Hello! Allison’s faithful assistant Kimberly strikes again while Allison is otherwise detained in a subtropical locale. This time I’m pulling car duty in Manhattan, which it turns out isn’t such a bad gig. Does a high gloss finish turn your head? Do terms like “800 horsepower” and “rear suspension geometry” get you a little hot and bothered? My answer is YES. Yes, now that I’ve spent a little time around the world’s hottest cars and some serious auto lovers. I…
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I think the last time I did What I wore Wednesday it was my How I like to wear jeans post about Levi’s. I’m a slacker, I need to be better about this. But hold onto your hats, I have a new one. This is What I wore Wednesday corduroy + stripes. Before I get into detailing the outfit I want to tell you something. Usually when there’s a photo of me on my blog, someone who is not Viktor…
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Utah weather is jacked up, and that’s a fact. Regardless of the time of year, Utah likes to mix it up. There’s almost always snow on the ground for Easter, and once in a while January throws us a 70 degree day. You know, for fun. It’s cold right now, but it’s warming up so I’m picking out what shoes to wear for Spring. Here are 6 options for you, no matter the weather. (well, kind of.) 1. Wedges 2. …
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– Note from Allison: (post number 2 in a series of 2) Last week my friend Lindsey Johnson {an amazing food blogger you need to know about} took a trip to historic Williamsburg Virginia on behalf of Petit Elefant. Williamsburg looks like an amazing destination for a family trip and I can’t wait to go with my kids. Doesn’t the colonial house look so charming? P.S. Lindsey’s photography is my favorite; all photos were shot by her. — If you’re…
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I’d never even heard of marbled Easter eggs until Martha came into my life. I mean, who thinks up this stuff? I can see a boardroom in Martha Stewart‘s immaculate and towering offices in Manhattan, “We need new eggs people, it’s time to mix it up! Minions, I am QUEEN of crafts and I need new, better, inspiring eggs. Let’s do marbled, they’re so now, so sophisticated. So Upper East Side.” So friends, today we learn how to make marbled…
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How many of you right this minute, this very instant, have at least 4 dusty shoe boxes {or let’s be honest, IKEA boxes} crammed full of photos under your bed? In the back of your closet? At your mom’s house? I do. You don’t really want to know how many photos I have stashed away. My first baby was born in the pre-digital age so I have approximately 1,300 3×5 photos of her in huge boxes under the stairs. …
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— Note from Allison: last week my sweet friend Lindsey Johnson {an amazing food blogger you need to know about} took a trip to historic Williamsburg Virginia on behalf of Petit Elefant. Williamsburg looks like an amazing destination for a family trip, I can’t wait to go with my kids. Lindsey is a phenomenal photographer and all the photos in the post belong to her. — As I’ve gotten older I’ve become less of an amusement park person, so…
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I’ve been having a hard time corralling my thoughts about all the World War 2 memorials in Warsaw Poland from our family trip last summer, but it’s time to share. Honestly, a huge part of my desire to visit Warsaw while Viktor’s parents were still alive was so my children would learn about their heritage straight from Babcia and Dziadek {grandma and grandpa} in their home country. The things Viktor’s family has experienced over the last several generations are almost…
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This week’s What’s in Your Purse Series is from Anne. Thanks Anne! If you love this series and want more of it, submit your purse. Take two photos of your purse {NICE, CLEAR, NOT-BLURRY ONES} one of the outside, one of the inside, along with a listing of the contents to: allison AT petitelefant DOT com My purse is a basic black bag that my husband bought me about 5 years ago. The brand is Longchamp and it has held…
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