Commercial Buildings: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Country or

city

the aim is still the same

Take some cash

Make a buck

A living to sustain

Some perhaps more lucrative

whilst others, a lifestyle they might gain.

(or perhaps just extreme tiredness.)

In response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

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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8 Responses to Commercial Buildings: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

nice2beme says:

November 2, 2016 at 7:28 pm

Commercial building are something which we need, unless they are destroying architectural monuments to build their premises for rental. Unfortunately we have this sad experience when historical buildings are occupied by business centres and become unavailable for people to visit and feel the spirit of old times.

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 4, 2016 at 10:02 am
  
  It is good when those old buildings of the past gain new life as libraries or galleries or some other public space that people can come and see not only the new but reflect on past times.
  
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Cee Neuner says:

November 3, 2016 at 3:46 am

Hi Irene, you have some big and small business. Great post for this week.

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 4, 2016 at 8:55 am
  
  Thanks Cee.
  
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noelleg44 says:

November 3, 2016 at 12:20 pm

Have to admit, I prefer those country scenes. I think cities are for young people. They have the energy to walk on those hard surfaces!

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 4, 2016 at 8:55 am
  
  Then they can have surgery when they reach our age. The country scenes are for me too, or at least the one on the river is where I think I’ll stay.
  
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Sharon Bonin-Pratt says:

November 3, 2016 at 5:11 pm

I enjoy the contrast between the huge, modern skyscrapers and the small town business ventures. One is looming, the other laid back.

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- Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist says:
  
  November 4, 2016 at 8:54 am
  
  Although I think some modern commercial buildings are quite beautiful, give me the laid back any day. That way I think you get to see the sun and smell the roses.
  
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