© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
© irene waters 2015
Paula’s theme for this weeks Thursday’s Special couldn’t have come at a better time as I am in Sydney for a conference at the State Library. Early this morning I walked from my hotel room to the opera house and return and this view just called for a panorama shot. It is amazing to me that you can take on the same photo what is in front of you and what is behind you giving a total view of the area. No longer do you have to find a place in-between both sides and with a wide angle lens shoot the lot. Some technology you just have to love.
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.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Mighty big rowboat! (Wish I were on it!)
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Me too!
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And the family yacht is there too – how cool!
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Ready for a weekend sail.
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Great shots.
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This prompt couldn’t have come at a better time.
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Beautiful Panoramas 🙂
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Absolutely.
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Enjoy your time in Sydney! I have a magnet at my desk of that bridge and the Opera House. One of those, my-boss-went-to-Sydney-and-I got-a-magnet deals.
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LOL I’m glad your boss gave you a bit of Australia to sit on your desk and my photo will seem well known to you.
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Oh Irene, this is truly panoramic! Love seeing such a famous place through your eyes! Hope you are enjoying the conference 🙂
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I am enjoying the conference. There have been some very confronting papers and work presented and others which are just interesting. There are people from Georgia, Canada, India, Bulgaria, France Fiji so we are getting perspectives from a range of viewpoints. My age though makes it a trifle difficult to decipher some of the accents. My turn tomorrow.
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Sounds very interesting Irene. It’s great to get all those different viewpoints. Wishing you all the best for tomorrow my friend and a safe journey back home again 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Sherri. It went well. Breathe a big sigh of relief. Looking forward to getting home tomorrow. Have a great weekend my friend. ❤ 🙂
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Thanks Irene, we are enjoying a beautiful, warm and sunny spring here 🙂 I bet you did wonderfully and now you can head home and relax. Very proud of you my friend 🙂 ❤
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Thanks Sherri. Have arrived home and will try and catch up over the next few days. So hard when you get behind but I am so relaxed I’m not worrying about it. ❤ 🙂
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So glad and that’s the way to be…keep relaxed, that’s the way to be my friend 🙂 ❤
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Not got there yet Sherri but working on it. ❤
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And you haven’t asked for my ‘phone-number or anything.
😥
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I am going to I just didn’t know times I would be free. Please email me number
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It’s OK, me old mate; your time must be bloody full as a goog.
Another occasion – when you’re not under the thrall of discussions. 😀
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I really was going to get in touch. I had visions of waylaying you on your early morning walk and stuff like that.
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One day you’ll be down here without all that stress …
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Yes and then we’ll have a leisurely get to know you in person meeting. This has been rushed and I am exhausted…. See you next time. 🙂
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Hope you enjoyed it but, Irene ! 🙂
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I did M-R. This was a really enjoyable one.
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Wonderful ! I suspect there can be few things as dreary as a conference away that one is not enjoying …
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