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		<title>Spring, here and there</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2026/06/01/spring-mountains-tiny-details/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[flowers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Springtime in the Okanagan is a TREAT. Tiny details, loud colours, it's a feast for the eyes and soul. Today I'm basking in the abundance of textures and tones that this time of year offers us. Please join me in gawking at the wonder of it all. :)]]></description>
		
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		<title>The sights and succulents of San Pedro (and points beyond)</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2026/04/22/sights-succulents-san-pedro/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I always forget to share my photos. Here is me, not forgetting! Check out what I found interesting while in San Pedro, CA.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Volunteering at International Bird Rescue</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2026/03/30/volunteering-at-international-bird-rescue/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Ocean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Come with me as I walk you through my volunteer experience at International Bird Rescue, in San Pedro, California.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The most delicious meal I&#8217;ve eaten in LA</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2026/01/27/the-most-delicious-meal-ive-eaten-in-la/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[diy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The best meal I've eaten in LA has nothing to do with a restaurant and everything to do with resourcefulness.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Greetings from Los Angeles!</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2026/01/23/greetings-from-los-angeles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 04:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[birds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Bird Rescue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Midway]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Letting my inner bird nerd out at an aquatic bird rescue centre in Los Angeles, where I'm volunteering for two weeks.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The red fence</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2026/01/21/the-red-fence/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Practicing a writing technique called the "joint attention strategy" by writing about a red fence seen in San Pedro, LA.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Community jar programs and why they rock  my socks off</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2026/01/13/community-jar-programs-rock-socks-off/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[FILL Kelowna&#039;s Refill Store]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glass jars]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Community jar programs are the best: they save resources and are a simple example of circularity.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 2025 Book Stack (Q1!) &#8211; chunk it down</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2025/01/08/the-2025-book-stack-q1/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[library books]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Take 1 million and…action! I do this every year: I set reading resolutions to drill down my endless piles of books and then&#8230;I achieve them usually don&#8217;t. The last time I wrote about my book stack here was in January 2023 and I intended to read 26 books.&#160; Guess how many I actually read? 10!...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lighting up my life with a candle refill</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2024/12/19/lighting-up-life-candle-refill/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[candles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[circularity]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today, we’re talking about candle refills! Yes, you heard me right. I shall explain in due time, fear ye not. Apparently, I am on a refill bender. In my previous post, I wrote about fun, odd-ball refills that I find delightful. You heard me speak with soft hearts in my eyes about tiny jars of...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The unexpected glee that comes from refilling odd-ball items</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2024/11/26/unexpected-glee-refilling-oddball-items/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cleaning products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FILL Kelowna&#039;s Refill Store]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[And the peace they bring in times of stress. When I started my refill journey back in 2011, I focused mainly on food because, well, I love food. At the time that I started along that path, I was also interning at Seventh Generation in Burlington, Vermont and got to take home some of the...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Four ways to tackle wasted food on Food Waste Friday</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2023/10/20/four-ways-to-tackle-wasted-food-on-food-waste-friday/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Success Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trendi Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste reduction week]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In honour of Canada's Waste Reduction Week and Food Waste Friday, we're here to talk about wasted food and what you can do about it!]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lip Balm Longevity: why it’s important to invest in products that last (and then, disappear)</title>
		<link>https://sevenintheocean.com/2023/02/20/lip-balm-longevity-why-its-important-to-invest-in-products-that-last-and-then-disappear/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Cope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2023 05:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[circular economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[circularity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nomad lip balm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Okanagan Lavender and Herb Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic-free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regeneration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[An ode to well-made products that leave less trace.]]></description>
		
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