Linda Marie

Linda Marie is a therapist, shop owner and anthropologist who delights in preserving artifacts and antiques of Americana! Visit us!

He Who Has….

Antique Purple Goblet LeBaggLeBoxx @ etsy.com

Antique Purple Goblet
LeBaggLeBoxx
@ etsy.com

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. Roy L. Smith.

Always Find a Song!

Blue/white Baby Shoe. LeBaggLeBoxx @ etsy.com

Blue/white Baby Shoe. LeBaggLeBoxx @ etsy.com

Those who wish to sing always find a song. Swedish Proverb.

I Never Failed Once.

Old glass cone candles holder. LeBaggLeBoxx@etsy.com

Old glass cone candles holder. LeBaggLeBoxx@etsy.com

“I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just happened to be a 2,000-step process.” Thomas Edison personified persistence.

People Who Belittle Others.

Doll's Shopping Cart at LeBaggLeBoxx@etsy.com

Doll’s Shopping Cart at LeBaggLeBoxx@etsy.com

Mark Twain, author of “Tom Sawyer” novel, advises: “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.  Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”

Hugging Is Healthy.

Porcelain Doll Hugging Bear!

Porcelain Doll Hugging Bear!

Hugging is healthy. It helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces stress and induces sleep. It’s invigorating, rejuvenating and has no side effects.  Hugging is nothing less than a miracle drug…..So states Charles Faraone.

Abraham Lincoln on Knees.

Raspberry Pink Rabbit on Nest Candy Dish.

Raspberry Pink Rabbit on Nest.

Abraham Lincoln said “I have been driven many times to my knees, by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.  My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for that day.”

Finite Disappointment.

Martin Luther King said “We must accept finite disappointment,

Human differences. Hope

Human differences. Hope

but never lose infinite hope.” This is a profound statement in these present times.

The Melody of Hope!

Old Black Woman Dancing

Old Black Woman Dancing

“Hope is hearing the melody of the future. Faith is to dance it,” said Rubem A. Alves. What a grand word picture Rubem has created here. Hope is maintaining belief, and faith is that acting (or dancing ) out of one’s belief. Today let’s dance.

Fear Itself.

“The only thing we have to fear is Fear Itself,” Franklin Delano Roosevelt.  Roosevelt’s famous quote here is, perhaps, the most oft quoted statement on the subject of fear in modern times.  Is it a true statement?

A Canoe Chase!

A Canoe Chase!