Category: Purple in the News

What’s new at For the Love of Purple?

What’s new at For the Love of Purple?

The other day I was at my son’s Purdue Star Day where they learn about the university and sign up for classes.  Parents were invited to attend various seminars as well.  While there, I saw a young gal wearing PURPLE high top tennis shoes!  Well, […]

Over 5000 Facebook Fans!

Over 5000 Facebook Fans!

2018 has been a GRAPE Year for Purple Lovers!  I’ve watched in amazement as the For the Love of Purple Facebook Fan page went from 3000 fans in December of 2017 to well over 5000 fans so far this year.  We’re at 5265 as I […]

Your Favorite For the Love of Purple Memes

Your Favorite For the Love of Purple Memes

I’ve been having a blast creating the purple memes I’ve been posting on Facebook and other social media.  And you’ve been sharing them at an increasing rate. In fact, there have been more and more joining us on the For the Love of Purple Facebook […]

Taking a Grape Big Step Back

Taking a Grape Big Step Back

As some of you already know, 2012 was a very difficult year for me.  Aside from the normal busy-ness of being a work-at-home-schooling mom to a very clever 13 y/o, I’ve had some health issues for the last 35 yrs that have grown in severity […]

You can purple-ize your iPhone!

You can purple-ize your iPhone!

I have a very old phone because I’m not very techie. My dd programmed my address book in my flip phone and I avoid using it because I don’t know how to access it.  lol My old flip phone is purple…VERY purple.  My phone has […]

Coming Soon: The Purple Files!

Coming Soon: The Purple Files!

Pssst!  I have grape news!  I’m working on a new purple project!  It’s called The Purple Files, a series of purple eBooks you are going to think are just MAUVElous! Each title will have a slightly different focus.  One will share purple recipes, another will […]

National One Hit Wonder Day

National One Hit Wonder Day

Today is National One Hit Wonder Day.  I tried to find a song about purple that was a one hit wonder, but the closest I could come was this one. Purple People Eater was a  novelty song, written and performed by Sheb Wooley, that reached […]

New species of purple crab discovered

New species of purple crab discovered

Found an article on the internet from a few months ago that a new species of purple crab was discovered in the Philippine island of Palawan. This is big news but a small crab. According to the article, t’s only about an inch or two […]

In Other Grape News…

In Other Grape News…

My life is getting very busy these days.  Last week I actually counted how many items I write per month at my “day job” over at Art of Eloquence.com and I shocked myself grapely.  Including blog posts, newsletters, various articles, free gifts for my subsribers, […]

Baby squirrel gets purple cast

Baby squirrel gets purple cast

Found this article online that reported how this baby squirrel named, Violet.  The article reports that… “Violet fell to ground when a couple unknowingly trimmed the tree branch that was holding her nest.” The rescue workers at the Wildlife Aid Foundation bandaged her up in, you […]