126 posts

Gita Bapat

London and Norfolk

Nectar Studios' Milk and Honey Medispa Show - Dr Bell's Baths, Leith 15th April 2025

To Edinburgh and a Frow VIP seat at the first fashion show produced and directed and generally put together by Eliza's Nectar Studios brand. It's been months in the making and she's rightly talked about little else. 0:00 /0:52 1× Eliza is
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Steps in sourdough

Trigger warning: if you are still experiencing post-Pandemic sourdough trauma, please don't read this. I know that I'm late to this but if, like, everyone else in the UK can make sourdough bread, I need to be able to as well. I missed out on the
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Oscar in the bluebells

Today would have been my beloved Oscar's 17th birthday. My first pet dog, he taught us all about unconditional love and about the magic of dogdom, a goodness that is frustratingly indescribable to those who have never experienced it. I loved him with all my heart. Since he
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My Mothering Sunday

My Mothering Sunday

I'm not normally keen on Mothering Sunday these days. I mean, I'm happy that it's a chance for other mothers, mums etc. to be spoilt, but my children are far away and there's no possibility of them spending the day with me.
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A walk in Stiffkey

What a beautiful, warm weekend it was in North Norfolk recently when we took a little trip to Stiffkey. Different people tell me that it's pronounced Sookey or Stookey but I'm not sure about this. Whichever way I say it, I'm bound to be
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Skydive before 60

I was chatting to a fellow dogwalker in the park while our dogs played together about achievements and facing our fears, and she told me that she and her partner had been on a tandem skydive recently. They are both a few years older than me and, as they described
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Concert flyer - Schutz, Michael Haydn, Lotti

Concert flyer - Schutz, Michael Haydn, Lotti

If you are interested in Renaissance or Baroque music, come to our concert in Orpington next Sunday evening.
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March gallery

March gallery

Some pictures of spring in South London, Kent and Norfolk
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Playlist for a sunny early spring Thursday afternoon's drive to Norfolk

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