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.
Funny story. As I was going through the listing for this week’s column I was reminded of the imagery in the movie Carrie which is pretty intense. I am talking about the original movie with Sissy Spacek. Anyway, when I was done looking at the listing I took my dog out one last time before…
My family has always enjoyed Halloween. When my daughter was really young she insisted on dressing up as a different animal associated with Halloween. The vampire bat costume was easy to make but I still find feathers from when we made her owl costume. It was great but oy vey, all the feathers. It was…
Owning a haunted house can be a scary proposition for some. My point of reference when thinking about a haunted house is the movie Poltergeist. I am talking about the original movie with JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson. Not only did those ghosts kidnap one of their daughters but it ended up sucking the…
In the Clint Eastwood classic, Magnum Force, Dirty Harry Callahan’s last line of the movie is, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Well, that expression is never truer than when you are a homeowner, and the idea of “Hey, we can do this ourselves” creeps into your mind. When my husband and I bought…
Imagine the sense of serenity you could feel while sitting in this 17th floor home in the Ritz Carlton residences, overlooking downtown Dallas and Uptown and taking in the sights and sounds of the city. That’s what you’ll get with this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home…
