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+theme: minima
+title: My e-Portfolio
+author: Joanne Casanove
+description: Work in progress!
diff --git a/_posts/2024-08-31-first-post.md b/_posts/2024-08-31-first-post.md
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+---
+title: "First Post!"
+date: 2024-08-31
+---
+
+Just learnt how to add a blog post to my Pages site! Woo! 👏
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+---
+title: My e-Portfolio
+---
+
+This is a work in progress as I learn to get to grips with Pages!