Apologies for the old joke. It was one of my father’s lines. I just couldn’t help myself. When I would go work with dad as a kid, many would comment how much I looked like my father and he would say: “We all have a cross to bear”. If he only knew…

With the pandemic, it is really easy to get frustrated on what we CAN NOT DO. The truth is that there is quite a bit that we can do to socialize with a group of friends over a glass of wine and a bite to eat. After we had a trial Virtual Wine Group session, someone asked about a Virtual Baguette class for an expanded Wine Group via zoom.

We had a great time making and breaking bread. Zoom is a wonderful technology and we are all getting better at using it.  It can be  a bit chaotic, but the baking class did seem to work out well. I even had my dad who passed away in 1995, talking to me. Dad taught a college speach class for years. One piece of advice from dad really payed off. MAKE SURE YOUR AUDIO VISUAL TOOLS WORK BEFORE YOU START. I don’t think that dad would have been real good with Zoom, but a little dry run certainly helped me to work out the kinks. I had planned to have two devices connected to Zoom with my MacBook connected with a slideshow and my iPhone being used to be the primary video tool. My dry-run before going live taught me that the 2 devices would create audio feedback. Hence, I went with one device and it is safe to say, I was the only one aware of the shortfall. The participants got quick glimpse of the slides and a link to this blog for the real detail. Susan did a great job of capturing the pictures used in the following.

Remember when people told jokes? My dad was a great joke teller, but he ruined lots of great jokes by cleaning them up. Some times a good “F” bomb makes a joke. I did have a really good clean joke to share, but the politically correct police pulled it because it mentioned a piece of anatomy. While I won’t share it here, I will share it with anyone who asks. PLEASE ASK down below in the comments and I will share it with you.

ENJOY THE SLIDE PRESENTATION

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A special thanks goes out to the Berrys for providing the featured photo and the McMahons for providing the group with a Charcuterie plate. We started the session with all 7 participants making a pesto, olive oil and balsamic dip together. After the class we all enjoyed the fruits of our labor and a fun virtual conversation.