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Gretchen Staebler
I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storywriter, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer. Check out my website (and my memoir) at www.gretchenstaebler.com. View all posts by Gretchen Staebler
Writing Down the Story 
Beautiful, interesting article about walking in the woods with your mother! Absolutely wonderful! I grew up in Centralia, leaving in 1960. Wish to God I had been smart enough to arrange to move back. I have been in love with Centralia all my life. Gorgeous photos of Seminary Hill where the Girl Scouts and Brownies held Day Camp for a full week each summer. We LOVED the Hill and activities we learned. The only bad memory is the flavor of water suspended in HUGE canvas bags. Ick! How I wish I had a mother for so long. Mine died suddenly, one day when I was 29 and she only 54 AND healthy, we thought. Thanks for the Centralia memories!
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Jeanne, I just found this lovely comment in a folder of unpublished comments. Ach! I’m sad that I missed it so long ago. Thank you for it. I hope you are still reading my blog. Gretchen
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