<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:04:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@diaryofacreative/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Winter -Wee mice meeting their demise ]]></title><description><![CDATA[And then it was Winter... Evenings cool as ice and frosty mornings, a sudden need to have the fire on in the morning ( too ), as our rental house, especially the downstairs area, turns into a wee li'l]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@diaryofacreative/winter-li-l-mice-meeting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@diaryofacreative/winter-li-l-mice-meeting</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[diaryofacreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:21:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf13dSoBK54k3VjhoPTKQCcm2qirRLYh7mJJXpo4Z5ktbgWmw1cUADoS3wdZYfPB1CHrNqMRQW8e15bRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clare making a stuffed animal for my nephew  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm back with another (diaryofa)creative update!💥 @clareartista and I had the first proper night of sleep in ages. It was much needed... 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It's a blessing to be free though and to live without an agenda. So different from slaving away in a job.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/holiday/@diaryofacreative/getting-inspired-at-the-seaside</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/holiday/@diaryofacreative/getting-inspired-at-the-seaside</guid><category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[diaryofacreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf11TnVGKJGtLP1H3JjgFDsELqSaog18fYrtYCHvc9KeF7wAEVZRG7zxM2CE2TgW9MB6fRnQmHTdnBzXx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to the Past - Music Memories ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not sure what happened ( aside from a lot of things ). So I guess I do actually know but, apparently, 10 days seem to have passed since my last 'diary' of a creative entry ( you gotta love the irony of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@diaryofacreative/back-to-the-past-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@diaryofacreative/back-to-the-past-music</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[diaryofacreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnUymsNXYDhSjUc3xaERhXLyEwai9rn6ZRQTwraSASug3Sn9PPTD4rj7sXUWGfgTKPDmBNHWa3bt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FunGuy and FunGirl Foraging for Fungi and returning home with chestnuts... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the last 6 weeks or so, @clareartista and I have been wanting to share a #FungiFriday post but one way or another we never got around to actually doing it, even though we have gone foraging for mushrooms]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166168/@diaryofacreative/funguy-and-fungirl-foraging-for-fungi-and-returning-home-with-chestnuts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166168/@diaryofacreative/funguy-and-fungirl-foraging-for-fungi-and-returning-home-with-chestnuts</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166168]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[diaryofacreative]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvAGbwxD9CJfJUznpDy21P1gb5kciUwoKrnYbGbNVgJCYqe5Xpvt5c2pEkiTM2wqpV5V8wc97BknaGBVfXQUBrb9ZA76t2MiMQAKxDXXqXusjo6Sb7mqE1pDhwSBw38L4Ytj25J2mNF66Rdjs7PGuJb13SF9fq38P2AneSNYv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pimp My Cap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two days ago, @clareartista and I were chilling at one of my favorite river beaches in this area. 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