<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:52:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hetty-rowan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving amidst code, cold, art, dog drama, and those damn product photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[I AM still alive As someone may have noticed, it's been very quiet on my blog these past few months, and by very quiet, I simply mean... NO blogs. There were several reasons for this: the desire to blog]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@hetty-rowan/surviving-amidst-code-cold-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@hetty-rowan/surviving-amidst-code-cold-art</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hetty-rowan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:51:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKabaf2rRAavg1BccJytdBUSkKWeD9d53nKwUxJjYV2Kjnaesf3sdNFUcF1CmuyvYijGkv5J2D71WKLKbQWPggTJsEqQoxFb3XE4bhEzNJQVEAoxi7WLhqP6i8bQjCY8LnKoYuiy8ozPK7UjH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going Nuts! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dreading Autumn Every year, I dread autumn, which hasn't diminished in recent years; quite the opposite. 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