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Amanda Steurer-Zamora

Amanda Steurer-Zamora is a Mother (solo parent), Real Estate Agent, Retired Restaurant Industry Professional, Bi-Coastal Resident, Theater Director and Actor and now Author. She is a lover of art, food, wine, a good book, film, travel, working in the garden, exploring a new cookbook, a British murder mystery, being with her daughter Isabel, a good & deep conversation, time spent with friends, listening to jazz and a relaxing day at the beach. She wrote Full for all those seeking fulness in their lives and believes it can exist whether you are in partnership or not. This is her first book.

Smile

Apr 05, 2023 by Amanda Steurer-Zamora

The other morning Isabel, my 6-year-old, and I were in the middle of our morning ritual of lying in bed chatting, giggling, and playing “where am I?”.

Suddenly, whilst still nestled deep in the sheets, she mumbles up to me,

“Mom, I’ve noticed something?”

“Hmmmm, ok, what have you noticed?”

She pops out from the depths of the blanket and states boldly,

Ice Cream Diary ~ Entry #1: Guinness Ice Cream

Mar 17, 2023 by Amanda Steurer-Zamora

On my way home from the store I pass the large Victorian on the corner. Most days I flick my eyes to the front porch to see if V is sitting there comfortably in her Adirondack chair. Often, I miss her, but today, March 16 I see her in one of her flowing day dresses, glasses no longer perched on her head as she is engulfed in some piece of literature. I slow the car, roll down the window to shout my “hello there”. She sees my white VW steed come to a full stop in the middle of the road and jumps up from her chair!

“I was just going to call you! You are coming to St. Paddy’s, right?”

What is living on the bedside table? ~ March Edition

Mar 15, 2023 by Amanda Steurer-Zamora

Here's what is living on my bedside table this month!

* LIVING JUICY ~ Daily Morsels for your creative soul* By Sark (Celestial Arts)

*SPARE* ~ Prince Harry (Random House)

*We're Going on a Bear Hunt* ~ Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury (Little Simon) .....

The Deer Ate My Crocuses

Mar 11, 2023 by Amanda Steurer-Zamora

I finally got to work in my yard yesterday. At last the sun and temperature working together as I put on my Secret Garden apron, grabbed my gardening gloves, shears, and walked out the front door. Azalea sat on the edge of the porch, confused by the fact that I did not go directly to the car and open the door for her, as we usually do when the gate to the outside world is opened. Instead, I took a hard right toward the pink rhododendron with the blackberry tentacle growing out of it. She cocked her head, first to the left and then to the right watching as I dug my arm deep into the bushel of green and clipped, chopped the prickly leg.