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Providence
Richard suggested a walk along the banks of the Seekonk this evening, and I got to breathe in the scents of a New England twilight. Sun lingering down upon large painted Victorian houses and brick columned buildings; swans swirling lazily in the reeds; purple-topped wild chives gracing the bank of a dark grey pond. Definitely a place for healing.
Finding the purple.
"One of the delights of wandering the countryside is finding restaurants like the Purple Cat. ... Trusting in local experts, I followed directions: look for the sign with a big purple cougar-like cat, just north of the 44/102 split. You have to more or less know that it's there to find it on the first try.
It was a restaurant. A real restaurant, hand-carved signs and historical photographs on the walls. Of course the walls weren't the reason for being there -- I was hungry! And a good thing, too, since I couldn't resist their Friday/Saturday special -- a huge slab of black angus prime rib."
Right on the straight route from Providence to Hartford, Connecticut. Looks like worth a look.
I don't find a Web site for them, but a lot of Rhode Island review sites mention them. But if you want to gripe about your T-shirt, here's from http://www.rhodeisland-source.com/foodlist-Chepachet-Providence/1174/:
The Purple Cat Restaurant
4 Stafford Yard P.O box 316
Chepachet
Providence
Rhode Island
02814
Phone: 401-568-7161
Food style: American
Re: Finding the purple.
Their website went offline a long time ago. :/