“Remind me to tell you about the time I looked into the heart of an artichoke.” ~Bette Davis in ‘All About Eve’
Leaves of Splendor
“Eating an artichoke is like getting to know someone really well.”~ Willi Hastings
Globes of Green
“These things are just plain annoying. After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual “food” out of eating an artichoke as you would from licking 30 or 40 postage stamps. Have the shrimp cocktail instead.” ~Miss Piggy
Artichoke Abstract
Lining Up In Castroville
“A woman is like an artichoke, you must work hard to get to her heart.” – Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther
Heart To Heart
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Jane Lurie Photography 
very interesting…..’like getting to know someone”…of course..peeling the layers away…never thought them that way…so true!! love them!!
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April, Thank you! Glad you’ll look at them in a different way now…
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They are as beautiful as they were good to eat!
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Thanks, Kathleen! We sure had a good time together that day. Thanks for being my hand model 🙂
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Thoroughly enjoyed the tour of Castroville farmer’s market. Now I’m hungry.
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Glad you enjoyed them, Jane. You’ll need to put them on your shopping list. Thank you!
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Beautifull… Makes me laugh when I think of the first artichoke I ever ate … No one ga ve me instructions! I was young and inexperienced!
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Jeannie- that’s funny! It was a big deal eating them as a kid. I think it was dipping the leaves in the melted butter that was a hit. Thanks so much for commenting!
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LOVE that first shot! Busy blog week Janie 🙂
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Hi T- Thank you- that’s one of my faves. Yes, getting through a big backlog of photos! 🙂 Having fun.
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