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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
My husband grabbed my hand. “Come on” he yelled across the sound of honking horns, engines revving and people chattering. “No. I can’t.” He let my hand go, leaving me to fend for myself as he blindly walked straight out … Continue reading
Skywatch Friday: March 28th 2014 noon
In the last 48 hours we have had 280 mls of rain. It bucketed down. This morning it was a totally blue sky but by midday the clouds were rolling in and now at 3.30pm, just as we are about … Continue reading
Floral Friday: After the Jacaranda Festival Grafton
I grew up in Casino a town approximately one hundred and one kilometres from Grafton the home of the Jacaranda Festival. The first Jacaranda festival was held in 1934 and has been held on the second last weekend in … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
Weekly Writing Challenge: Writerly Reflections
I came from a home that was full of books. My father’s study was lined with bookcases as was the hall and at least one wall of every room in the house. My parents loved reading and when my brother … Continue reading
Phoneography Photo Challenge: The German Shepherd Dog convention.
Zac was lonely. It was as though dog owners in our town had all left, or knew something about the dog park that we didn’t. It seemed that everyone had deserted the park for the last two weeks. Zac was getting … Continue reading
Ese’s Weekly Shoot and Quote: Mysterious
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand … Continue reading
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