The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve been thinking a lot about independence lately. Not just because we’re about to celebrate an unusual Fourth of July minus the annual gathering of friends […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A beagle and a possum walk into a backyard. Only one would leave with his dignity. It might sound like the opening line of a bad […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last weekend, the five of us gathered chairs around the small barbecue grill in the backyard and watched a year’s worth of work go up in […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of the greatest writers of all time, the late Erma Bombeck, once made this profound statement: “I am not a glutton – I am an […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Okay, I’m just going to say it. I wear a mask. My whole family does. I hope we can still be friends. For some people, mask […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The pandemic along with the need to spend so much time at home has been hard on relationships. For many couples, what began as loveable “quirks” […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I am bad at sports. Always have been. While other people bemoan the loss of sports during this pandemic, I haven’t missed it. I understand the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Everyone has their limit, right? I nearly found mine last Sunday when I checked the day’s headlines shortly after climbing out of bed. During a quick […]