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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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Leaves or Trees: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
A banana leaf has many uses not least of all as a cooking pot Other leaves are used as thatch mainly to keep the weather out Woven leaves act as a screen protecting those bathing in this bathroom from prying … Continue reading
Drifting: Wordless Wednesday
Limpets on log: Tuesday’s of Texture
For Tuesdays of Texture
At home: Silent Sunday
A week of Skies ending with Skywatch Friday 23rd February 2018
Saturday 17th February – Blanche Bay Sunday 18th February Kiriwina Island Papua New Guinea Monday 19 February 2018 Kitava Island Papua New Guinea Tuesday 20th February Conflict Islands Papua New Guinea Wednesday 21st February Coral Sea Thursday 22nd February Pacific … Continue reading
Out of this World: Weekly Photo Challenge
I have seen many beautiful sunsets in my time but to see a sea of gold was out of this world. After a couple of weeks at sea I had grown used to seeing a vista of blue and grey … Continue reading
Trees: Times Past
It may seem like a strange topic choice for a memoir examination where we are specifically looking for differences between generations and geographical locations but I wonder how much trees, or lack of them, affect how we currently view trees. … Continue reading
Pick a Word Yr 3 March: Thursday’s Special
Once a month Paula gives us 5 words to do with as we like – one photo or many. This month the words are: slivered, converted, ovine, traversed and muted. © irene Waters 2018 Not a sliver of wood is to be seen … Continue reading
Wildlife: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Wild life Or life, living in the wild or perhaps a bit of both – wild wildlife Reptiles can fit the bill. For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 