We took a little vacation last week and spent quite a few hours on the road. It was a little impromptu trip planned at the beginning of the summer. It has been several years since we have taken a vacation as we moved two years in succession during the summer vacation times. I did not take any yarn with me on this road trip. I did take some embroidery that I REALLY want to finish but never seem to have time to finish.
One of our stops was in Vicksburg, MS. We have been there before but we wanted to see it again and show Grandma as well. It was a quick trip to the Vicksburg Civil War Battlefield site.
It really reinforces the difficulties in battle to actually see the land where the battle was fought. This house was spared in the battle and is restored now. It looks quite lonely. 
I found these beautiful shawls inside. The knitted one is a heart warmer as it wraps and ties around in the back. The crochet shawl is a simple shell stitch.
There is a pattern on Ravelry that is a little like this one. There are several that are really cool. I am a little inspired… I might KNIT a shawl!
Here is a link to another pattern. http://www.ravelry.com/projects/EricaBH/ennid-laceweight-shawl
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/larkrise-to-candleford-minnies-shawl
This style shawl is called a Sontag. I had always heard it called a heart warmer shawl.
Talk to you later,
Karen