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The Leper (2)

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I fitted into my family in the same way I fitted into society. I didn’t. My father was a minister and my mother one of the original Quiz Kids. My “outside world” expected me to be either a goody two … Continue reading →

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Posted in Memoir, memoir writing | Tagged bible story of the lepers, bookworms, boredom, childhood games, Early childhood, early childhood memories, early memory, fitting in to family, hepatitis A, leper, memoir, memoir writing, ministers daughter, quarantine, younger daughter | 10 Comments

Holidays at Grandma’s House – My First Fashion Purchase

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

We loved going with my Grandfather to the shops at Kingsgrove. Being country children the walk down the street, past all the red brick and tiled bungalows, gave us plenty to gawk at. Reaching the shops from the rear we … Continue reading →

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Posted in Memoir, memoir writing | Tagged dress shopping, early memory, Grandfather, Grandma, Grandparent, meccano, memoir, model trains, Sydney | Leave a comment

Holidays at Grandma’s House – television

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

My Grandmother and Grandfather and aunt lived in Caroline Street Kingsgrove. My Grandma was a very stern looking woman and had lots of rules and regulations. Before our visit she covered the lounge with sheets. I could never understand why … Continue reading →

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Posted in Memoir | Tagged Father Knows Best, Grandma, Grandma's House, Grandparent, Granny, memoir, Television, Three Stooges, Woody Woodpecker | 14 Comments

I repeated Kindergarten three times.

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I commenced school very early in life. At three my parents enrolled me at Tamworth Church of England Girls’ School in Kindergarten. As my mother was getting bored at home and because the school required a latin teacher for their higher … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2013, Memoir | Tagged child idol, Early childhood, early love, early memory, Education, Home, Kindergarten, memoir, Parent, Preschool education, Sydney, Teacher | Leave a comment

The Axe Attack

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

My brother and I had been fighting for days, over what exactly I can’t remember, but it would be over something that I wanted that he wouldn’t let me have. I screamed at him whilst he taunted me. We had moved … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2013, Memoir, memoir writing | Tagged childhood, childhood anger, Family, memoir, Memory, rage, writing | 10 Comments

Cutting my First Vinyl

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Again I was four. I remember our pre-school Christmas Party/Concert, at least the occasion. Our teacher Mrs McDougal was ancient. Lines made road maps on her face but she was always smiling. When she laughed her huge bosom would wobble up and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Memoir | Tagged Australia, Christmas, country cooking, Gramophone record, LP record, memoir, Santa, Santa Claus, Silent Night | 12 Comments

Six years old again

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Suddenly I was six years old again. I had forgotten how it felt and fifty years later the feeling came flooding back. The unbridled joy followed by the knowledge an emptiness and longing was to follow. The indecision as to how … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2013, Memoir | Tagged candy, Chocolate, Confectionery, fiction, lollies, memoir, pocket money, sweets | 17 Comments

Whaling – brief history Byron Bay + Memoir Greenland + New Zealand

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

Whaling became Australia’s first export business in the 1800s, initially catching southern white and sperm whales. When these became scarce, humpbacks became the target. The hunt was initially conducted from small boats, resembling large row boats, putting both man and whale at equal … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2013, Historical Perspective, Memoir | Tagged Australia, Boat, Byron Bay, Byron Bay New South Wales, historical perspective, Humpback whale, Inuit, Kulusuk, memoir, Whale | 11 Comments

First Memories – The whaling Station

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

I was four. My cousin Jenny came to stay. I hated her because my brother preferred playing with her than with me. She had already shown herself to be a scaredy-cat, having come to school with me she had cried … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2013, Memoir, memoir writing | Tagged Byron Bay, early memory, emotion, free writing, memoir, Whale, whales, Whaling, writing | 6 Comments

Nightmare in Paradise

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist

For newlyweds, Roger and Irene, life was full of promise as they embarked on their new life together, business partners with the paramount Chief of an exotic and remote island in the Pacific in the running of a small resort … Continue reading →

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Posted in road to being published | Tagged memoir, Mt Yasur, Oceania, Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Port Vila, publishing, Tanna, Tanna Island, Vanuatu, Volcano, Volcanoes | Leave a comment

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The Leper (2)

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Holidays at Grandma’s House – My First Fashion Purchase

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I repeated Kindergarten three times.

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The Axe Attack

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Cutting my First Vinyl

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Six years old again

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