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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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The Weekend It Didn’t Rain: An Urban Adventure
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The Weekend It Didn’t Rain: An Urban Adventure

If there is one thing that can be counted on during a Pacific Northwest spring, it is that the weather … Continue reading The Weekend It Didn’t Rain: An Urban Adventure

Wordy Wednesday
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Wordy Wednesday

For three of the last five school years, I have driven into Seattle on the Alaskan Way viaduct nearly every … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday

The First Christmas without My Mother
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The First Christmas without My Mother

I’m spending Christmas at a friend’s wee place on the edge of Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula. The Olympics … Continue reading The First Christmas without My Mother

Adventure Log: Showing off my corner
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Adventure Log: Showing off my corner

A friend from the east coast visited me this past week, her first time to the PNW. We packed in … Continue reading Adventure Log: Showing off my corner

Adventure Log: Carkeek Park, Seattle
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Adventure Log: Carkeek Park, Seattle

“Stellajoe!” my father used to say, “How would you like to live in a place like this on a day … Continue reading Adventure Log: Carkeek Park, Seattle

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone… Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

The Lusty Month of May Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

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