growing a life of peace + abundance
Hello and welcome! I'm Emily, the writer behind Olive + Yew. This is my handsome husband, B. You'll see a lot of pictures like this of us posed in front of some kind of monument, building, or vista because we love to travel. In 2015, we had the good fortune to live in Tours, France, for six months, allowing us to see a lot of Europe.
When we're not traipsing the globe, we call Greenville (well, Greer), South Carolina home, where we live with our charmingly derpy black lab, Luna. By trade, I'm an associate editor for three local business publications. Needless to say, I love to write.
I am an author (see publications page), UNC alum and die-hard Tar Heel, bookworm, and general all-around spaz. I love cooking, reading about 14 books at one time, ODing on coffee, country music with the windows down, dogs + snuggles, red wine with good friends, snowy and rainy days, seeing new places, and taking endless photographs.
I am an author (see publications page), UNC alum and die-hard Tar Heel, bookworm, and general all-around spaz. I love cooking, reading about 14 books at one time, ODing on coffee, country music with the windows down, dogs + snuggles, red wine with good friends, snowy and rainy days, seeing new places, and taking endless photographs.
Olive + Yew started in 2013, a few short weeks before we got engaged, as a blog called Sous Mon Parapluie, which means "under my umbrella" in French. But I quickly realized no one in America understood or could spell Sous Mon Parapluie, and after a few struggling years I decided to change the name.
So why Olive + Yew? It started out as something B and I said to each other: "Olive yew." I thought it would be a cute blog name, but as I started looking into it things got a little deeper. The olive symbolizes peace, glory, and abundance - all things I work for and wish for my family, and all the things I wish for yours, too. Once I found that out, I looked up "yew." Turns out it symbolizes wonder, curiosity, change, and rebirth (that's why you often see yew trees in churchyards). And while I loathe change - well, aside from moving to Europe - it's so necessary. This is a reminder to me that very often, curiosity, change and growth are what's needed to live a life of peace and abundance, and one doesn't come without the other.
I hope that when you come here you find simple but satisfying solutions and ideas, whether a quick weeknight recipe, good book recommendation, or a yummy restaurant to visit in Florence, Italy. We don't do extravagant or over-the-top here. I'm just trying to live a life of simple abundance and pass what I learn along to you.
I love hearing from my readers, so don't be shy about stopping over on the Contact page to say hi!
xoxo,
Emily
So why Olive + Yew? It started out as something B and I said to each other: "Olive yew." I thought it would be a cute blog name, but as I started looking into it things got a little deeper. The olive symbolizes peace, glory, and abundance - all things I work for and wish for my family, and all the things I wish for yours, too. Once I found that out, I looked up "yew." Turns out it symbolizes wonder, curiosity, change, and rebirth (that's why you often see yew trees in churchyards). And while I loathe change - well, aside from moving to Europe - it's so necessary. This is a reminder to me that very often, curiosity, change and growth are what's needed to live a life of peace and abundance, and one doesn't come without the other.
I hope that when you come here you find simple but satisfying solutions and ideas, whether a quick weeknight recipe, good book recommendation, or a yummy restaurant to visit in Florence, Italy. We don't do extravagant or over-the-top here. I'm just trying to live a life of simple abundance and pass what I learn along to you.
I love hearing from my readers, so don't be shy about stopping over on the Contact page to say hi!
xoxo,
Emily