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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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Crying in Yoga: A Coming Out Story
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Crying in Yoga: A Coming Out Story

At the beginning of yoga this week, my teacher hesitantly but firmly spoke her mind about the Supreme Court’s overthrow … Continue reading Crying in Yoga: A Coming Out Story

A Call for Statesmen
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A Call for Statesmen

“Pop Staebler was serious when it came to politics, and he thought Republican was the only way to vote. That … Continue reading A Call for Statesmen

Adventure Log: Naches Peak Loop
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Adventure Log: Naches Peak Loop

“There has to be life after death,” I have heard people say in rationalizing an existence of heaven; “because this … Continue reading Adventure Log: Naches Peak Loop

The Eagle Has Landed: 50 years
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The Eagle Has Landed: 50 years

I remember well the day Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on Mama Luna’s surface. It was July 20, 1969 … Continue reading The Eagle Has Landed: 50 years

And That’s a Wrap: Caring for Grandchildren
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And That’s a Wrap: Caring for Grandchildren

For three of last five school years, I have traveled to Seattle weekly to spend time with my younger grandsons. … Continue reading And That’s a Wrap: Caring for Grandchildren

In Search of My Mother’s Garden
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In Search of My Mother’s Garden

The house is not the only place that needs to be cleaned out, or where I search for my mother. … Continue reading In Search of My Mother’s Garden

Wordy Wednesday
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Wordy Wednesday

For three of the last five school years, I have driven into Seattle on the Alaskan Way viaduct nearly every … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday

Weyerhaeuser: It’s a Family Thing
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Weyerhaeuser: It’s a Family Thing

My sister Rebecca and I attended the open house for the newly renovated Weyerhaeuser Research Center building today, where our … Continue reading Weyerhaeuser: It’s a Family Thing

Camp Gigi: Year 3, Day 1
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Camp Gigi: Year 3, Day 1

Camp Gigi with 4-1/2-year-old Elliot began at 9:30 this morning. Several major activities on the list have already been checked … Continue reading Camp Gigi: Year 3, Day 1

Notes from Three of Earth Farm
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm

We are in a full-on, two-fisted grip of the rainy season here in SW Washington. As a true Northwesterner, I … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm

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