Tag Archives: Duke

My Old Friend Duke is Having a Very Bad Day

Posted on June 2, 2016 by russtowne

My Old Friend My old friend Duke is having a very a rough day. He collapsed and couldn’t get up this morning. I rushed him to the veterinarian. His red blood cell count is 18% of normal. The vet referred … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Love, My Old Friend Duke, Uncategorized | Tagged Dog, Duke, Friendship, Love | 25 Comments

Meet My Old Friend Duke

Posted on January 21, 2013 by russtowne

My Old Friend-Final Mix Here is a photo of my old friend Duke. I wrote the song “My Old Friend” as a tribute to him and to the special bond that many people and dogs share. A link to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Love, Songs I've Written or Co-Written | Tagged "My Old Friend", Chocolate Lab, Dog, dogs, Duke, Friend, people | 10 Comments

“My Old Friend”

Posted on September 17, 2012 by russtowne

I thought some of you would like to see one way that a song project evolves. So, below is my first very rough draft lyric of my latest song. It is written in honor of my dog Duke and all … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Love, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged "My Old Friend", birthday cake, cake, Dog, dogs, Duke, Friend, lick, loyal, puppy, tongue | 15 Comments

My Old Friend

Posted on September 13, 2012 by russtowne

I plan to soon send posts about the very productive meeting with my newest song co-writer, and about Cheerios Fun With Younguns, but right now I wanted to briefly share with you a decision I’ve just made. I plan to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Love | Tagged best friends, cardboard box, Duke, Friend, friends, loyal, mansion, my best friend | 22 Comments

Duke and His Little Sister

Posted on August 2, 2012 by russtowne

This post started out as a comment on an earlier post, but I decided to share a revised version of it with all of you. My six year old Chocolate Lab is named “Duke”, which is short for “Duke of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Humor, True Stories I've Written | Tagged beloved, Cadbury, Daisy, Daisy Duke, dogs, Duke, Dukes of Hazzard, Sadie, Sean Connery | 8 Comments

This Sunshine Award Warmed My Heart

Posted on June 5, 2012 by russtowne

GinaV of http://professionsforpeace.wordpress.com/ recently honored my blog with the Sunshine Award, and included the following: “Hello Russ, your heart-warming blog has become a favorite place for me to visit for uplifting and thought-provoking material. You are an everyday hero to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Awards: Sharing The Love, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Gratitude, Nature, Praise | Tagged aleafinspringtime, award, dogs, Duke, everyday hero, Facebook, favorite, favorite place, FB, fern, fern garden, ferns, Gina, heart-warming, Hero, honored, humbled, JanBeek, pawstotalk, redwood, redwood grove, sunshine, Sunshine Award, thought-provoking, Twitter, uplifting | 4 Comments

Returning the Favor

Posted on June 3, 2012 by russtowne

My dog Duke has many positive attributes, and a few that might be viewed as somewhat less than positive when I’m in a Stinking Thinking type of mood. I was about to mention a couple of the latter when it … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Forgiveness, Friendship, Gratitude, Growth/Learning, Humor, LIfe Lessons, Observations, Random Thoughts, Relationship Lessons Learned | Tagged attributes, Dog, Duke, Friend, patient, positive attributes, teacher | 4 Comments

Bliss In A Great Big Bundle Of Brown Fur

Posted on June 3, 2012 by russtowne

I experienced sheer bliss again last night. As is often the case, I was with Duke, a six-year old Chocolate Lab and constant companion. It started out as a simple trip to the grocery store to buy my wife a … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Gratitude, Humor, Random Thoughts, True Stories I've Written | Tagged big ears, big ears flapping wildly, blessed, bliss, car, connection, Dog, Duke, Happiness, joy, people, smile, smiles | 1 Comment

Morning Reflections

Posted on May 24, 2012 by russtowne

There was a time many years ago when I woke up exhausted every week day, crawled out of bed at about 5:30am and faced a daunting and life-sucking 1 hour and 40 minute 1-way commute to work, doing a job … Continue reading →