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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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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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Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Just another goose stalking, lawn flowers, baby birds under the trampoline Wednesday. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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

Kickass Grandparenting: Out of Business (sort of)
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Out of Business (sort of)

April 3, 2021 Just like that, seven months of Three of Earth School is done. And by “just like that,” … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: Out of Business (sort of)

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Kickass Grandparenting: “We Have Capable Hands”
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Kickass Grandparenting: “We Have Capable Hands”

You know how you get a phrase or a bit of a song stuck in your head? Well, that happened … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: “We Have Capable Hands”

Kickass Grandparenting: No Bad Days
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Kickass Grandparenting: No Bad Days

We all had a wonderful escape a week ago from our joint Three of Earth Farm Covid adventure: me to … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: No Bad Days

Kickass Grandparenting: “I Need Some Space!”
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: “I Need Some Space!”

It’s been a big week at Three of Earth School, by which I don’t mean spacious. Tuesday was a pretty … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: “I Need Some Space!”

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

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Quarantined
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Quarantined

“Thwump, thwump, twump.” I felt the air shift over my head and slowly turned to follow the motion. I saw … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Quarantined

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

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