Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
To settle into the house at 3816 Collinwood Ave., a couple of rocking chairs or maybe a glider, would be required. The covered front porch, you’ll notice, stretches from end to end of this house. A good front porch like this would be part of the lifestyle that goes with this Arlington Heights residence. Relaxing…
Some things in a house are required to be there for so many practical reasons. The oven is there to cook dinner. The shower is there to get clean. You know, the very basic idea for civilized living in modern society. But the right staircase can be the icing on the cake of a two-story…
Some people inherit their houses’ personalities and accept them as is. I tend to give them a makeover with some white paint. I’ve now taken two brick homes, one a nondescript gray and the other a supposedly sacred Old Chicago blend, and turned them bright, confident white. The purists gasped, clutched their pearls over that…
Dear Santa, It’s been a long time since I’ve sent you a written request for Christmas, but I’ve been very good girl and am so very deserving. It’s only one item, and you don’t even need to put a bow on it. I’ll take the property at 1217 Dorothy Lane, Number 4, in Fort Worth.…
Tis the season for bell-ringing kettle drives, helping needy families, and giving to homeless shelters. But there’s one city in North Texas that keeps this lovely Christmas spirit all year long. It’s Plano. The North Texas city recently earned a top spot in the rankings as one of the most caring cities in America, according…
