The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have a theory that check-out clerks know a lot about people. And they don’t have to read tea leaves to do it. That long receipt […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sweaty greetings from the middle of a heat wave. Today I took the kids to the pool for a swim lesson and waited by the water’s […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Early one morning as I was brushing my teeth, I heard clattering coming from the shower followed by my husband’s not-so-chipper morning voice. “Honey! Why are […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve performed my first successful surgery, and the patient is recovering nicely. I didn’t want to operate but I was the only one here when 8-year-old […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I’m making good on my word. Our 4-year-old cat Percy, who was named for her persistence, is sprawled out across my desk, serving as a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Often the best conversations I have with my kids happen on the way to somewhere. I don’t remember what errand we were running when my son […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a mouse in our house. I say this, knowing some of you will assume this means the place is filthy. I assure you it is […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every holiday has its perks. But the Fourth of July is perhaps the best one when it comes to the wild ride it offers the senses. […]