{"id":263,"date":"2010-11-26T09:48:51","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T17:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.wordpress.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2010-11-26T09:48:51","modified_gmt":"2010-11-26T17:48:51","slug":"i-survived-abundance-but-i-had-to-unbutton-my-pants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisathorpe.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/26\/i-survived-abundance-but-i-had-to-unbutton-my-pants\/","title":{"rendered":"I survived abundance (but I had to unbutton my pants)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/11b-pumpkin-cheesecake1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-265\" title=\"11b.pumpkin cheesecake\" src=\"http:\/\/lisathorpeartist.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/11\/11b-pumpkin-cheesecake1.jpg?resize=324%2C291\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisathorpe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/11b-pumpkin-cheesecake1.jpg?w=324&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisathorpe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/11b-pumpkin-cheesecake1.jpg?resize=300%2C269&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a>Welcome to the day after the feast. Lots of leftovers and still some dishes to wash but all and all a good time was had.\u00a0 Throughout the week I tried to take some deep breaths let the cold frosty morning settle in my lungs for a moment, let the long afternoon sun rays settle on my back while watching starlings swirl and dance over the vineyards.\u00a0 I can\u2019t say honestly that I put away my to do list all together but I let it languish a bit under the stacked of newspapers, I didn\u2019t let it wake me in the wee hours of the morning calling me to add one more item at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>With great care I made my pumpkin cheesecake, whipping and mixing and baking.\u00a0 I packed it carefully in the car like one gently buckling her newborn in the car seat ride for that first ride home.\u00a0 We drove taking our bumpy back-road to another bumpy back-road to our friends\u2019 house, all the while entreating my husband to \u201cdrive gently\u201d.\u00a0 We and the cheesecake and our other Thanksgiving offerings arrived safely.\u00a0 This was a feast of comfort foods.\u00a0 Kate brought a delicious oyster casserole made just like her grandma Maude did with Ritz crackers and butter (her hand written notes on the side of the recipe cut from the pages of Better Homes and Garden magazine advise \u201cmore crackers, more butter\u201d).\u00a0 Sonia along with making the traditional bird made the 1950\u2019s favorite with green beans, cream of mushroom soup and crispy onions on top.\u00a0 The menu went on and on.\u00a0 Even taking a small dollop of each item my plate was heavy and laden.\u00a0 And we ate and talked and ate some more, we let the afternoon stretch into evening slowly, gently with no regard to lists or schedules\u2026.we were filled in every sense of the word. 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