Hello!
dusts hands
job done!
Ok, ok, I know that Germans have no sense of humour, but allow me to try occasionally, if only to keep the calibration up-to-date!
I may have been born over there, but I don’t eat meat, drink beer or care about football - and neither am I particularly organised. So I had to leave…
I spent 18 years in the UK now and it is just as much home to me as any other place.
My school was a bit odd in many ways, but on the plus side we spent the afternoons of 3 years learning proper woodworking, 1 year learning copper-working, 1 year in a blacksmith workshop… I am not meaning to brag, I just hint at where my love for handmade things comes from. It was all very long ago but I know from when I am teaching apprentices that some of the good habits did stick 
Some more grown-up stuff is written in my profile. I am very much hoping to drop in to the “open evening” this Wednesday (23. August) - and if nobody’s there at least I got some exercise!
Looking forward to meeting you soon!
P.S. - The name… “Ulrich” seems to intimidate some people and for various reasons I often run about with the handle “Hanry” online and in other places. Both are fine.