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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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Gardens: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Gardens in Europe are manicured with exotic birds wandering azealeas and rhododenrums climbing. An army of gardeners must be employed for hedging and creating topiaries. and here in Brisbane you can see the army of workers, pruning, spraying and blowing. … Continue reading
Rugs: Tuesdays of Texture
Rug hunting for us equals indecision. The only rug we liked in the first shop we visited would have gone well with our new reddish floor. But we couldn’t bring ourselves to make the purchase. We hadn’t looked at enough … Continue reading
All one colour: Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
In response to Cee’s photo challenge asking for photos all of one colour.
Auckland Harbour: Silent Sunday
Movement: 52 Week Photo Challenge (Wk 34)
Movement Can be seen whenever the subject is not still From the slightest drops of water falling To raging torents Sometimes it is pressure driven and upward movement results whether natural as in the geysir above or in the jet … Continue reading
Heritage: Weekly Photo Challenge
“It’s a great consolation to think that when we’ve long been in the grave our noses will still be strolling the earth.” ― Milan Kundera “He knew all the stories. His grandfather had given them to him when he sat … Continue reading
Skywatch Friday 19th May 2017 Noosaville 4.44pm
Floods are predicted over the next three days. We will wait and see. To see other Skywatchers photos from around the world
The Rocks: Traces of the Past Yr 3 (05): Thursday’s Special
The Rocks is an old area of Sydney with European settlement starting in 1788, soon after the first settlement at Sydney Cove. This slum area in the early days was full of sailors, convicts and prostitutes and became known as … Continue reading
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