Yesterday, I received a lovely surprise in the form of a notification from WordPress that I now have 500 followers! I only began blogging just over a year ago, not having much of a clue technically, but having completed the Blogging 101 course I had gained a little more know-how and a few blogging friends, many of whom are still with me and have provided much-needed support.
My (at the time) newly-retired husband is very grateful to you all for keeping me occupied and out of mischief!
To say thank you, we are having a small giveaway.
My friend, Dale Preece-Kelly, aka Organic Guinea Pig, published his first book ‘Health Revolution’ almost 2 years ago. I have a spare paperback copy to give away. You can read a fuller review of the book here but briefly, Dale lost everything, his marriage, his home, his job and almost his life following a motorbike accident. His lifestyle didn’t help: he smoked, drank was overweight and had a heart attack.
He managed to turn his life around through healthy eating, juicing, exercise and a positive attitude.
Dale tells his story in a chatty, light-hearted style, providing amusing anecdotes, recipes and advice in a non-dogmatic manner.
We had a visit from our smallest grandchildren at the weekend and we made Dale’s Sweet Potato Chocolate Orange Brownies, the recipe is in the review above and in the book.
If you would like a chance to win this book, simply leave a comment on this post saying you would like your name to go into the hat. You don’t need to do anything else.
- The competition is open to all my Blog Followers. My husband will pick a name at random.
2. The competition runs from publication of this post until midnight GMT Saturday, 28th January, 2017.
Dale is a successful author, nutritional therapist, Life Coach and also runs a renowned and well-respected animal assisted therapy business, focusing on mental health issues.
‘Health Revolution’ and Dale’s new book ‘Unleashing The Healing Power of Animals ‘ are available on Amazon.
Copyright: Chris McGowan
pearsnotparsnipsdotcom 
Congrats and your blog is so fantastic!
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Thank you so much, and thank you for your continued support 😊
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Most welcome!
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Following you and please enter me. The sweet potato brownies look great. Congrats on 500 followers!
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Thank you, and you’re entered! Good luck😊
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I would like to take part in your competition though I live far away. Today I bought a slow juicer. So exciting. The old one was ten years old and a bit worn out
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No worries about the distance, it’s open to all my followers. Congratulations on the slow juicer, it makes all the difference to the quality and quantity of the juice. 😊
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Yes I am looking so much forward to use it. ( Need my husband to put it together) HA HA
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They come in useful, don’t they? 😉
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I hate to admit it yes
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Congratulations on the first 500 followers and best wishes for many more!
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Thank you, would you like to be entered into the competition?
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Thank you dear, but I don’t think I have the time to participate.
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You really don’t have to do anything except tell me you’d like your name thrown into the hat if you would like a chance to win the book 😊I just wanted to make sure, because so many people are liking the post and I didn’t know if they realised they had to actually say if they wanted to win the book.
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In that case, sure! https://koolkosherkitchen.wordpress.com/
Thank you,
Dolly
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I realise now that perhaps I should call it a giveaway rather than a competition! I’ll add your name, thank you 😊
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Thank YOU for doing this!
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