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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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Yoga, Puzzles & Book Marketing
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Yoga, Puzzles & Book Marketing

What do a yoga mat, a jigsaw puzzle, and book marketing have in common? Let’s take  a dive into that. … Continue reading Yoga, Puzzles & Book Marketing

Circling Around to Spring
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Circling Around to Spring

It’s spring! I think. No, really, it has finally gotten warmer, and the Master Gardeners had their annual plant sale. … Continue reading Circling Around to Spring

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
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

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

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