Where The Dogwood Blooms
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Hey there! I'm Cassie. 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.
Where The Dogwood Blooms
2d ago
In 1980, North Carolina icon Charlie Daniels released a chilling tune called The Legend of Wooley Swamp.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
5d ago
Fayetteville is known as the "City of the Dogwoods" - and if you've ever visited during spring, you know why. The dogwoods bloom so thick around here that, from a distance, they look like thickets of spun sugar.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
3w ago
I recently shared a list of my favorite Southernisms for moments of exasperation on Twitter. One of those phrases was, "Well, I swanny." It's one Mamaw used often.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
1M ago
Three years ago, I sat in front of a blank computer screen. A single goal in mind - help preserve North Carolina culture. And with no clue what I was getting myself into, I embarked on the adventure of a lifetime.
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1M ago
The corn Grandpa grew was used to feed mules, cows, hogs, and chickens, but enough was saved to be ground into cornmeal for his family. When Grandma needed cornmeal, Grandpa filled a sack with dry-shelled corn and took it with him on the mule to the mill.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
2M ago
Life is a highway - or at least that's what Tom Cochrane told us back in the 1990s. Today, that sentiment feels truer than ever.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
2M ago
After Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, temps in the Sandhills started climbing. We've already had some 70-degree days.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
2M ago
I'm quickly becoming known as that North Carolina girl on Twitter. One of the reasons for that is my barbecue posts.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
3M ago
January is a pretty easygoing month at our house. Except for Belle's birthday, we're all in hibernation mode.
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Where The Dogwood Blooms
3M ago
Before Thanksgiving, one of the stove eyes on our glass range cracked. I had to make do with three burners through the holidays.
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