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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.

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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.

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“Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.”

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A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70
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A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70

April 7, 20224 miles (to date: 11.9 / 70) After last week’s daily change in this week’s weather forecast—three days … Continue reading A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70

Autumn at Three of Earth Farm
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Autumn at Three of Earth Farm

I friggin’ LOVE rainy days. A true Pacific Northwesterner, I have energy out the yazoo when it rains. It rained … Continue reading Autumn at Three of Earth Farm

On  Turning Sixty-nine
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

On Turning Sixty-nine

“Well, aren’t you a vision! You look beautiful hiking!” I met them coming up the trail yesterday: mother, father, teenage … Continue reading On Turning Sixty-nine

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: How to Make an American Pie
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: How to Make an American Pie

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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Forest Bathing
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Forest Bathing

March 12, 2020 “When you step outdoors and under a canopy of trees, when you give yourself time to breathe, … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Forest Bathing

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed

Cleaning out the shed at the back of the carport wasn’t on my agenda today. But when something big that’s … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Trying to Garden in a Meadow
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Trying to Garden in a Meadow

With one notable exception, in my adult memory I have always had a certain knowing about what would precipitate a … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Trying to Garden in a Meadow

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Courage & Vulnerability
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Courage & Vulnerability

Seven years ago last week, I signed the papers turning over my Raleigh home and restored gardens to new owners. … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Courage & Vulnerability

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: Spring Prep
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Spring Prep

Spring has come into fullness, as only spring can do. The leaves on some of the trees are full on … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Spring Prep

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