<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 04:36:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bretonstripes/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[20 Things Every Woman Should Know by the Time She's 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our twenties and thirties are intense but fun, exciting times. If we’re fortunate, we’ll have finished school or tertiary education; we have the freedom to explore the world and who we are, with some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bretonstripes/20-things-every-woman-should-know-by-the-time-she-s-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bretonstripes/20-things-every-woman-should-know-by-the-time-she-s-30</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bretonstripes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 11:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv5grZnSuQ4XLWKGmBwLbDHojZ1tPKCFT9ku2rkQMVgpCQAw5i6GvSuj8uPFoTK77jB9fJe534HaVrQ5BvK8PJ7QCcVvawMbaTSHmH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomato and Goats Cheese Tart with Pesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomato and goat’s cheese tart makes me think of long, relaxed summer lunches at a wooden table under a tree or vines, with plenty of time and nowhere to be. 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As someone who has a passion for food, my admiration obviously extends]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@bretonstripes/fancy-yourself-a-foodie-5-classic-french-desserts-to-master</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@bretonstripes/fancy-yourself-a-foodie-5-classic-french-desserts-to-master</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bretonstripes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:17:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYAARp78o5cJA1o6Chv9x98TzCFT6v5HeyhufWMjbPEQxNewP8mxzGBAHhPZjBxtAPk3QznqbgKN13QdhDL2R55XWigV4LERLHzmJnSJooFRjF5J1UMph8jca6KHkJYvEGrMFU2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I posted a list of 5 Droolworthy Pumpkin Recipes that I’m dying to try. But before I give those a shot, I wanted to make some pumpkin muffins; pumpkin muffins are showing up all over Pinterest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@bretonstripes/cinnamon-pumpkin-muffins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@bretonstripes/cinnamon-pumpkin-muffins</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bretonstripes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 07:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VB7Y3imFWrSdSuuBfYbFnjTsYZ6xcUyTvsqX7G47fEzKy4nt289vYVqapA6DA7U7CS4a8Gbx2xUHm8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Best Banana Bread Recipe...Ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago, my Mom and I decided to type out all the recipes that we’d been collecting on scraps of paper and file them in proper order. 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Being grateful for what you have (or don’t have) and how gratitude can change your life has been a hot topic for a while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bretonstripes/what-are-you-grateful-for-does-gratitude-impact-your-life-the-top-10-things-i-m-grateful-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@bretonstripes/what-are-you-grateful-for-does-gratitude-impact-your-life-the-top-10-things-i-m-grateful-for</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bretonstripes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 19:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdyRViR7qR3ab1yHHyaKzvXNkNV4uLuAC8dn7qUEm1ncSN2zsF8Pj829stW8zcVikKQU8nBdFgvicDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I Lost 48Kg- the lessons I learned and how I grew as a person (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Part 1, I spoke about how I lost 48Kg in 10 months and how it affected me as person, in that it didn’t have the effects that I thought it would. 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Quite simple: money.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@bretonstripes/visiting-kolmanskop-the-real-life-namibian-ghost-town</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@bretonstripes/visiting-kolmanskop-the-real-life-namibian-ghost-town</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bretonstripes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 07:03:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNa3tuDdjhfWPPbwizLPahumhqtbgZGxDMoSKWagDDjhXySxHCbeoBNshaKyHm1s9Cb9WQKJ3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Classic Lemon Meringue- my family recipe!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lemons are the business. 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