All this rain over the past month has been brutal on my yard. My garden’s looking pitiful, and the grass shot up past my knees.
12 Aug 2025
Fire on the Mountain
"Fire on the mountain!" I heard it long before I knew it was a song lyric. Mamaw said it. Papaw said it. Daddy said it.…
5 Aug 2025
Whatever Floats Your Boat
Do y’all remember the hygge craze that swept through back in 2017? Some of you probably got caught up in it—cozy blankets, flickering candles, warm mugs of…
4 Aug 2025
The Dirt Path
A couple of weeks ago, I made a heartbreaking trip back home to Canton. I needed to go home. Sit on the back porch and…
9 Jul 2025
Decoys of Harkers Island
On our recent trip to Harkers Island, we stopped by the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center. That was a big moment for me.…
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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