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.
Feeling sexy is a state of mind. Right Said Fred was too sexy for his love. He was too sexy for Milan, New York, and Japan. He was also too sexy for a party, disco dancing, his shirt, his hat, and his cat. He was also too sexy for his car by far. Eventually, he…
Marie Antoinette was the original girl-boss. She was the last queen of France before the revolution. She was maligned by haters and blamed for the start of the French revolution. She responded by looking good and dressing well. Girl-boss. That entire “let them eat cake” line that gets attributed to Marie Antoinette is a good…
A sage piece of advice I received when starting out as a reporter was to make sure all the photos I took had people in them. When people first pick up their newspaper, my editor told me, they always look to see if there is a picture of them in that edition. That little bit…
One of the most popular shows in the ’80s was Murder, She Wrote. Angela Lansbury starred as Jessica Fletcher, a retired English teacher, mystery novelist, and amateur sleuth. One of the running jokes about Murder, She Wrote was that Jessica Fletcher was the kiss of death. Wherever she went, murder was sure to follow. Assuming…
“So babe, have you picked out a listing for this week’s column?” “Yes, darling, I have.” “What does the house look like, sweetie pie?” “It smells like a bowling alley, love of my life.” Yeah, that is how the conversation went in my home regarding the home featured in this week’s column. The conversation continued.…
