There are some foods that don't have to be fancy to earn a permanent place in your memory. They just have to taste like home.
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28 Jul 2026
Counting Through the Storm
When I was little, I was scared to death of thunderstorms.
22 Jul 2026
The Babies Hospital
Some places disappear so completely that if nobody told you they were ever there, you'd never know. That's the case with the Babies Hospital.
17 Jul 2026
The South’s Woodstock
When I wrote about Love Valley and shared the post on X a few weeks ago, I figured I'd get a few comments about the…
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…
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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