<?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 07:31:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@shanibeer/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[No Begging or Pleading | Monday 29 March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[First day of BST, Sunday 28 March 2025, 19:48 just after sunset. Sat with the balcony door open on this lovely evening. 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I still love the labels and the shade of blue makes me happy. Over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194848/@shanibeer/end-of-year-clothing-audit-or-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194848/@shanibeer/end-of-year-clothing-audit-or-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194848]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCJpuVhSpSbE543TJnRvRJSfuaC2NzCrH2GY5rtjeyECBYVhrnjjQaXTKvYKRVPh7rG6jYa8GBpkxbMopeeGuLsXGee34e7oCiVTRMkADugKknTcS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Knitting like Writing | Monday 29 December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Code: keeping track of stitches, increases, rows. Turning two dimensions into three, creating a tube without a seam. Field Notes Attention is low in this the fag end of the year. I hadn't realised that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115590/@shanibeer/on-knitting-like-writing-or-monday-29-december-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115590/@shanibeer/on-knitting-like-writing-or-monday-29-december-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-115590]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:25:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJNBX6SV1DWJ3H3u4afdjaUgLEqkTDSfmCESD3LRbtY2vWGxVf48fbvdwozMfERQDbcedfZqStnRJkhapGR8Cie7ZfixU5pJh3rYKNbGCLUHkxfMyhWv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[saturdaysaversclub | 2025 End of the Year | End of an Era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday Savers Club This is the last week of Saturday Savers Club for 2025 and in an hour I'll be wrapping up the votes for the Savers for the Year Award and running the prize draw for 500 HIVE for two]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180505/@shanibeer/saturdaysaversclub-or-2025-end-of-the-year-or-end-of-an-era</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180505/@shanibeer/saturdaysaversclub-or-2025-end-of-the-year-or-end-of-an-era</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180505]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 22:30:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[On How to Read Better | Saturday 6 December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perfect crackling on this belly pork which came with a mushroom and tarragon sauce. 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The title essay first appeared in the Figaro in instalments on 26 and 28 November and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115590/@shanibeer/on-origin-stories-flanerie-or-monday-20-october-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115590/@shanibeer/on-origin-stories-flanerie-or-monday-20-october-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-115590]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shanibeer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJNBX6SV1DWJ3H3u4afbxVF7wQD3SiXYyKkJ75nAyR4VCr1RZxmBgfrmcr6CbepMRAEAwj9VZBNH7qKjx3P6YxUrw14EnjWmDbngKx9rBKuE2thvWucJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Pens, Diaries, Mrs Dalloway and Oliver Cromwell | Friday 10 October 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Field Notes Image shows my hand writing treasures of the week. It was a challenge today: I'm packing to travel tomorrow and was wondering whether I would get the time to write a post. 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