A couple of years ago, I took a trip east through fields of peanuts and cotton to spend the day in Goldsboro. Before meeting up…
24 May 2025
Black Bear
If you’ve spent any real time in the North Carolina woods—not just a Sunday drive through the National Forest—then you know black bear are part…
23 May 2025
Cackalacky Sauce
Alright, North Carolinians—it's time to put down the Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce. For good. Because here in the Old North State, we've got something way better: Cackalacky Sweet…
22 May 2025
Orton Pond
One of my favorite spots in Brunswick County is Winnabow. It’s an unincorporated community tucked between Boiling Spring Lakes and Belville—a place so small, most…
20 May 2025
Supper
Do you say supper or dinner for the last meal of the day? Me? I’m a little bit of both. Mamaw was firm: it was supper, plain and simple. But…
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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