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.

Star Studded Hollywood Home Will Make You Scream Hooray

By Mimi Perez / May 24, 2023 /

“Hooray for Hollywood,That screwy ballyhooey Hollywood,Where any office boy or young mechanic can be a panic,With just a good looking pan,Any barmaid can be a star maid,If she dances with or without a fan” Yeah, sing it Johnny! How fabulous is the word “ballyhooey?” It is the most perfect word to go with the home…

Even Landlubbers Long For The Privacy And Pampering This Plano Pirate House Provides

By Mimi Perez / May 23, 2023 /

For all you landlubbers who are aching to get your sea legs underneath you while enjoying some pampering, there is the most perfect pirate-themed home that just hit the market in Plano.  “Response has been good,” said listing agent Ryan Ward with Rw Properties. “We’ve gotten some really good feedback.” There is no need to…

Taking Hillbillies to New Heights, Bubba Brings The Brilliance to Arkansas Home

By Mimi Perez / May 17, 2023 /

I am writing this column flying 35,000 feet in the air on my way back to Dallas. My husband, Gus, and I spent a week visiting our heir and spare in Boston since her semester was done. Our daughter took us to watch films created by her friends who are graduating with their MFA in…

Fredericksburg Cabin Provides Options in the Heart of Texas Hill Country

By Mimi Perez / May 11, 2023 /

To have freedom is to have options and that is exactly what you will get at this incredible second home getaway located in Fredericksburg, Texas. As an added bonus, this slice of freedom comes with the peace and quiet we all crave. So whether you want your own home away from everything and everybody or…

You’ll Love This Nebraska Midcentury Modern as Long as You Don’t Look Up

By Mimi Perez / May 10, 2023 /

Regular readers of my column know my love of anything ‘80s. How far did that love extend, you ask? It went as far as enjoying the World Wrestling Federation. That is until the real WWF sued and the wrestlers had to change their name. I find it funny that the big, bad wrestlers got beaten…