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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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Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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Camp Gigi . . . Sort Of
Camp Gigi, kickass grandparenting

Camp Gigi . . . Sort Of

The summer slipped by, busy for a second pandemic-influenced one. The family went on two adventures and I went on … Continue reading Camp Gigi . . . Sort Of

Kickass Grandparenting: How to Tell a Story—101
kickass grandparenting

Kickass Grandparenting: How to Tell a Story—101

Adrian, who turned five last week, is a burgeoning storyteller. During the eight months of Pandemic School at Three of … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: How to Tell a Story—101

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Spring Break! Last week with both of them. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

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

Three of Earth School: I Think You  Need to Unmute  Yourself
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Three of Earth School: I Think You Need to Unmute Yourself

Elliot’s teacher said it countless times to her first grade class this week. They are words not previously in the … Continue reading Three of Earth School: I Think You Need to Unmute Yourself

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