Welcome back toĀ #KCACOLS.Ā I hope you are all well! We hadĀ 59 link ups!Ā THANK YOUĀ ALLĀ so much for being part of theĀ linky! I really appreciate your support. For new peopleĀ joining us this week, I really hope you like #KCACOLS and that you come back again next time! You can also find out more about this linky inĀ the #KCACOLS linky page!Ā š
I have had the busiest 2 weeks ever. We were invited to some really cool events. These are one of the things I love about blogging, the chance to be invited to places that you wouldn’t even have dreamt of before! I love it and I’m also very grateful for all the opportunities we get!
I had the chance to learn how to cook my own bread at Jamie Oliver’s Cooking School in Westfield London. This is actually located at the back of his restaurant, Jamie’s Italian. This was a really interesting experience! Then, Nick and I had the amazing opportunity of attending the World Premiere of Goodbye Christopher Robin! This was our first proper red carpet experience and it was surreal! I loved this experience. The movie was great! I cried a lot because it has some very sad parts but overall it is a fantastic movie. My girls were in the news with their first appearance in the papers thanks to their involvement in a World Child Cancer campaign. This was just amazing! I felt very proud of them!
Last weekend I travelled on my own to Manchester to attend BlogOn. This was my first time attending so I was really excited! It was great to see so many familiar faces and also to finally meet some of you for the first time! I came home shattered! While I was in Manchester, Nick and the girls had an amazing experience of meeting British Olympic Gold Medal swimmer, Rebecca Adlington for the launch of a new special ‘learn to swim’ Annabel doll. They had a swimming lesson with her at the London Acquatics Centre which was built for the London 2012 swimming events. They had an amazing time, and it was great for the girls to meet such an inspirational, role model.
Yesterday I went to a wonderful afternoon tea at the Waldorf Hilton with some other lovely bloggers. I loved it! After that I went to a fab Next blogger event where I met more lovely bloggers. The best part was meeting Lily Pebbles and Anna Gardner. If you don’t know them you are missing out as they are two of the biggest Youtubers at the moment. The best part is that they are very down to earth. I really enjoyed my evening. Finally, today we went to London Zoo for an event organised by the people behind the movie Goodbye Christopher Robin. We had a special tour about Winnie The Pooh. My girls had a blast!
Each link up, I love sharing a couple of photos from my last 2 weeks on Instagram, so here areĀ two of my favourites:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZTsiGEgukp/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZTsQCWARl-/
#KCACOLS ON INSTAGRAM
Thank you so much forĀ using the #KCACOLS hashtag onĀ Instagram for all your photos. It is lovely to see your photos there! I would love it if more of you could use the hashtag for your photos and of course it wouldĀ be even better if we allĀ also spread some love there! I am featuring 2Ā photos from the community that haveĀ caught my eye since the last link up.
This time I’m featuring photos by:
- Ā KIMĀ from Odd Hogg
AND
Ā Ā Ā 2. SINEADĀ fromĀ Shinners and the Brood
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZVUAz0HNJ5/
KCACOLS CROWD FACEBOOK GROUP
THANK YOUĀ to all of you that have joined the #KCACOLS CROWD Facebook Group.Ā You can join us here. Also if you do join, please send me a direct message with the name of your blog so then I know who you are without having toĀ figure out your blog name 🙂
NOW BACK TO THE LINKY
We didn’t get 4 comments on all post as I was hoping for like the last link up! What a shame! There were 10 posts that still needed one more comment to reach 4 but the positive part is that 3 comments are still great!
We got about 10 people that missed commenting on the post before theirs. I have reminded them about it today but I was a little bit late so not sure if all of them will manage to comment today but I hope they will do soon.
DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE CHANGESĀ TO THE LINKY The linky is a fortnightly linky. It will be open for 2 weeks until the second Wednesday at 8 pmĀ or until weĀ reach 100 link ups, whichever comes first.Ā The rules will be the same, the only difference is the amount of time that the linky will be open for. The co-hosts and I will be allowed to change our posts on the following Saturday after the linky is live. Please be aware of these changes during the second week. I wouldĀ suggest that you link up one post each week soĀ you will be able to share something different and current each week. I will also be more strict regarding commenting on the post before yours.Ā |
LINKY TWEETSĀ
Iām not tweeting individual people once the linky is live but I will tweet the people that have been featured and mentioned. Iāll also post a link to the new linky post on the Facebook Group, pin it on my Twitter account and on my Facebook page together with some generic tweets. And of course, I will email all of you the link. If you could also share it by clicking the link below that would be FABULOUS!
