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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 storyteller, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer.

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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

Pandemic, Civil Unrest, Ancient Trees, and Bleeding Hearts
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Pandemic, Civil Unrest, Ancient Trees, and Bleeding Hearts

a son putting his own safety on the line in full police riot gear. a daughter under siege in her … Continue reading Pandemic, Civil Unrest, Ancient Trees, and Bleeding Hearts

Love Will Win
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Love Will Win

Today I joined about 50 others in our downtown park in a peaceful protest of the death of George Floyd … Continue reading Love Will Win

In the Time of Corona: In Search of Resurrection
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In the Time of Corona: In Search of Resurrection

I decided today—the day of Resurrection—was the morning to go in search of the sunrise over Mt. Rainier. I’ve been … Continue reading In the Time of Corona: In Search of Resurrection

Adventure Log in the Time of Corona: Pandemic
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Adventure Log in the Time of Corona: Pandemic

April 9, 2020 The rain has stopped! I got out onto the trails by my house early for once on … Continue reading Adventure Log in the Time of Corona: Pandemic

Warbegone: Progress Update
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Warbegone: Progress Update

Yesterday, as I approached the end of excerpting my father’s 600 letters from WWII—the last of the siblings to return … Continue reading Warbegone: Progress Update

The Trials: 1946 & 2020
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The Trials: 1946 & 2020

I have been watching the impeachment trial on some days, and listening to the news wrap up and commentary at … Continue reading The Trials: 1946 & 2020

History Repeating
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History Repeating

This week, as we celebrate the life and legacy of an American hero, I am reading about heroes of the … Continue reading History Repeating

Snow Day
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Snow Day

Snow Day might be overstating it. It was “supposed” to be a wicked week, but it amounted to just a … Continue reading Snow Day

Notes from the New Decade
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Notes from the New Decade

Or the end of the old one, depending on your opinion, and the facts. Technicalities aside, the 10s was big … Continue reading Notes from the New Decade

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