<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:38:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jenlavallee/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday Thoughts...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Note to self: less doughnuts, more salads (I'll start tomorrow).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@jenlavallee/tuesday-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@jenlavallee/tuesday-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jenlavallee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 20:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCq58AKfprMz5yMReVPqyEADQnv1uRpM84Qr3mMMvHhuqhBD1Bu3YTSKkJDdr7t6jggDg2bro2SGJTdsqQZZcffDrkNmC2KW3Wrno5mVM3oSnHJ6j7zvM9p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fetch on Canada's 150]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is Canada's 150th Anniversary!! Happy birthday, old girl.  To celebrate, I played a rousing game of fetch...for hours.  It was such a great day: I ran and ran and ran, my tongue was flapping]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@jenlavallee/fetch-on-canada-s-150</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@jenlavallee/fetch-on-canada-s-150</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jenlavallee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 22:52:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/CQdwDW6BZfWYLQA5WfHjiZDnU3mP2XrZcV6cWvQetKHh66SSfxDWtFpuDihbYCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating content: Importance of your colour choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many factors that go into writing good content (you know, the kind people want to read!). While some of those things will be obvious to your reader (do you use proper grammar and have interesting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jenlavallee/creating-content-importance-of-your-colour-choices</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jenlavallee/creating-content-importance-of-your-colour-choices</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jenlavallee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZiqBzkComi6qv49jqQKYsVZzw4o6LqPJqBkkKpF2u3i6fZdtj9mQFWuDwLgqMmBdrdTTp2djJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kidlit of the week: Wildwood by Colin Meloy (Harper Collins)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildwood is a middle-grade book series (collectively known as, The Wildwood Chronicles) that I just can't put down. 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Others...not so much]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@jenlavallee/free-range-eggs-why-they-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@jenlavallee/free-range-eggs-why-they-matter</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jenlavallee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 04:33:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu3KPWdoZk8qanP63PiCey1YxCjF9zmg7mjHDFa74ivk3213wwqRuqhKhkneg5WLwKALYiSm4LC85fbH6D9NZTqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ColorChallenge: Orange Tuesday (entry no. 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love the idea of a daily #colorchallenge -- what a fun and easy way to post a new story. I think I'll join in, here and there, starting today with orange. 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