Steph calls me "crafty", not because I'm particularly prone to cheating people or cunningly outwitting them. Rather, like all Schooffs of my lineage, I seem to posses a natural aptitude towards crafting things. My father and at least one uncle are experienced craftsmen by trade. Another uncle makes a fair bit of extra cash restoring classic cars into hot rods and selling them to collectors on eBay. Grandma Schooff liked to paint and craft dolls, while Granpa Schooff crafted windmills around his farmhouse to represent his Dutch heritage. We Schooffs are a crafty bunch indeed.

I thought I'd give you some pictures of those recent crafts which I'm proud of. The modification I made to merge two of my desks, and the wine my family brewed with my labels applied.

I'm totally in home-repair mode now. Just waiting for something I can put my tools to. Those Schooff genes are hard at work.