For 10 months of the year, I’m “urban Beth”. I hang out on Queen Street East, enjoy downtown shows and theatre, and when bored with...
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June 2018 Archives
Hello, pioneer Beth
Help I’m trapped in my shapewear and can’t get out
As Time Goes By – Too Fast, Slowing up Time, Beth Parker 1
Parker’s Toronto, Garage sale fever in Leaside, no. 6
Parker’s Toronto, Everything Old is New Again, no. 5
As I write this, there’s a woman out there struggling to free herself from a shapewear attack. Her adventure started out innocently—a relaxed weekend shopping...
Read MoreI’m haunted by her words, a dear friend now deceased who greeted us at her home one New Year’s Day. With a touch of judgment,...
Read MoreAt first, it felt like a lazy, early June Saturday morning but then I hear the clatter of card tables and voices. No sleeping in...
Read MoreHistoric buildings in Toronto have a much better chance at survival these days than, say, the 1960’s, when we lost many of our beautiful buildings...
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