<?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>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:44:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@middlelife/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[E.T WAS HERE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since I was knee high to a grasshopper I have been fascinated by the endless beauty of the night sky and the way it's stars bring light to my imagination. My mind would often wonder into the vast]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/e-t-was-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/e-t-was-here</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 11:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSt5ubaFMDg2MCwLSxSKBTdhygb8MhMTzTGKmyksFmUJZC6K6GMswWiJn8BGrFkRQ9vACViTPXLip9TLcYc21yMDZPG8e4AFVETsc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bath Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did a new bath installation for a friend who had just moved into his new house. The old bath looked like a few hand grenades had exploded inside of it and then repaired with concrete! What the previous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/bath-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/bath-time</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 10:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtzS5XkeDQwYsCLGyD8EXAAELQwjceNc5Dt57vUWfJ6xGoykrqn7D59RkzUYvdMR3wv6bmjfCtNtUVGBNQGFBAPQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa's First Flyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Midlands Myth or Tall Tale? Looking back and sifting through the many accounts of my local towns’ history its origins myths and legends, from the time of the first San people and following onto the Zulu]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/africa-s-first-flyer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/africa-s-first-flyer</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 08:21:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgM3oeEz2YbAhtfFGsTy7oKqfW6qewMgqv6an79heVadzWcVrZESkmEHSNKqB3HUyLQnkwNcxJ91sqY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CENTURY OLD DOOR RESTORATION]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was my first ever restoration project and boy was I nervous to take on this job! This is a French door dating back to the Victorian era I think? My knowledge on style and era are very slim! Anyway]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/century-old-door-restoration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/century-old-door-restoration</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 14:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jg9zzqdd6TGJyJG3xP7o6d68Grhf9NxJaZEVrccYGK5kgTpkMqRVAo1czqkiMj2WyredF31iYVLw35EBpcLAErqoKxpMF73P2e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HAUNTING AT MY LOCAL DRINK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearby to my home is a very popular 19th century pub and hotel called Nottingham Road Hotel or locally known as “Notties” where the locals and tourists alike come to quench their thirst, indulge in friendly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/haunting-at-my-local-drink</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/teamsouthafrica/@middlelife/haunting-at-my-local-drink</guid><category><![CDATA[teamsouthafrica]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGiNTZkGTFncFhcr69WZNwHacaqq2kkD9yhBLsr5gEuA8q5rXkygJN8AdusTg6NCXxdGrTeannCVka4jgY8YMU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wide door for Wheelchair access]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two farms up from where I live sits a beautiful country wedding venue and it so happens that I am friend's with the owner. This wedding venue had just constructed new guest rooms (22 extra rooms) and two]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@middlelife/wide-door-for-wheelchair-access</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@middlelife/wide-door-for-wheelchair-access</guid><category><![CDATA[woodworking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 08:29:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAE13hiVgD6omKKdN8sfriP76haFucGSP6rvCaz3cQ67ReY19xUtVojpiKhu2qMHdRskhSCzqyawN6LLmoHRnTuJHtEkCV8HU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pyrography]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was a favour which I did for my local barber. Again using my soldering iron I burnt his shop name and logo into the wood of the beard brush.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@middlelife/pyrography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/woodworking/@middlelife/pyrography</guid><category><![CDATA[woodworking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 08:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAB8kN36r2F1Xv6G6SqUo26Yz7tB5E3D3ioiCWaaKmzGhZ1vYLRU94kcWmNZ6m1NUjXTmEGiZxZDuCrEJ39KEJeacxFx1p37C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My amateur carpentry]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 2 years ago I was introduced to the very satisfying world of wood working and carpentry, and ever since I have been making what I can in my spare time. I am currently still in the design faze of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@middlelife/my-amateur-carpentry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@middlelife/my-amateur-carpentry</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:28:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrayxc7aCWfeqpx3ScRitoG5hazosKAqXKqwM9PGAM6ruc8Gfkaj1MDCXiq6wB3STCKt7SsjmmPsKXMDN45LKVUUhqzDC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elephant whisperer]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what would you have done in this situation?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wildlife/@middlelife/elephant-whisperer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wildlife/@middlelife/elephant-whisperer</guid><category><![CDATA[wildlife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:26:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7v3CEjH5x5L3cwdSnbNmADf8n4ixG36ycJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tempting fate over water]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this is one of the members on our FPV group who had a major fail with his drone over a dam.....note to self, don't fly over a water hazard!!!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/drone/@middlelife/tempting-fate-over-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/drone/@middlelife/tempting-fate-over-water</guid><category><![CDATA[drone]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[middlelife]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 08:41:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn7yL7svpQGo9P5WME2RvFSZUtwysgaCjL3V1sDfHYDujnE7dviF4yrLDZ8vpJNm11n9drK936oNp2c2zw6j2VZvj9ueZejh8SgBTjkNNz8D6D?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greetings to the Steemit World]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few posts late but here it is, my introduction to all who have the time to read this....... 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