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Gretchen Staebler

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.

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Category: Camp Gigi

Camp Gigi . . . Sort Of
Camp Gigi, kickass grandparenting

Camp Gigi . . . Sort Of

The summer slipped by, busy for a second pandemic-influenced one. The family went on two adventures and I went on … Continue reading Camp Gigi . . . Sort Of

Adventure Log: Camp Gigi and Harry’s Ridge
Adventure Log, Camp Gigi, kickass grandparenting

Adventure Log: Camp Gigi and Harry’s Ridge

The week has been full to the brim. I met Adrian (and a mom, who returned home) at Nisqually Wildlife … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camp Gigi and Harry’s Ridge

Camp Gigi: Extreme Grandparenting
Camp Gigi

Camp Gigi: Extreme Grandparenting

Three-year-old Adrian is curled in a ball at my stomach, as if returning to the womb. Five-year-old Elliot is on … Continue reading Camp Gigi: Extreme Grandparenting

Wordless Wednesday
Camp Gigi, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

(Hard to choose just one photo during Camp Gigi 2019, but here’s a favorite.) Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

Camp Gigi: Home Again
Camp Gigi, writingdownthestory in Photograph

Camp Gigi: Home Again

Heading home. And then I got to spend some hours with the littlest Little while the moms took Elliot out … Continue reading Camp Gigi: Home Again

Camp Gigi: Day 6, last day
Camp Gigi, writingdownthestory in Photograph

Camp Gigi: Day 6, last day

Going to miss this irrepressible little guy. Fortunately, he lives close by! We’ve had a great time. Me: “I love … Continue reading Camp Gigi: Day 6, last day

Camp Gigi: Day 5
Camp Gigi, writingdownthestory in Photograph

Camp Gigi: Day 5

The penultimate day of Camp Gigi; “already.” Somehow I wasn’t so tired today; and we aren’t ending tomorrow after all. … Continue reading Camp Gigi: Day 5

Camp Gigi: Day 4
Camp Gigi, writingdownthestory in Photograph

Camp Gigi: Day 4

The day began early with Summerfest (aka Fourth of July) Pancake Breakfast at the park. And the playground, and hide … Continue reading Camp Gigi: Day 4

Adventure Log: Northwest Trek, Camp Gigi Day 3
Adventure Log, Camp Gigi, writingdownthestory in Photograph

Adventure Log: Northwest Trek, Camp Gigi Day 3

It was an Elliot Adventure Day! Northwest Trek, up toward Mt. Rainier. Rebecca and I had never been there, but … Continue reading Adventure Log: Northwest Trek, Camp Gigi Day 3

Camp Gigi 2018: Day 2
Camp Gigi, writingdownthestory in Photograph

Camp Gigi 2018: Day 2

It makes me deliriously happy to have the opportunity to share country life with this little city boy. To see … Continue reading Camp Gigi 2018: Day 2

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