My mom came back home one morning last month with artichokes from her friend's backyard! After being obsessed with them all spring, my love for them has still not wavered. They are beautiful and delicious.
I find private dwellings, especially the ones of a few good friends, utterly fascinating, because a person's room can tell so much about the occupant. For these if I'm lucky to have some reference photos on hand, they're based off that, otherwise I make things up. Roughly 50% real, 50% imagined.