I don’t know that I ever paid attention to the vine swallowing much of North Carolina’s landscape until I read Kudzu by James Dickey in…
Outdoors
11 Aug 2022
Coquina Clams
Living in a flat, landlocked part of the state is hard for me. I feel pulled in two opposite directions at all times. When the…
25 Jul 2022
Gray Squirrels
This morning I sat on the back patio and watched the gray squirrels run around the backyard. It's something I bet hundreds, if not thousands,…
13 Jul 2022
Storm Season
A tree-sized limb fell out of the oak across the street from us during a thunderstorm on Saturday night. It tore down the power lines…
2 May 2022
Poison Ivy
This weekend we spent a lot of time working out in the yard. Bug's graduation party is right around the corner, and I'm clearing a…
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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