<?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, 09 Apr 2026 03:01:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@narch/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Garden/Home Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's going on at home The black raspberries are beginning to fruit, although there's a long time left until they're ready to harvest. We built a fence so the chickens can troll around in the woods behind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/garden/@narch/garden-home-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/garden/@narch/garden-home-update</guid><category><![CDATA[garden]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2018 15:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovshwFRApNxrkKGBVXMdd42AFQsein7pM8vDUjqamUBuzJK5sZffQcN8v5s2UFtCU8ThuAGBVwc5m14Q3c8zS9mVp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of the Dress]]></title><description><![CDATA[I cringed last week at my high school-aged sister-in-law's concert, when I saw her neighbor sitting before a crowd in a skirt, her feet planted several inches apart in a firm, yet revealing, posture. My]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@narch/the-power-of-the-dress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/culture/@narch/the-power-of-the-dress</guid><category><![CDATA[culture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:08:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken Coop Struggles]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really wanted to raise chickens this summer, and was disheartened when we didn't close on the house until mid-May. I was certain we'd missed the chicks by too long, especially when finances didn't line]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@narch/chicken-coop-struggles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@narch/chicken-coop-struggles</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 13:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRove19fZXC4XV8NP655ALf87mripkx4PBvWnywSvcuVWHJGTjV4owTGihRmLoXvBvoYD896RiCEW7m9jz4agF4pS6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planting time!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunflowers, zucchinis, tomatoes, oh my! We threw down some seeds on Memorial Day. It was HOT, nearly 100ºF by 11am, but we forged ahead nonetheless. Husband dug up the sod with a shovel and I broke the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@narch/planting-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@narch/planting-time</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:09:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovqdcWCN8bCgQrsAdFnpDHvhXNftfSnznCFDoyPVqiE7xvSefdEwnRZnzSH3xecdHhR1SWQdLt1E2EmJKj5fWWtPg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New House!  Before and After Photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Husband and I closed on our first home on May 15. It was a surprisingly smooth process from shopping to signing, and we are incredibly grateful for that. We weren't looking for a house in earnest when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homeownership/@narch/new-house-before-and-after-photos</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homeownership/@narch/new-house-before-and-after-photos</guid><category><![CDATA[homeownership]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 15:53:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQMT3pMsEMj1RwN2KXwKTgmTwmtmmT3E9CHR4TYqsn9s1BsXp4xGHk13hyk2UWTJCMTS9hvM5yx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liberty Needs New Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberty has a language barrier. The words we use to describe our ideal are meaningless and off-putting to those they might help. "Liberty," "Anarchy," "Natural Rights,"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@narch/liberty-needs-new-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@narch/liberty-needs-new-words</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 15:06:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church of Anarchy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Husband and I have been attending church again. We are on week three at a nondenominational Christian mission within walking distance of our house (which we close on in eight days!). We are attending so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@narch/church-of-anarchy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@narch/church-of-anarchy</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 20:08:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA["You can have anything you want in life, if you will sacrifice everything else for it."]]></title><description><![CDATA[I admit it. I've been watching Grey's Anatomy. In my defense, I was trying to watch ER, because I felt like looking at George Clooney for a few seasons, but I misremembered which show was which. Wait,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@narch/you-can-have-anything-you-want-in-life-if-you-will-sacrifice-everything-else-for-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/liberty/@narch/you-can-have-anything-you-want-in-life-if-you-will-sacrifice-everything-else-for-it</guid><category><![CDATA[liberty]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:47:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family Record-Keeping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I was inspired to begin a family record book, when we move into our new home. I imagine this book would detail daily household life – weather, housekeeping, notable events/news, garden/livestock]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family/@narch/family-record-keeping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family/@narch/family-record-keeping</guid><category><![CDATA[family]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 20:21:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKae8Zaj594qUJafNyNSBw9svATPAkZ7xinC7TBUUpD6wYLe65g218ZcAZGAbpEQoHC291MWsH9b1WBAwjP38DcUenLDL5CSh1XkKL8hjSeBnzCMNvsJeM2J8cYbnuk3zHNJW2G59gUqLhLgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Value of Crafts: Thanks, Mom]]></title><description><![CDATA["Idle hands are the devil's plaything" As soon as our hands were nimble enough, my mother taught my brother and I how to make things. The first thing I remember her teaching us was crochet and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/craft/@narch/the-value-of-crafts-thanks-mom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/craft/@narch/the-value-of-crafts-thanks-mom</guid><category><![CDATA[craft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 06:06:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2PhPnBQzQPWgrDc2G1KKa1VGNiRTY6Lm3EB5vtRvAc6c3BB5hg1dUyrSGRimyrw6hG42n73PmFivNHqpmr1mJ23g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Futility of Defense" is a poor anti-gun argument.