PLEASE REMEMBER
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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEW LINKERS: PLEASEĀ STARTĀ by commentingĀ onĀ the post linked up before yours FIRST and then comment on any other posts as much as you would like. Also, use the hashtagĀ #KCACOLSĀ when commenting (this is indeed very important so I can then see how many comments you are doing and then be able to featureĀ you in my linky post which is always great for youĀ as you get a backlink whichĀ helps improve your DA). |
Thank you so much for all your comments onĀ the host posts and the linky post. As always, I have read and liked all your comments! We willĀ do our best for you toĀ receive a comment from someone on behalfĀ of the linky (either the co-hosts or me).
MONTHLY GUEST CO-HOST
This week the āmonthlyā guest co-host will beĀ MARIAĀ fromĀ Suburban Mum.Ā These are her social mediaĀ accounts (Twitter,Ā Facebook,Ā Instagram,Ā &Ā Pinterest).Ā She will also be re-tweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@suburb4nmum)Ā to your tweets as well as mine.Ā Finally, she has a guest co-host post,Ā #EveryMomentCounts Challenge with Families OnlineĀ linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would beĀ AWESOME!
GUEST CO-HOSTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LINK UPĀ
I would like to say THANK YOUĀ so much toĀ EPRIL & AMYĀ fromĀ Eps and AmyĀ andĀ BREADĀ fromĀ Queer Little FamilyĀ for helping me with the commenting this week! Eps & Amy have not co-hosted before but didn’t notice it as they did a fab job! Bread has helped me before and did a great job as ever! I enjoyed co-hosting with them!Ā 🙂
GUEST CO-HOSTS FOR THIS WEEK
My first guest co-hosts this week are HELENĀ fromĀ Talking Mums. Helen has not co-hosted with me before but you might be familiar with her blog because I have mentioned her a couple of times due to her commenting and also I have featured a few times her photos on Instagram. She always has beautiful photos of her kids there. She has been a regular linker since the start of this year and she is lovely! I’m very excited to have her! She has a family, travel and lifestyle blog. Ā She is aĀ mummy of two gorgeous kids and she is a registered midwife. Her blog is a place for her rants, thoughts and experiences. A place to share her joys, laughs, tears and parenting highs and lows.Ā Please give some love to her social media accounts which areĀ (Twitter,Ā Instagram,Ā FacebookĀ &Ā Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@Talking_mums)Ā to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post,Ā UK Road Trip Diary: Alnwick CastleĀ linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would beĀ AWESOME!
My second guest co-host this week isĀ ALANAĀ fromĀ Burnished Chaos. AlanaĀ has already co-hosted this linky before back in April. She had a good time co-hosting so now she is back to help me again! I actually met Alana last weekend in Manchester and she is so lovely! She blogs about family and lifestyle. She has to kids, age 7 and 3 years old and also owns 2 cats and 2 dogs! She loves blogging about family life, the ups and downs, the issues she faces as a parent and any tips and tricks she discovers.Ā Please give some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter,Ā Instagram,Ā FacebookĀ &Ā Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@BurnishedChaos)Ā to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post,Ā 12 Top Potty Training TipsĀ linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would beĀ AWESOME!
FEATURED POSTS – TOP 3
The person who commented the most wasĀ BETHĀ fromĀ Life as Mum. I am so happy to have Beth at the top of the commenting this time! I actually met her for the first time last weekend in Manchester and she was lovely too! We didn’t manage to chat too much but we promised each other that we will make more time next time! š She has commented onĀ 31 posts!! Yay! Thank you so much lovely! Her post from last week wasĀ Family Day Out at Gypsy Wood, Bontnewydd.Ā Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.
