On our way back from Panama City Beach in Florida, we stopped by my parents’ house to spend the night – and to pick up a chicken. No, not KFC. Against my better judgment, we […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few years ago, I got a phone call from a friend and, as soon as I said hello, she said, almost apologetically, “Hey! It’s me. […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I let our Beagle Charlie out into the backyard for his usual “last call” potty break before going to bed for the night. I […]
By Shannon Magsam, co-founder of nwaMotherlode.com and mama to 1 little lady(bug) I won’t ever look at a Saltine cracker again without thinking of our backyard chickens. They liked a little wheat bread tossed out […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My mom taught me not to brag, but I’ll make an exception this one time. Because after my last few trips to the grocery store, I’ve […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 “Can we give it to him now? Please, Mom? It’s just a few days early.” “No, you can wait. If you give it to him today, […]
By Shannon Magsam, co-founder of nwaMotherlode and mama to 1 little lady(bug) My memory is shot, y’all. If I don’t write it down, set my iPhone alarm – or the timer on the oven, when […]
By Carrie Perrien Smith I’m the oldest of Generation X. We’re the first generation to know what it is like to enter the workforce and not encounter barriers just because we’re female. We didn’t have […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s not culturally sophisticated to admit it, but I love TV – always have. I loved it ever since I was a kid and Fred Flintstone […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 You don’t need a time machine to revisit the past. What you need is the right meal. Last night I had a big bowl full of […]
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