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.
Great one, Irene!
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Thanks Noelle.
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Hi Irene…just checking in before up and running properly…love the photo, very atmospheric. I missed you my friend…time for a walk very soon I think… 🙂 ❤
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Missed you too Sherri. Hope you had a wonderful break and are ready to come back refreshed. Definitely time for a walk soon. ❤ 🙂
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Ahh…thanks Irene, it’s nice to be missed 🙂 We did have a wonderful Christmas thank you and yes, I’m ready to come back now (despite fighting off a horrible cough and cold and having lost my voice – I sound like Marge Simpson when I try to talk! – but I can still type, ha!). I look forward very much to that walk… ❤
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Hope your cough and raspy voice have gone. 🙂
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Getting there, thanks Irene, getting there slowly 🙂
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You do have some wonderful skies up there in the tropics !!
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I agree. They are either crystal blue or mood altering.
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🙂
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Great dramatic clouds. 😀
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They were. Nothing came of them though. 🙂
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