This is drawn about the same size as the shield part of the triptych I previously hooked. Actually I was on a roll and didn't want to stop and change horses patterns midstride. But thought the flying witchy woman should get started to maybe entice someone to join me or do their own hooked or applique piece before Halloween.
Once Crossed Flags is done I will have completed all 3 sections of this antique rug shown below. The original antique measures 30 by 88, a whopper of a rug to hook so knew mine had to be hooked and enjoyed in sections. Remember recently I had my driveway repaired, patched and seal coated? Well take a gander at what I noticed about two weeks ago. The opening has gotten somewhat larger since taking this photo. It is about 5" deep but not sure how wide it goes as I didn't want to get too close and fall in. So off to Lowes I went to buy a safety cone so people wouldn't drive over that area and get a tire stuck. The left side (facing the house) is what I've been using to exit and enter. Of course it couldn't have happened BEFORE the driveway work was done so now they have to come back. And if you look again in the area behind the cone and in front of the trash container you will see an area I asked them fix which was a dip where (I think) moles were traveling thru.
The asphalt guy has been called and said he'd be here to repair it "in a week or two". It has been a week since he was here to assess the work. Since rain is predicted for the rest of the week guess it won't be this week it gets fixed. Is this new issue a result of the moles changing their travel route? Or is it because when the property was cleared of trees almost 30 years ago the roots have finally rotted and collapsed making this sink hole? Who knows. It just means more money spent on something other than wool.
Saundra
Oh No !!! That is crazy ....wonder if that did happen because of rotting roots ??? We have moles sometimes , but ours have tunnels close to the surface of the grass . My husband sets traps , he follows the raised earth tracks to get them.
ReplyDeleteWill be interesting to hear what the asphalt guy says .
That is one heck of a driveway! Hopefully the issue can be resolved painle$$ly!
ReplyDeleteAnother great start.
Well darn. I can’t select Google account so I show up as Rugs and Pugs. Maybe I needed to do that before starting to type.
Yup. That was the issue. Needed to select Google account before beginning to type the comment.
ReplyDeleteWell rats...er, I mean moles?? Or voles? Or roots? Whatever, what a pain! I guess if one were inclined to look on "the bright side" (which I fail miserably at most usually), I guess it would be that it happened relatively soon after the driveway was re-done and the company should feel some responsibility to make things right? (PS...you're a hooking machine. Like the new start.)
ReplyDeleteAm loving the new final piece to the rug. That would have been a whopper hooked together. Egad on the driveway issue now. Hope it gets resolved sooner rather than later for you. Janice
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I forgot you were doing that rug in three parts. Much more manageable and easier to display. Oh man it's impossible to know what lurks beneath. We have that problem too...mostly gophers but there are sewer lines and plumbing down there too (very scary). Have an awesome day!
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