<?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, 17 Apr 2026 06:37:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mariebellehelene/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[11 Things About EDS I have Resisted Sharing On Social Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everybody, it's Marie-Belle Helene and thank you very much for dropping by. Haven't been on here for a while as I have not been that active, and if I have, it's been elsewhere, obviously. Anyway,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mariebellehelene/11-things-i-have-resisted-sharing-on-social-media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mariebellehelene/11-things-i-have-resisted-sharing-on-social-media</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 12:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj99Ky2Uh4WcRWWLUcQFtQkfYyq6ZrKG8vNZkrBiy48pzoWKJEQgKQwaFHyXMsddsCEEuiJr3bapQCSUQ8bJbeJxwYacAn4gS43oueSs59kxnxJ4RL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Thoughts on Thursday-1] Winter Solstice and Mercury Direct.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everybody and thank you for dropping by. This Thursday is a very special day. It marks the first in my weekly posts "Thursdays Thoughts" and it is also the longest night of 2017. Not only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/astrology/@mariebellehelene/thoughts-on-thursday-1-winter-solstice-and-mercury-direct</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/astrology/@mariebellehelene/thoughts-on-thursday-1-winter-solstice-and-mercury-direct</guid><category><![CDATA[astrology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:06:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3pM3JAostTExzo65spsEQb1Yf7wy9yA8rNJtX883GDxatEvJCLzWaoKzYCQvn4Ck6S5W7vSRiUiH1GGvMcvnFHZ14bGQeUKb6vRSMyvAMgdmNb4gxUvaSghhjwhpbGxX7?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday's Photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pictured above is what is called a cloudberry. It is a somewhat rare berry in the UK. I have heard stories of tax being scrapped at a certain time period (long ago) given that the taxpayer could bring]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mariebellehelene/wednesday-s-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@mariebellehelene/wednesday-s-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 21:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgLeFopnQmq8ewQFqgFbjBLCwKQLERNr1DVrdVozV6hRYEpLNwKTJB3QoQ9y21qLGCGxMeabfZscUsG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice wee tune]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mariebellehelene/nice-wee-tune</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@mariebellehelene/nice-wee-tune</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:50:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6gaCbirTVpdLsBtpMbQof2HS6e1AucXkjx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Bah Humbug Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hate Christmas. Simple as. Well, okay, not that simple as actually. It used to be a time for wonder and snow and gifts and the smell of real Christmas trees. Ours was always wedged perfectly in the bay]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mariebellehelene/my-bah-humbug-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@mariebellehelene/my-bah-humbug-story</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 21:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMx7xebVzhKfgLGHsX5Wmytc46CX8afrrhC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullets [Original poem by Marie-Belle O'Halloran 2017]]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have some words They shoot like bullets. I see these people They act like fools, it's What they do, And that's ok. It's just Where They're At But I know That If My Bullets Hit They Will leave An indent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mariebellehelene/bullets-original-poem-by-marie-belle-o-halloran-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mariebellehelene/bullets-original-poem-by-marie-belle-o-halloran-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 21:52:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Meadows [original Poem by Marie-Belle O'Halloran - 2012]]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Meadows Risen from a semi-slumber, I cup my hands under dying embers and quickly I crush them against the hot green glass bottle. Empty flakes of white and grey I drop . . . into his locks- Massage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mariebellehelene/the-meadows-original-poem-by-marie-belle-o-halloran-2012</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@mariebellehelene/the-meadows-original-poem-by-marie-belle-o-halloran-2012</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 20:18:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPbNuTnFsHuDGLt7c2PCFmL2YYNmowVit2yhqncyaZR4gvTHmjV61VdTchhHF2ctrBm5V8M3YPauq3fc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fully Flexible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting a job isn't the problem. I look at adverts and they almost always quote "must be fully flexible" I read this, and I sigh, because for someone who is, literally and physically, fully flexible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/employment/@mariebellehelene/fully-flexible</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/employment/@mariebellehelene/fully-flexible</guid><category><![CDATA[employment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 17:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZoXSrhzxduJyV9EgP6FVRZEuHzQDWyAn7Sn7J1W9uqYEs9BMBt65ernYP4au25ftbnZeGAeuzv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello fellow Steemians!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello Steemit! Marie-Belle here, and in my first blog post here I will just introduce myself so as you know what to expect from me. I was born and raised in County Down and Country Antrim, in the strange]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@mariebellehelene/hello-fellow-steemians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@mariebellehelene/hello-fellow-steemians</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariebellehelene]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:43:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdje9PDFAjzuc3ttGHQiojnCM994my6tXi9eYxp9Ax5EmfqdbuTDWJUrQ6cjAJJKsYSSnDA8YKegEfG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>