When we left Wilmington in 2017, I was ready to go. Wilmington had changed. A lot. It had gotten too big for its britches, and…
Outdoors
31 Jul 2026
Fossilized Sea Biscuits
I did not inherit the finding gene. Daddy could stand in a patch of clover, bend down, and come back up with a fistful of…
28 Jul 2026
Counting Through the Storm
When I was little, I was scared to death of thunderstorms.
15 Jul 2026
Trumpet Creeper
I was down along the Cape Fear River in Cumberland County recently, doing what I usually do—wandering around with no particular destination—when I spotted a…
17 Jun 2026
Mimosas
A few weeks ago, the mimosas started blooming along the North Carolina roadsides — those impossible puffs of pink floating above the tree line like…
Hey there! I’m Cassie Clark, a Carolina girl who grew up in two towns on opposite sides of North Carolina. My family has lived here for 8 generations, so my love for my home state is something I got honest. I’m passionate about sharing all the things that make North Carolina living so sweet – the history, the great outdoors, the culture, and the laidback lifestyle. That’s what Where the Dogwood Blooms is all about. It’s my love song to life in the Old North State; an ode to sunshine & hurricanes.
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