Silent Sunday: Christmas Holidays

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
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© irene waters 2014

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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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8 Responses to Silent Sunday: Christmas Holidays

  2. noelleg44's avatar noelleg44 says:
    December 28, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Love the pelicans – guess they are on holiday too!

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  3. Master of Something Yet's avatar Master of Something Yet says:
    December 28, 2014 at 12:18 pm

    I love the pelicans. We get them on the river here. They always remind me of my Dad who, every time he saw one, would quote “A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill will hold more than his belican”. 🙂

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  4. Charli Mills's avatar Charli Mills says:
    December 28, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    Lovely holiday setting! No wonder the birds all fly south!

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