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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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Vision: Thursday’s Special
Before being made temporarily blind I believed I would prefer blindness to deafness. After all I knew what things looked like but you become so socially isolated when you can’t hear. Now give me deafness any day. I want my … Continue reading
S curve: Thursday’s Special
S curves I find uncommon Most go the other way The top bend facing to the left instead of to the right. Imagination must be used to see the S starting at the kangaroos tip and continuing up following … Continue reading
Portrait v/s Landscape in the fjords: Thursday’s Special
This week Paula has asked that we post the same scene, one as a portrait and one as a landscape. Cruising through the New Zealand fjords on a mammoth ship intensified the height of the mountains falling into the sea. … Continue reading
Five Words June: Thursday’s Special
Again Paula has given us five words where we are invited to use one word or all in one or more photos. The words: branching, vigilant, pomp, hooked, continual. The row of branching trees seems to be continual as do … Continue reading
Female: Thursday’s Special
Only females can be mothers and whether the mother be dog or sheep reindeer or kangaroo all will nurture. Another traditional role of the female is as wife Preparing food whether ground manioc cooked in banana leaves in earth oven … Continue reading
The Rocks: Traces of the Past Yr 3 (05): Thursday’s Special
The Rocks is an old area of Sydney with European settlement starting in 1788, soon after the first settlement at Sydney Cove. This slum area in the early days was full of sailors, convicts and prostitutes and became known as … Continue reading
An Australian’s Perspective of Vernal in Europe: Thursday’s Special
Melting Snows Spring brings life From the succulent lush new shoots of grass, emerging blooms and shoots on trees but for an Australian in Europe in the Spring joy is to be had in being able to visit tourist hot … Continue reading
Five Words May: Thursday’s special
Paula has given us another five words to play with. They are: confined, jazzy, patulous, momentous and serene. Confined – giving birth to another whilst last years joey seems reluctant to give up the pouch for the new arrival. Confined, restrained by … Continue reading
Waiting: Thursday’s Special
Waiting Waiting Waiting Given up, gone home. In response to Paula’s Thursday’s Special
Five Words April: Thursday’s Special
In response to Paula’s prompt where she gives a new set of words to choose from. The entrant can choose one word or all, one photo or many that show any or all of these words: projecting, arresting, pastoral, convex, communal. … Continue reading
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