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One of the biggest questions on my mind lately is do I need to take my SLR (big camera), Nikon D750 with me on vacation or can I just take my cell phone, a Google Pixel 7 Pro? I …

It has been too long. I have missed my Hive community. Hope you are doing well. I will be back and posting more regularly in September. Today I wanted to share a fun post of my exp…

In December I went with my family to the Oregon Coast. https://photos.smugmug.com/Personal/2021-Photo-Book/2024/n-GvJPtw/December/i-J47ctNB/0/LWwnw5B7Vx9CR37sRmPfbm8kx58tLcd25q6D…

I am so excited to share this beautiful drive with you. I went to Oregon in December to visit my family. @jarvie and I took a drive over the mountain and got to drive through and w…

I got a freeze dryer soup a few months ago and have been having a great time using it! I am going to start a Freeze Dryer Series. My first one is **freeze dried soup.** https://…

I am still working on blogging about trips and events from the end of last year. I went to Oregon to see my family for Christmas. It has become tradition to spend a couple of days …

I am so excited to share the current exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden with you [again](https://peakd.com/hive-155530/@sjarvie5/wednesday-walk-hybycozo-at-the-desert-botanical…

One of the reasons I blog is to document things that happen in my life. I want to remember the time I spent at the Mayo hospital in December 2024. https://photos.smugmug.com/Pers…

 # Mary Jane Bargery (1862–1948) This docum…

Today, Feb. 10, 2025, is my 7 year anniversary on Hive. I was recently talking to a friend and telling her about my blog and how it is a combination of **art** and **travel blogs*…

This post of all my architecture post during 2021 is long over due. I want to have them all in one place. https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-8Wsp8Ft/0/db48563e/X2/i-8Wsp8Ft-X2.j…

Hello Wednesday walk friends! So nice to be back. Today I am sharing my walk around the Desert Botanical Garden and the art of HYBYCOZO. I enjoy walking through the great desert …

For my birthday celebration this year I invited my friends to an Indian Buffet and then to experience the historic home tour in Mesa. I live in Mesa, Arizona, a city very close t…

Hello! Do you love chocolate? I do! I am excited to share with you about these amazing chocolate truffles. At the end of last year I did a detox and went off of dairy, grains…

One of my favorite artists is Dale Chihuly. I have been been a self proclaimed Chihuly Groupie for at least 6 years. Here is my [Chihuly Groupie Collection](https://peakd.com/ccc/s…

Hello Hive friends, It has been awhile. On November 1, 2024 I posted my last travel post and I kept my goal of posting in Art Talk once a month through all of 2024, so there are …

I saved the last of my Cambridge visual analysis paper for December, as it is a celebration of Christ's birth! Merry Christmas! The biblical account from Luke 2:16 notes, >And…

*Below is an essay I wrote for my Art History class at Cambridge. I chose this beautiful stained glass for one of the two essays I wrote about medieval art.* This remarkable 13th …

When I think about the Redwood Forest I have a peaceful feeling. It is such a calming and grounding place. I really enjoy going so when Kristen suggested going on our way home from…

A couple of nights ago a friend ask if I wanted to go see this house that a friend of hers really decorates for Halloween. Wow! I have never seen a house decorated like this. ht…