<?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>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:41:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Losing the Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was first turned on to Steemit I thought "Yer, great, I can write my usual blog but also send it out to the Steemit community and see what people think'. However, after two months I can honestly]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/losing-the-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/losing-the-love</guid><category><![CDATA[thanksbutnothanks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:23:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moscow Skyline 25/2/18]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/moscow-skyline-25-2-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/moscow-skyline-25-2-18</guid><category><![CDATA[moscow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 19:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVepMhUGqrVvfNS7tbp1vMN5UBofguBmdTcCmVZaoiW95CvkhPZbxN2V9ksyHAqQPiXrAtMAvdcEJXdG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Funny]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/monday-funny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/monday-funny</guid><category><![CDATA[1990s]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe6joZdC1ToNuBQxw9KJc1jFAj2Ehv8vS4vYEYKPzVC5pcPhtZ4cQRQE2N5ro7AXQYYyNuksxg4CvkE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Funny]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/sunday-funny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/sunday-funny</guid><category><![CDATA[cats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 04:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgNMVc6g5KJjnLmXrgBB5pKvdsvMAdgjVxAk5nvy3prVk74U3d67RMXDYhnHqcvjuCY3WDipxiekKpr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Season 1. Episode 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Subject: Russia Season 1. Episode 4 Dear All, Last weekend my body count went from one to two. Body count that is in terms of embalmed and revered leaders lying in state. On Sunday I visited Lenin in his]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-4</guid><category><![CDATA[moscow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeojrVj1L1bphAnNHkkzFzvHLjkKxw3hYEvtJ6xtp6UCtnxYVnbcd2un7Q12sQ65JABQUENKBYhT2te?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Season 1. Episode 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear All, It has been a week of extremes which I think is very much Russia. I am growing used to see the homeless people sleeping on the metro now. However, I still resist the common practise of moving]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-3</guid><category><![CDATA[russia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:48:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVenYPmKyBPSM4swgPZ7Xqw2fLv6MAFPwaGNkqWN2c9XJhPSE1NDtUXJ6Jm4FY8JqKuj6vWpSVkUprm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just a dusting...]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/just-a-dusting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/just-a-dusting</guid><category><![CDATA[moscow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:01:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVenYPmKyBPSM4swgPZ7Xqw2fLv6MAFPwaGNkqWN2c9XJhPSE1NDtUXJ6Jm4FY8JqKuj6vWpSVkUprm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valentine's Day in Moscow]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/valentine-s-day-in-moscow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/valentine-s-day-in-moscow</guid><category><![CDATA[valentinesday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 05:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgV4wmxPWuudU9p6keVHufjdpFUgoVkaotSUXTceFmfHbLbz2rKuHUoZd8AntioaCSq6BN3a2HQMUYe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Moment to Pause]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/a-moment-to-pause</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/a-moment-to-pause</guid><category><![CDATA[beautiful]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eCMVFq3vGecyGXP2xUvwWJgaRi2HH8KiEHC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia Season 1. Episode 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[From: Maria Benfield saucemaz@hotmail.com Sent: 12 February 2018 16:05 Subject: Russia Season 1 Episode 2 Dear All, It is -3 today and it feels like the Bahamas! Everything is relative... My period of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-2</guid><category><![CDATA[moscow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfAHzC2G5jghmsydaCAckoD7A3ruuEiQh7xbQA2Chz9HDHKfUgmeEeo6RBwrSpRdSrWRoEVw3ApT6Le?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moscow 7/2/18]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/moscow-7-2-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/moscow-7-2-18</guid><category><![CDATA[moscow]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 04:24:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeDUr3ZKCavWAQHQuoiUidcQKtVPt1B9Pps8yyjELQ8ZYmL21sBwMJ6ebx3XH56E3moiukTPYbmHCVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia. Season 1. Episode 1.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first glimpse of the former Soviet Union was through endless soupy clouds. I looked for bears in amongst the popsicle firs but with no luck. In the arrivals hall at one of Moscow's 7 airports (DME,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/russia-season-1-episode-1</guid><category><![CDATA[teach]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:38:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVevcRBeWVZKNrF6esqkkTgQb73VJgAnpVCiF14ym37N7zb6uYsu6A3pARYEfny6oZoHfs3EPc2oQGdk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Blood Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clearly too common to see such an aristocratic lunar event...]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/blue-blood-moon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/blue-blood-moon</guid><category><![CDATA[bluemoon]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:59:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Thoughts]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/monday-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/monday-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[needversuswant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 02:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeuraBM1amCTBQw7Ej86FF8FuGo49VHm8ugcq7baxyTmS7tPDgRWGUenBoQmxCqNVdmtMPxtt8Vz1Xt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[U23 S.E.A Final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should it be of any interest to the Steemit Community there was an epic game of football in the earlier hours of this morning. (USA time). After a brave fight Vietnam were beaten by Uzbekistan,who had]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/u23-s-e-a-final</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/u23-s-e-a-final</guid><category><![CDATA[football]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 13:32:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nomsayin...?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wether you can, Or wether you can't, If you think you can, you can, And if you think you can't, you can't.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/nomsayin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/nomsayin</guid><category><![CDATA[positivethinking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:31:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Florida Fair 24th Jan 2017]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/south-florida-fair-24th-jan-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/south-florida-fair-24th-jan-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[florida]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:00:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2jkt8yzcgMs2YQiZv58nirYAGVAkquUwgR3xid8q79yoAvyN8H58JiEUCQ4JavTGdQg92PDAs4CoQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Can I Decide If You Don't Tell Me What To Do...?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I like North America. I particularly like being English in North America but I have some creeping concerns based on recent observations that have made me feel distinctly uncomfortable. Everything feels]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/how-can-i-decide-if-you-don-t-tell-me-what-to-do</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/how-can-i-decide-if-you-don-t-tell-me-what-to-do</guid><category><![CDATA[florida]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:11:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final Resting Place.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cage, a.k.a The Slinky Wizard was a great dog. A great dog in spite of being terribly let down during the first 18 months of his life. Completely unsocialised but with not a bad bone in his body, he was]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/final-resting-place</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/final-resting-place</guid><category><![CDATA[germanshepheds]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 18:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgLzgA8j9Lk3khaSAzYAQvMzJXJoK8ZMTQJSfZGQ9iScUxnLpxarmrHQK1k4KcGPGDpXs4HF4QCH5wk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh Canada!!! Bugger me you are cold!!!]]></title><link>https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/oh-canada-bugger-me-you-are-cold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@mariabenfield/oh-canada-bugger-me-you-are-cold</guid><category><![CDATA[canada]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mariabenfield]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 19:44:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf2SECCTKePBdzLEBWdVPutrWPKrvzWNYGmji22V9o9yXE5L7wSE8LgEVheWYEnRrtmbCveEguMHLr2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>