{"id":17581,"date":"2023-11-17T01:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T08:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=17581"},"modified":"2023-11-17T07:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:48:45","slug":"so-many-things-to-be-thankful-for-this-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/?p=17581","title":{"rendered":"SO MANY THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR THIS THANKSGIVING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>The Thanksgiving Holiday for me is a magnified reflection on all the many blessings in my life.<\/strong> <strong> I have been very lucky to have reached an age where almost every day is a day of Thanksgiving and of supreme gratefulness.  I am very happy and thankful to have Marla as my partner on this life journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-2022-Gun-Barrel-City-dinner-at-Thanksgiving.jpg?resize=1024%2C902\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-2022-Gun-Barrel-City-dinner-at-Thanksgiving-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C902&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-2022-Gun-Barrel-City-dinner-at-Thanksgiving-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-2022-Gun-Barrel-City-dinner-at-Thanksgiving-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C677&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-2022-Gun-Barrel-City-dinner-at-Thanksgiving-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1353&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-2022-Gun-Barrel-City-dinner-at-Thanksgiving-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1804&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-2022-Gun-Barrel-City-dinner-at-Thanksgiving-scaled.jpg?resize=1320%2C1163&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Being with our family is a Thanksgiving gift of joy.<\/strong> <strong>I love treasured visits to be with family in Hawaii, Guernsey, and Scotland as well!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3_result.jpg?resize=900%2C643\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3_result.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3_result.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>I am thankful for wondrous and transformative experiences with family..<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4-2021-DAM-opening-gala-dinner-Copy_result.jpg?resize=503%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4-2021-DAM-opening-gala-dinner-Copy_result.jpg?w=503&amp;ssl=1 503w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/4-2021-DAM-opening-gala-dinner-Copy_result.jpg?resize=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Marla is a warrior queen.  I give daily thanks for her perseverance and fortitude. I love how she can be totally elegant one moment and&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-2023-at-Storquest-Copy_result.jpg?resize=847%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-2023-at-Storquest-Copy_result.jpg?w=847&amp;ssl=1 847w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-2023-at-Storquest-Copy_result.jpg?resize=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5-2023-at-Storquest-Copy_result.jpg?resize=768%2C635&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>&#8230;in the next moment be ready to get dirty<\/strong> <strong>on a project&#8230;like helping clean out our old Wesco Fabrics&#8217; storage locker. (We had to keep 7 years of records after we sold the business in 2017.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6-2021-1-veal-chop-plated-2021-Valentines-Day-dinner-2_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6-2021-1-veal-chop-plated-2021-Valentines-Day-dinner-2_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6-2021-1-veal-chop-plated-2021-Valentines-Day-dinner-2_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6-2021-1-veal-chop-plated-2021-Valentines-Day-dinner-2_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Very thankful for intimate dinners at home. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6a.jpg?resize=467%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6a.jpg?w=467&amp;ssl=1 467w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/6a.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Very thankful for Marla&#8217;s sense of adventure and curiosity!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7_result.jpg?resize=900%2C697\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7_result.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7_result.jpg?resize=768%2C595&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Thankful for farmer&#8217;s markets!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7a-Kekoa-Gary-2020-2_result_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7a-Kekoa-Gary-2020-2_result_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7a-Kekoa-Gary-2020-2_result_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/7a-Kekoa-Gary-2020-2_result_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Thankful for my brother Gary&#8217;s 2-hour garlic bread&#8230;and nephew Kekoa&#8217;s preparation of fish. His special Mai Tais are fabulous as well!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/8-2022-with-Lea-Isetti-at-the-May-Guo-exhibit-at-the-Legion-of-Honor-in-SF_result.jpg?resize=900%2C600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/8-2022-with-Lea-Isetti-at-the-May-Guo-exhibit-at-the-Legion-of-Honor-in-SF_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/8-2022-with-Lea-Isetti-at-the-May-Guo-exhibit-at-the-Legion-of-Honor-in-SF_result.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/8-2022-with-Lea-Isetti-at-the-May-Guo-exhibit-at-the-Legion-of-Honor-in-SF_result.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Thankful for good friends like Lea!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9-2022-Sump-and-sainz-with-Lea-and-M-and-D_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9-2022-Sump-and-sainz-with-Lea-and-M-and-D_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9-2022-Sump-and-sainz-with-Lea-and-M-and-D_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9-2022-Sump-and-sainz-with-Lea-and-M-and-D_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Thankful for dear friends in California, France, and around the country!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/11-2021-July-Reims-lunch-Sainz-family_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/11-2021-July-Reims-lunch-Sainz-family_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/11-2021-July-Reims-lunch-Sainz-family_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/11-2021-July-Reims-lunch-Sainz-family_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Thankful for good friends who serve wine. Especially thankful when they pour Roederer Cristal<\/strong>! <strong>Jean-Francois is now the mayor of Bouzy where the family&#8217;s 18th century Champagne business is located.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-2023-Banteay-Srei-temple-Siem-Reap-Cambodia_result.jpg?resize=525%2C700\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-2023-Banteay-Srei-temple-Siem-Reap-Cambodia_result.jpg?w=525&amp;ssl=1 525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/12-2023-Banteay-Srei-temple-Siem-Reap-Cambodia_result.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>I am thankful to be able to travel and experience beautiful new adventures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/13-2021-Bando-rental-wine-sunset-2_result.jpg?resize=900%2C675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/13-2021-Bando-rental-wine-sunset-2_result.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/13-2021-Bando-rental-wine-sunset-2_result.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/13-2021-Bando-rental-wine-sunset-2_result.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>I am so thankful for this moment and those I love. A beautiful sunset and a glass of wine is a wonderul bonus!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thanksgiving Holiday for me is a magnified reflection on all the many blessings in my life. I have been very lucky to have reached an age where almost every day is a day of Thanksgiving and of supreme gratefulness. I am very happy and thankful to have Marla as my partner on this life journey. Being with our family is a Thanksgiving gift of joy. I love treasured visits to be with family in Hawaii, Guernsey, and Scotland as well! I am thankful for wondrous and transformative experiences with family.. Marla is a warrior queen. I give daily thanks for her perseverance and fortitude. I love how she can be totally elegant one moment and&#8230;. &#8230;in the next moment be ready to get dirty on a project&#8230;like helping clean out our old Wesco Fabrics&#8217; storage locker. (We had to keep 7 years of records after we sold the business in 2017.) Very thankful for intimate dinners at home. Very thankful for Marla&#8217;s sense of adventure and curiosity! Thankful for farmer&#8217;s markets! Thankful for my brother Gary&#8217;s 2-hour garlic bread&#8230;and nephew Kekoa&#8217;s preparation of fish. His special Mai Tais are fabulous as well! Thankful for good friends like Lea! Thankful for dear friends in California, France, and around the country! Thankful for good friends who serve wine. Especially thankful when they pour Roederer Cristal! Jean-Francois is now the mayor of Bouzy where the family&#8217;s 18th century Champagne business is located. I am thankful to be able to travel and experience beautiful new adventures. I am so thankful for this moment and those I love. A beautiful sunset and a glass of wine is a wonderul bonus! Photos: Dick Gentry. Not to be used without permission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[391,566,286,595,488,517,511,242,413,412],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventures","category-awe","category-celebrations","category-elephants","category-emotional-journies","category-enchanting-places","category-escape","category-family","category-friendship","category-love"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gentryconnects.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-2023-katy-trail.jpg?fit=1561%2C2014&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17581"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17625,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581\/revisions\/17625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gentryconnects.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}