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Articles by Gretchen Leigh
Goodbye to Gleigh
Goodbye to Gleigh
By Gretchen Leigh • July 7, 2019 1:30 am

Living with Gleigh’s last column

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Seaosns wait for no woman
Seaosns wait for no woman
By Gretchen Leigh • June 29, 2019 1:30 am

Living with Gleigh

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Hysteria-ectomy
Hysteria-ectomy
By Gretchen Leigh • June 21, 2019 1:30 am

Living with Gleigh

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I have a vision
I have a vision
By Gretchen Leigh • June 14, 2019 1:30 am

Living with Gleigh

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Living with Gleigh – Hoping to make it out with my clothes on
Living with Gleigh – Hoping to make it...
By Gretchen Leigh • May 24, 2019 1:30 am

I’m not the type of person who “enjoys the journey” as much as I’m always grateful for making it out…

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Gretchen Leigh is a stay-at-home mom who lives in a neighborhood near you. You can read more of her writing on her website livingwithgleigh.com. To see her columns come to life, follow her on Facebook at Living with Gleigh by Gretchen Leigh.
Pulling the right strings
By Gretchen Leigh • May 8, 2019 1:30 am

What would we do these days without Father Google to teach us how to manage life’s challenges?

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Always and forever
Always and forever
By Gretchen Leigh • May 1, 2019 10:14 am

With the exception of my blackberry meltdown last week, I have finally quit mourning my past life and am embracing…

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I can always grow blackberries
I can always grow blackberries
By Gretchen Leigh • April 24, 2019 11:32 am

Blackberries are considered an invasive species in United States, because they are not native. They were only introduced to the…

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The thing about rainbows
The thing about rainbows
By Gretchen Leigh • April 17, 2019 12:04 pm

The day you died I saw a rainbow

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Happy wife, happy life
Happy wife, happy life
By Gretchen Leigh • April 10, 2019 11:48 am

My husband and I were in Portland last week for the big swap meet. It’s all about the car parts,…

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Bring on the wind!
Bring on the wind!
By Gretchen Leigh • April 4, 2019 11:48 am

I’m not an intentionally confrontational person. So when my husband and I made the decision to cut down trees in…

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It’s not over ‘til the cattail wags
It’s not over ‘til the cattail wags
By Gretchen Leigh • March 21, 2019 11:19 am

I know you have all been waiting with bated breath (snort) wondering if it was really the end of my…

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It’s not even curtains on our marriage
It’s not even curtains on our marriage
By Gretchen Leigh • March 14, 2019 10:04 am

My hairdresser had been on maternity leave, so of course I had to know about the baby, and she wanted…

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Closing the door on my junk drawer
Closing the door on my junk drawer
By Gretchen Leigh • March 7, 2019 11:03 am

The other evening I was giving a friend a tour of our new house. This house is really a sight…

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To the dark side and back
To the dark side and back
By Gretchen Leigh • February 27, 2019 1:30 am

There was a point after I shed a bunch of weight to about the summer before we moved that I…

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Lighting ninja
Lighting ninja
By Gretchen Leigh • February 21, 2019 10:08 am

We’ve been doing a lot of work in our new house. It was built in 1972. From what we know,…

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Someone should be having fun
Someone should be having fun
By Gretchen Leigh • February 14, 2019 9:33 am

I don’t know about you, but out here in BFE (bum f—- Egypt), when the snow piles up, we hunker…

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The continuing tail
The continuing tail
By Gretchen Leigh • February 11, 2019 8:30 am

It’s not enough I have two cats in the house who don’t get along and my main concern is no…

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Sharing my tail of woe
Sharing my tail of woe
By Gretchen Leigh • January 30, 2019 10:49 am

One of my biggest pet (no pun intended) peeves in life is when otherwise interesting people only talk about their…

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It’s overwhelming to finish
It’s overwhelming to finish
By Gretchen Leigh • January 23, 2019 9:04 am

Last weekend there was a craft and hobby retreat at my church. It’s a yearly event for crafters to have…

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Can’t hang it sideways
Can’t hang it sideways
By Gretchen Leigh • January 17, 2019 10:15 am

Last week I found out my website, the one I refer you to every week in my byline, has not…

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When the power goes out in BFE
When the power goes out in BFE
By Gretchen Leigh • January 9, 2019 1:46 pm

I was going to write about how the Christmas tree came down much more gracefully than it went up. I…

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Enjoy getting lost sometimes
Enjoy getting lost sometimes
By Gretchen Leigh • January 3, 2019 10:02 am

The New Year is upon us. I don’t make resolutions as a rule because it feels a bit like self-flogging…

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  • King County’s new prosecuting attorney announces task force units
  • Washington pickleball fans may may soon have special license plate
  • Effort begins to lower the legal limit for driving drunk
  • Housing costs, homelessness among top issues in WA, survey says
  • While many were found, work remains to protect Indigenous people

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