<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:32:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@belleamie/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Squid Jigging in the City]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was a child we lived in a tiny sawmill town on the Hood Canal where my father was a night supervisor. One of my favorite memories was going out late on dark winter nights on the log boom with Korean]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@belleamie/squid-jigging-in-the-city</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@belleamie/squid-jigging-in-the-city</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[belleamie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FvEHNPP2xP53f42tk2gyuA5VaQuBbPW5i423mvnJ4pDAKqFXBdgS7Ruw4JYGkYENdfiJuyUginmX88bb8J9JUwe9Ww8J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(UPDATE #1) Witnesses: Who do you vote for and why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks everyone who participated with witness recommendations. Here is my updated list with recommendations from my community. @c-squared because they have been generous in helping me get started. I don't]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@belleamie/update-1-witnesses-who-do-you-vote-for-and-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@belleamie/update-1-witnesses-who-do-you-vote-for-and-why</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalmedicine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[belleamie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:47:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mastering the Baked Chicken Dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home cooks take note, an important key to perfecting your weekly meal planning is to incorporate a whole baked chicken each week. I like to cook one every Sunday or Monday night to start the week off right.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@belleamie/mastering-the-baked-chicken-dinner</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@belleamie/mastering-the-baked-chicken-dinner</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalmedicine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[belleamie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovaUm8bvXBKEJxftQQrjPKZvzhgR4QFdpYWjp6VjAiB4pfnhaNLdZDNCwhQLLySBjGujpMLQCQPcaaba6FFvnSSoY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Witnesses: Who do you vote for and why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being relatively new here, I can see the importance of selecting great witnesses, but do not know many well enough by direct interaction or reputation to vote for them. I also see there is an option to]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@belleamie/witnesses-who-do-you-vote-for-and-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@belleamie/witnesses-who-do-you-vote-for-and-why</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalmedicine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[belleamie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2019 17:54:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healing Resolution for 2019 – Developing a Food Forest and Medicinal Hedgerow on the Urban Homestead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last January I embarked on the daunting mental, emotional, physical and financially burdensome task of remodeling our urban home. We hired a general contractor, but all design and finishes were my roll,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@belleamie/healing-resolution-for-2019-developing-a-food-forest-and-medicinal-hedgerow-on-the-urban-homestead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@belleamie/healing-resolution-for-2019-developing-a-food-forest-and-medicinal-hedgerow-on-the-urban-homestead</guid><category><![CDATA[naturalmedicine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[belleamie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 22:23:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovY8yFvMMgPNiukmCkwe95h6e74fkDU5wp8J3d7SaKHsCmPvej343kqc2vhw4aL2vwCBjnsr8t37U4tYZwktwUfyg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Tree Burning Celebration on New Year’s Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years I have been hearing about an annual Seattle ritual on New Year’s Day, where folks head to the beach for a late afternoon polar bear swim, then burn their Christmas trees on the beach. New Year’s]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@belleamie/a-tree-burning-celebrating-on-new-year-s-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@belleamie/a-tree-burning-celebrating-on-new-year-s-day</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[belleamie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 18:52:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovWujTu4VhoHKgZdNppN7ZaAWZFi6KTbMeEvzgtSykUtSMzGf36d3rB16iW3PBvwAdHrHD16pjZHNfvUsezVH5PsU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brewing a Quick Hard Apple Cider at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2008 we became the proud caretakers for a smallish apple tree when we moved to our “forever” home. 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