The Rockwood Files

In June of last year, I wrote about a tiny turtle my kids rescued from a swirling pool filter and turned into a pet named Zippy. For the record, I was in favor of releasing […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I never thought I’d say this, but here goes: I’m a 40-something living with my parents. In American society, that’s not a popular thing to say. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are some topics I find myself reading about as often as possible. Time management is one of them. When a new magazine article about it […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 We have a new “pet” in the family. It doesn’t eat. Doesn’t ever need a vet appointment. It can do lots of cool tricks. And here’s […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About 17 years ago, my husband Tom did a wonderful thing. For our third wedding anniversary, he booked a massage for me at a local spa. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Since late March, we’ve been building a small guest home attached to the back of our house. After five months and a few frustration-fueled meltdowns, it’s […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It feels good to be home. Even though we’ve technically been home all along, it hasn’t felt that way during the past few months of home […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Warren. That was his name. I didn’t know who he was, but I knew he was a very, very bad kid. Sometimes I wondered what kinds […]