The Rockwood Files

Bee removal in Northwest Arkansas Last Saturday, we saw something we’ve never seen before. A large, black cloud of swarming bees appeared in our backyard, hovering over the deck like a chaotic storm. We spotted […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few days ago, I locked the door and stood naked in my bathroom, ready to perform my annual spring tradition –  the head-to-toe application of […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 On the morning I turned 45 last month, Tom gave me a gift right after I dropped the kids off at school. Waiting for me on […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In an ironic twist, it turns out that the hardest thing to do is one thing at a time. I’ve returned from a writing conference where […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I saw something the other day, and I’m still trying to decide if it’s cool or creepy – or both. Perhaps you can be the judge. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today was the first day of spring but no one told the sun. It was an overcast day whipped around by a cold wind, so I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The night before I turned 16, I was so excited I could barely sleep. I knew that when I woke up the next morning and got […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Here’s a little fact I didn’t know until today. Puppies – like the one we brought home last summer – turn into “canine teenagers.” It can […]