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Miss Bates πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ“šβœοΈ

@missbates

aka Kay, reader, schoolmarm, spinster, Montrealer. Reluctant cook, inept walker. Retiring, but not retired. I support the right to be cold.

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Thank you. That’s so kind. I’m not a big reader of romance either, not any more. If I beat the blogging-burnout, I wouldn’t be writing much about romance, truth be told.

25.02.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lenten Hiatus Miss Bates on a Lenten hiatus and soul-searching.

Miss Bates on Lenten retreat and soul-searching.

24.02.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

23.02.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah!!

22.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s really nice? Pomegranate kernels!

22.02.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Especially in hockey players’ hands which, you know, are the size of shovels.

22.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Heard it on a books podcast.

22.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bizarre.

22.02.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, ordinary time returns. Time for laundry and cleaning. It was a good run, πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Γ€ la prochaine!

22.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He used to buy bananas and eat them in front of his hungry kids. Nuff said.

22.02.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay. Now I’m crying. Adorable.

22.02.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s weird.

22.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Waugh is so overrated and a vile man too.

22.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Such a slog of a novel.

22.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why are they getting little bunny stuffies?

22.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ•―οΈ πŸ•―οΈ πŸ•―οΈand many more.

22.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, at least I can still hate Matthews.

22.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We ❀️ you, Sid! Except when you’re playing our Habs.

22.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think some of these babies are crying.

22.02.2026 16:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You can. Minneapolis gave me hope.

22.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sidney!!!!

22.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

😍 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

22.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Remarkable moment. Iconic.

22.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not as long as there are Americans like you around. Whenever the hatred overwhelms me, I think of all the good people I know in the US and come back from that brink.

22.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The 3 on 3, worst configuration. We went down fighting. It’s fine.

22.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never. I will forever be grateful to my grade 5 math teacher who dragged the TV into our classroom and let
us watch the game.

22.02.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Damn

22.02.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Phew

22.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Normally I hate McDavid’s gumshoe mug, but shelving that for the duration.

22.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Time to pray.

22.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0