A Taste of Stuff We Like…
Stuff We Like: Managing Chronic Illness
Ah, bodies! So fun to pilot and manage, especially when each of us is so well supported by our healthcare system. This month’s Stuff We Like was suggested by Elyse. Many of us in SBTB HQ deal with chronic illnesses that make every day a new and different adventure: what part hurts today? When will my energy run out? And how did I injure myself that badly in my sleep?! We have a number of … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Managing Chronic Illness
Stuff We Like: Crafting and Reading in the Dark
This month’s Stuff We like comes from LittyN, who has a request: So you did a gift guide for crafty folks in 2021, but some of the links are dead and it didn’t address a question that was raised as I was a passenger in a long drive back over the holidays — what’s the best neck light for knitting (or crocheting) in twilight or encroaching darkness? Needs to be not distracting to the driver … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Crafting and Reading in the Dark
Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Sparkly Witchy Vibes
Our last gift guide of the year is a collection of links for those of you who are into astrology, tarot, plants, anything vaguely magical or witchcraft-related. As always, NB: Some of our links are affiliate coded, which sends a portion of your purchase price back to us at no extra cost to you. It’s one of a few ways we keep the hot pink mayhem going at SBTB HQ, so thank you in advance … Continue reading Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Sparkly Witchy Vibes
Recent Special Feature Posts:
Help A Bitch Out
HaBO: Mills & Boon with an Arranged Marriage in Spain
This HaBO comes from Sally, who is looking for this romance: I’m looking for a Mills and Boon modern book (blue cover, UK), I think it is from the 1990s or 2000s. Both hero and heroine are Spanish, both from rich families, set in Spain. The heroine for some reason is considered promiscuous by her family and they seem to not like her. They arrange a marriage with the hero for her (maybe it’s some … Continue reading HaBO: Mills & Boon with an Arranged Marriage in Spain
Help A Bitch Out
HaBO: Portrait Artist Owns a Husky
This HaBO is from Sinéad, who is looking for this romance: Can you help me find the name of a book please? It is a Mills and Boon or Harlequin written in the late 1980s or early 1990s. I think it was set in Canada or North America. The hero was an artist and the heroine was a school teacher. They are out in the countryside together. He painted her portrait and he had a … Continue reading HaBO: Portrait Artist Owns a Husky
Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
HaBO: Fossil Hunting in the Badlands
This HaBO is from Crystal, who wants to find this American historical romance: I’m hoping you can help me track down the title of a book I read years ago! Historical romance paperback, likely published before the mid-2000s. Young woman in her late teens or early twenties travels west with her paleontologist father during the late-1800s dinosaur-bone expeditions in the Badlands (possibly South Dakota). Fossil hunting is a major part of the plot. She falls … Continue reading HaBO: Fossil Hunting in the Badlands
Help A Bitch Out
HaBO: Widower Runs a Camping Resort
This HaBO comes from Céline, who wants to find this romance: The hero is the boss of a wilderness survival camping resort (?) (with 2 others guys in book 1 and 2). He is a widower, a serious type, not a risk taker. She’s funny, living freely, not to worry kind of girl. She is the secretary of the camping resort. His family is visiting and she proposed to be his fake girlfriend. Spoiler: she’s … Continue reading HaBO: Widower Runs a Camping Resort