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Virtual (blinded) Tastings

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Remote tastings are one activity during the pandemic that has brought me a lot of joy. Love recreational PowerPoint presentations. I’ve created tastings for gin, fruit-forward IPAs, whiskey, sour beer, and session IPA, and attended ones for carrot cake, salt & vinegar chips, and canned rose. I have a format that works really well: the tastings move quickly and offer plenty of opportunity for social connection which can sometimes be difficult on virtual hangouts.

An attendee’s gin-tasting photo on social media. Participants were given soda and tonic mixers.

These events have worked out so well, I thought it would be a shame to not share my ‘template’, slides, and the things I’ve learned doing these.

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Mini Plant Hanger

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As an adult american in 2017, I love hanging plants. I would love to hone my macramé skills-add interesting knots, maybe beads. But what if I invest an entire afternoon to learning a skill, only to have the trend die the next day? This is a great craft for the risk adverse.

I followed these instructions:

2 Mini String DIYs

I found that if you continue the knots above the planter (as the Free People tutorial shows) it squeezes the plant a little too much. Having the knots top out at the widest part of the planter gives the plant a little breathing room.