<?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, 05 Apr 2026 01:08:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kittyandcheese/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Does Not Play Well With Others or Does (But Doesn't Want To)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some days being an introvert can feel a lot like being a criminal. Like I have some dirty secret that I need to hide. Then again, as an introvert, hiding comes naturally to me. Don't get me wrong. I can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/does-not-play-well-with-others-or-does-but-doesn-t-want-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/does-not-play-well-with-others-or-does-but-doesn-t-want-to</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmpAWH6XFoJ95aeHJkErsyJUqBzv1D7nQm9sqmFAbJPZrbaNiRfoXGHjdMfh3p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bookmark Sunday: These Are The Salad Days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holy Cow!'s Wheat Berry Salad Have you heard the expression 'your salad days'? Ever wonder what it means? I did, so I looked it up and here is what Wikipedia has to say about it: "Salad days"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vegetarian/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-these-are-the-salad-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vegetarian/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-these-are-the-salad-days</guid><category><![CDATA[vegetarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 20:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmgz5aFbFVSRBzgNoknuNoj2a22nubebCgBqJejBp5hvS1osZ6CRKgDh7Fdn92?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday Posts of the Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Saturday, Folks! Today I am starting a new tradition of showing my appreciation for the posts that caught my attention over the past week. There is so much good information and so many excellent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/saturday-posts-of-the-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/saturday-posts-of-the-week</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2018 12:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPQGPxrt2TjvjYd3VeSJGsQVBsxCTNn2RuWNTx4PriPEdZk32MuedSqgb57Nfgu9JWrc5wAitqc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose Water and The Elusive Word]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source There's a word that I am trying to remember. It describes the phenomenon where we humans believe that by somehow using a substance (animal, vegetable, mineral) we can take on properties of that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@kittyandcheese/rose-water-and-the-elusive-word</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@kittyandcheese/rose-water-and-the-elusive-word</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 13:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmi11F6AiTPxsvYrsgrC61FGS7CbgnbVWtSvScTQFjGtXW8W94PsBPEWqRBU3t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please Don't Sniff The Nettle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Let's start with a little reading music. Okay, here we go. I've been feeling a bit bummed out since @eco-alex shared his hay-fever fighting herbal brew of nettle, plantain, and dandelions. See,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@kittyandcheese/please-don-t-sniff-the-nettle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@kittyandcheese/please-don-t-sniff-the-nettle</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 12:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkaPQZKdkkk1cKn8vtJcdhWd6a1y1mLfdxpF4mCVUPX3oCHd4jJHMBuYVW6Xq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ode to Joy (and Silliness)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhere on my route to adulthood I lost a large part of my sense of humour and capacity for spontaneous joy. How about you? If I share a personal story, do you promise not to laugh? Here goes. One summer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/ode-to-joy-and-silliness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/ode-to-joy-and-silliness</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 11:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAkVww21LkDiPAx5DtuCe725sWnwmF2DkMc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collage Therapy for the Uninspired]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Folks! Today I thought I'd share a snippet from my real live life! There are three major deadlines that I have to meet this year and I just wrapped up the first. Woo hoo! The timelines are tight, so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kittyandcheese/collage-therapy-for-the-uninspired</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kittyandcheese/collage-therapy-for-the-uninspired</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 15:16:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoV2P7rPD7cbfVpXwa7qGdwkEQ5Q3eKcvAUSeFJiQUwvLFbdqouVSam9uCDgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bookmark Sunday: Let's Talk Tofurky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vegan Richa's Palak Tofu I have a love/hate thing with tofu. I love that it adds that perfect extra component to a vegetable based meal to make it feel more substantial. I hate that to do it well often]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-let-s-talk-tofurky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-let-s-talk-tofurky</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 10:40:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2FnYmrMeY4jradksXjAz4QN9cw6LxU2pHFxEErdftJyHvTAJi8v3Xe2JPoKpd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does The British Monarchy Mean to a Canadian Colonial (On The Eve of THE Wedding)]]></title><description><![CDATA[First and foremost, I have to begin with the u's. Like colour, favour, neighbour, labour, and mould. I like our u's. But the r's - the r's are annoying. I have to spell centre the American way - center]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/royalwedding/@kittyandcheese/what-does-the-british-monarchy-mean-to-a-canadian-colonial-on-the-eve-of-the-wedding</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/royalwedding/@kittyandcheese/what-does-the-british-monarchy-mean-to-a-canadian-colonial-on-the-eve-of-the-wedding</guid><category><![CDATA[royalwedding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 23:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrGXzhSgZqxpy5PiHY53TKyjZB8fXcacyqfGdDJFg5dQVurRC3oAm98Qu18mJtji5fN9Vp7c86?