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

“An archeological excavation is the exposure, processing, and recording of archeological remains.” I have been living in my family home … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part One

Three of Earth School: Preparing Room
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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

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: This Old House of Memories
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: This Old House of Memories

I got a new fuschia-colored raincoat. It’s been a long time since I had a raincoat I didn’t get at … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: This Old House of Memories

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Lighter Than Air
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Lighter Than Air

Despite last week’s surprise snow, things seem well on the way toward a season change now. Other people have crocuses … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Lighter Than Air

In Search of My Mother’s Garden
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In Search of My Mother’s Garden

The house is not the only place that needs to be cleaned out, or where I search for my mother. … Continue reading In Search of My Mother’s Garden

Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains
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Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains

I’m immersed in the past living in this house, even as I continue to update it. I’ve moved more stuff … Continue reading Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains

Of Apple Trees and Books, and Missing a Generation
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Of Apple Trees and Books, and Missing a Generation

The two old apple trees on my property are difficult to harvest—growing on the side of a lumpy hill. Six … Continue reading Of Apple Trees and Books, and Missing a Generation

The Twelve Days of Christmas: My mother saved everything, or my life in crafts
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The Twelve Days of Christmas: My mother saved everything, or my life in crafts

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas The last gift I gave to my mother. You may recall, if you regularly … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Christmas: My mother saved everything, or my life in crafts

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Stopping by the Woods
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Stopping by the Woods

I’ve been thinking for some time it’s been too long since I saw my neighbor and one of these days … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Stopping by the Woods

All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother
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All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother

She’s been gone six months and eleven days. It seems like forever. It feels like she was never here, that … Continue reading All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother

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