<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:00:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kepi/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Finally! I'm back!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been (quite)a while since my last post and, no,I've not joined the ranks of people that lose interest or, simply give up, no, I've been going through an eventful few months. Firstly needing to deal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@kepi/finally-im-back-d7odgvve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@kepi/finally-im-back-d7odgvve</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:22:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulls, goats and an excuse!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been away a while. But, in my defence, I’ve been busy! Three weeks ago, I went out and collected two bull calves, not the calves that I had arranged to collect, but that’s another story. All the same,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/off-grid/@kepi/bulls-goats-and-an-excuse-ysqdxt09</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/off-grid/@kepi/bulls-goats-and-an-excuse-ysqdxt09</guid><category><![CDATA[off-grid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:20:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A load of bull...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preparing for my next additions to my menagerie. Two bull calves. Not only am I saving them from slaughter, but, i'll have a challenging time with training them to work as a team. The ultimate goal is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@kepi/a-load-of-bull-ysxks7i0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/partiko/@kepi/a-load-of-bull-ysxks7i0</guid><category><![CDATA[partiko]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 12:43:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to get up yet???]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning I had a lie in. Until the dogs decided that it was time to get up. The usual routine is that I make some magical move that instantly energises the mutts. Charlie attacks either me or Jeb,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kepi/time-to-get-up-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kepi/time-to-get-up-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 09:38:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[I accepted and welcomed my impending homelessness with open arms and a smile. After the job of a lifetime had turned out to be nothing but bullshit and near slavery, the offer from a ‘friend’ gave me somewhere]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/begging/@kepi/saving-lives-9a1ib2tl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/begging/@kepi/saving-lives-9a1ib2tl</guid><category><![CDATA[begging]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 13:13:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes, the kids are left in peace...]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18997</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18997</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEDoMSiNVmb59itWzEbvkrYQS74ty3qEtL7NjCkgrNaJKFDWjPHUdXdgnRtcQJwqd3RWLw5kWC367X2HmXJiP24jHbU5RZTLKTMQ4TgDG9wWZzf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now, when I say we... I mean the dogs and myself :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[&category=lifestyle&hashtags=goats+dogs+vardolife+offgrid&author=kepi&profileImageUrl= &category=lifestyle&hashtags=goats+dogs+vardolife+offgrid&author=kepi&profileImageUrl=]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18993</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18993</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:56:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEDoMSiNVmb59itWzEbvkrYQS74ty3qEtL7NjCkgrNaJKFDWjPHUdXdgnRtcQJwqd3RZXBLbb1bPW5oaPfduUHY9oUfDWNuszH2eYRd1KZPVrJy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are also goats and newborn kids...as you can see, Jeb likes to photobomb :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[&category=animal&hashtags=goats+dogs+vardolife&author=kepi&profileImageUrl= &category=animal&hashtags=goats+dogs+vardolife&author=kepi&profileImageUrl=]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18987</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18987</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEDoMSiNVmb59itWzEbvkrYQS74ty3qEtL7NjCkgrNaJKFDWjPHUdXdgnRtcQJwqd3RZNcUMJhNpeKJPayxykeKwPkyk7xc4JwAYDyHs55GkKy5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We live off grid, with four goats and their new kids]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18985</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18985</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEDoMSiNVmb59itWzEbvkrYQS74ty3qEtL7NjCkgrNaJKFDWjPHUdXdgnRtcQJwqd3RZb6e9PuKnnpsDovxN6jBAzFzrJrCbFkW9TPE1M53hjeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ellie, ten years old. Her previous owner used her as a breeding machine to fund his ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... drinking. When he went to jail she was put in a shelter but, no-one wanted her because of her size... Are we seeing a common factor in my dogs yet? LOL]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18978</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18978</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 10:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEDoMSiNVmb59itWzEbvkrYQS74ty3qEtL7NjCkgrNaJKFDWjPHUdXdgnRtcQJwqd3RWVY3G1txMR5pGmzwhU3S5M8kBugMAS856nuWyCAX4j3d?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie, we met on the track to my woodland camp , a happy little dog that was w ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... andering alone. Three days later we meet again, this time looking a little worse for wear, he followed me home and has been with me ever since! (Which considering that the snow came and temps dropped]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18972</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18972</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEDoMSiNVmb59itWzEbvkrYQS74ty3qEtL7NjCkgrNaJKFDWjPHUdXdgnRtcQJwqd3RVwcombcobjotXr6kt7ojywP9DDjs3R1zLFZuBPADivaq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeb, rescued as a pup four years ago, one of seven brought to a vet to be destroyed, ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[... he was the last to find his forever home, with me.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18968</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/appics/@kepi/alpha-kw-8-appics-im-18968</guid><category><![CDATA[appics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 07:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEDoMSiNVmb59itWzEbvkrYQS74ty3qEtL7NjCkgrNaJKFDWjPHUdXdgnRtcQJwqd3RZPJyxj8VdJiZaLpPNbmVvaciUqx535BguBjgok2Y18qA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steepshot, a disappointment.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wanting to monetise my images and add to the steem experience, I've been wanting to use steepshot. 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Audrey had two bucks, Little'Un had a buck and a doe.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kepi/new-kids-on-the-block</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kepi/new-kids-on-the-block</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 10:12:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UpTTSFyzsxTgb8fyhzTty2JcqtnkhSSFq214N7CioacKnnizsHPWDH11dcawBbSEoHMfrfgYMNZci2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the road...a hobo life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Until you can live in you caravan, cook, eat, sleep (in, on or under it), you can't truly say that you are cut out for the Gypsy life. However to do this you must have your home well laid out and organised,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kepi/on-the-road-a-hobo-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kepi/on-the-road-a-hobo-life</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:02:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNupuxTkcm5DpaktaFVZtFRMYeD8f1Jyb7GLLUN5z6CsBC2HAJBzMMxkKmp8vQiGotBqnzdNczi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee time! Part two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by BRUNO CERVERA on Unsplash My caffeine addiction takes me to new experiences when it comes to drinking coffee. I've done all the Latte variations (I can remember when it was simply called Milky]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@kepi/coffee-time-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@kepi/coffee-time-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:46:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScKT2QnFtcQzdzaDa4mNUvN65hmoMdvZxbfvnwZbJTrCxjZSN2Muwt28DMtixZpjaYhD5U7HVLfKUGTUTkYA7tFUfUFTTLDafAZLkQVU7jEn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coffee time!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash One thing that never changes for me, despite my lifestyle, is my desire for coffee. Strong and black, I take advantage of any special offers when it's time to collect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@kepi/coffee-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@kepi/coffee-time</guid><category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kepi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 12:15:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScxkwgF4VdPiXAqi7eAwXSF5Qhme5Vh9DX89gR5jeNJw6gECetRbtmDDT1c8rdHuD6Q74WzqinNLeDnLiV9FADEBrFm8AHRgUqC3WTXzQX2E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charlie... from passer by to member of the pack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie came into my life last year, on the day of the first snowfall. Now, as far as I know, his name wasn't Charlie then, but, it is what we finally settled with after a few false starts. 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