Ballerinas, Berries, and Betsy McCall -- A Little Birdie Told Me No. 22

image courtesy of The Graphics Fairy

"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.

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

Ballerina Birthday Party

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,

Yesterday on Tuesday

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

 Deconstructed Strawberries Romanov 

on Jam Hands brought it all back.

(And in my mind, I did a little pirouette of joy.)

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