The Amazing Story of Mauvin, the Plumberry Bird “Once upon a time there lived a Plumberry Bird who soared above the purple mountains of Violetta.  He was a happy little bird with a grape capacity for love.  His name was Mauvin.  Mauvin soared above […]

The Story of Plumeria, The Princess of Purple Oh I had such fun writing this that I decided to make it an audio and so as not to be outdone by anything I’d previously recorded, I thought I’d add sound effects.  This is my first […]

Here is another purple-ized story.  We now have three so far. Which one do you like best so far?  Pa Pa Purple Sheep Papa Purple sheep, have you any wool? Yes Good Grape Sir, three bags full! One in violet, one in plum, And one […]

Okay folks. Last week’s Purple-ized Story was the Itsy Purple Spider.  How do you like it as compared with this week’s Little Purple Riding Hood?   Once upon a time there was a sweet little girl whom everyone called Little Purple Riding Hood because she […]

When I first started this blog, I spent a year on The Purple Project where I turned ordinary UNpurple things into grape things.   I did some with purple dye, some with sewing, some with buttons, some with applique and some with paints.  Now begins a […]

Found two different versions of The Purple Song.  Enjoy and have a GRAPE day!

What is it? This is the time of the week where I post a picture and you guess what purple item it is.  It could be a bird’s eye view as it was the first week or it could be a picture of only a […]

I posted a picture of this cake on our Facebook page a while back.  While going through my daily Purple Google eLerts, I found the recipe!  The recipe says it “uses a special purple food coloring that comes in a soft gel paste (available on Amazon). It […]

February 26th was Paint the Town Purple day in Fallbrook, California to promote cancer awareness.  According to an article in the Village News: “According to the California Department of Public Health, more than 144,800 California residents will be diagnosed with cancer this year and more […]

Today is the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Seuss.  Today is also the day that a new Dr. Seuss movie comes out, The Lorax. I thought we’d celebrate Dr. Seuss with some grape fun this Friday. Dr. Seuss books have had a long list […]