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.
I love The Rainbow House. No quirky story or mockery this week, just pure love from yours truly to this gem located next to one of my most favorite national parks, Joshua Tree National Park. Joshua Tree artist Patrick Hasson spent two years meticulously hand-painting every wall of The Rainbow House. “It is the largest…
So I was visiting with a friend the other day and she asked if I knew what I was going to be writing about this week. I said I did and I pulled out my phone to show her the house. After flipping through some of the pictures she said, “It’s quite Baroque.” “Baroque? You…
I have a funny story to share with you. Shortly after we were married, my husband and I entered a movie marathon hosted by a radio station. We had to watch the same five movies for 24 hours. The rules were that we could not use the restroom, we could not sleep and we had…
People have always told me that I need to have a life goal. After meeting her this past September, I have discovered that when I grow up I want to be like Jan McFarlane. When Jan celebrated her birthday in September she threw herself a birthday bash that has to go down in the record…
Whew, what a Halloween. The decorating, the costume making, the baking — they all take a toll. Ask any witch. Halloween is their peak season. Oftentimes witches get a bad rap. The Celts saw the really smart and wise women as healers and would go to them for counsel. When the Romans took over they…
