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I love to garden. I enjoy nature, gardening, my greenhouse, pets, family, and friends.

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Snowy Creek by Michele Rice Carpenter

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I'm a Backseater

I’m a Backseater

I watch Live on Patrol, so I am a Backseater. I ride along with Sheriff Bob Fletcher, Pat Scott, and Joe Miller. Sheriff Fletcher, who prefers us to call him Bob, is the sheriff of Ramsey County, Minnesota, which includes the capitol of St. Paul. It is a smallest county in the state, while being one of the largest by population. St. Paul and Minneapolis are known as the Twin Cities. St. Paul is…

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Grass gone to seed. 

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Roanoke, Virginia. Photo taken from the Mill Mountain overlook where the Mill Mountain Star and Mill Mountain Zoo are located. These photos were taken in January.

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Chicory

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My dog, Bandit, is a handsome coonhound.

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Sunrise on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, VA

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Doc Emrick, talking about Sid ...

The two of them have spent a lot of time together over the years, with Emrick sitting next to Crosby at his stall in various locker rooms to have conversations and collect anecdotes to use for the broadcast.

When asked what it’s been like to work with Crosby, in typical ‘Doc’ fashion, he asked about the Crosby family golden retriever named Sam before getting into his answer.

“It’s just been magnificent, because not only was he a good athlete from the very beginning, but he learned ambassadorship right off,” Emrick said.

To Emrick, the definition of ambassadorship to the sport consists of three areas.

“First of all, you have to be THE best player,” Emrick said. “Secondly, you have to speak English - maybe not flawlessly - but well. Because we now have 32 franchises, and only two of them are bilingual.”

Third, and perhaps most importantly - according to Emrick - is that the player has to be willing to handle the demands that come along with the job every single day.

“That, in my mind, is what eliminates some,” Emrick said. “And Sid does it. He never does anything wrong. He never makes a mistake on social media. He does (Sidney Crosby’s Little Penguins Learn to Play) by giving out a thousand uniforms top to bottom and equipment to kids every year.

“I mean, you wouldn’t want to model anybody that going to grow up to be a hockey player after anybody other than him.”

–  By Michelle Crechiolo

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Dandelion macro straight from the camera. No post production work, except to add my name. 

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How do you like yours? I prefer Bleu.

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NaNoWriMo 2020

National Novel Writing Month, aka – NaNoWriMo, takes place each November. Writers from around the world pledge to write 50,000 words in one month. It works out to 1,667 words a day, which is about 3 pages.

I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo for a decade. I’ve succeeded at my goal most years. This year will be more challenging because I’ll be a pantser for the first time.

A pantser is…

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Bandit

Bandit sleeping

Meet Bandit. He’s our Redbone Coonhound. Just look at that face!! He joined our family on September 1, 2019. So, his birthday is celebrated on September 1st. Bandit was abused as a puppy. As a result, he used to hate having his paws touched and runs from loud sounds or voices. He also has seizures.

He’s amazing!

I love morning walks with Bandit, most days. LOL Some days…

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Floyd, Virginia at sunset

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It's finally time to say It's Hockey night in Pittsburgh in Toronto

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I love the Pittsburgh Penguins!!!!

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Morning walk before the heat of day

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This is a cake I decorated using Russian piping tips, grass tip, and star tip. It was my first attempt with the Russian tips.