<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title></title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.victorialdavis.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.victorialdavis.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:39:57 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4</generator>
	<item>
		<title>Random Reviews</title>
		<link>https://www.victorialdavis.com/2015/09/06/random-reviews/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2015 18:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.victorialdavis.com/?p=478</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The Corvallis Benton County Public Library has one of the highest usage rates in the country for a community of its size (the 50,000 &#8211; 100,000 category), a fact that makes me smile with quiet pride. Two years ago I was invited to join Random Reviews, a sub-committee of Friends of the Library. But this [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>In Praise of Novels</title>
		<link>https://www.victorialdavis.com/2014/09/06/in-praise-of-novels/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2014 18:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.victorialdavis.com/?p=480</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Is there anything more wonderful than immersing one’s self in a novel that honors the power of story and creates characters whose company we do not want to leave? When we reluctantly read the last page of such novels, we return slightly dazed to our “real” lives, yet more awake through a deepened compassion and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Quest for the Perfect Card</title>
		<link>https://www.victorialdavis.com/2013/06/22/the-quest-for-the-perfect-card/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2013 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.victorialdavis.com/?p=416</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I have a passion for beautiful cards and paper. Some might even call it an obsession. I look for them wherever I go, often finding them in bookstores, art galleries, and charming gift shops.  Past finds have been companies like Stonehenge Publications, (www.stonehengedesigns.com) in the Corbett neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, a two-person company which specializes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Creativity Resources</title>
		<link>https://www.victorialdavis.com/2013/03/27/creativity-resources/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Victoria]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.victorialdavis.com/?p=263</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The one certainty I have about creativity is that it will continue to fascinate me, draw me. For many of us, the search for our purpose in life is a creative search. Though our purpose may be expressed in our work, for others it lies in a specific talent, in volunteer work, or their spiritual [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
			</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
