Join the fun at InLinkz 392 Senior Salon Pit Stop!
As 2025 drew to a close, we would like to extend a big, heartfelt thank you to everyone who stopped by here at Senior Salon Pit Stop this past year. Whether you visit often or pop in when something catches your eye, you help make this space friendly, lively, and full of good energy. We truly love seeing familiar faces return and welcoming new ones; it’s what keeps the conversation flowing and the fun thumping along around here!
Here’s wishing you a bright, happy, and healthy New Year as we cruise into 2026! Thank you for being such wonderful readers, participants, and linking up, and for making Senior Salon Pit Stop one of your favorite places to pause and catch up. We’re so glad you’re here, and we look forward to seeing you pop in weekly in the year ahead.
Come hang out with us at InLinkz 392 Senior Salon Pit Stop, where your posts get to mingle with a community that loves creativity!
It’s a cheerful, feel-good space where ideas bounce around, inspiration flows freely, and good vibes are always on the menu. Link up, join the fun, connect with fellow creatives, and let a little creativity add some sparkle to your week!
Shoutout time! The spotlight is shining bright at InLinkz 392 Senior Salon Pit Stop as we roll out the red carpet for the past two weeks’ standout creations. Take a peek, soak up the creativity, and enjoy the posts that have been putting big smiles on our faces; we think they’ll do the same for you!
We are blown away, 225+ entries! What an absolutely fantastic way to wrap up 2025.
Thank you all so much for showing up, sharing your posts, and making it so special.
Now let’s make this our new normal and do it every week going forward!
A huge thank you to our amazing members!
Your shares, links, and kind words keep the SSPS InLinkz Party buzzing with creativity, connection, and nonstop inspiration.
You truly are the heartbeat of this community, and we couldn’t do it without you!
Chocolate Crusted Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars.
Chocolate and Cheesecake lovers, this one’s calling your name! These chocolate-crusted cheesecake bars are rich, indulgent, and made for serious sweet cravings; pure comfort baking at its best.
Caramel Truffles
These caramel truffles are little bites of pure bliss; smooth, creamy, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Perfect for gifting, sharing, or quietly sneaking one more when no one’s looking!
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cake
This gingerbread cake is soft, cozy, and packed with spices. It’s easy to make, perfectly moist, and great for gatherings or a simple dessert at home. Serve it plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or topped with frosting for an extra treat everyone can enjoy.
Crème de Menthe Mocktail Recipe
This mocktail is a pretty, minty non‑alcoholic drink that tastes like the filling of a York Peppermint Patty. It mixes crème de menthe, peppermint simple syrup, and San Pellegrino Limonata over ice, stirred and garnished with fresh mint; perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or any festive treat.
Easy Crockpot Collard Greens
This Crockpot/Slow Cooker Collard Greens recipe turns tender greens into a smoky Southern side with just a few ingredients. Collards are blanched, slow‑cooked in a flavorful broth with bacon, jalapeño, and apple cider vinegar until melt‑in‑your‑mouth delicious. Perfect as an everyday side, and it keeps well in the fridge or freezer.
Easy Turtle Cheesecake Recipe (Cheat Version You’ll Love!)
This Cheesecake starts with a store‑bought plain cheesecake topped with chocolate syrup, caramel sauce, pecans, and mini chocolate chips. Drizzle the toppings, chill until set, then slice and serve a rich, decadent dessert perfect for potlucks; no baking required.
Wow, last week’s fan favorites are in!
A huge shoutout to all our featured bloggers, you truly knocked our socks off with your talent and creativity!
Don’t forget to snag your “I Was Featured at the Senior Salon Pit Stop” badge (or copy the HTML code) and show it off on your blog.
You’ve earned it, and we love seeing you celebrate your well-deserved moment in the spotlight!
I had a difficult time selecting only 6, but I hope you will enjoy these. As we wrapped up Christmas, I decided to choose NON-Christmas links for this week.
- Chocolate Crusted Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars
- Caramel Truffles
- Best Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cake
- Crème de Menthe Mocktail
- Easy Crockpot Collard Greens
- Easy Turtle Cheesecake
InLinkz 392 Senior Salon Pit Stop is LIVE!
- Your weekly spotlight is waiting; share your latest creations, cheer on fellow bloggers, and connect with a community that loves creativity.
One click and you’re in! - Jan 5 – Jan 10 (Vancouver time): Coffee in hand or still in your PJs? No problem! Join the fun from anywhere and make some creative magic happen.
- Don’t just scroll; dive in, share, and shine!
Senior Salon Pit Stop rules, for easy reference
Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop!
🔅 Share and support by linking unlimited family-friendly posts and engaging with others through thoughtful comments. We welcome a wide variety of content, including recipes, crafts, tips, and more; all family-friendly niches are encouraged.
❌ Please note that any content not aligned with our family-friendly guidelines will be removed. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in helping us maintain a positive and respectful community.
❗️To help grow your reach, we encourage you to add the Senior Salon Pit Stop image to your posts (HTML code available on EsmeSalon) and share your entry numbers along with your Facebook and Instagram handles for added visibility.
