Joanna England

Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.

For Trick-or-Treating Sweet Spots, Zillow List Leaves Dallas Out in The Cold

By Joanna England / October 21, 2013 /

Dallas’ lack of sidewalks and abysmal walk scores kept it from making Zillow’s list of top cities for trick or treating. I have several great memories of trick or treating, but the all involved piling into the bed of a slow-moving pickup truck and cruising through the neighborhood. We rarely walked between houses, because if…

Friday Open Thread on SecondShelters.com — Running Away For The Holidays

By Joanna England / October 18, 2013 /

Over on SecondShelters.com we’re hosting an open thread about where we love to go when the holidays become either bland or overwhelming. Instead of being a source of glad tidings and great cheer, they often start to feel stressful. So why not opt for a real honest-to-goodness relaxing vacation instead? So, do you head for…

Open Thread: Running Away For The Holidays — Where’s Your Favorite Spot to Spend Christmas Out of Town?

By Joanna England / October 18, 2013 /

You know what’s exhausting? Shuffling to a million different homes throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to visit with relatives both close and distant. It gets tiring and old, and the environment rarely changes. This year, though, my family is considering running off to Colorado to take advantage of a friend’s vacation rental that fell…

Help Ebby Halliday Realtors Fill The Kitchens of Needy Neighbors This Holiday Season

By Joanna England / October 18, 2013 /

Leave it to Ebby Halliday Realtors to find the best way to celebrate everything that’s great about home and hearth. The thoughtful brokers and agents throughout North Texas are sponsoring a canned-food drive that will help fill the cupboards and pantries of hungry friends and neighbors. “As we focus on food, family, friends and the…

Friday Four Hundred: Life In Allen is Amazing in This Great Family Home Custom Built by Darling

By Joanna England / October 18, 2013 /

We love Darling Homes! Such a great custom builder with wonderful details and quality. If building your own custom home seems daunting, then you should definitely snatch this great house in Allen’s Twin Creeks subdivision that has some fabulous upgrades. With four bedrooms, three full and two half baths, and more than 3,500 square feet,…