Thankful Thursday

It’s Thankful Thursday hosted by Brian of Brian’s Home. He wants us to post what we’re thankful for.

I think it’s a good thing to do each week. Focus on the positive things in our lives.

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Hubby and I are most thankful for our marina. We enjoy boating and we love where we keep our boat. It’s a beautiful place to relax, enjoy the ducks, fish, seals and our boat neighbors. We are fortunate that we’re still healthy enough to go on cruises.

The top picture is the guest dock that consists of 1400 feet of docking. There are often some very large yachts that come to Willow Berm for the summer. The largest vessel that used to visit was a yacht named Flipper. It was 110′ yacht with a full crew.

What are you thankful for today?


1. Brian’s Home
2. It’s a Snap!
3. Messymimi
4. Eastside Cats
5. Animal Shelter Life
6. Mudpie
7. Zoolatry
8. My GBGV Life
9. Purrseidon
10. A Shutterbug
11. 15andMeowing
12. Coletta’s Kitchen
13. FriendsFurEver
14. Comedy Plus
15. Canadian Nana
16. Catscue
17. Two All R Friendz
18. My Minds Eye
19. Milo Moments
20. Living with LouLou
21. Indulged Furries
22. Spiritual Journey
23. Friendship Friday
24. Jen’s Musings
25. Penny Zeller
26. Penny Zeller II
27. Little Binky
28. A Green Ridge
29. Amber’s Book Review
30. Midweek News
31. Layla’s Woof

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67 thoughts on “Thankful Thursday

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      They have wonderful restrooms with great showers. Just a wonderful place. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It is and it’s a gated marina. So only folks that are supposed to be there can get in. It’s a safe place and not all marinas are safe. 🙂

  1. Xena, Lucy and Chia – Soddy Daisy, TN USA
    Xena and Lucy says:

    I am thankful I had a small pontoon for many years that I could pull, launch and drive myself. It was my place of refuge. I think I need to find another place like that….

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Oh how fun. There are lots of folks that have pontoons and run around all over the delta. Pontoons are fun. 🙂

  2. My GBGV Life – Minnesota, USA – I am a GBGV, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeén - enjoying my life and sharing my experiences.
    My GBGV Life says:

    Oh my, that looks like such a peaceful, nice place to have a boat. We hope you have many more years of cruising ahead of you.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We hope we have many more years too. We’re in our 70s and slowing down some. Happy Thursday. 🙂

  3. Eastside Cats Blog – Metro Detroit, Michigan USA – Follow my three cat families and other cat antics at https://eastsidecats.blogspot.com/
    Eastside Cats says:

    How wonderful that you’ve found this marina!
    There are marinas all over ’round here, since we are close to Lake St. Clair, and know that it’s important to find a place that suits.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We’ve been here in the same slip since February 2004. We bought our boat in 2004 from a different marina and move the boat here. We love it. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I know who had that yacht. Dan Duc owned the yacht. He’s not owner of the marina, but the yacht is gone. I’ve searched for it, but I’m sure whoever has it has change its name and hailing port. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Our lovely fall weather is gone. It’s gloomy and cold here. Enjoy it while you can, Paul. 🙂

  4. Eugi – Atlanta Ga – A Pushcart Prize nominee in 2025, my poetry appears in twelve anthologies, and my work is published across six platforms, inclusive of WordPress, PoetrySoup, Spillwords, BlueSky, Mastodon, and Tumblr. I am among those who received Socialite of the Year (Honorary Award) for the Year 2025 by Spillwords Press. I’m thrilled in be in the company of such a talented group of kindred souls. Now retired, I enjoyed a dedicated career in the insurance industry for over 40 years being rewarded professionally and personally.
    Eugi says:

    What a lovely place to relax with friends, Sandee! I am grateful for the brisk fall weather! Happy Thursday!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It is a wonderful way to get out for a bit. With Covid we could boat and not be around anyone either. That was a plus. Good books and just relax. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Oh that yacht was most beautiful A huge home on the water. Full crew, so no work to have to attend to either. Thank you for hosting the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. 🙂

  5. Kismet – New River, Arizona. – I'm a 16 year old Indian Ringneck parrot curmudgeon in New River, Arizona in the wild west country. If you're a sunflower seed, you're dinner.
    Kismet says:

    Where is the wine bar?

