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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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Wonder: Lens Artists Challenge
The Blue Mountains are a place of wonderment and from a different point I too looked in wonder (see below) but my biggest cause for wonder was “what were those things that looked like lights shining through a building below … Continue reading
Pick a word July 2018 Yr 3: Thursday’s Special
Each Month Paula gives us five words that we can depict with an image. You can pick one word or all five using one photo or more. The words this month are: canicular, splash, feathered, marine, scenic. Canicular – had me stumped. Sirius – the dog … Continue reading
Unexpected: Revisting the prompts from the Weekly Photo Challenge
Unexpected was the prompt from November 23rd 2013 and my response centred on surprises that caught you unawares – the buddah inside a tree, things found on dog walks and a friend meeting up with us on holiday for my birthday. … Continue reading
Piles or Stacks: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Dishes stacked one upon another and the floors of a building can be thought of as one stacked upon another and rocks strategically placed, layered so that they too form a kind of a stack are all man made. A … Continue reading
Clinging to Life: Wordless Wednesday
Blue Mountains Texture: Tuesdays of Texture
The Blue Mountains were named because in the heat of summer the eucalpyt trees release their oil shrouding the mountains in a blue haze. It is winter at the moment and instead of heat the houses have their fires roaring … Continue reading
Genie in a Bottle: Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge
In response to Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge
Bicycles: Times Past
Thank you for all the contributions to the last prompt The Biggest Change : the responses were insightful and thought provoking. I enjoyed reading and reflecting on all of them. This month’s prompt I am expecting to see differences between generations … Continue reading
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