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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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Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Bugger me ! – at 4 I’m drawing the curtains 😦
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Today is quite different. I don’t think you’d be opening the curtains on this one at all. 🙂
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Glorious! 🙂
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Today is a little different
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Here too! Grey and overcast, but I guess those days have their own special beauty too!
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I am amazed by how many great Fridays we have. I’m sure I am giving people around the world the wrong impression of Sunny Qld. Yes the grey days certainly have their beauty also.
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Just look at that beautiful sky 🙂
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Ah you’ll have the same in France. Have a great holiday. Lovely to get email and will reply probably on your return. Hope you don’t miss us all too much. Know what you mean. Cheers Irene 🙂
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Thanks Irene! I will miss you and as I said in another reply to you, we will have to take a long walk when I get back and catch up on all the news…!!! Take care, and cheers to you my friend 🙂 ❤
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Most definitely. Now you have to go and pack. Happy holidays. I’m av
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I’m off…almost 🙂
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Actually jealous. Hit send instead of delete. 🙂
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LOL 😉
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Isn’t this just the most magnificent shading of blue! I want to wrap my self in a dress of that color.
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Now that sounds like a nice fiction book to me. The seamstress that pulls her colours from the sky.
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No, no, no Irene — we’re on the other side of the world. I’m not ready for winter, yet. Haha – just kidding. 🙂
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Pat today I think you’re safe. We know we have winter again sadly. 🙂
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You’re right, Irene, at least for a while longer. I’m enjoying this summer and it’s flying by so fast. I don’t want it to end too fast. 🙂
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