Diane H. Davishas a background in nonprofit organization startups and business management, including writing, editing and publishingin-house newsletters. In 2008 she established Davis Publishing using unusual marketing strategies. The insightful fiction and self-help topics illustrate timeless principles that strengthen character and inspire people to strive for better lives. In 2007 Diane started Artful Arrangements, a gift shop and speciality nursery in the beautiful Sonoma County countryside, featuring living-plant arrangements and drought tolerant native trees and plants. She calls her arrangements "5-H Heart Art" - for Health, Happiness, Healing, Harmony, Hope. You can "tour" the gift shop at www.ArtfulArrangements.biz, call for a private showing at (707) 664-8656, or stop by any Saturday from 10am to 2pm. With a giving nature, Diane's motto is "Life should make you smile."
Hank Mattimore began a life of service when he bagan studying to become a Catholic preist in the early 1950's. In 1971 he realized he wanted more - to find a woman to love, marry and raise a family with. He has never lost faith, and he presently lives and serves as a surrogate grandfather at A Children's Village in Santa Rosa, California that opened in August of 2006. He is the author of four books: The Priest Who Couldn't Cheat (2004), Life's a Growin' Thing: Ya Grows or Ya Dies (2006), Grandpa to a Children's Village (2010), and Legacy of the Heart (2010). Hank's wisdom and generosity shine throughout his works. He may be contacted at (707) 217-4542, or hmattimore@yahoo.com.
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