<?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, 12 Apr 2026 22:22:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@leighleigh/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Furbabies - loved as much as the rest of the family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Very sad two weeks - losing two of my beloved pets has left me feeling helpless and of course very sad. Helpless because their deaths could have been avoided. My Calico cat, Sally, was 6 years old and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@leighleigh/furbabies-loved-as-much-as-the-rest-of-the-family</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/animals/@leighleigh/furbabies-loved-as-much-as-the-rest-of-the-family</guid><category><![CDATA[animals]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQCwChNZbScJ5hPeYCZYQSTpdzbAFZt6T45ucEYY5G4LEojpt1J3g4UsnVos9Dx8YiiwG4PvFAW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SELLING MY SOUL! Why not???]]></title><description><![CDATA[YES! My last post was three months ago! And it was about trying to achieve financial freedom. Well, here's the proof that I've gone full tilt in a backward direction - no time to sit and relax and get]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leighleigh/selling-my-soul-why-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@leighleigh/selling-my-soul-why-not</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 14:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnztnSy3hgcyfrKfLdMV9XBTZUcS3BRKtzGVgB8nfWgzwKXXuQzwyT21FT213EVoXgthcSGz2ygCQ5kL3We?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cogs in the machine ... NO!]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been 3 weeks since my last post, which was about Freedom - from a personal perspective - financial freedom, setting myself free from slavery. The reason I haven't posted anything is because I've achieved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@leighleigh/cogs-in-the-machine-no</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@leighleigh/cogs-in-the-machine-no</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 21:53:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9CNFAtCUXSaUR7JBbWBnEwwdiP8X3GPrKcpRmGwh8pxUWzVRQvrdufjdFUGVWyNZE4CqHHmEuB1sc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IFC S1 R32 - Freedom ... from a personal perspective]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pondering this subject, it could mean so many different things … but it has become a frustratingly personal issue, and it all boils down to life choices. At the age of 60 I have to do three different jobs]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ifc/@leighleigh/ifc-s1-r32-freedom-from-a-personal-perspective</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ifc/@leighleigh/ifc-s1-r32-freedom-from-a-personal-perspective</guid><category><![CDATA[ifc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 20:21:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYzpYhf1RPipcXkJZtBaBUT49Byb6Vb7qKpXgJvmhEpS3UVwKhRP5GYkFXfiFsKXmKwg48VChav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IFC S1 R31 - Entry : Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes, not too often, I dream. There is one recurring dream I have about a house in a high walled garden … the house itself resembles my family home which we moved into when I was 17 and remained the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ifc/@leighleigh/ifc-s2-r31-entry-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ifc/@leighleigh/ifc-s2-r31-entry-dreams</guid><category><![CDATA[ifc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 21:10:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs762w6maoicL1fFKcHstu3awzrNgEoYE6L2vKamiwhnctaTzxdy9w333m1qSonYagHykgFBT2rnwHhR1w772JxCBAfYXonW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom Day - hoping it may become a reality one day ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freedom Day – a public holiday in South Africa celebrated on 27 April. It commemorates the day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa and marks the liberation of the people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@leighleigh/freedom-day-hoping-it-may-become-a-reality-one-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@leighleigh/freedom-day-hoping-it-may-become-a-reality-one-day</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 21:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9xkT5fJHGb4GRFR8dTS5fXQXFkrTt7n4C6Ya4LPb1fJZpBpzWsYVebvh3XnKnBwtur85HuLkPkgPRvW2CAfKRnzpRr6k9mJE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IFC S1 R29 - entry : Elevator speech : Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to form connections with people from all over the world, and if you have a passion for any of a variety of subjects whether it is blogging, history, philosophy, psychology, art, music, photography,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ifc/@leighleigh/ifc-s1-r29-elevator-speech-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ifc/@leighleigh/ifc-s1-r29-elevator-speech-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[ifc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:48:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaMw2UJ4YXCt3nvtV1MGTx5F6n7ALfW1RkWsprWcocMXtxkyxHZhbSWLLqykpUSqsJ962tbv9CTBXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Information Finding Championship - Season 1 : Round 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Quest Write 4 sentences with every word starting with the corresponding letter of the alphabet. For example if you start with the letter A the next word would have to start with B and the following]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/informationfinding/@leighleigh/information-finding-championship-season-1-round-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/informationfinding/@leighleigh/information-finding-championship-season-1-round-27</guid><category><![CDATA[informationfinding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 15:06:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2nhMph8Yo3jHyfsfBxm3raDEGrffBkSsHnPoxzrm4drQnKLkgrQvDBEdXm9wbwwxJL5UhQzSum842fLrunq8Gf2e4i1RzT5axuN6KYLjxFBuLmwgPVkrEL9i1sJZXPhiKXHdkSwmaggh6SKKD8v3KhA95QngNh7GxnbAmJ5RBGisJ1qEZY31LUiYv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dreams ... awakenings ....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who looks outside, dreams Who looks inside, awakes Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist I came across this quote some years ago ... it was so profound. I am a dreamer, an inventor of amazing alternative private]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@leighleigh/dreams-awakenings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@leighleigh/dreams-awakenings</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 21:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZtzo3NMHh1zXTpfXZrRauoVo4UEuB1gvtNbqK5ZixQeJHae7i8aNVtYwRVtBCcBehKG5sBc8Dqtyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self sustainability ... harder than I thought!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our attempts at self sustainability are proving to be very difficult. Firstly, we have vervet monkeys, little buggers who steal or break everything (not just in the garden, but from inside the house as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@leighleigh/self-sustainability-harder-than-i-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@leighleigh/self-sustainability-harder-than-i-thought</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gaQtaRMuvv9PMY94khapCPd6HeYNTrWGBJXa7oSvGLMK4rf1UA6xZUWjow19KzFtb6RUdjXdYirMcJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magic mushrooms ....]]