OLDSMAR, Fla. — Four years, six months, twenty seven days — that's how long it took Oldsmar resident Dawn Barker to knit a giant American flag. The flag measures 40 feet by 50 feet, and finishing it ...

Inside all that necessary stuff, there should still be room for beauty, creativity and a little harmless nonsense.

Tiffany Vickers Davis is a writer for Southern Living and the former test kitchen director at Cooking Light. She has covered a variety of tested products, including ice tea makers, slow cookers, ...