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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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People at Work: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
What is work? The dictionary definition is a task involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a result or a means of earning an income (employment) or the place that one does this. These people are all … Continue reading
Lest We Forget Anzac Day 2018: Wordless Wednesday
A Leaf in a Hard Place: Tuesday’s of Texture
Leaf fall halted Stopped in hard place Awaits wind
Ball and Square: Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge
In response to Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge
Forest Bathing: 99 Word Flash Fiction
With difficulty Aaron place rollers under the cast iron tub then heaved it from behind. Imperceptibly it moved. For three days he pushed until eventually it sat in a small dell surrounded by the green forest which towered above him. … Continue reading
The Lucky Galah: A book Review
This quintessentially Australian novel by Tracy Sorensen captures the essence of Australia in a quirky way that had me captured (like Lucky) from the moment I started reading. The narrator is Lucky a pink and grey Galah that doesn’t have … Continue reading
Paddling oddity: Silent Sunday
Skywatch Friday 20th April 2018 Noosaville 6.44 am
In response to Skywatch Friday where skies from round the world can be seen
Thoughts of a spaceman: Three Line Tales
“Wow. That’s good shit. I’m off my face. Got the munchies but now, thanks to Soyuz MS-028 we got an Aldi. I’d forgotten how heavy two shopping bags full of oreos, ice cream, cheese and chocolate are. Then, normally I’m … Continue reading
Prolific: Weekly Photo Challenge
A prolific flowerer our bougainvillea caused people to stop and stare as did the bats heading out for their nightly feed – hoping to find prolific fruit to sate their appetites. A little harder to see but they are their … Continue reading
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