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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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Floral Friday: Inside Margaret Olley’s House
(13 photos) Margaret Olley (1923 – 2011) is one of Australia’s better known local artists. She was born in Lismore then moved to Tully in North Queensland to a sugar cane and beef cattle property. This eventually led to her … Continue reading
Shadow Shot Sunday:Changing of the Guard
The Swedish changing of the guards was a colourful ceremony. Unlike Buckingham Palace, where sedateness was the order of the day, I found these guards running to their posts across the cobblestones like a breath of fresh air. Unrestrained spectacle. … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fray in Vietnam
Life is tough on the Mekong and in Halong Bay for those who live there. Not only are clothes frayed but also the houses. The woven walls fraying, the window coverings fraying and the house itself sinking. At least those … Continue reading
Today is the actual day: Happy birthday to me
Today is my first birthday, although I celebrated it in a post the other day so I don’t plan on revisiting my reflections on the matter. Today I went to Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. It is not a … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Zig Zag
The number of zig zag roads I have travelled are numerous but due to an irrational fear of windy, narrow roads my tendency to photograph everything is stilled by fear when it comes to these occasions. There was the time … Continue reading
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Harvest (in Vietnam)
As a crop rice has always been important in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh’s first promise after declaring independence from France was to fix the rice crisis. The people at this time did not have enough to eat as a result … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer-lovin (in Greenland)
My regular challenge setters are on the same wave length as the weekly challenge setters as for the last two weeks I have posted for these challenges the subject of the challenge. only days before the weekly photo challenge is set. Therefore … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Relic
The word relic originates in English from around the 17th century coming from the old French relique which in turn came from the Latin reliquiae and of course means an object, person or thing that has survived from an earlier … Continue reading
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