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Saturdays on the Porch #36 featuring this week's fashion looks and more from Our Southern Home for life and home. Latest from OSH Saturdays on the Porch #36 Spring Dining + Home and Decor Encore Thrift Store Urn Tablescape for Spring 8 Simple Ways to Add Spring to Your Home Veggie Beef Skillet + Home and Decor Encore This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase something using one of my links, I may earn a small commission from the retailer costing you nothing more. You can read more on my disclosure page. YOU WILL FIND A SHOP THE LOOK FOR...

Sew the trends is back for Spring!! Have you noticed the nights are getting lighter and it’s a little warmer? It’s time to dust off the sewing machine, lather on the fake tan and start making some beautiful things to wear for the coming months. I’ve hit the high street with gusto and spent a very happy few hours browsing the shops for the latest spring trends. I’ve paired patterns with this season’s hottest looks, it’s time to start planning your summer makes. All the patterns mentioned in the video are below. All the patterns below have 10% OFF until...

Can our adult reporter relive her teenage years through fashion? “I wish I had a shop like this when I was a teenager!” Our Japanese-language reporter Haruka Takagi couldn’t help but think that when she stepped into her closest branch of popular chainstore Thank You Mart. It’s a discount store where everything, including clothes, are priced at just 390 yen (US$3.29) (hence the punny name of “Sankyuu Mart”, where “san” and “kyuu” are the Japanese words for “three and “nine”, but also, when put together, sound like the English words “Thank You”). But Thank You Mart isn’t the kind of discount...

Can our adult reporter relive her teenage years through fashion? “I wish I had a shop like this when I was a teenager!” Our Japanese-language reporter Haruka Takagi couldn’t help but think that when she stepped into her closest branch of popular chainstore Thank You Mart. It’s a discount store where everything, including clothes, are priced at just 390 yen (US$3.29) (hence the punny name of “Sankyuu Mart”, where “san” and “kyuu” are the Japanese words for “three and “nine”, but also, when put together, sound like the English words “Thank You”). But Thank You Mart isn’t the kind of discount...

  Doctor’s Note: today’s second letter deals with diet and weight loss. Hi Doc! I’m in quite a pickle. So, I and my boyfriend of three years broke up a few months ago. Long story short, I was miserable for MONTHS and finally worked up the courage to pull the trigger and end things. Needless to say, there were a lot of tears shed that night. I was doing fine until we were standing out by his car while he was getting ready to go and I took my ring off to give to him. I told him, “I’m giving...