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.
Over the past couple of years, many stories have been written about homes that have a ship theme. Now the majority of these were of a pirate ship motif but there was one where someone built a house that looked like the Mayflower. That was their goal at least. The owners loved this house soooo…
While my 20-something-year-old daughter was earning her undergrad degree, I happened to ask her if she and her friends were doing anything for Valentine’s Day. “Momma, we don’t do Valentine’s Day. We do Galentine’s Day.” I stood corrected and intrigued. I believe my retort was, “What the hell is Galentine’s Day?” Galentine’s Day = Ovaries Before…
There are times when the opening description of a home does not do it justice. “Investor Special! Builder’s Dream! Needs a major rehab” is the opening line to the home featured in this week’s column. The listing agent clearly left off: “Would make a great location for a horror movie.” This is a more accurate…
“A president, a mermaid, and a rock star walk into a bar …” Actually they would walk into the house featured in this week’s column but let me tell you, a bar is a great second choice because this house is next to the station where the Crazytown Express makes daily stops. Yeah baby, let…
A couple of years back the Gusman and I invited some good friends to go experience Dickens on the Strand in Galveston. We were all looking for a way to jump start the Christmas spirit. Gus and I had gone with our young nephews 20 years earlier and it was great. Jacob Marley walking around…
