters immediately ran to […]
Phyllis’ Giant Burgers
A lot of the times when we don’t have any weekend plans, we just get in the car, drive and see where we end up. This weekend we ended up in Mill Valley, a lovely city a little over 30 miles away from San Francisco. From there, it wasn’t long before our hungry bellies led […]
The Story of How I Went to Target for One Thing
I know I am not the only person that goes to Target for one thing and ends up buying something I never intended to buy because there are many memes about it. Still, it never ceases to amaze me how Target can distract and tempt me with other items to the point that I sometimes […]