One of the most colorful of our area eccentrics was a lady that we and the rest of the town knew as The Purple Nun. She was a lady who was always garbed in a purple nun's habit and carried the lifestyle to new and astounding levels. Hers was a strange and interesting life, which we only learned of via bits and pieces gleaned from the stories told of her by others. And pretty much everyone had a Purple Nun story to share. This is mine.