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Irene Waters
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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Shadow Shot Sunday: In the woods
In response to Shadow Shot Sunday
Black and White Sunday: Religious Buildings
Known as the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica this cathedral was planned and built between 1863 – 1880 when Vietnam was a French Colony. Its official name is Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. All of the building materials were … Continue reading
Silent sunday: Tea Tree Bay
Thursday’s Special: Reflection where there should be shadow
Our dog walking park has become waterlogged. Today large puddles occupy the ground that normally is grass. The sight of this water takes a few years off the dogs as they can’t help but frolic in it, running and splashing … Continue reading
Cees Fun Foto Challenge: Colourful montones
These three colourful monotones were not edited but occurred naturally. I tried to work out how to edit to come up with an effect but having limited editing tools I gave up deciding it was not possible. The first is … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Watching at Weyba Creek
Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge: My daily in life in an odd ball way
All these photographs were taken accidently. The iphone 5 has a feature the iphone 4S didn’t and that is that photos can be taken via the loudness controls, the on/off switch as well as the normal red button. As a … Continue reading
Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Car Shadows
Surfs Up Shadows cast as cars wait, patient. At sea, astride their boards their owners wait, patient. Akaw they shout The perfect wave Cowabunga they call As they climb then take the drop And finally spent the final climb is … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 