Tag Archives: magic

A Little Magic Every Hour

Posted on May 5, 2018 by russtowne

These images are of a beautiful and magical clock featuring glittering Swarovski crystals my Beloved gave to me for my office. At the top of each hour it briefly plays a classic song and the numbers dance, creating various shares and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, images, Uncategorized | Tagged beauty, clock, images, magic, time | 8 Comments

Peering Through the Magic Portal

Posted on February 19, 2018 by russtowne

Our grandson Thomas peers through the magic portal between past and future as he peeks through the hole where the knob will go on the door that separates the old and still-under-construction new portions of our home. The “scrapers” have … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Home Addition and Remodel, images, magic, Uncategorized | Tagged children, Grandchildren, home, image, magic | 6 Comments

Dragon Whistles

Posted on January 28, 2017 by russtowne

This gorgeous illustration by Jack Wiens depicts a scene in my latest children’s picture book project, Flora Belle and Dreami Dragon. Here, Dreami is giving Flora Belle her dragon whistle that can be heard anywhere in the world but only by the dragon … Continue reading →

Posted in children's books, Children's Picture Books, dragons, horses, magic, Uncategorized | Tagged children's books, dragons, horses, illustrations, magic | 23 Comments

A Beautiful Memory in the Making

Posted on January 31, 2016 by russtowne

It’s here! I just received a copy of A Berkshire Tale written by dear blogging friend and fellow author Claremary Sweeney! I sent this message to her and am sharing it with all of you because it reminded me of an earlier post where I attempted to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beauty, Memories, My Written Works Misc., Nature, Writing | Tagged magic, Memories, nature, rain | 14 Comments

Warm-Heartedness

Posted on July 16, 2013 by russtowne

“The real source of inner strength and self-confidence is warm-heartedness.” –Dalai Lama (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together) “Don’t change, so people will like you. Be yourself so the right people will love the real you.” (Source: Let’s Be Positive Together) … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Believe, Humor, Kindness, Love, Miracles, My Beliefs, Observations, Photos That Touched Me, Quotes I Love, Time, Wisdom | Tagged Anger, anials, black cat, cat, crazy, Dalai Lama, Forefer Aweome, gift, inner strength, Jonathan Lockwood Huei, Karen Robiscoe, Karen Robiscoe-Fan Page, kindness, Let's Be Positive Together, Lightraiser, Love, magic, marvelous gift, rel, self-confidence, source, squirrel, Ute Lark, warm-heartedness | 6 Comments

I Love You Katie Sue!

Posted on October 24, 2012 by russtowne

One of the songs I plan to soon list on one or more song-selling sites is “Katie Sue”. It is about a man’s first love. If you click on the icon above you should be able to hear it. May … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Beauty, Imagination, Love, Making Memories, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged Bryan Cumming, clouds, curves, first love, first time, Katie Sue, light, lights, Love, lyric, magic, magic carpet ride, moon, music, night, produced, producer, ride, river road, sight, song, stars, truck, vocalist | 8 Comments

“Katie Sue”

Posted on September 30, 2012 by russtowne

Some long-time readers of this blog may recall reading an earlier post about a song called “Katie Sue”. It started out to be a song about a man’s first love that the listeners learned late in the song was actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Song Updates, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged Bryan Cumming, carpet, close my eyes, eyes, Katie, Katie Sue, Love, magic, magic carpet, Memories, ride, Russ Towne, Sue, tender, tender touch, touch | 9 Comments

The Great Blindini

Posted on July 19, 2012 by russtowne

I have a friend named Brent who is blind. He is also a magician. He calls himself The Great Blindini. Here are some snippets from a recent newspaper article about him: Magicians often don a blindfold at some point during … Continue reading →

Posted in Attittude, Choices, Courage, Creativity, Fear, Growth/Learning, Healing, Inspiring, LIfe Lessons, Making the World a Better Place, Optimism, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged amazing, blind, blindness, Brent Gifford, children, courage, entertaining, fear, Friend, great, Hawaii, libraries, magic, magician, The Great Blindini | 25 Comments

The World is Full Of Magic Things Indeed

Posted on May 18, 2012 by russtowne

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats I don’t think I’ve ever seen this quote, but I like it. The world is full of magic things indeed. A walk … Continue reading →