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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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Snow Day
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Snow Day

Snow Day might be overstating it. It was “supposed” to be a wicked week, but it amounted to just a … Continue reading Snow Day

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Autumn
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Autumn

It’s strange, how autumn is the season when things slow down, all that dang green becomes muted, the rains come … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Autumn

Adventure Log: Seminary Hill Natural Area
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Adventure Log: Seminary Hill Natural Area

I wander all over this beautiful corner of the state, but my own backyard is so special too. And I … Continue reading Adventure Log: Seminary Hill Natural Area

In Celebration of My Mother—and Seminary Hill Natural Area
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In Celebration of My Mother—and Seminary Hill Natural Area

A bit of straightening up the home my mother lived in for 58 years uncovered several things she wrote. Her … Continue reading In Celebration of My Mother—and Seminary Hill Natural Area

365 Days: Life After Death
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365 Days: Life After Death

Spring was busting out. Leaves were popping into being around chartreuse flowers that dripped from branches of big leaf maples. … Continue reading 365 Days: Life After Death

Photo Essay: Snowy Day
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Photo Essay: Snowy Day

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Flora & Fauna Friday
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Flora & Fauna Friday

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Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Epiphany Storm
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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Epiphany Storm

It was a calm evening, with a faint rainbow and a sunset that took me off my route home to … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Epiphany Storm

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

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Rhododendron

New Year’s Eve I pruned the rhododendrons by the front steps this week. Drastically pruned them. I love how it … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Rhododendron

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