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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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Victory : Weekly Photo Challenge
I could show you monuments celebrating Victory such as the Niederwalddenkmal monument near Ruedsheim on the Rhine in Hesse, Germany that celebrates the victory and foundation of the German Empire at the end of the Franco-Prussian war. But I won’t. … Continue reading
Ornate Family Heirloom: Weekly Photo Challenge
I rarely (this is probably the first time) that I have posted two entries in a challenge. I don’t know why I thought of it. Possibly a combination of a post about prime minister Curtin which made me think of … Continue reading
Ornate Shrines and Gates of Vietnam: Weekly photo Challenge
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Swiss Treats: Weekly Photo Challenge
(20 photos) It was a real treat for me this particular trip to Europe. My mother not only took me first class as she needed care on the flight but my brother showed me a life that I only see … Continue reading
Careful: Weekly Photo Challenge
(3 photos) Muffin is four weeks old. She will be coming to live with us when she is 8 weeks old. We will take as much care of her as her breeder obviously is already. A father takes care of … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: (Extra)Ordinary
Most of us have waited for the train to arrive standing on the platform. An ordinary, daily event form millions of commuters over the world. What makes this extra ordinary I don’t think I need to say. Plastic shopping bags … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Boundaries of Various Types
What is a boundary other than a barrier to passing. These boundaries are set in many different ways and forms. Natural physical boundaries are obvious. In Greenland the icy water certainly discouraged any but the foolhardy from leaving the land. … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Change in progress
My husband had a slight mid-life crisis and decided he wanted to return to his youth and get a scooter. He was a “mod” in the early sixties and living in Brighton was in the heart of the clashes between … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Grid
6 photos In response to Weekly Photo Challenge
Weekly Photo Challenge: Monochrome Water (Frozen, liquid and boiling)
New Zealand had the lot So sometimes I find it hard to stop. This was one of them but thirteen monochromes I thought was plenty In response to the Weekly Photo Challenge
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 