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It’s there, Kismet. There is always a bar and a wine bar. Always. I love you. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I remember that too. It was always tomorrow at 10. We laughed about that often. I love you my only. 🙂

  6. Debbie D. – Suburban Toronto, Canada – Dog Mom and (retired) Canine Innkeeper, known as "The Doglady". Former corporate workaholic. Writer, photographer, digital creator. Animal lover, music fanatic, inveterate traveller. Eternal "hippie rockchick". History, literature and cinema buff. Hockey and soccer fan. Dedicated night owl. German/Canadian binational, multilingual. Let me entertain you!
    Debbie D. says:

    The marina looks like a lovely, serene escape and it must be fun, cruising around. 🙂 I am thankful that our fall season has been relatively mild, so far. Have a good weekend!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It is indeed. We so love going on a cruise on our boat. It’s our condo on the water. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      I don’t know where the yacht is now, but we had it showing up often during the summer months. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We’ve not seen the sun here in about two weeks. Gloomy and cold. Oh well. Big hugs. 🙂

  7. The Canadian Cats – Prince George, BC, Canada – I have been married for like AGES and AGES according to Shoko. A whole 47 years. Shoko is my only young'un. Bill and I have lived in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada for 34 years. Gardening is my passion and also Shoko's passion. Bill's passion is being included as a member of Shoko's family.
  8. Kathe W. – Married to my best pal, mother of three grown children, retired and wouldn't be able to fit work in now-too busy having fun and learning new things every day.
    Kathe W. says:

    wowee what a gorgeous marina! Have fun! xoxo

  9. Dakota/Caren/Cody – Michigan – Freelance writer, pet blogging professional, product influencer, half of the writing team behind Dakota's Den and "Cat Chat With Cody & Caren" Most importantly, I am a "pet mom" to Dakota, (Shetland Sheepdog) and Cody (my silver gray tabby!)
    Caren says:

    what a beautiful place to be able to dock your boat…can feel the warmth now!

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It’s cold there now, but it’s most wonderful during the fair weather months. 🙂

  10. Holly – USA – Hi, I'm Holly! Lover of my husband, the Lord, nature and animals (especially cats!) I'm an INFJ (MBTI) which means I love deeply and care about the well-being of those around me and in this world. I hope to hear from you at one of my sites. God bless! ♥
    Holly says:

    Wow Sandee, that marina is simply gorgeous. I can see why you love it there. Your description made me sigh with relaxation. Being in beautiful nature can’t be beat. I hope you and your hubby have many more relaxing trips out to come.

    I am thankful that a trip to the Vet yesterday for one of our kittens went well. These are former ferals we’ve taken on, to socialize, and hopefully find homes. They are free of disease of any kind. So thankful! Now I pray we can find them their perfectly loving, forever families. ❤️

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We do love it there. Mother Nature is all around us there. Yay on the kitty. I’m sure you’ll find them a loving forever home. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We’re going to enjoy it as long as we can. We’re most blessed. Happy Thursday. 🙂

  11. Memories of Eric and Flynn – I started this blog to show my holiday photos but haven't added to it for so long, but you can see my other holiday photos at https://allatseawithme.blogspot.com My main blog is my cat blog at https://twodevoncats.blogspot.com
  12. Tails Around the Ranch – Denver, CO – The inspiration behind this blog was one knuckleheaded Standard Poodle named Sam but is now inspired by a House Pony-Wilson. I'm Monika, the upright. Living in the Denver metro area, we post about dogs, rescue and nature. So grab your favorite beverage and be prepared to howl along with our adventures. And don't forget to bark your 'pup-tacular' comment; we'd love to hear from you.
    Tails Around the Ranch says:

    Wow, what a beautiful marina! A 110 footer, eh? Wow! Bet that was some yacht. 🛥

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Yes a 110 footer. It was huge and had come come in and go out in high tide because is was so big. It was a most beautiful yacht. It was so big you could see it on Highway 12. 🙂