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Season 3, Episode 2 - Gunnar In The Carrels (A novel being written on Steemit)]]></title><description><![CDATA[S03 E01 Walter nestled closer to his wife’s warmth and tried to shut out the morning bird song. I am breathing in he thought to himself as he inhaled slowly. I am breathing out on the exhale. He had seen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/season-3-episode-2-gunnar-in-the-carrels-a-novel-being-written-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/season-3-episode-2-gunnar-in-the-carrels-a-novel-being-written-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 11:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvPxsTcPEfs31JekfQsG45rhM3p9EXktKWzfk6GMHmRmYFoVnDqNUBeGY5p9MKKMz2cUyvvQFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Season 3, Episode 1 - Gunnar In The Carrels (A novel being written on Steemit)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/season-3-episode-1-gunnar-in-the-carrels-a-novel-being-written-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/season-3-episode-1-gunnar-in-the-carrels-a-novel-being-written-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvPxsTcPEfs31JekfQsG45rhM3p9EXktKWzfk6GMHmRmYFoVnDqNUBeGY5p9MKKMz2cUyvvQFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attention Fibre Artists - Free Book Giveaway!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you heard that textileartist.org is giving away a drool worthy collection of books about fibre art? It's true. Here's what they have to say about it: Make sure to get your entry in today because you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kittyandcheese/attention-fibre-artists-free-book-giveaway</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kittyandcheese/attention-fibre-artists-free-book-giveaway</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 14:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2EtAmbx4C2FBr8dw6GJqtZYh61SNG5xSxKCnyJ2XhmzNAMa8bvgFjXiXsDnAT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overalls by Lily McNally (A Microstory)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, to begin with, there's the bib. It is a very comforting feeling to have a thick denim barrier between my tatas and the eyes of men. Now that I think about it, that is why I went out and got my first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/overalls-by-lily-mcnally-a-microstory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/overalls-by-lily-mcnally-a-microstory</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 11:51:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2K6Rf8a3dKj4ipxq2X38o6UFE46LiexUNSwtBUjtAY1nJBVRKFUh76hVQWJKA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bookmark Sunday: Vegan Pub Fare]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Amazing Dirk Galaxy and I often talk about the food shack we'd like to own. He wants a taco stand with home brewed beer and outdoor weight gym attached. I want a place where we only make one or two]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vegetarian/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-vegan-pub-fare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vegetarian/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-vegan-pub-fare</guid><category><![CDATA[vegetarian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Khrw6EzMWauBte9MM29mc5E9XU9W4arRddsoyvdFmwqvVZCNaMmVpTFhbT1E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shut Ins - Across the Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[I cannot believe the old lady across the hall stole my groceries. I guess I should have answered the door when the delivery guy knocked but people at the door make my anxiety flare up, like, big time.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@kittyandcheese/shut-ins-across-the-hall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@kittyandcheese/shut-ins-across-the-hall</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2FBKQqup9baW36Svcx2XXoQi8T7DvpvBezWMcEHJAMpeb1nzvq9SXSzW7f9XV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shut Ins - A Short Story Diversion]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a man in the hallway. He’s got one of those dolly devices with a whole stack of boxes. He must have come up on the elevator because I don’t think he’d take the stairs with that load, do you Charlotte]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/shut-ins-a-short-story-diversion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/shut-ins-a-short-story-diversion</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 11:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2JQHd3s3YTKGs5aRU2Nr2yjBmSdTT5JrsN66tVrTrJjDJFrxRhQnXHeNAYcGo?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bauhaus - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes there's nothing more to say. xoKitty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@kittyandcheese/bauhaus-all-we-ever-wanted-was-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@kittyandcheese/bauhaus-all-we-ever-wanted-was-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 01:49:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMZtVFeaXM71znyemr8XrVpikLhkyYCpv5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shazbot! Creative Exhaustion]]></title><description><![CDATA[My creativity has dried up and there are tumble weeds rolling around my brain. Creative exhaustion. Burnout. Whatever you wanna call it. I let the well go dry. This state of affairs is all the more distressing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kittyandcheese/shazbot-creative-exhaustion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@kittyandcheese/shazbot-creative-exhaustion</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2Km2jbQEbGsDyMhZzkuXQHv5Dk5vz1Rh1fiS85WXrgLnjCRm3zdx2cnEtME2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#ulog: Bookmark Sunday: So You Want To Be An Artist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Mellow Sunday, Steemians! Here's a little background music to set the tone for your reading: It is a gorgeous spring morning here. Winter is finally, definitely over and the dawn chorus of birds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-so-you-want-to-be-an-artist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@kittyandcheese/bookmark-sunday-so-you-want-to-be-an-artist</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 11:37:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvfwWifgcq4jWRTghnxmChsCP4gnpmj5RzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gunnar In The Carrels - S02 P10 (Season 2 finale!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gunnar In The Carrels A Note to Readers: Welcome to what I am calling Season 2 of Gunnar In The Carrels. Anyone who hasn't read Parts 1 through 10 (what I am now going to call Season 1), relax! You are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/gunnar-in-the-carrels-s02-p10-season-2-finale</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@kittyandcheese/gunnar-in-the-carrels-s02-p10-season-2-finale</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kittyandcheese]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 11:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBD5Md5tUD9YKkzGo1eoR2RP1hYxRaFr2EA2xiNpdiLedTYtF43QFhVaHNjJ33jXyN7XWFVL4wD8taJ5hECa4Drb3GAhf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>