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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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Shoe Dog: A Book Review
Although memoir is my genre this was one I didn’t want to read (another’s book club choice) but it hooked me from page 1 and I couldn’t put it down. This memoir of Phil Knight and Nike was a tale … Continue reading
Goodbye Land: #Silent Sunday
The Road Taken: #Weekly Photo Challenge
Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. J. R. R. Tolkien In response to WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Skywatch Friday: 3rd March 2017 Noosaville 5.45 pm
In response to Skywatch Friday
Wind in the Rose Garden: Floral Friday
Perfect rose blooms Burnt,Battered, Water wavering, Still beauty: wild wind
5 Words in March: Thursday’s Special
The five words that Paula has used to stimulate our creativity in March are: commanding, coarse, gibbous, incremental and indelible Almost full, neither waxing or waning, the gibbous moon floats illuminating the road, whilst the internal light display shows the incremental … Continue reading
Whether the weather be wet or fine: Weekly Smile
Australian meteorologists have a lot of trouble predicting our weather. We were amazed when we visited the UK in the nineties that the forecasters could predict the weather to the hour and they would be correct. That never happened in … Continue reading
Looking Up at things: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Look up, Look up towards the sky For that is where our dreams reside we might need light to guide the way or have to climb up stair by stair. Although those dreams may be contained those dreams of others … Continue reading
Oh to sit Awhile: Wordless Wednesday
Shore Excursion 1: The Bay of Islands
Our cruise followed the New Zealand coast line (in international waters so that gambling and drinking could be carried out on ship without penalty) with our first port of call being the Bay of Islands. We woke up as we … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 