Where the Dogwood Blooms

Watch an episode of Fixer Upper or flip through the latest issue of Southern Living, and you'll come away convinced every Southern woman was born knowing how to decorate a house.

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I dropped Belle off at RDU on Friday and spent the entire drive home trying not to imagine worst-case scenarios. I know she's grown, but she's still my baby - and was a first-time flyer. Watching her head off to the airport doors caused a twinge in my chest.

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If you follow me on X, you've probably heard me say it.

When something gets under my skin — a bad driver, a squeaky hinge, somebody chewing with their mouth open, or internet trolling — I'll tell you it makes my teeth itch.

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While Belle and I wandered around Wilkesboro a couple of weeks ago, I spotted a log cabin tucked behind the old jail on East Main Street and headed straight for it.

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A few years after Brandon and I got married, Mama Clark started passing things down.

First came the furniture. Then the china and silver platters. Eventually, she began handing over the crystal — stemware, serving pieces, goblets, and little treasures I'd admired in her house for years without ever imagining they'd someday sit in mine.

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