></title><description><![CDATA[My internet has really been a pain in the butt lately, just no signal, and the last two days no Steemit ... until someone on Discord suggested Busy.org .... how on earth did it take so long for me to discover]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/magic-mushrooms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/magic-mushrooms</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:05:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easter Sunday - family fun in the sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easter Sunday, what a fabulous day here in Leisure Bay, KZN. It was hot and sunny, and I'm sure the locals as well as the holidaymakers had a great time here on one of our beaches. My son and my precious]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@leighleigh/easter-sunday-family-fun-in-the-sun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@leighleigh/easter-sunday-family-fun-in-the-sun</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 22:42:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2cjJP9oPnFAuwVjNThR7RD6MAUenwrApbTMCSXTYKNssjTJfbgULApxwUUzKFfMCkixBWNnVJTDv7VVQN58MHFNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walk with me ... along the sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[My home is in Leisure Bay, a little piece of paradise on the East coast of South Africa in the southern part of KwaZulu-Natal, right on the border of the Eastern Cape. From our driveway we can walk in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/walk-with-me-along-the-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/walk-with-me-along-the-sea</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 22:06:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVTHcVZQLLraJ7YZDMTv6hpaosPppUkKvyszmDLgmAvqhuVgKci2EZRCPoBxwLiNSFmHXqPerZ5396i1hgkzkEEp1eFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abandoned ... did Child Welfare fail? My husband's story ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian was the fourth of five children, and his mother was only 20 when he was born! This alone is mind-boggling, four children at age 20, and another one still to come! Details of his first year are sketchy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/familyprotection/@leighleigh/abandoned-did-child-welfare-fail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/familyprotection/@leighleigh/abandoned-did-child-welfare-fail</guid><category><![CDATA[familyprotection]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 22:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9xWXjHu8Y136NNspLvXYdDmCZXGobA4KhqMc55ax1JiTT3Mq4K5xwrB9YgxGfyy9x9TsZfKSV7YtQkLpqPhgCFBYko6sXJ5k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smallest desert in the world?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The little patch named The Red Desert, with the Mtamvuna River which flows into the Indian Ocean, and the bridge between KZN and Eastern Cape. My little village of Port Edward, on the border of KwaZulu-Natal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/smallest-desert-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/smallest-desert-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpy4UwxsRFoWj2PrtDN1ydLi3aCVMwcAnwjQD7ns4whXyoh11xuqsof3kwin5GwpJMXxFXtL6RcfxJHjzuw2e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Patrick's ... happy birthday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy birthday to me! I was born on St Patrick's Day so it's usually an eventful day ... good or bad. Let's reflect a little on milestones. I remember my 21st St Patrick's Day, 17 March 1979. I got engaged]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/saint-patricks/@leighleigh/st-patrick-s-happy-birthday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/saint-patricks/@leighleigh/st-patrick-s-happy-birthday</guid><category><![CDATA[saint-patricks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 20:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77sFk188gbZNfUhpkuLgNaYxRSKmvgxk6617v5LCAK3foStBsmwnuyRrXaAu4nF4ySJZq8eH4wB99agT2Ku83MeDUMkyrN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snakes in our village]]></title><description><![CDATA[This African Rock python is about 3m in length. My son was on his way out last Friday at around 7pm when he came across this magnificent creature. It reared up on about 1meter of it's tail end and flung]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/snakes-in-our-village-bbfc8dfbd705d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@leighleigh/snakes-in-our-village-bbfc8dfbd705d</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 06:47:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMyTcPcGW7Y5Xwho7TJNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First steps ...  life's constant journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[My darling grandchild took her first steps today ... I am so overwhelmed with love ... she is 11 months and 5 days old. Over the past month she has been so amped to walk, holding onto my fingers and walking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@leighleigh/first-steps-life-s-constant-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@leighleigh/first-steps-life-s-constant-journey</guid><category><![CDATA[newbieresteemday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 22:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neh5F1Nsg3qpSVf2awYFDLH7L5vVFy2HLLLHN2Fx89onJVPRphnqU2FmBKJJpTYRQv4hXTd68QVeja3Smdjtw4qjdT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[People around me - @deliberator's b/w photo contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[My life for the past 14+ years has been filled with so many children from different cultures, aged between 5 months and 9 years. The playschool and junior phase learning centre where I work is a lively,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteem/@leighleigh/people-around-me-deliberator-s-b-w-photo-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteem/@leighleigh/people-around-me-deliberator-s-b-w-photo-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[newbieresteem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 21:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiPLJXJthcDvudXy44ySQ3pYUwCSymzrzqP32Dwkca1aotxXa4s3hiVvpchzcHiHpgXgd6wgy2JeXocCwY8rSHjkeA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life's a beach :)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our little village on the south coast of KwaZulu Natal, South African East Coast, has many amazing beaches. We sometimes take for granted the awesomeness of where we live. A few hundred meters in either]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@leighleigh/life-s-a-beach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@leighleigh/life-s-a-beach</guid><category><![CDATA[newbieresteemday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leighleigh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 13:47:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNdGvV6qEGqtWobfnLW2pqym6Xq3oengUDCAWBBPMkvZ8XsoFk7V6s2f1xA1HCsK34cqcyxDhp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>