In today’s edition of This City: an update from a man who upped and fled Toronto for greener pastures during the pandemic, an awkward date that started with an even more awkward four-hour-long phone call, and a look inside a new adult play place on King West.

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No Regrets

Mid-pandemic, David Eddie and his wife, Pam, ditched Toronto and gave country living a try, a story he told us in vivid and hilarious detail three years ago. At the time, Eddie wasn’t sure if they had made the right decision—once the novelty wore off, would they end up moving back to the city? As may be obvious from the photo above, the answer is no. Here, Eddie’s update from the rural frontier.