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.
Every once in a while a home comes along that is worthy of praise. The design and architecture are so different and done so well that the house just jumps out and the only appropriate response is “Wow!” Two years ago, I wrote about such a home located in Florida. I dubbed it the George…
As I was looking for something to write about I came across what can only be described as the most gaudy decor ever put into a house. Truly, it is glorious. I showed the listing to a friend and she said it looked like the kind of home a mob wife would own. Being a…
It should come as no surprise that the turducken was created in the South. Only in the South would someone stuff a deboned chicken into a deboned duck and then take that combination and jam it into a deboned turkey. Former football coach and commentator John Madden ripped into one with his bare hands so…
To be overwhelmed with wonder and surprise is to be gobsmacked. Boys and girls, gobsmacked is the word of the day — at least the word that offers the best description for how you will feel after you see the house featured in this week’s column. I know, I know, I can sense the doubt…
It has been 29 years since my husband, Gus, and I renewed our wedding vows in Las Vegas with an Elvis impersonator. It was held at the Graceland Wedding Chapel. We had our pick of Elvis impersonators. We went with the young, skinny Elvis wearing a white jumpsuit covered in rhinestones with a cape and…
