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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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Excavating a Home, Part 11: Burning Down the House
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Excavating a Home, Part 11: Burning Down the House

February 4, 2023 It’s been months since I turned the loose knob on the creaky door of the archives room … Continue reading Excavating a Home, Part 11: Burning Down the House

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten

I got back to it this week! This time with my sisters. Jo Ann was here from Virginia and Rebecca … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Ten

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Nine
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Nine

I’ve not spent much time at the dig lately, busying myself with book publication stuff. (Big happening coming soon!) My … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Nine

My Mother’s Remington Rand
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My Mother’s Remington Rand

I’ll be back to the Big Dig on the page here this weekend, but first this fun little story about … Continue reading My Mother’s Remington Rand

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Eight
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Eight

I dreamed about the excavation this week. Maybe it’s time to get back to the dig site; it’s been a … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Eight

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven

My parents were wordies. One year in the late 1970s, I gave them an Upwords game for Christmas. It turned … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Seven

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six

When the sun returns after the epic monsoon and flooding, that came on the heels of snowmaggedon, I load the … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Six

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five

My family moved thirty miles down Interstate 5 in 1960. I was eight years old. That ribbon of highway marked … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Five

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four

I took time off from the dig to create gifts for my sisters from my mother’s collections for craft projects. … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Four

Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three
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Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three

My mother was earnest, I will give her that. Not only that, but definitely that. This week’s tackle is the … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part Three

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