THUMBS UP – the sweetest thing happened recently. A man walked up and brought flower bouquets and Canadian flags for every mom in my Stroller Fitness class at Palmer Park. He quickly handed me the bundle and said, “this is for the ladies” before walking away while we shouted to thank him and ask his name. He jumped in his truck and took off, clearly not wanting to be acknowledged.

THUMBS DOWN – to the keyboard warrior’s that feel they have the right to insult, bully, demean or threaten a person who has posted something on social media, STOP IT!  Do you not take into consideration what your comments might do to the person or when another person encourages the bully with derogatory comments about the poster to add fuel to the fire. If you can’t be respectful, just scroll on by. 

THUMBS UP – to the Kids Yoga Volunteer Camp for organizing a lemonade stand and raised $314.14 in support of Port Perry Hospital Foundation! WTG kids!

THUMBS UP – to the lovely lady at the Dollarama, who at the end of July, “wanted to buy a toy for a child”.  She passed along 20 dollars to my daughter and helped her squishy collection!

THUMBS DOWN – to the tall weeds that obscure the “Port Perry” sign as we enter town on 7A from the west.  What a lovely “Welcome” sight for visitors!  Yes, the weeds in the ditch belong to the highways department, but can we not whack them down once or twice during the summer?  Businesses and homes along the road make their part of the ditch attractive.

THUMBS UP – to the motorists in the Blackstock, Nestleton, Burketon, Port Perry, Cadmus, View Lake, Janetville, Caesarea, areas for showing road cyclists extra space when passing at the posted speed limits. Very grateful for the extra space you provide when possible. If you see our arms out as you pass, that’s our thank you for your consideration.

THUMBS DOWN – to the Williams Point drone user, please stop following females on stand-up paddleboards. It is creepy.

THUMBS UP – I wish to thank the staff at Port Perry Hospital Emergency for their kindness, consideration and help when we were there. They even went “the extra mile” to assist us with our parking ticket to get out of the lot. Great small town!

THUMBS UP – to the newly opened Firehouse Subs that made a generous donation of $25,519 to Scugog Fire Dept., on Friday August 14 during their grand opening. An incredible investment in the safety of our firefighters and our community.