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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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Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Imbolc! Blessed spring! Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

Adventure Log in the Time of Corona: Pandemic
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Adventure Log in the Time of Corona: Pandemic

April 9, 2020 The rain has stopped! I got out onto the trails by my house early for once on … Continue reading Adventure Log in the Time of Corona: Pandemic

Flora & Fauna Friday
Flora & Fauna Friday

Flora & Fauna Friday

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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

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Spring Prep
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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

Flora & Fauna Friday
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Flora & Fauna Friday

Spring has left its creeping entry and exploded into fullness. Early this morning a litter of coyote pups sang for … Continue reading Flora & Fauna Friday

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

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Lighter Than Air
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Lighter Than Air

Despite last week’s surprise snow, things seem well on the way toward a season change now. Other people have crocuses … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Lighter Than Air

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