Mimi Perez
Mimi Perez is a freelance writer and photographer for CandysDirt.com who lives in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood located in northwest Dallas.
One of the best features Texas has to offer is its sky. No other state does sky the way Texas does. The blue color is so deep and so vast that it is easy to lose track of time looking up and enjoying the natural beauty that is Texas. Nowhere is this more evident than…
Several years ago, a neighbor who lives one street over went all out for Christmas. Think National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. It was spectacular. Christmas spirit galore. The following year, two more neighbors joined him. Fast forward to the current day, nearly half the block is decked out for Christmas and they rent a lift to…
There was a time when I would eat a banana a day. Not only are bananas really good for you, the name is so fun to say. Baaa-Nah-Nuh. Three syllables. So much fun. Well, as it turns out, when I was pregnant my love affair with the delicious banana came to a screeching halt. I…
When I was a kid, I lived across the street from Amos and Andy. We rode our bikes all over the neighborhood, played Hotwheels, board games, you name it. Sometimes we would just spend the afternoon sliding down the incline that was their front yard. Then one glorious summer day Amos and Andy’s parents bought…
Turkey Day is quickly approaching like a pack of crazed Turkey Trot runners. You can feel the impending frenzy when you go out. For those who are looking to take a time-out from the insanity, then the place to go is San Antonio. That’s not what you were expecting was it? Typically when I need…
