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Welcome to our Senior Salon Pit Stop Linky Party starting July 10-15, 2023
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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!
We are open each Monday as of 2 am through to Saturday at 2 pm
(Vancouver BC Canadian time).
This should provide you with sufficient time to share your own links and visit others!
It will be awesome when you have been featured to add the HTML text to your featured post. It’s obviously not compulsory but will be immensely appreciated. Your Senior Salon Pit Stop Vroom Vroom Linkup Crew wishes to thank you in advance.
Feel free to add the SSPS Party Link: https://esmesalon.com/tag/seniorsalonpitstop/ then others will know where you hang out and party and then they can also join us.
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Welcome to our InLinkz 269 Senior Salon Pit Stop
Blogger of the week
Congratulations to Sue on this post
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
- June
- Sundown on the Gulf of Mexico
- Sustainable Summer Dress Trends
- 12 Interesting Recipes, Sites, and Ideas in My Web Browser
- How to Make a Wine Bottle Torch
- A Spring and Early Summer Vegetable Garden Tour
- 15+ Cool Ways To Make Money From Nothing
- No-Sew Bean Bags for Outdoor Games with Kids
- Rice Flour Crepes
- Ultimate Staycation Guide
- 30+ Make Ahead Freezer Friendly Breakfasts For Road Trip Travel
- The Most Amazing Breakfast Pie Recipe Ever
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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Thank you bunches for sharing SSPS #269 with Sweet Tea & Friends this month dear friend.
Hi Paula. Thanks for allowing me to let your readers know of SSPS. Hope they will join and share with both of us.
Thanks for hosting this great party and I hope that you have a wonderful week.
Thank you so much Patrick. Hope you will have a wonderful weekend. I will visit your entry today
Thank you so much for hosting and the invite Esme!
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.
Thank you for letting me know about this fun link party. I’m the worst at remembering to join in. After linking up, I found some fun posts and ideas. Hope your weekend is fabulous!
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.
Thank you so much for hosting. Again an amazing link-up! Joining this week with #165 & 166.
Hi Iveth. Thanks so much for popping in, linking, commenting and sharing others. This is why we have an awesome party.
Esme, my link is at #163—my how your link party has grown! It takes a lot of work, and I’m sure we all appreciate it. I’m going to start my link visits with #109.
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.
GREAT party. Thank you for hosting. I hope your week is fantastic. I brought CHICKEN MADEIRA, ORANGE CHICKEN and VANILLA CHERRY CAKE this week.
Morning Tamy. thank you for all those lovely chicken and the cake you brought this week. I am going to make some chicken tonight so will have a look at it.
Thanks for hosting this weekly link up for us all! It’s a wonderful spot to share and much appreciated!
Morning Laura
You’re so welcome and glad you enjoy it and read, share and comment on other partygoers and help one another. Have a wonderful week.
Thank you bunches for hosting Esme’
Hi Paula, thank you so much for dropping in and you’re so welcome, and happy to have you participating at SSPS
It’s my pleasure. PS: my Instagram is:
https://instagram.com/simply.coffee.and.jesus
My Twitter handle is @jesuschasing
{{Hugs}} & Blessings.
Dear Paula. Thank you for your handles. I will add them to the list. Do you perhaps have a FB handle or not. No worries if not, just double checking.
Thank you for hosting and for featuring my post, Sundown on the Gulf of Mexico Esme! My entries this week are #123, #124 and #125
Dear Carol. You’re so welcome and we are happy to have you here and being part of SSPS. Thanks for your new entries. Wishing you an awesome week ahead.
Oh, my goodness what a surprise and you have made my Monday morning so much brighter THANK YOU SO MUCH for the shoutout!
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.
Thank you for hosting Esme! My entries this week are #58 and #60
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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.
Thank you for hosting such a great party, Esme. I’m so happy to be here.
Pam, thanks very much and I am delighted and happy to have you here and sharing and helping others.
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
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!
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.
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
Thank you for hosting Esme. 😊
Blessings, Jennifer
Morning Jennifer. Thanks for dropping in, sharing your links, commenting on other links, reading and sharing. Much appreciated. Have a wonderful week.