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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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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

Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend Revisited—What Was I Thinking?
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend Revisited—What Was I Thinking?

July 4, 2021 I have nothing more to prove, to myself or anyone else. Side story: I am in better … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend Revisited—What Was I Thinking?

Adventure Log: Not According to Plan
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Not According to Plan

May 30, 2021 “Planned adventure,” one might argue, is an oxymoron. And one wouldn’t be completely wrong. I did have … Continue reading Adventure Log: Not According to Plan

Adventure Log: Staircase Rapids
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Staircase Rapids

Dateline: May 18, 2021 I’m a little late hitting the road this hiking day. I woke in the wee hours … Continue reading Adventure Log: Staircase Rapids

Wordless (Not) Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless (Not) Wednesday

I took an evening walk in the woods last night and found the trillium in Seminary Hill Natural Area in … Continue reading Wordless (Not) Wednesday

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
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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