<?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, 19 May 2026 05:35:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@greensandpinks/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Mother's Day!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is Mother's Day in the USA. My mother is 85 years old and still cooking, housework, travelling, etc. Not as fast as she used to, but she's still there. The most recent picture I have of her was taken]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reflections/@greensandpinks/happy-mothers-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reflections/@greensandpinks/happy-mothers-day</guid><category><![CDATA[reflections]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[greensandpinks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 13:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJubnexQzFgpkMQ4P78VmWW9KgjGZUMo9MzsDRudhVd5e6Pnqt2ncxJzQeex8xXzW291rRYaAdan2SMcYhYyL99GCX2EdHAHJC1nAZTy8FikRymknX6zcg9qBFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Anniversary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty four years ago today I married my husband. Yes, when we married we agreed it would be for keeps. What I didn't know was that we would continue to be happy for all these years. This past August, my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/loveandmarriage/@greensandpinks/happy-anniversary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/loveandmarriage/@greensandpinks/happy-anniversary</guid><category><![CDATA[loveandmarriage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[greensandpinks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJubnexQzFgpkMQ4P78VmWW9KgjH3fhvCoKPhZsP5tH622Hd14E9GHwJnVue5Nj3v6q2f4XN5oezGptRo17MS9Aa2BWY3E9f2pG9YxeK6oxV5RwmS1NMsjqy52W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[65 Years!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently returned from visiting my parents in Wisconsin to celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. My youngest sister was married on my parents' 35th anniversary, so she and her husband have been married]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pob/@greensandpinks/65-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pob/@greensandpinks/65-years</guid><category><![CDATA[pob]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[greensandpinks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:06:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJubnexQzFgpkMQ4P78VmWW9KgjGZUMo9MzsDRudhVd5e6Pnqt2ncxJzQeex8xXzW291rRYaAdan2SMcYhYyL99GCX2EdHAHJC1nAZTy8FikRymknX6zcg9qBFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shelter in Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I've moved to the Houston/Galveston, Texas, area, this is the first time we've had a Shelter in Place order. 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I've learned]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-134671/@greensandpinks/final-day-of-hiveblopomo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-134671/@greensandpinks/final-day-of-hiveblopomo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-134671]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[greensandpinks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJubnexQzFgpkMQ4P78VmWW9KgjFrJiwTWmzzmqj6rUA5SYUBi7RYzTSCyLnuHu2DPKCVG9EfejV94q6vj2cKGR8mTssi2CQdyxAy2q4VhzYipAYr9ecxf2LaD4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chia Pet Day?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I thought I'd take a look at what "holidays" there were today and what do you know, it's Chia Pet day. 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