This was lying in the gutter one foggy morning last week.  It looked as if it had been run over by a car, if not trampled by many feet.  Funny thing is, I had looked at this exquisite piece of hand crocheting at a garage sale a few days earlier and had admired it but did not feel I needed to own it so had passed it by.  It had other ideas………

This is where it was soonest after coming home with me – out on deck in hot soapy water with a bit of disinfectant.

This is what happened next….  The sun was shining and this was helpful for the drying

A bit of mending seemed in order….. fix up the 'wound' on such a lovely piece

What to do with it……  Well, it took some pondering, but……