<?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[Victoria Kirkwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victoria Kirkwood]]></description><link>https://www.victoriakirkwood.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:14:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.victoriakirkwood.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Writers Paradise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep in the Hertfordshire countryside, there exists a little old cottage. In it, you will find me and my canine familiar, Toula. Together, we navigate a world where systems are set up for people (and dogs) who's minds are wired differently to ours. She's a rescue dog with quite an elaborate sense of duty to defend her flock. Her innate abilities of loudly scaring off any incoming predators makes perfect sense for her lineage, but here in the Hertfordshire countryside, the village locals don't...]]></description><link>https://www.victoriakirkwood.co.uk/post/a-writers-paradise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c39ccc36a1fdc193c0866e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:29:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Vickie Kirkwood</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>