<?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[Lydia Springs Sanctuary at Stanardsville]]></title><description><![CDATA[vacation rental property with a focus on providing a writer's retreat for authors and writers who want to concentrate on their writing. It would also tailor to artists who want to concentrate on their art.]]></description><link>https://www.lydiasprings.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:43:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lydiasprings.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The One That Was Just Right: The Discovery of Lydia Springs Sanctuary]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2020, the world shut down. COVID was terrifying in its capacity to take so many people from wellness to death in the worst ways I could imagine. Suffocation was always my worst nightmare and here was a new virus that led people anywhere from ‘mild sore throat and a cough’ to ventilators with uncertain next steps.  Some people lost everything as businesses closed and shipping channels got clogged up.   People stayed home and as safe as they could make themselves. As a healthcare worker, I...]]></description><link>https://www.lydiasprings.com/post/the-one-that-was-just-right-the-discovery-of-lydia-springs-sanctuary</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9703a531b0ca86f93b40d1</guid><category><![CDATA[Messages from Karen]]></category><category><![CDATA[About the Cabin]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:33:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c38209_1cb0cce37f3840f9bd66e9fc7a0cbd0f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karen Gill</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>