by Simply Olivia Grace | Oct 7, 2019 | series: live like heroes
“‘Dear old world,” she murmured, ‘you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.'”Lucy Maud Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables) Anne of Green Gables is the taste of a crisp apple on a harvest afternoon. It is straw hats and lace...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Aug 13, 2019 | series: live like heroes
I love the worldwide admiration for Audrey Hepburn. Not only was she a talented actress and humanitarian, but she was the epitome of elegance and grace. She lived with a sense of joie de vivre that still captures the world’s imagination today. But in a modern world...
by Simply Olivia Grace | May 6, 2019 | series: live like heroes
Ever since I grew up with the old animated Tales of Peter Rabbit films, I’ve loved Beatrix Potter’s stories. Finally getting to visit her home at Hilltop Farm last fall was a dream come true. Everything—from the little winding trails through the countryside, the...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Apr 2, 2019 | series: live like heroes
Over two centuries after Jane Austen published her novel Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet is still arguably the most well-loved heroine in all English literature. In the course of the novel, she becomes the reader’s best friend: she is clever, quick-witted,...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Mar 4, 2019 | series: live like heroes
Grace Kelly carried herself with self-confidence and serenity and lived a fairy tale success story, resulting in her wildly romanticized marriage into royalty. Being from the same era as Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor, I know very little about her personal life...
by Simply Olivia Grace | Feb 4, 2019 | series: live like heroes
“Have courage and be kind.” To begin our new “Live Like Heroes” series, I thought we could choose a more romantic and feminine heroine to inspire us for the month of February: Cinderella! The live action remake, released in 2015, always fills me with a...