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to guns, I'm not pro-2nd Amendment. I'm pro-liberty. The Constitution of the United States has nothing to do with a person's natural rights to property and defense. I'll admit, I'm not doing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@narch/futility-of-defense-is-a-poor-anti-gun-argument</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@narch/futility-of-defense-is-a-poor-anti-gun-argument</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:23:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Buying Home Stretch!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our official loan approval came in today! We are scheduled to close May 15, and get moving into our new house. Waiting is tough, but it's nice to be all but certain this will work out.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/home/@narch/home-buying-home-stretch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/home/@narch/home-buying-home-stretch</guid><category><![CDATA[home]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:06:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anarchist Cross Stitch 1.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[Behold! Libertarian Cross Stitch! I just got a hankering to stitch. Last time I tried to cross stitch must have been when I was eight. Amazing what some years and development of patience can do for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@narch/anarchist-cross-stitch-1-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@narch/anarchist-cross-stitch-1-0</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:09:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2hPcGtyvqQhcT64swnRDE881gh8vV1dMfMFxZ4b1yaK6LZPZNcAT6YnuA8ryn3DwbzMQaQx9DwYv7wHDBVq4YnPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Husband busted the knee out of his work pants on Friday, so I had to hustle through a mend today. If we bought new every time he ripped his jeans, we'd be so broke. I've already machine darned the crotch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sustainability/@narch/mending</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sustainability/@narch/mending</guid><category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 17:54:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2hQS1BSLozKvS77YBM5i1m7VYoUe8Gbrf1RxB6nkFe1zCacoP8m4eevqWP4gxMnANs6Nw2tvwWCfNGYMFJwaEAvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm thinking of taking up cross stitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plotted a pattern out, but neither of the nearby craft stores sell stitch canvas, so I won't get to start until maybe tomorrow.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@narch/i-m-thinking-of-taking-up-cross-stitch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@narch/i-m-thinking-of-taking-up-cross-stitch</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 20:52:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2H1R5xa57puNVea6ymyrpWfaTzbm9CAEd7Y38oBvAzuRpEEUB7L4mGywDhndScciEKrDUnVTioh95tL2stzJjBzN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Create the community you want to live in]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and I are buying a house. It's a three bedroom on half an acre in a small town; population ~1,300. I'll post photos, when we close! For now, here's an artist's rendering. We're pretty excited]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/home/@narch/create-the-community-you-want-to-live-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/home/@narch/create-the-community-you-want-to-live-in</guid><category><![CDATA[home]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxtqzzTHQPWfWrwPEptG7rPNjY52H1uMoA2h78yfKUnfjp3Nb8eLRpWLj4DWGScUFM9ouD76UqwMsXnzpJtiWhV2GhVU6MTqhbjU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Successful piecing!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This was a fun practice project after frustrating myself with half square triangles. I'll try to machine quilt it this week.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quilt/@narch/successful-piecing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quilt/@narch/successful-piecing</guid><category><![CDATA[quilt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 03:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA8MiexiSoKKLnVPCpfiXW8XGj4pt2XktpUoybyy1WRuWitynMkBXJUo3XcCH5XQbs9yAMk5kCYeq8vRvRjrwd1K5P7Ao4Fkz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chain Link Quilt Block]]></title><description><![CDATA[That last seam was a bit of a struggle, but this was a fun project for the evening. 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Or prey.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/groupthink/@narch/office-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/groupthink/@narch/office-policy</guid><category><![CDATA[groupthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 23:55:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I remember being afraid to touch things]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the store, at museums. I don't remember being told not to touch things. Just the concern that if I did, I'd be reprimanded. Now that I'm older, the worry is smaller. I shoo it away. I remind it that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/adulthood/@narch/i-remember-being-afraid-to-touch-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/adulthood/@narch/i-remember-being-afraid-to-touch-things</guid><category><![CDATA[adulthood]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[narch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>