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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument
We had headed for Alsace Lorraine as it was the originating area of German Shepherd Dogs. These dogs are also known as Alsations. There is no difference although many people believe they are different they are the same breed. Their … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
My husband grabbed my hand. “Come on” he yelled across the sound of honking horns, engines revving and people chattering. “No. I can’t.” He let my hand go, leaving me to fend for myself as he blindly walked straight out … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
Last night we went to the local theatre and saw a play titled Minefields and Miniskirts. It was brilliantly performed and the accompanying slide show, my last week photo challenge https://irenewaters19.com/2014/03/15/weekly-photo-challenge-inside-the-cu-chi-tunnels/ and the folk music of the era all took me back to … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside the Cu Chi tunnels
The Cu Chi Tunnels were part of a massive underground network of tunnels which lie underneath much of the country of Vietnam. During the Vietnam war the Viet Cong used these tunnels as hiding spots, hospitals,, supply routes, stores for food and … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Perspective
Portrait of elderly woman, squinting from too much sun, her face a road map of lines Canal Scene, boat vendors, people on the bridge and housing. The old woman is part of them both though each photo has a different … Continue reading
Travel Theme : Ancient and Abandoned (Weekly Photo Challenge)
Jungle reclaims Spreading fingers uplift blocks Ancient, abandoned The lost city of Hahendraparvata dates back to 802 AD and is located 40 kilometres north of the Angkor Wat complex. To see the ancient trees swallowing the even more ancient, … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned (Ships and Boats)
(total photographs 8) The S.S. Maheno, a Scottish built luxury passenger ship which served in WWI as a hospital ship was decommissioned in 1935. Whilst being towed to Osaka, Japan on 25th June 1935 a cyclone separated the tow line … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge : Threes The Great Geysir & Strokkur
The Great Geysir (originally just Geysir) is found in southwestern Iceland in the Haukadalur valley. In recent years it has become infrequent in its eruptions so on my visit in 1990 it was Strokkur geyser situated 50 metres from the … Continue reading
Weekly Photograph Challenge: Treasure
I didn’t post yesterday as not only was I busy (although I could have used that bit of jigsaw time to do a post) I was stumped by what could I photograph or pull from my archives to show treasure. … Continue reading