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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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Winner! “What Did You Make During the Pandemic?”
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Winner! “What Did You Make During the Pandemic?”

Remember back in late March I made a list of things I had made during the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” … Continue reading Winner! “What Did You Make During the Pandemic?”

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

Of Winter Storms, Pandemic, and WWII: Unprepared
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Of Winter Storms, Pandemic, and WWII: Unprepared

I flip on the light over my bed at five o’clock Saturday morning and unplug my phone and scroll through … Continue reading Of Winter Storms, Pandemic, and WWII: Unprepared

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

Closing Out 2020: Finding the Good
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Closing Out 2020: Finding the Good

Dear Reader: The opening of a post I read today by a blogging author I follow began that way, “Dear … Continue reading Closing Out 2020: Finding the Good

Productive Struggle
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Productive Struggle

One of the benefits of being a pandemic school guide is to finally be that proverbial fly on the classroom … Continue reading Productive Struggle

Curiouser and Curiouser
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Curiouser and Curiouser

This year has been so weird, it’s hard to be surprised anymore when it gets more weird, or as Alice … Continue reading Curiouser and Curiouser

Three of Earth School: Norms for Abnormal Times
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Three of Earth School: Norms for Abnormal Times

It was a difficult Monday afternoon. It was the Tuesday afternoon from hell. There were very big feelings among all … Continue reading Three of Earth School: Norms for Abnormal Times

Three of Earth School: Crisis School Week Zero
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Three of Earth School: Crisis School Week Zero

Really it was just another practice week, week six. Albeit with the addition of two hours a day of online … Continue reading Three of Earth School: Crisis School Week Zero

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

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