Silent Sunday: South Island New Zealand

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
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About 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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14 Responses to Silent Sunday: South Island New Zealand

  2. Noelle Granger's avatar Noelle Granger says:
    July 6, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Spectacular scenery, Irene. Love this picture!

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  3. Charli Mills's avatar Charli Mills says:
    July 6, 2014 at 11:03 am

    Gorgeous! It’s like the road between Missoula, Montana and Sandpoint, Idaho. In fact, the river the road follows looks like that one in New Zealand (in color and width). Is it glacier-fed?

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  5. MR's avatar M-R says:
    July 6, 2014 at 4:08 pm

    Still producing these miraculous images, I see, Irene ! By all the gods, you must have files like Gog and Magog’s larder … 😀

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  6. Raewyn's Photos's avatar Raewyn's Photos says:
    July 7, 2014 at 7:46 am

    Lovely place. 😀

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