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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Gorgeous Sky!
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We are so lucky with our skies – mainly blue.
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True!
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Pretty sky, but what is that in the tree?
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You are the only observant one Charli – it is a lorikeet, a cheeky, noisy parrot.
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I didn’t see the lorikeet either – thanks to Charli for spotting it.
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Ahh! You have to be alert. I don’t think anyone spotted the lone canoeist in calmly alone. I’ll keep testing but I don’t mark down for getting help from someone else.
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So it’s OK if we pass notes in class?
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I wouldn’t expect anything less. And fly paper aeroplanes as well.
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