☑️ Ready to join in? Sign up at EsmeSalon for reminders, link-ups, and the opportunity to showcase your blog. We’re glad to have you participate!
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To ensure that you are properly recognized in case when featured, please provide your entry numbers in the blog comments along with your Facebook Page and Instagram handles. This will make it easier for me to tag you.
The Badge of Honor
Imagine this:
Highlight Your Ideas: Share your work with readers who value your creativity.
Be Featured: Give your content the attention it deserves.
Build Connections: Network with bloggers who celebrate, encourage, and share in your journey.
<img src="https://esmesalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/I-was-Featured-at-the-Senior-Salon-Pit-Stop.jpg" alt="I was featured at the senior salon pit stop" width="250" height="250">Your Moment to Shine
Our co-hosts are searching for posts that dazzle and delight. Think your content deserves the spotlight? Share it and let your creativity shine for everyone to see.
Let the magic begin!
Stay Connected
Make sure to check out Esme Salon: Senior Salon Pit Stop InLinkz link-up Shares on Pinterest, where we highlight featured posts. It’s another way to see your work celebrated and shared with an even larger
Join the SSPS Crew Today! New Year, New Spotlight!
We’d love to see you join us as a co-host at Senior Salon Pit Stop! Don’t just watch the magic happen; be the magic. Your creativity, your ideas, your voice, this community is ready and waiting for YOU. Let’s make waves together and shine alongside the stars!
Here’s your shot: completing the SSPS Crew questionnaire takes just a couple of minutes; basically the same time it takes to realize you’ve been doom-scrolling TikTok again. But the impact? Totally game-changing. Step up, dive in, and become a valuable player in this thriving, inspiring SSPS community. Your voice matters, big time. Let’s cook up some magic together and make the internet a little brighter, one post at a time!
Meet your SSPS Crew:
| Melynda | Blog | |||
| Estelle | Blog | |||
| Esme | Blog | |||
| Linda | Blog |
InLinkz 392 Senior Salon Pit Stop
As each co-host will choose features, do check them out!
Linky Party List - Check this out
Your crew updated the Super Useful and Handy Linky Party List, so feel free to visit it, and you will find tons of other wonderful link up parties to visit, and we hope that you will always return here to participate at SSPS.
If interested to co-host, check this out
SSPS Co-host
If you dropped your link early Monday morning, we urge you to return here to participate and read other posts. We must share the love; this is how we learn and grow together.
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A happy New Year dear Esme. I again am late and therefore only Nr. 131.
Have a good time and all the best
Violetta
Thanks for your kind wishes. Happy New Year to you
Thanks so much for hosting SSPS#392. My shares this time are #66, 67, 69, 70, and 71. Happy New Year and be well! Nancy Andres @ Colors 4 Health.
Thank you for your kind words, linking up with us again this year. Happy New Year and see you weekly.
Happy New Year Esme, still recovering from the holidays here, trying to get everything in order! I’m #84 this week.
Hi dear Leslie. Thanks for linking and trust you recover soon and back into the swing of things. But I am sure you had loads of fun.
Happy New Year, Esme! Hope you had a wonderful holiday. Thanks for hosting!
Dear Pam. Thank you, we did have a peaceful and wonderful Christmas period. Happy New Year, to you all. Thanks for linking.
Esme, thank you kindly for the feature of my Chocolate Crusted Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars, I sure do appreciate it!
You’re most welcome, dear Melynda. Thanks for always being here as co-host and support.
Wow, congratulations on such a big party last time! That’s exciting. I sure appreciate you hosting this wonderful linkup. This time, I’ve shared 62, 63, and 64, which I hope you and your readers will enjoy. Off now to visit other posts and leave some comment love. Wishing you a lovely week ahead.
Thanks, Jennifer. Yes, I totally agree, we had an exceptional turn out, but that’s due to it running for two weeks. Hope we can continue the trend in one week.
Happy New Year and all the best
Esme,
Happy New Year!!
My Link Ups for today’s party are # 54 and 55!!
Thanks so much for hosting this wonderful party!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links and I understand how time consuming that could be!!! I hope you are having a great week!!
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
Happy New Year, Debbie. Thanks for popping in week after week. Looking forward to seeing your posts this year.
Happy Monday Esme!
I hope you had a restful weekend. Stopping in today to share my weekend posts, at #42 & 43. It’s been a coffee kind of weekend, so I was inspired with my writing. Have a wonderful week! Off to check out some of the things everyone has shared 🙂
Jennifer
Thank you for linking up again this year, Jennifer. Happy New Year, and may you have lots of good writing weekends
Happy New Year Esme’! Thanks so much for hosting. I look forward to a new year with all of you. I’m sitting at #23,24,25&27 this week.
Dear Paula, Happy New Year, thanks for joining us again this year, looking forward to an even better and stronger year.
Good morning, link up are 20, 21, 22 for this week. Time to get back to regular days and events now it is January. Have a lovely week.
Hi Linda, Happy New Year, and yes back to ‘normal’ again.
Happy New Year Esme! I’m sitting at # 14-15 this time. 😊
Thank you for Hosting, Jennifer
Happy New Year, Jennifer. Thanks for joining us again this year.