Sometimes it takes a day to create a moment. We had, to begin with, an array of fabulous cheeses and fruits, moved on to homemade butternut squash soup and bruschetta, took a risk with saltimbocca (the risk paid off), asparagus, and fingerling potatoes, and finished with an Amish baker's cheesecake (I have no cheesecake making abilities). By four o'clock, we were done.