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.

Dallas Love Field Expansion Has $2.3 Billion Price Tag; Plans Not Finalized for Mockingbird Lane

By Mimi Perez / December 9, 2025 /

The expansion planned for Dallas Love Field Airport is estimated to cost between $2.3 and $2.5 billion. The one element of the project that will have the most impact on the surrounding neighborhoods, businesses, and traffic is still undecided.  During a July public meeting of the Dallas Love Field “Love What’s Next” 2025 masterplan, leaders…

Even with an Almighty Sense of Humor, Jesus Would Find this Alabama Home a Bit Much

By Mimi Perez / December 3, 2025 /

In honor of the Christmas season, I found a house to feature this week that recognizes and fully embraces the “reason for the season.” No, no, I’m not talking about Santa. I’m talking about J-Man, Señor Savior, the Babe in search of a manger. That’s right. I’m talking about Jesus. Okay, this is not exactly…

Enjoy the Natural Beauty of the Big, Blue Texas Sky at Paraiso Escondido in the Hill Country

By Mimi Perez / December 2, 2025 /

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…

This Boerne Home Could Double for Santa’s Mediterranean Vacation Home

By Mimi Perez / November 26, 2025 /

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…

Eastern European Opulence with Plenty of Banana Flooring Awaits You in Pennsylvania

By Mimi Perez / November 25, 2025 /

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…