Brenda Masse

Brenda Masse is content marketing and social media manager for CandysDirt.com.

This is Halloween: Dallas Decorations to Make You Scream

By Brenda Masse / October 8, 2025 /

This is Halloween, This is Halloween! Pumpkins scream in the dead of night. This Is Halloween, everybody make a scene. Trick or treat till the neighbor’s gonna die of fright. It’s spooky season! The greatest time of year! Well, at least to a certain demographic which includes my husband who, I kid you not, had…

See Inside Candy’s New Home’s … Sewer Pipes?

By Brenda Masse / October 5, 2025 /

If you’ve been following the Downsizing Diaries or any of our intrepid publisher’s other stories over the last few months, then you probably already know that Candy is moving. Before closing on her fabulous new home, Candy had a sewer scope test done as part of her due diligence. And naturally, Upon Closer Inspection was…

The Closet Is Bigger Than Your First Apartment … and Other Fun Reasons To Check Out This Preston Hollow Home

By Brenda Masse / October 4, 2025 /

If houses could talk, 6019 Prestonshire Ln. would probably say something along the lines of “I’m fabulous! Come see for yourself!” A little overly confident, maybe, but by the end of this post, you’ll agree this 2015 Preston Hollow showpiece with its French Austin-stone façade, has every right to be. Designed by Richard Drummond Davis…

The Most Beautiful Setting on Lakewood Blvd — With a $1 Million Price Improvement

By Brenda Masse / October 1, 2025 /

When this Bertram C. Hill Spanish Eclectic estate home hit the market last spring, it was for the first time in over 25 years. The unique Lakewood private estate was built by Dines & Kraft, making it not only one of the most exciting homes on the market, but also one of the most, if…

Fall Is Here, And There’s Plenty of Home Maintenance To Do, No Matter the Temperature

By Brenda Masse / September 27, 2025 /

It’s officially fall in North Texas, and if you’re like me, your Halloween decorations have been up since Labor Day and pumpkin-everything has long since been broken out. It’s a particularly exciting year because the first weekend of fall will see highs in the 80s. I may just bust out a sweater! Anywho, the changing…