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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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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

Three of Earth School: Preparing Room
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Three of Earth School: Preparing Room

“In all our contacts, it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest … Continue reading Three of Earth School: Preparing Room

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

Adventure Log: Paradise with Grandchildren
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Adventure Log: Paradise with Grandchildren

August 29, 2020 Paradise with Grandchildren. Is that redundant? My Seattle family goes on an adventure nearly every weekend it … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise with Grandchildren

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

New times at Three of Earth Farm Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

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

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