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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) 
I’ve always loved daisies. Specifically because they are simple, ordinary, abundant. They’re beauty prevalent in the wilderness.
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You’ve said it perfectly
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Just absolutely beautiful!
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Couldn’t agree more. Brings a smile just looking at them bobbing their happy heads.
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Pick the right one and you might get the answer you want. :o)
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I haven’t heard that before with daisies. You’ve made me wish I’d picked one.
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We used to pick daisy’s and pick each petal of saying; “He loves me”.
Next petal, “He loves me not”.
I thought everyone knew that. :o)
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You have reminded me but I think we used that rhyme with clover but I am probably wrong. You have me thinking.
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These photos remind me of the sweetness of childhood. Every child’s first drawing of a flower is a daisy.
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I hadn’t thought of that but you are right. 🙂
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Off not of, sorry.
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Wonderful clear pictures of a very beautiful flower! I remember the childhood game of, “He loves me, he loves me not”. Such simple, happy times!
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Life does seem to be more complicated for children these days. I hadn’t realised it until we saw some little girls in Switzerland with arms linked, skipping down the road singing, acknowledging adults they passed with a hallo madam/monsieur. We realised this was something we did but we didn’t see children in Australia doing anymore. They were simple, happy times.
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