The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Some say life is a complicated journey, but, for the most part, it can be categorized by the type of mail you get. At any given […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Thirty-four. That’s the number I counted while standing in the shower. As hot water rained down on my hair, I scanned the corner-mounted shower shelves and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The last time Tom and I went to a home improvement store, we bought a container of yellow mums in the garden department. The official start […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last weekend we loaded up the SUV and drove to Dallas to attend one of the loveliest weddings I’ve ever seen. Our niece Abbey and her […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I got hit on at the gas station last week. But it didn’t boost my middle-aged, mother-of-three ego because this particular pass didn’t come from a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve got good news and bad news. In March, an international team of scientists conducted an experiment showing that time reversal is possible. But before you […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Because you’re readers like me, I know you’ll understand how I felt when I saw this headline in last week’s paper: “Stuttgart, Helena newspapers to close.” […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tom and I met for lunch today and traded the usual “How’s work going?” stories. As an account manager, his work woes are mostly about corporate […]