At Last my Haven Recap

It has been a week now since the diy blogger's conference called Haven was held in Atlanta. This was my second year attending and I LOVED every single minute!  Most of the attendees suffer from what we refer to as the Haven Hangover(which has nothing to do with having a cocktail) which is generally caused from being up too late at night and trying to absorb as much blogging and DIY information possible.  Before leaving for Haven I had been under the weather and I even wondered if I'd be able to go...thank goodness for antibiotics and steroid shots cause I was good to go!
I don't look sick at all......

The Dovecote

I have to be absolutely honest....until recently I didn't know what a dovecote actually was.  In fact, I'd never even heard the word dovecote until early this year.  My antique friend had mentioned wanting one and I just played along like I knew what she was talking about! Now since it had the word dove in it I kinda figured it had something to do with birds!  When I googled it I found that a dovecote is a structure that is meant to house pigeons or doves, so there you have it...you too now know what it is!
At the "big sale" over in Pine Mountain she was able to finally pick her dovecote up.  She came home and promptly got her husband along with our shared handyman, Bob and they got it hung!  It is solid wood and is very heavy so, kudos to them as it was a bit of work to get it up there.

The BIG Sale

It is hard to believe that just a year ago I didn't even know about the "big sale."  But since last Fall I have been invited to the December sale and the one last week.  I know what you are thinking....what sale is she talking about?  The sale I am referring to is the one that the guys at Sweet Home Antiques put on twice a year.  Bruce and Phil, the owners of Sweet Home Antiques and Sweet Home Plantation travel to England early Spring and Fall to shop for their store.  Prior to putting the merchandise into their store, they have a "big tent sale" at their home which happens to be Sweet Home Plantation. Stay tuned for a future post about the Plantation but for now here is a teaser of what it looks like.

Graduation Church Service

It is so special each year when our church recognizes the graduating Seniors.  The entire service is centered around what life will have in store for these now young adults.  For the past few years I have helped to host the reception that we have for the Seniors but this year it was my turn to NOT be in charge for obvious reasons and it was such a treat!

Graduation Mailbox Decor

Each year the graduating seniors in our neighborhood are treated to a congratulatory sign for their mailbox.  They are  made by such a sweet and thoughtful neighbor named Kim.  We were absolutely delighted when she put Andrew's on our mailbox this year!