Phyllis DeWys wasn’t expecting to get as inspired as she did while accompanying her husband on a pheasant hunt. “I go out in the field,” she said. “I don’t carry a gun. I don’t find any pleasure in it ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. If you’ve driven through the Iowa countryside, it’s not uncommon to come across barns decorated with ...

ALTA VISTA — A group of Kansans are putting aside their thread and needles and picking up paintbrushes to create quilt blocks on barns throughout the Flint Hills. Since its initiation last fall, the ...

Last year, Sweetums and I were on one of our road trips through rural Alabama when we spotted a See Rock City barn and stopped to take a photo. The barn next to it was picturesque also: It featured a ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A few winters ago, a case of cabin fever set in. We yearned for the warmth and color of spring, but it ...

ATHENS, Ala. – There’s nothing more comforting than wrapping yourself in one of your grandmother’s quilts. One group is using that idea to wrap some love around north Alabama barns. The Alabama Barn ...