Tag Archives: Daily Post

Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside the Cu Chi tunnels

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

The Cu Chi Tunnels were part of a massive underground network of tunnels which lie underneath much of the country of Vietnam. During the Vietnam war the Viet Cong used these tunnels as hiding spots, hospitals,, supply routes, stores for food and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Challenge: The Nursing Reunion (Golden Years)

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

When the invitation arrived to attend the 40th reunion of the start of my nursing training my immediate reaction was disbelief that it was that long ago. It seemed like yesterday that sixty-two young girls were arriving at the nurses … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Portrait of elderly woman, squinting from too much sun, her face a road map of lines Canal Scene, boat vendors, people on the bridge and housing. The old woman is part of them both though each photo has a different … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Challenge: Threes (Skulduggery)

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Having her back to the street as she concentrated on obeying the ATM’s commands she was unaware of the man behind her until his hand clapped over her mouth preventing the scream that rose in her throat from cutting into … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme : Ancient and Abandoned (Weekly Photo Challenge)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Jungle reclaims Spreading fingers uplift blocks Ancient, abandoned   The lost city of Hahendraparvata dates back to 802 AD and is located 40 kilometres north of the Angkor Wat complex. To see the ancient trees swallowing the even more ancient, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned (Ships and Boats)

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

(total photographs 8) The S.S. Maheno, a Scottish built luxury passenger ship which served in WWI as a hospital ship was decommissioned in 1935. Whilst being towed to Osaka, Japan on 25th June 1935 a cyclone separated the tow line … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge : Threes The Great Geysir & Strokkur

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

The Great Geysir (originally just Geysir) is found in southwestern Iceland in the Haukadalur valley. In recent years it has become infrequent in its eruptions so on my visit in 1990 it was Strokkur geyser situated 50 metres from the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Challenge: Sounds of Silence

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

We are always aware of the silence when visitors depart but in the normal course of daily events it goes unnoticed. Visitors make us aware that perhaps we are not quite normal. Everyone expresses surprise that we don’t eat breakfast … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photograph Challenge: Treasure

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I didn’t post yesterday as not only was I busy (although I could have used that bit of jigsaw time to do a post) I was stumped by what could I photograph or pull from my archives to show treasure. … Continue reading →

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Weekly Writing Challenge: Valentine Memories

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Being a nerdy girl I didn’t attract admirers the way my friends did. In fact I’d only had  a couple of boyfriends before I’d reached 19 and was already feeling that spinsterhood was  my destiny. I’d also never been to a wine … Continue reading →

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