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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) 
Where are their ice skates?
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They only get their skates on when it is time for dinner.
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Oh, is it really so warm and beautiful where you live? (Sigh). I think I’m getting a little tired of winter in the Pacific North West. Uh, oh. Just slipped a bit there. Don’t mean to wish for warmer weather—that’s like wishing my life away!
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Hopefully the photos will warm you a little and you won’t have to wish time away. I don’t think I would do well in the type of cold you have. The older I get the warmer I like it.
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Beautiful place to frolic. The neighbors are out ice skating on Elmira Pond! A different frolic.
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What a beautiful sight that would be. Have the ducks migrated south?
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Still waiting for our first snow. 😀 ❄️☃
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Too much rain perhaps? There’s something magical about snow but I’ll stick with the summer’s sun.
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Snow IS magical (as long as I don’t have to drive in it). 🙂
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I remember those days. 🙂
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Don’t you still frolic Norah? Have to admit I have never swum in the Noosa River – no tell a lie I went stand-up paddle boarding and spent a fair amount of time in the river.
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Not so much anymore. I like to swim in my pool in the morning before any one else is around! 🙂
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Good on you. That has been a resolution each year to have an early morning swim and each year it hasn’t survived. This year I didn’t even bother thinking about it.
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That’s the right way to think about it. Only make resolutions that matter in the end. 🙂
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A typical summer’s day
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Just love typical in Summer
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