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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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Admiration: Weekly Photo Challenge
My Dad is a person I have admired from before the time I first knew him. My Dad had a wonderful sense of humour. His childhood and university days were full of harmless pranks and the nicest sound I can … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Warmth
(9 photos) Wood is warm as is the sight of palm trees. Picture perfect you could say and certainly full of warmth. These bananas, a warm climate fruit, were left in a car for a short time only and … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Angular
(9 photos) Angular- the weekly photo challenge asks us to show “what angular means to you.” What angle would I take for this challenge? This was easy I thought – I love buildings with their roofs showing different angles. I … Continue reading
Weekly Writing Challenge: The irony of it all
The wheeze came again. Jackie felt in her handbag. How could she have forgotten it. She always carried it with her. The Ventolin puffer wasn’t there. “Mum we have to go. I need my puffer.” It was a fantastic excuse to … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent
These 4 photographs all taken in France show steep descents firstly by stairway, the descent from the skies and then …..well lets hope the brakes held. In response to weekly photo challenge.
Weekly writing Challenge: Memoir Madness (An embarrassing Dance Moment)
A passion of mine is ballroom dancing. For me there is nothing that beats flying round the dance floor to the strains of a quick step, Viennese waltz, jazz waltz or foxtrot being held in the arms of someone who … Continue reading
Weekly Writing Challenge: Post 2 Bradbury nouns
Our nouns. Choose at least five nouns from the following list and integrate them into your new piece: The balloon. The squirrel. The river. The clown car. The thunderstorm. The Peking duck. The airplane. The mouse. The red rose. The … Continue reading
Weekly Writing Challenge: Bradley’s Sample noun list
Bradbury’s sample noun list. Write a new piece using at least five of the nouns from Bradbury’s sample list, above: The lake. The night. The crickets. The ravine. The attic. The basement. The trapdoor. The baby. The crowd. The night … Continue reading
Weekly writing Challenge: A Lost Art
There are so many lost arts such as building dry rock walls that have been lost or almost lost to society. I have a friend who is a dry rock wall builder having done his apprenticeship in the UK. There … Continue reading
Weekly writing Challenge List :ten countries visited and the Emotions I Attach to each
Cambodia Fear palpable – theirs and mine At Angkorr Watt – overwhelming history, both ancient and modern England Longing replaced by Disappointment Intense Boredom felt as though at home, all childhood places France Gourmet heaven (cost the earth) Gourmet disappointment (when … Continue reading
