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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) 
Geesh, I thought you meant the castle! This is even better – a perfect beach, a place I could live forever.
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This is an area in Sydney where my Father grew up and the family home was situated. We used to spend part of our summer holidays here and my parents spent their later years living here as well.
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Aha! The picture now emerges! 🙂 Such a deep blue.
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A beautiful place in our biggest city, Sydney.
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Is this Balmoral Beach as in Sidder-Knee ???
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Sure is.
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I don’t buy bathers. Hence I don’t swim.
{grin}
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You might soon loosing another brick in the wall.
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Take an an awful lot of bricks to see me buying bathers !!!!!
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Wait til climate change sees you living in the tropics – bathers might be a must then.
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Well they’ll be rather like the bathers we used to wear at the turn of the century – the one before last ! {grin}
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In that fashion but two piece. Easier to get on and off when age and weight challenged. 🙂
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That’s me on the left. ‘SPECIALLY the wasp waist !!!!!!!
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Long loud wolf whistle. 🙂
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Here we are then. 🙂 Love that blue.
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Perfect.
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