1.0Spacing Torontohttps://spacing.ca/torontoShawn Micallefhttps://spacing.ca/toronto/author/shawn-micallef/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UcxJ4W7GJi"><a href="https://spacing.ca/toronto/2006/09/06/mothership/">Mothership</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/toronto/2006/09/06/mothership/embed/#?secret=UcxJ4W7GJi" width="600" height="338" title="“Mothership” — Spacing Toronto" data-secret="UcxJ4W7GJi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Being in Edinburgh feels a bit like hanging out in Toronto’s mothership — the place where all the names we see everyday came from (but with much less civilized plumbing). Those early Scotch Scottish settlers in our city probably wanted to be reminded of home, but it’s working in reverse for me. Wandering around theContinue readinghttps://spacing.ca/toronto/images/IMG_7495.jpg