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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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Kickass Grandparenting: A One Off
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Kickass Grandparenting: A One Off

I sat at the window desk—Emma’s virtual-work desk—at my family’s Seattle home Friday as my bi-monthly Zoom gathering with the … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: A One Off

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?

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

Kickass Grandparenting in the Time of Corona
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting in the Time of Corona

September 2, 2020 May you live in interesting times. Curse or blessing? There are varying origin stories of the phrase, … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting in the Time of Corona

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
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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Adventure Log: Wallace Falls
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Wallace Falls

It wasn’t my usual hike. First, it wasn’t in Southwest Washington. Generally I stay close to home, exploring the South … Continue reading Adventure Log: Wallace Falls

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

Rowing North
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Rowing North

I have only just begun Mary Pipher’s new book, Women Rowing North, but I already know it’s timely. For one … Continue reading Rowing North

Camp Gigi: Day 5
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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

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