The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have a thing for trees. I’m a fan. An admirer. If trees were in a rock band, I’d follow them from city to city and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Our 18-year-old son wasn’t the only family member who graduated this spring. But instead of a fancy diploma, the other “kid” got a Milk-Bone. He didn’t […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the airport, it isn’t. My husband Tom went on a quick business trip to New […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are plenty of sad things that happened in the past two years. But I think this may be one of the saddest. According to an […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I dialed the number and, after a few rings, a recorded voice answered. Recording: “Thank you for calling ABC Clinic. Your call is very important to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Is senioritis contagious? Because I think our nearly 18-year-old son, who will graduate high school this month, is spreading it like crazy. Our 15-year-old daughter has […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About six years ago, a weird, wonderful thing happened. I taught our kids how to use the washer and dryer, so they’d know how to start […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My poor mother. Those are the three words that come to mind when I look back on my childhood. It’s not that I was a hell-raiser. […]