This is the story of how a vintage apron pattern, ordered from the Toronto Star in 1943, stitches together the history of two strangers.
Together
The Toronto Tamagotchi Club, which began in 2022, has helped spark new interest in the Japanese toys.
Adam Bunch organizes a Festival of Bizarre Toronto History, which runs online and in person in early May.
Leona Purcell’s employer called the 80-year-old “a pillar, an anchor” and “a matriarch.”