Author: Merridy Pugh

Cultivator 

How much is enough?

December 23, 2013January 3, 2014 Merridy Pugh 0 Comments alan watts, christmas, santa claus, therese schwenkler

Reading Time: 2 minutes Our so-called festive season is a kind of madness.

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Cultivator 

My bountiful potato patch

December 16, 2013January 3, 2014 Merridy Pugh 0 Comments gardening, kit bed, potatoes

Reading Time: < 1 minute Last night we dug up the potatoes.

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Cultivator 

Can communal city living work?

December 11, 2013January 3, 2014 Merridy Pugh 1 Comment communal living, Hobart

Reading Time: 3 minutes When we looked at buying our house, we weighed up the pros and cons.

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Creative 

Five reasons to fall in love with a folding unicorn

December 3, 2013March 8, 2014 Merridy Pugh 1 Comment folded unicorn, stuffed toys, unicorn

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently and finally I gave in and bought myself a folding unicorn.

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Health Sage 

Dealing with dying

November 18, 2013October 15, 2019 Merridy Pugh 2 Comments death, dying, funeral, Kelli Swazey

Reading Time: 3 minutes Death is not the end of the relationship.

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featured Health 

The Gluten Challenge Fiasco

November 12, 2013February 19, 2014 Merridy Pugh celiac disease, gluten, gluten challenge, wheat

Reading Time: 3 minutes Gluten-free eating is sometimes seen as a fad. But if you have celiac disease or what’s now termed non-celiac gluten

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Cultivator 

Beautiful Flowers

October 11, 2013January 3, 2014 Merridy Pugh 0 Comments animals, death, guinea pigs, illness

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bluebell’s death hit me hardest because I’d nursed him through pain and illness.

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featured Health Sage 

How Meditation is Changing My Brain

October 4, 2013February 19, 2014 Merridy Pugh 1 Comment Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, meditation, MiCBT Institute in Hobart, mindfulness, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal thoughts

Reading Time: 3 minutes Twenty-two years ago I began experiencing suicidal thoughts.

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