The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Most men don’t fully understand this, but sometimes a woman walks into a room in her house and knows, with certainty, that something has GOT to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a bird in our house. And even though he has no wings and can’t fly, we can’t take our eyes off him. He is a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was in second grade, one of my classmates told me I was going to Hell. I remember the moment vividly. We were on the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of my main goals as a parent is to raise non-whiners. It’s not easy. We’re all inclined to whine when things don’t go our way. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When we say parenting has its “ups and downs,” sometimes we mean it literally – particularly after spending a weekend at an amusement park with the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Finally! I’m about to write a sentence I never thought I’d write: “I cooked something, and it was REALLY good.” Around here I’m known for both […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The snake sighting in our yard had been haunting me. Every time I stepped outside, I scanned for signs of it – the way wary beach […]

The Fourth of July is so close you could practically throw a bottle rocket from here and hit it. I know this because my kids have asked no less than a hundred times if we […]