Have you ever bought anything JUST because it was purple?  I mean, you really didn’t need it and maybe you didn’t even want it, but it was purple so you bought it?  If not, what’s the strangest purple thing anyone ever gave you? If you’re […]

My daughter, the world traveler, has begun a tradition of bringing me purple gifts from the places she travels.  Last year she was a Russian exchange student for a semester.  She bought me some beautiful purple Matrushka earrings.  While on her break, she visited Vienna […]

My friend, Peg,  has a grape blog that she just redesigned into an incredible place that I’ll share with you on Friday.  It was good before which is why I had featured her here a while back, but now it’s incredible!  As part of the […]

As I posted on the Facebook fan page last week, several issues arose recently that shows the advancement of purple-ism everywhere.  Purple-ism is growing. Resistance is futile!  This was proven last week when my dd (21), who loves green and could take purple or leave […]

Thought you’d enjoy this, especially those with kiddos…   Grape video craft for the kids… Have a GRAPE Day!

My dd is a Russian major heading into her senior year.  She was an exchange student in Russia in the fall of last year.  After being fully immersed in the language that semester, she found that she started thinking in Russian.  This is what happens […]

YEARS ago, when I was a few months old, my folks tell me that they were traveling across country in a car with me.  I’m getting on in years now.  They didn’t have air conditioning in the cars at that time and it was summertime.  […]

I bought something that isnt’ purple.  There I said it.  I’m so ashamed, but I just love Miche Bags and they only have one true purple one.  It’s a very dark purple and doesn’t always go when I wear pinky purples or  light lavenders. My […]

My mom and I went window shopping at the mall one day when we spotted these Indian flowing dresses.  So graceful and feminine, we had to stop and talk with the lady selling them. She had such an adorable accent too! She had all sorts […]

I hope you all had a grape Mother’s Day!  I know I did. I’m going to show you the most beautiful, flowing, feminine, purple Mother’s Day dress in all the world on Friday.  Stay tuned… Today I’d like to share my trip to the…er…zoo.  You […]