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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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Weekend Coffee Share 21st January 2018
Welcome and come on in. Let’s get settled with a cup of tea or coffee and we’ll have a chat. How is your weather? Australia is in the midst of a heat wave. The tour down under bike race was … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 7th January 2018
Welcome and come on in for the first coffee of the New Year. How has the year been for you so far? Did you set resolutions? I hope if you did you have done better at keeping them. I only … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 31st December 2017
Welcome and come on in for the last coffee of the old year or perhaps the first coffee of the New Year. Being New Year I can also offer champagne, wine or beer or you can stick to the soft … Continue reading →
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Merry Christmas: Weekend Coffee Share 24th December 2017
To everyone whether you have visited once or visited many times I wish you Seasons Greetings and hope you have a Merry Christmas. Now come on in for coffee and lets have a chat. If we were having coffee I’d … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 17th December 2017
Welcome and come on in. Let’s get settled with a cup of tea or coffee and we’ll have a chat. Finally the weather is perfect although with the rain the humidity has come a little sooner than normal. If we … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 10th December 2017
Welcome and come on in. Let’s get settled with a cup of tea or coffee and we’ll have a chat. Let’s sit on the porch and take advantage of the wind that is making it a perfect temperature. If we … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 3rd December 2017
Welcome and come on in. Let’s get settled with a cup of tea or coffee and then we’ll see how our weeks were. Personally I have had a good week despite (or perhaps because of) the unrelenting rain. If we … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 19th November 2017
Welcome and come on in. Let’s get settled with a cup of tea or coffee and then we’ ll see how I week was. Personally I have had a good week. If we were having coffee I’d tell you that … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 12th November 2017
Welcome and come on in. Let’s get settled with a cup of tea or coffee and then I’ll try and remember the week I’ve had. It seems that as the weeks go by I am feeling more relaxed, more on … Continue reading →
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Weekend Coffee Share 4th November 2017
Welcome and come on in. Let’s get settled with a cup of tea or coffee and then I’ll tray and remember the week I’ve had. At this point all I know is that it was without drama and enjoyable. If … Continue reading →
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