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InLinkz 269 Senior Salon Pit Stop

We are happy you are here to share those awesome posts with us
and read and comment on others!

The most popular post at the previous Senior Salon Pit Stop Linky Party was …

Looking back at last week, the following posts recorded the second and third-highest number of visits by other members participating:

Adding Value to our Senior Salon Pit Stop Link Party:–

  • For every post (Unlimited sharing limit), you share, please comment on someone else’s post. Make their day a bit brighter.
  • Posts can be on any subject that is family-friendly (All niches welcome).
  • Posts with direct sales, shops, or affiliates must contain relevant post content. 
  • If you have your own link-up party, you are allowed to share it, but that may not qualify for the top 15 posts of the previous week, but it will most certainly help you as others will see your link-up.
  • As mentioned, we would appreciate your support by showcasing our Senior Salon Pit Stop Vroom Vroom Linkup image on the blog posts you share weekly. (See code below).

We know that you're busy, but please when you do take the time to drop your own links, we respectfully ask 

- for you to visit one another
- drop a meaningful comment
- share those lovely posts on your own Social Media.  

Please do not drop your links and run, that's not fair to the others.  We are all here to help one another and gain more exposure and we can only thrive once we all play a fair game!  Thank you for your support and help!  

Congratulations to our three podium winners!

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(Vancouver BC Canadian time).
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Blogger of the week

Congratulations to Sue on this post

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Your post may have received a mention from one of the crew members on their blog, so do have a look!

Now the rest of the top 10 for this week

If you dropped your link early Monday morning, we urge you to return here to participate and read other posts. We need to share the love, as this is how we learn and grow together.

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34 thoughts on “InLinkz 269 Senior Salon Pit Stop”

    • Hi Tanya. Great to see you here and thanks for participating. Hope that you will become a regular going forward and mingle with the other guests. Have a great weekend.

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    • Hi Cindy Awesome, glad to have you and if you wish to get the weekly reminder, follow the Inlinkz party or subscribe to the newsletter on this party to the bottom of the post then you will receive an email as reminder. Happy weekend.

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    • Morning Jean. Thanks for your kind words. Fortunately I have some outstanding and awesome co-host and have their support and help to make this the best linkup out there. Thanks for joining and visiting others.

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  1. GREAT party. Thank you for hosting. I hope your week is fantastic. I brought CHICKEN MADEIRA, ORANGE CHICKEN and VANILLA CHERRY CAKE this week.

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  2. Oh, my goodness what a surprise and you have made my Monday morning so much brighter THANK YOU SO MUCH for the shoutout!

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    • Dear Sue. Happy to have you here and thanks for sharing your links, reading others, commenting on others, and sharing others. We all love to hear from our fellow blogging friends and help them to have a fantastic day. Take care and wishing you an awesome week.

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    • Thank you Leslie and thanks for sharing your entry numbers and handles. I will start checking links later this week as I have visitors over for the past 4 weeks and they are here for another 2 weeks, so my time is a bit limited but I promise to get to them. Have fun reading, commenting and sharing others.

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  3. Esme,
    Thanks so much for hosting this lovely party each and every week!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links and choosing Features!!! Thank You!! I hope you are having a great week!!
    Hugs,
    Deb

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  4. Thanks Esme for hosting 269 SSPS. I appreciate attending your blog party and get so many good ideas about recipes and food prep, self-care, DIY, travel, and lifestyle tips. My shares this week are #42, 43, 44, and 45. Enjoy!

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    • Hi Nancy. So happy to have you at SSPS, participating, reading others, commenting and sharing on your SM as a party is no party without mingling and chatting with others. Have a wonderful week.

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    • Hi Deb. Thank you so much for your kind words and appreciation. It goes a long way and you made my day. Thanks for being part of SSPS and your support, reading blog links from other participants, commenting, sharing and helping others. Stay well and see you in the links this week. N

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