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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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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Outdoor Landscape: Grand Canyon
The Colorado snakes through gouged out valleys of every hue while squirrels watch and enjoy the view 4 photos In response to Cee’s Fun Foto
Shadow Shot Sunday: Park bench shadows
There should be laughter of children running and playing picnic banter, gingham cloths wicker baskets brimming full of wine and cheese. Crusty bread too. Images of summer. Instead empty picnic benches their only companions their very own shadows. In response … Continue reading
Shadow Shot Sunday: Dinosaur shadows
In awe we wander Amongst the monsters Reduced to bare bones That lead us to ponder Reduced to shadows on walls Ribs like feathers, delicate, treelike Other jaws and claws That frighten us all For more Shadow shot … Continue reading
Floral Friday: Wind flowers of Te Papa
(6 photos) But the flower leaned aside And thought of naught to say, And morning found the breeze A hundred miles away. Robert Frost (1874-1963) from the poem Wind and window flower
Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge: The passenger
A sideways glance I gave the car that passed me as I drove A double take It made me make Was this by chance a yellow avotar? With camera ready I aimed and shot this yellow avotar I had … Continue reading
Alphabetical Emotions: The Cloud
Tonight I was going to talk about terror. Terror is so close to fear that if you want to read about it I will direct you to my post on fear found at https://irenewaters19.com/2014/04/07/4125/ Sometimes you just have to escape … Continue reading
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Shiny
Metal Fish Dead Fish Orcas a different family Not all from the sea Yet they all are shiny © irene waters 2014 http://ceenphotography.com/2014/04/15/cees-fun-foto-challenge-patterns-2/
Weekly Writing Challenge: Poetry
Silence in the living room Silence in the kitchen too Silence in the other room That’s shrouded in a type of gloom The world is silent The world is still All that moves is peristaltic chill https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_writing_challenge/poetry/
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 