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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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Floral Friday: Possibly a rose but any other name would look as sweet.
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Skywatch Friday: 15th May 2015 Noosaville 4.09pm
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Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge: The China Dog
Raewyn of decocraftsdigicrafts invited me to take part in the Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge. Thanks, Raewyn! The challenge is to “post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be … Continue reading
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Feathered Friends
Ten photos and all but this pelican were captured where we lived outside the town of Gloucester in NSW Australia. The pelican made it to the page only because I hadn’t found him in my archive when I posted some … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, butcher bird, Cees fun foto challenge, irene waters, parrots, pelicans, Photography
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Wordless Wednesday: Dappled light
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Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge: Odd Ball
In response to Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge
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Silent Sunday: The sea is my home
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature
At the beginning of May 2015 we had an east coast low hit Queensland to the mid-north coast of NSW. This severe event saw gale force winds, high seas and caused a massive amount of destruction and death as rain … Continue reading
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