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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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Motors and gears: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Chug Chug The motor grinds Gears whirr The mammoth vessel with motor of its own Held fast Pulled tight Moved swiftly tho not silently toward the shore The mighty tug, tugs. I’m sure I must have a proper photo of … Continue reading
Into the forest: Wordless Wednesday
Bathrooms and Outhouses: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Thankfully there are not too many outhouses left in cities and towns these days. Out west they are still fairly common. As an Australian we used to call these the thunderbox or dunny and anyone my age growing up in … Continue reading
Coastal tranquility: Silent Sunday
Collage of Life: Weekly Photo Challenge
If only I had the time To collage a life What a spectacle I could make From egg to newborn then to the grave Crossing bridges Some smooth sailing Some building castles in the air Some rocky terrain would be … Continue reading
Skywatch Friday 14th July 2017 Noosaville 10.50am and 5.06 pm
Sun shines through Banks of clouds while cotton puffs dot the blue and on the other bank the smokey plume joins the daytime fun But in the setting sun clouds they glow. For skywatch Friday
Skywatch Friday 7th July 2017 Noosaville 4.39pm
Remembered or Favourite Plants: Times Past
Today our prompt comes from D. Avery from Shiftnshake who wrote “I was thinking about you today as I pulled some weeds from the perennial beds at my place back home in Vermont. I know that people up here connect … Continue reading
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 