      • Tails Around the Ranch – Denver, CO – The inspiration behind this blog was one knuckleheaded Standard Poodle named Sam but is now inspired by a House Pony-Wilson. I'm Monika, the upright. Living in the Denver metro area, we post about dogs, rescue and nature. So grab your favorite beverage and be prepared to howl along with our adventures. And don't forget to bark your 'pup-tacular' comment; we'd love to hear from you.
  13. Bette A. Stevens – Central Maine, USA – "I'm a writer inspired by nature and human nature!" ~ Bette A. Stevens Bette A. Stevens is a retired teacher, a wife, mother of two and grandmother of five. Stevens lives in Central Maine with her husband on their 37-acre farmstead where she enjoys writing, gardening, walking and reveling in the beauty of nature. She advocates for children and childhood literacy and for monarch butterflies, an endangered species. Stevens’s children’s activity book, THE TANGRAM ZOO and WORD PUZZLES TOO! was first published in 1997 by Windswept House Publishing, Mt. Desert, ME; a second edition was self-published by the author in 2012. AMAZING MATILDA , Stevens's second children's book, self-published in 2012, won a 2013 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (Honorable Mention for Excellence in Children's Literature - Ages 6 and older category) and placed #9 on The 2013 Gittle List TOP 10for Self-published Children’s Picture Books. Stevens has written articles for ECHOES, The Northern Maine Journal of Rural Culture based in Caribou, Maine. In 2013, the author published her first book for the YA/Adult audience: PURE TRASH, a short story of a boy growing up in rural New England in a family whose poverty and alcoholism mark him as a target for bullying by young and old alike. This short story is a prequel to Stevens's debut novel, DOG BONE SOUP, A Boomer’s Journey released in January of 2015.
    Bette A. Stevens says:

    Thankful that hubby and I had many years of traveling together before retirement. Thanks for sharing your marina, Sandee! During the 1990s, hubby and I were living in CA and made weekend trips to coast where we thought about buying a sailboat. Although we didn’t buy a boat, we had long weekends and vacations to travel together up and down both coasts and across country six times by different routes. Blessed and grateful! 💞 xo

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      Boating for us is perfect. We so enjoy being out on the water. We’re planning a Delta cruise that includes over a week of traveling to different marinas to enjoy what they have to offer. Happy day and rest of the week, Bette. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We are blessed indeed. We only have a small boat, but we love it. Love and hugs to you both. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It is a beautiful place indeed. We spend lots of time there during the warm weather months. 🙂

  14. Marv, Kozmo, Jo Jo & Nutmeg – Midway, BC – This is our Wordpress login. We also create the badges for the Cat Blogosphere. The Cat Blogosphere is INCLUSIVE! Although it is a US based, we accept all pets from around the world! (Including Canadians and Dogs). Each month you can find badges for special events at the Cat Blogosphere. If you need a smaller size, each Month we upload smaller versions of the badges to our blog (cats-astrophic-events . blogspot . com extra spaces around the .) BTW, we ARE CANADIAN! Elbows Up!
    Marv, Jo Jo, Kozmo, Cinnamon and Barb says:

    Gorgeous looking boats. I used to live in Sooke BC right on the water. Our landlord was a fisherman and had a 150′ Seiner and had a 100′ yacht in a boat house that looked remarkably like the ones at your marina! At that time we had a 28′ cabin cruiser. We loved to get out whenever we could. Unfortunately we had to move for work, I really miss the ocean! Thanks for bringing back some wonderfully happy memories. I shall sleep well tonight.

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      We don’t live on the water and it takes us about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to our marina. We have a 34 foot Sea Ray Sundancer. We love her. It’s our home away from home. Love all around and a smooch to Marv. 🙂

    • Sandee – California – Home of Awww Mondays, Happy Tuesday, and Wordless Wednesday.
      Sandee says:

      It sure is. Turkey is good, but since we don’t host the family meals anymore we eat something else. This year it’s garlic chicken, mashed potatoes and broccoli. No bread or dessert. 🙂

  15. angelswhisper2011
    angelswhisper2011 says:

    After watching your pictures, I’m gonna be a Sailor furrever😸We also want to Thank you for your Birthday song and wishes for Me and My Granny, they warmed our heart and brightened up our day💗 Extra Pawkisses for all of you🐾😽💞

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