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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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Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
She promises one year, living with her stubbornly independent 96-year-old mother, cleaning out the house her parents had stashed musty history in for five decades, and getting her mother moved elsewhere. Four years later, the author is still trying to stay sane in the face of her mother’s increasing dementia, fighting old battles and learning respect and acceptance.
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“Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.”

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Category: Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Out of Business (sort of)
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Out of Business (sort of)

April 3, 2021 Just like that, seven months of Three of Earth School is done. And by “just like that,” … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: Out of Business (sort of)

Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

March 27, 2021 For the past seven months—to the day as I write this—I have spent four days of nearly … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

Kickass Grandparenting: “I Need Some Space!”
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: “I Need Some Space!”

It’s been a big week at Three of Earth School, by which I don’t mean spacious. Tuesday was a pretty … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: “I Need Some Space!”

Still Winter, Still a Pandemic, Still No Snow
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona, Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Still Winter, Still a Pandemic, Still No Snow

I’m holed up, cozy, inside. Not so different from how I would be in ordinary times. But of course these … Continue reading Still Winter, Still a Pandemic, Still No Snow

Kickass Grandparenting: Insurrection
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Insurrection

I lay in bed this morning trying to think of a compelling opening for a blog post. That bit a … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: Insurrection

Pandemic Connections
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Pandemic Connections

“The mayor is now on the radio asking for volunteers who have mountaineering experience to come to the fire hall … Continue reading Pandemic Connections

Traveling the Story: Gratitude
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Traveling the Story: Gratitude

As winter damp season settles in, Three of Earth School is settling in too. After several iterations, Elliot’s Seattle school … Continue reading Traveling the Story: Gratitude

Can We Come Out Yet?
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Can We Come Out Yet?

It turns out my living room is a great venue for forts, with room for everyone to have their own … Continue reading Can We Come Out Yet?

Productive Struggle
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Productive Struggle

One of the benefits of being a pandemic school guide is to finally be that proverbial fly on the classroom … Continue reading Productive Struggle

Pandemic Tools from the Mother Lode
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Pandemic Tools from the Mother Lode

I’m up at 5:00. I feed the cat, turn on the electric fireplace, fill the teapot. While the water heats … Continue reading Pandemic Tools from the Mother Lode

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