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"A child sings before it speaks, dances almost before it walks.
Music is in our hearts from the beginning."
~Pamela Brown
Welcome to
"A Little Birdie Told Me..." Tuesday!
If you're here to share a craft, recipe or project post,
you'll find the linky and the specifics on how to
join the party after the features below.
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When I was a little girl,
I wanted to be a ballerina.
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an illustration from Little Ballerina, one of my favorite books from childhood. |
I felt like that little girl again,
dreaming of pink tulle tutus and satin toe shoes
when I saw the
at Seven Sisters
Does this sweet little ballerina look familiar? It's the darling Betsy McCall, the iconic paper doll from the 1950s and 60s. |
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Here's Betsy again, the hallmark of one of my favorite places in blogland,
Inspired by her grandmother Millicent's
recipe box, Malia has launched a new series,
aptly named Millicent & Malia
where she'll be sharing recipes from
the heirloom collection.
This week she shared Millicent's recipe for Lemon Velvet Cake |
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As a little ballerina, one of my most
favorite desserts was fresh strawberries
with sour cream and brown sugar.

Somewhere along the way
I forgot about this simple treat,
along with my aspirations to
take the stage as Clara or Odette
The recipe for
on Jam Hands brought it all back.
(And in my mind, I did a little pirouette of joy.)
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If you've been featured
(this week, or in a previous week)
feel free to grab a "featured on" button
from the sidebar.
feel free to grab a "featured on" button
from the sidebar.
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Now it's time to link-up and share your creativity!
Just 4 SIMPLE GUIDELINES
1) JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE NICE -- COMMENT AND FOLLOW
2) LINK-UP -- Link-up the URL of a specific post -- craft, recipe, DIY project, or anything else you'd like to show-off. This is not a place to advertise merchandise you are selling. If you're interested in promoting your business with Rook No. 17, please visit the "Advertising" section.
3) POST THE BUTTON OR A LINK-- Grab the code for the button (below) and paste it into your sidebar or the body of your post.
What a nice surprise to see that you featured me this morning. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI am sharing my Choc Pecan Pie Bars, a Chicken BBQ Pizza and a tutorial on making a quick Visual Recipe Index this week.
Thank you so much for hosting. Have a great week and thank you again for sharing my dessert with your readers.
Hi Jenn! I am so excited that you got some washi tape! Let me know what you end up doing with it, and how you like it...Thanks again for hosting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting Jenn, I love all your fun quotes, especially your Memorial Day ones! Also lave the ballerina inspiration!
ReplyDeleteCarlee
www.ladybirdln.com
mmmmm...that last pic has me wanting anything strawberry right now:-) Thanks for the great party and the cute ballerina stories!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your ballerina theme! I took ballet lessons for a few years when I was in elementary school, but I quit every year when it was time for our big performance in front of an audience.
ReplyDeleteGreat featured blogs, this week! I'm going to spend some time visiting them this afternoon.
Jenn, thank you again for hostessing!
ReplyDeleteI wanted so badly to be a ballerina when I was little too! Great features and thank you for hosting!
ReplyDeletethanks for coming to visit my blog and the follow:) love your linky party!!!
ReplyDeleteim sure ill be back:)
Thanks for hosting Jenn!!! I hope you had a great holiday weekend! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting again! I linked up some treats for ya (although you've already visited me this week for some of these)! Love your blog,
ReplyDeleteAimee
This is such a lovely post - I love the quote at the beginning - it is so true! Thank you for hosting A Little Birdie Told Me :)
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say, have a great day! Thanks for letting me party here.
ReplyDeleteI just love those little ballerina cupcakes. They are adorable! Thanks for another great party!
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet memories you shared! Thanks for hosting the linky!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. I enjoyed your thoughts on Memorial Day so I'm glad I stopped by and scrolled down!
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting!!! I live your blog! Xoxo
ReplyDeleteI LOVED that ballerina book as a child too! My mom saved it for me...I am on the hunt for it now :)
ReplyDeleteHow sweet! thank you for the feature!
ReplyDelete♥J. sevensisters
Thanks so much for helping me! I have found quite a few lovely blogs, and I have been able to put my own blog post on! :D
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