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.
Beautiful.. the sounds must be so soothing 🙂
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Absolutely
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So beautiful and restful
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Yes I could go to sleep to that sound also.
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One of my favorite sounds.
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Mine too, unless it makes me want to go to the loo and there is never one close by. Lucky there is a lot of bush.
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If you remain wordless, you can hear the lovely sounds of the brook, the birds and insects, the leaves turning. Very good reasons to be silent.
And the photo is spectacular, Irene. Did you walk in the brook?
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What a beautiful word picture you have painted to go with the photograph Sharon. I dipped in a toe but it was freezing cold. I’ll have to go back in summer.
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I think all your followers agree: We’re going with you!
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Sounds like a party coming up.
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Great photo – makes me want to put my feet in the water!
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It was freezing Noelle.
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May have to make this my minds happy place…
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Good choice Deb.
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