Gardening
by Susan Rogers My father’s yard embarrassed me. The yard of my childhood was a patchy bit of grass, in the back and in the front—we had a corner lot—and loaded with weeds. Overburdened with teaching writing at Penn State … Continued
Living in the Highlands
by Nikki Crowley In the early spring of 2015, our soon-to-be family of three accepted jobs at Penn State University, and planned our move up from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We had a single whirlwind weekend to search for our … Continued
The Rewards of Renovating a House in the Highlands
by John and Sandra Wyngaard We are lucky enough to own a gem of a house in the Highlands that is filled with history. It is built of stone mined from local quarries and trussed with hand-hewn timbers reclaimed from … Continued
The Community Café at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
by Sharon Rovansek There is a little eatery in State College where the meals are as varied as the diners who eat them. Beef bourguignon with cauliflower florets, salmon with herb butter sauce, and brown sugar glazed meatloaf with mashed potatoes … Continued