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.
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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…
16 Feb 2025
All Tore Up About It
The end of January and the early weeks of February were tough here at Where the Dogwood Blooms—one hit after another, a string of letdowns and…
16 Jan 2025
Why is it Called a Toboggan?
A friend of mine recently asked, "Why do we use the same word for a knitted hat that they use for sleds up North?" She…
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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