The secondĀ person who commented a lot wasĀ ALIĀ fromĀ Aliās Upside Down World. Ā I am so excited to have Ali in the top 3 commenters! Hurrah! I am sure you are familiar with her blog because I have mentioned her several times and also she has co-hosted the linky before. She is really suppoerter of this linky and I am very grateful for that. She wasĀ GREATĀ commenting onĀ 12 posts! Thank you so much,Ā ALI! Her post from last week wasĀ Eating Healthy With Red Meat.Ā Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.
The third-personĀ who commented a lot was AMIE fromĀ Mums the Word.Ā It is a lovely surprise to have Amie in the top 3 commenters list. Ā She joined the linky again after a few months so it is really nice to see her back like this! She did well spreading some love to this linky! She commented on 11 posts! Her post from the last link up was Review: “Appy Kids” Minions Kids’ Juices.Ā Please go to the post and give some more love if you can.
FEATURED POSTS – TOP 6
Behind Beth, AliĀ andĀ AmieĀ wereĀ RACHEL fromĀ LISA fromĀ Lisa PomerantzsterĀ withĀ 11Ā comments, BECKY fromĀ Educating RoversiĀ withĀ 10 commentsĀ and KATE fromĀ Along Came PoppyĀ with 8 comments.Ā Thank you so much to all of you! š
For this week’s linky I am linking upĀ Nutmeg At Morrisons AW17 RangeĀ and Parrot Mambo Mini Drone ReviewĀ soĀ I hope you like them! š
Please do not forget to follow and check out the #KCACOLS Pinterest Board. WeĀ have pinned all your posts from last week’sĀ linkyĀ so please go and have a look. There are some great posts that deserve a read!
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Now let’s carry on with the linky:
NEW RULES:
Every 2 weeks IĀ will choose 6 people who have commented A LOTĀ within the linky. Three will be featuredĀ and another three will be mentionedĀ on my fortnightly Saturday linky post. This means that 6 people will get a backlink on my new linky post every other Saturday!
1. Be sure toĀ grab theĀ #KCACOLS badgeĀ which can be found below or on my sidebar. Simply copy the code from the box below the badge and add it to the text/html at the bottom of your post or place it on your blog sidebar.
2.Ā You can link up to 2 posts. I recommend you to link up one post each week to get the most of the linky.Ā
3. You can share anything that you would like. It is open to absolutely any subject and also you can link up posts that are old or new.Ā You are allowed to link up another linky ONLY if it is a promotional post about the linky and you can do this only once and I expect you to put my badge or a link to my linky and of course to follow the rules regarding commenting.Ā
4. Comment on:
- one of the hosts’ posts (choose one that you would like to comment).Ā
- the monthly guest co-host post.
- the guest co-hosts posts.
- the postĀ which is linked up immediately before yours.
- and finally, any other post that you would like to comment on.
That way everybody receivesĀ at least twoĀ comments (one from the host/guest co-hosts and one from others).
5. This linky will be open every other Saturday from 10 pm and will remain open until the following 2nd Wednesday at 08.00 pm or until we reach 100 link ups, whichever comes first.
6. If you would like usĀ to tweet your post that is absolutely fine, just tweet your link to me @WithFranca, MARIA @suburb4nmum, HELENĀ @Talking_mums and ALANA @BurnishedChaosĀ and weĀ will retweet it. Please remember to use the hashtag #KCACOLS.
7. Finally, if you could please follow A Moment With Franca (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, PinterestĀ ,Ā Bloglovin,Ā Google+Ā andĀ YouTube)Ā that would be fantastic!! š
I look forward to reading and commenting your posts!! š
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Thanks for stopping by,
Love you allĀ ❤
Franca Ā 💋
Life as Mum says
Thanks so much lovely. Was so lovely to meet you and yes definitely next time we will chat more!
amomentwithfranca says
You are so welcome lovely! Yes, definitely! Xxx
Cassie ParisH says
Gorgeous girlies. What an exciting fortnight you’ve had.
Fingers crossed for 4 comments for all this link up.
#KCACOLS
amomentwithfranca says
Thank you lovely! Yes, it was very exciting! š I hope so too! It will be very nice! Xxx