Introduction

It’s 2020 and the year of Val and Bill’s Golden Wedding. They intend to celebrate throughout the year. This blog is an account of their celebrations. They are aiming to do fifty things, including the trip referred to in the test message above. Let’s see if they can do it. They already have some kit for the Disney trip.



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