I’m almost embarrassed to say it out loud, but my girls had never spent any real time in the North Carolina banks.
Travel
19 May 2025
The Azalea Festival
Burgaw has blueberries, Fayetteville has dogwoods—and Wilmington? Wilmington has azaleas. You’ll find them everywhere: in Oakdale Cemetery, Forest Hills, downtown, and all around Greenfield Lake.…
1 May 2025
Averasboro Battlefield
I’ve always believed the most powerful places in North Carolina don’t shout—they whisper. You just have to pull off the road, step out of the…
3 Apr 2025
A Wilmington Day Trip
Lately, I've been surfing a wave of homesickness for Wilmington. I miss everything—the food, the shopping, the beach. And oh my gosh, do I ever…
4 Mar 2025
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
For some reason, Southeastern North Carolina often gets overlooked when folks talk about the Scots-Irish. But in the 1750s, Royal Governor Arthur Dobbs actively encouraged…






