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Irene Waters
Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Trog and Other Animals: The Collapse
Our pet life settled into a routine whilst we were at the shop. The chickens produced eggs as did the geese. These I sold in the shop. Trog, the cat, lived on top of the computer whilst the dogs mainly waited … Continue reading
Trog and Other Animals: Jerry – A protective scaredy cat
Continuing Trog and other Animals – a petmoir. Due to our time constraints working long hours in the shop Jerry did not undergo the socialization that Mungo had and being a dog with a more sensitive disposition, this created … Continue reading
Silent Sunday: The Dam
Phoneography Photo Challenge: The German Shepherd Dog convention.
Zac was lonely. It was as though dog owners in our town had all left, or knew something about the dog park that we didn’t. It seemed that everyone had deserted the park for the last two weeks. Zac was getting … Continue reading
Peace and Harmony: Trog and Other Animals
Mungo responded well to the glucosamine injections which I gave him once a month. I hated giving these needles which surprised me because as a nurse I had jabbed countless people without batting an eyelid. He was good though … Continue reading
We can’t wait two weeks: Trog and other Animals
Roger was inconsolable and watched Mungo liked a hawk for signs of deterioration. At every available moment Roger hugged Mungo as though he would never let him go. As a result Roger spent less time in the shop, having every … Continue reading
Off to the Vet: Trog and Other Animals
This petmoir can be commenced at the beginning by going to the page labelled Trog and Other Animals Although the arrival of Jerry perked Mungo up, it was short-lived. Before long he had returned to the state which we had … Continue reading
Chicken killer: Trog and Other Animals
Everyone loved Jerry when we arrived back at the store with him. He was a large puppy with massive feet and a very black coat with only small amounts of gold and not the tan that is usual. Thrilled, Mungo … Continue reading
MBPOTW: Week 22 – Unexpected
This was my best photo of the week because it had all my favourite elements in it. Firstly there is my tranquil section of the river. I am happier without the boat as it makes the river look busier. It … Continue reading
A playmate for Mungo: Trog and other Animals
Those early days in the store we renovated and set up systems and spent many hours on customer relations. Rod carried out the renovations; revamping tables, organising the kitchen, tiling floors whilst I spent hours talking to people. No-one left that shop … Continue reading
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