The "Christmas In Miniature" Story
It was an ordinary day. Just visited with Jim Mehaffey, a former student, who works for Reese, Lower, Patrick and Scott in Lancaster. They are an architectural firm which has an office about a block away from my house. Their office has to be one of the most beautiful buildings in Lancaster. It resembles an old farmhouse and barn, but was constructed in the mid-1980s and they moved to the building from Lancaster city in 1987. I had Jim in both my Graphics and Photography courses. He graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1991 and went to Penn State to study Architectural Drawing. He did an internship in 1996 with RLPS and has been with them ever since. During my visit with Jim he introduced me to a few other former Township 
students who also work with him. They all agreed they got a good education at MTHS. Jim shared with them that one of the things he remembers most about my class was that I showed a VCR copy of "Christmas Vacation" right before the holidays. Always was a highlight of my class and the reason why so many people selected my Graphics course! The reason for my visit today was to take photos of the 21st Annual Gingerb
read display that the staff of RLPS had constructed in their front window. The name of the display this year is "Peppermint Bay." The entire neighborhood looks forward to the display every year. They stay open a few evenings close to Christmas so neighbors, clients, and the general pu
blic can come and visit and see the display. This year the houses in the display were constructed with sugar cubes. Some of the most innovative and interesting ways you can use a sugar cube. Some of the names given to the structures were: Melted Mountain Majesty, Candy Cane Cottage, Amore Capanna (Love Shack), Home SWEET Home, Ho Ho House, Wishing Well Cottage, No Exceptions Mr. Clause and Frank Lloyd White. Also in the display is a train that runs through the village as well as animals, people, a hot air balloon, waterfall, trees and shrubs and vehicles. You can spend an hour looking at the display and still not see everything. We moved into the neighborhood in 1996 and haven't missed a display. Some of my favorites have been: Christmas in Downtown Lancaster, Miracle on Route 30 (1998), Sweet
Land of Liberty ( 2001 - in honor of the 9/11 attack on NY), Adirondack Snowmen (2002), Nostalgic Noel (2004 - Jim was in charge of this display), and North Pole (2008). Every year Reese, Lower, Patrick and Scott bring the Christmas spirit to our development, Foxshire, with their fantastic gingerbread display. Thanks for the great job!! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy. PS - photos from the top are outside view of RLPS, three daytime shots and one nighttime shot of the 2010 Peppermint Bay display, and photos from past years.
It was an ordinary day. Just visited with Jim Mehaffey, a former student, who works for Reese, Lower, Patrick and Scott in Lancaster. They are an architectural firm which has an office about a block away from my house. Their office has to be one of the most beautiful buildings in Lancaster. It resembles an old farmhouse and barn, but was constructed in the mid-1980s and they moved to the building from Lancaster city in 1987. I had Jim in both my Graphics and Photography courses. He graduated from Manheim Township High School in 1991 and went to Penn State to study Architectural Drawing. He did an internship in 1996 with RLPS and has been with them ever since. During my visit with Jim he introduced me to a few other former Township 
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