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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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Category Archives: Awards
The butterfly-light award-disco-flutterby-award
I am way behind on my acceptance of several awards that I am happy , no ecstatic to receive and I will be posting for them in the very near future. This award – The butterfly light award, nicknamed the disco … Continue reading
Writing Process Blog Hop
What exactly is a Writing Process Blog Hop you may well ask? This is the question I asked when invited by Sherri to be a featured writer for her on her blog hop. When she told me it was writers writing about writing … Continue reading
Seven Awards in One
http://gph.is/159i8b2 A Big Thank you to Sherri who is probably sitting in her summerhouse writing her manuscript or writing one of those posts we love so much or perusing her photographs for just the right one for the memory that … Continue reading
Shauny Award and Friends and Followers Award
I was thrilled as I always am when I was nominated for not only the Shauny award but also the Friends and Followers Award by Sherri Matthews who writes from her summerhouse. She has a wonderful blog -she stirs kinds of emotions … Continue reading
The Liebster Award
I am honoured to accept the Liebster Award nominated by Lita from http://litadoolan.net/2014/02/13/liebster-award/ Lita is new to the blogging world and describes herself as “Emerging Writer, busy emerging.” Although Lita may be emerging in the blogging world I would say … Continue reading
2nd and 3rd Awards : Versatile Blogger and Dragon Loyalty Award
Although I have received both these awards in the past I am told that I can accept them again because they have a different badge. I’m glad that this is the case as I can now pass them on to … Continue reading
Three Awards I am honoured to accept: The First “Field of Flowers.”
Field of Flowers Award I love awards. They might be time-consuming to comply with the conditions but it is a fantastic way to meet new bloggers and move you further afield (appropriate for this award) than you have so … Continue reading
The Sunshine Award
What a nice way to start the day. Again Don Charisma has honoured me with this sunny award. If you are one of the few people who don’t know him he believes that “life has three rules: Paradox, Humor and Change.” … Continue reading
The Lighthouse Award
The description of this award if A Blog that brings Light to a Dark World. What an honour that Maria Matthews from DecidinglyBob found at http://decidinglybob.wordpress.com thought my blog worthy of a nomination. If you haven’t met Bob and Maria yet they … Continue reading
Another Award
I am thrilled to receive the Blog of 2013 award from Don Charisma. This is the first star I have earnt on this award and I’d like to thank Don Charisma for his encouragement by nominating me. Don Charisma’s site … Continue reading