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Irene Waters
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: Connected
We all like to be connected to mains power. A few do it yourself hook-ups here. When fiddling with electrical appliances it goes without saying that it is important that it is connected correctly. If not the fiddler himself may … Continue reading
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sense of Seeing
Where to draw the line with this one. All beauty gives me a sense of seeing. I translate words into sight most of the time as well closely followed by sound. The photo above I love the light on the … Continue reading
Black and White Sunday: Geometry
Paula has asked us to show geometry. Geometry can be seen in virtually everything. In these two photos of the container ship loading at the Port of Otago in New Zealand we have cuboid, square, cylinders, triangles of all descriptions … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday: Clinging to Life
Cees Fun Foto Challenge: Colourful montones
These three colourful monotones were not edited but occurred naturally. I tried to work out how to edit to come up with an effect but having limited editing tools I gave up deciding it was not possible. The first is … Continue reading
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Abstract Photography
Mother Nature at her abstract best.Oraki Kakariki New Zealand From the Bridge near my house looking into Weyba Creek. Through cystal clear waters in New Zealand. I discovered when I linked that I had responded to the week that I … Continue reading
Silent Sunday: Paraparamu
Weekly Photo Challenge: Wall (2 murals)
The first is in the Coramandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. This joint community project created a mosaic of self-portraits of the school children in the area or other art work as done by the kids. It … Continue reading
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