<?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, 15 May 2026 15:52:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@marianneaudrey/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[THE ETERNAL]]></title><description><![CDATA[I understand our bodies age and as we keep track of that thing called time it is to make sense somehow of what our lives mean, an identifier of sorts. Every spring though, the new green and the growing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@marianneaudrey/the-eternal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@marianneaudrey/the-eternal</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2019 19:07:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A time to resist]]></title><description><![CDATA[A time to resist The trash on the news reflects the trash in the White House, not what's beating in our chest or blaring in our minds. Nefarious types and their dividing power keep us from one another,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@marianneaudrey/a-time-to-resist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@marianneaudrey/a-time-to-resist</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:20:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[fall flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any day now, the frosts will come. It's time to put the gardens to bed and bring the lemon trees inside. I have to start stock piling wood for the wood stove, our source of heat throughout the cold months.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@marianneaudrey/fall-flowers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@marianneaudrey/fall-flowers</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2aBAH6CRDwVtX4F9vdSbZGUfGReUXYfJtJVRNcWFdYwvPc1fmRD1mFiHAhT4iZy6h3wUwDDpRw4oTP9u5p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[the continuing strain of life]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just put my child down to bed. He's fully clothed but not dirty so I did not put him in pajamas. Being a baby, his clothes are comfortable at almost all times. Sometimes he wears pajamas all day. Sometimes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@marianneaudrey/the-continuing-strain-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@marianneaudrey/the-continuing-strain-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:02:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ponderings about food and water]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this article came up in my news feed on facebook today. It really has me thinking about food and water. We are going to need some serious systems in functioning order to overcome huge obstacles we'll]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/revolution/@marianneaudrey/ponderings-about-food-and-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/revolution/@marianneaudrey/ponderings-about-food-and-water</guid><category><![CDATA[revolution]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 19:56:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bassinet and three months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the birth of my son just over three months ago I cannot begin to count all the ways my life has changed. Being a parent adds so much richness to my life. I see my partner as a whole person. I look]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@marianneaudrey/the-bassinet-and-three-months</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@marianneaudrey/the-bassinet-and-three-months</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 14:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWQ1ANb3iR8JGXkzGxp87FEMFsh1aN6S3Mv64YZ3XTfDCPobZrLRmqVGqzwZ2p5N5ykDCxorn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From my nest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thin and flat are the clouds now. A dusty lovely sky at sunset. Cold air Warm breath Bare tree branches My babe sleeps open mouthed and snoring gently while wrapped against my body. Twinkle twinkle random]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@marianneaudrey/from-my-nest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@marianneaudrey/from-my-nest</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 23:31:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[oncoming autumn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soft now the mornings come, cool, enveloping. Warm drinks while the sun ascends from the horizon, steam from the cup, long shadows. Like choral voices the green still sings in the vegetation... the last]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@marianneaudrey/oncoming-autumn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@marianneaudrey/oncoming-autumn</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:46:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The armor we wear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cicadas' and crickets' songs permeate a temperate August early afternoon. A sleepy Saturday in late summer. Another stolen car has ended up stripped to nothing in the overgrowth across the street. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@marianneaudrey/the-armor-we-wear</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@marianneaudrey/the-armor-we-wear</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZyp5cJiwNFQWDKmyon7si7pUbjdjT9kqFS5SKnrmkSQB7sYkjecmruFDqgKRNfWzNz9QumK1jL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Save the world with landrace grains]]></title><description><![CDATA[That might be a somewhat sensational title but after starting research on whole grains, their nutritional value, and baking with heritage and landrace grains I have found an entire world in which I feel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@marianneaudrey/save-the-world-with-landrace-grains</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@marianneaudrey/save-the-world-with-landrace-grains</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 01:16:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZBMsq1y6snkATizRmhxEonq5twnhUXcPaJj5ciKEhji4r96onbgpBBfsdBWXnNwAgjoBbFVuqx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bay: A Haiku]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of blue shades Mantra of the surf and sky Solace and beauty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@marianneaudrey/the-bay-a-haiku</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@marianneaudrey/the-bay-a-haiku</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWSPZmQCeqR7Ai345m5RkfdzRDhtUr18iPKCCw4SXoNXUtsHj9E7X5t29ibfUUUWiRuF3z1Lr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you see my profile picture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey fellow Steemians. I don't know if you can see my profile picture or not. I've used tiny pics and photobucket for url and still have not been able to see my profile pic in my own postings. I'm not sure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/profile/@marianneaudrey/can-you-see-my-profile-picture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/profile/@marianneaudrey/can-you-see-my-profile-picture</guid><category><![CDATA[profile]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hard time vacationing]]></title><description><![CDATA[My partner and I are away on a working vacation of sorts at the Chalfonte House. 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We're not just having rain right now but thunder and lightning. Peculiar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@marianneaudrey/thoughts-about-rainwater-collection-and-making-sauerkraut</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@marianneaudrey/thoughts-about-rainwater-collection-and-making-sauerkraut</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marianneaudrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqDuZ8Kyt7uJzML9zMsc9qiQNjfkiLfrW76ZnMRTXjRMnoUhPGvQPc6W4NmeCSMdrWTbw36RAEwvq4ZydUQPQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The similarities between spirituality and a highly creative lifestyle]]></title><description><![CDATA[I do not attend a conventional church. 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