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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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Blue: Lens-Artists Photo Challenge
The most common colour in my photos is blue. The blue ocean and sky feature in many, if not most of my pictures. But perhaps my favourite blue photos are some city scenes – a little surrealism. In response to … Continue reading
Joy: Revisiting Weekly Photo Challenge
In December of 2013 the prompt “joy” saw me post a series of three photos of a doting aunt helping her toddler nephew walk along a wall top that ran along Lake Geneva. The look of joy on the little boy’s … Continue reading
One: Revisiting Weekly Photo Challenge
In December 2013 when word press posted this prompt I displayed one photo – that of a lone cyclist in Vietnam. On revisiting the prompt I am showing One among many. Standing on the edge of a swamp in Hervey … Continue reading
Community: Revisiting Weekly Photo Challenges
In December 2013 the challenge we were given was Community. I posted a series of photographs of community in my old town of Gloucester. The photos showed community protesting, pulling together, celebrating and entertaining, The photographs from my previous post showed … Continue reading
Time to Relax: Lens Artists Challenge
Relaxing possible for the young but possibly not the mum No problem for the doggies though or this old man kangaroo Lying and reading is always relaxing for me sometimes with a drink by the pool or by the pool … Continue reading
Grand: Revisiting Weekly Photo Challenges
In December of 2013 the Weekly photo challenge was grand. For this I showed a grand hotel in Switzerland that my brother had taken my mother and I. I don’t think that I had ever experienced such luxury before and … Continue reading
Cooling: Lens Artists Challenge
When the air is hot, nothing is more cooling than being in the water whether splashing or reclining or diving to the depths. Both young and old and their doggy companions all love to cool off by having a dip. … Continue reading
Let there be light: Revisiting Weekly Photo Challenge
My post for this challenge back in November of 2013 showed a setting sun, an explosion of light over the water. The photos I have chosen for this prompt a second time round show that where there is light there … Continue reading
Wonder: Lens Artists Challenge
The Blue Mountains are a place of wonderment and from a different point I too looked in wonder (see below) but my biggest cause for wonder was “what were those things that looked like lights shining through a building below … Continue reading
Unexpected: Revisting the prompts from the Weekly Photo Challenge
Unexpected was the prompt from November 23rd 2013 and my response centred on surprises that caught you unawares – the buddah inside a tree, things found on dog walks and a friend meeting up with us on holiday for my birthday. … Continue reading
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