The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week I saw something that made me laugh but also gripped my heart in the same moment. Our little beagle mix, Charlie, was walking up […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About two years ago, I bought a robotic vacuum cleaner. Like millions of other people, I fell in love with the idea of pushing a button […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I don’t know about your house, but the standard for personal appearance has taken a sharp nosedive at the Rockwood house. All this time at home […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There has been so much waiting this year. Waiting during the initial coronavirus shutdowns. Waiting for toilet paper to be restocked. Waiting out the spring and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Years ago, I read an article about the factors that play into a person’s happiness level, and one of them surprised me. It said that rooting […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In the early 1700s, author Jonathan Swift wrote about how quickly falsehoods can fly and that “truth comes limping after it.” Over the centuries, those words […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Up until this week, I had never flunked a test. I was one of those kids in high school who poured herself into preparation because I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My kids think it’s amazing that I was an ancient 18 years old the first time I got a computer and learned to use it. For […]