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The Chateau Diaries Episode 587 ✨🏰✨
Escape to the chateau with ’The Chateau Diaries’ 🏰
This channel follows the adventures of chatelaine Stephanie in her French 16th century home, the Chateau de Lalande, in the heart of rural France ❤️
We share our life in this ancient chateau in the heart of the French countryside, and show you the diy, renovations, crafts, cooking and gardening that are needed to bring a home like this to life!
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Marie's flower arrangement was breathtaking. Beautifully done, as is everything she touches. 😀
She’s so sensitive 💕to everything she does
Been worried about the books and paneling since the containers made an appearance. Much relieved that measures are being taken to protect them. Knew you would but was still very good to see. Marie and Lancelot together are adorable. That wee dog landed in a dream home where he is well loved by everyone. Lovely seeing Andie there. Hope Phillip's parents and all of you had a lovely time together. Best to all.
Duck eggs taste just like chicken eggs.
What about renting a storage unit temporarily? They are usually built with air controls (dehumidification, etc.) to protect stored items…at least here in the states…
@@amyogden7376since the delivery of the paneling to LaLande it’s been three(04•15•2021)years; there is hardly anything that is going to short term temporary.
@@JamilaKendal he’s already working on his parents house.
@@JamilaKendal Amaury has hardly gone missing, He just finished making and installing that beautiful counter space in the kitchen. The reason the panelling is being moved in the first place is to get it out of harms way for when they begin work on the Grand Salon. If the Chapel is finished and the final architect report is finally in, that work should begin at the end of this B&B season. Relax. It's going to be fine.
Marias stick thingy is called a muddle, and it's to crush things like dried peppers and herbs into powder
You muddle mint for juleps
And mojitos
And bread sauce!
And Sangria
My mother had one, slightly bigger on the flat bottom. They used it to mash fruits before they made jams, other stuff too, but I can't remember. Maybe even to make mashed potatoes.
Lancelot has different relationships with every person he loves…it’s adorable to watch. He’s definitely a scene stealer. ❤
I'm releaved that you are looking into the container issue. And I wish to thank Nati for her quick and warm response to my mail 🙂
That wooden utensil that Marie was gifted can be used, wonderfully, to help express fruits, and veg through a sieve. You can also use it to pound chicken into milaneses, or schnitzel. You’ll find multiple uses for it if you keep it where you can see it.
Yes. I remember my mother using her masher and sieve to make her delicious pink applesauce. The best applesauce I have ever tasted.
I read to my husband while he does the driving. We started that tradition 52 years ago. It makes time fly.
I love the sentiment ❤but I took the easy way out 🤣and first book on tapes and later on cd's and now via my phone audiobooks
I think that Lancelot must have the perfect dog's life. He seems so, so happy.
The only thing is, he seems to have outgrown that leather bag - seems like he is squished in too much! :(
Marie’s new “weapon” looks like the masher one used to make Mojitos.
...big enough to make large pitcher of mojitos!
The ideal life: beauty & loved ones everywhere. Love the dishes & the flowers.
The plates are beautiful. Even with ventilation, I remain worried for the fate of the books! Thank you for the video!
If you spritz the tablecloth and put it in the dryer for 10 or 15 minutes and place it on the table right away you won’t have to iron them on the table, the heat from the iron cannot be good for the wood of the table…….unless it was rubbed with beeswax or something similar to restore the moisture somewhat.
Have a lovely weekend🥰🙋🏼♀️
Yes! This! 🎯
I love hearing Andi’s deep, hearty laugh.
Books kept in cardboard boxes are not for long term storage, as they hold mousture. Might be an idea to pop silicon bags in each box to help with that. You could put dehumidifing crystals in various parts of the containers you'll be amazed just how much water they collect.
I love how everyone love lancealot.
I love every single piece of porcelain shown in this episode. Great taste.
I’ve been a “LaLander” for about a year now and I have come to realize WHY I am a faithful follower.
I love the history of the chateau and the wonderful French people. I relate with you and Philip’s fascination for dinnerware and table dressing. It brings back wonderful memories of my grandmother.
The love all of you have for one another is so admirable. I’m sure that the normal challenges pop up but you are clearly choosing to respect one another so as to protect and secure your relationships.
I am truly edified that you are sharing your good fortune with needy individuals and/or organizations. Your generosity is a reflection of your Christian character.
Finally, the fact that there is a consecrated chapel on your property just blows me away. I was brought up to believe that things like this are a gift from God and given to those so as to help build His kingdom of pure love. Oh how wonderful for all of you! I hope that you and Philip will be married there in the near future.
Your precious love, laughter and hard work are not to be taken lightly. It provides such joy!!! I love checking in every night. I miss y’all on Friday and Saturday but I understand that everyone needs a break sometime.
I’m sending my love from here in Lafayette, Louisiana. USA.
God bless you!!!
That was so funny that Phillip and Andi gave each other a similar gift. The muddle will come in handy to crush herbs and garlic. Those new dishes are so lovely. The fish and chips looked delicious. ❤
What a lovely thing, the reading in the car. It’s so low tech. Car conversations can be so mundane even with people you love, especially when you spend all your time with them. A bit of literature is so elegantly intellectual. (LOL, maybe not that book tho 😂)
If you’re not voicing audio books - you could do! Delightful voice talent
I agree. My mum says Stephanie is the only person she can hear clearly on TV or Internet, because her diction is perfect (despite her speaking very fast)
@@ludovica8221 I agree. Stephanie enunciates words perfectly. It is a great help for English learners like me. She trained as an opera singer and her voice is very pleasant to listen to
Love that y’all have a car book. Never thought about that.
Andie has such great style. Also a very joyous laugh.
Grant is still the goat!
Just curious about your aunt and uncle, Ms. Stéphanie... I hope all is well with them. Last update was they bought a place in France. Have you all been able to lend a hand? They are a joy!
They were visiting them in her last patron video. She didn't show their house though because they aren't done. I hope they won't mind her showing it when it is! Their previous home was stunning and they and Amuary totally redid it as well!
Thinking long & Hard about your plan to store books in a Metal box on the ground , through all seasons of weather, OUCH! No it will be a mildew mess . It’s a bad as storing them in a damp cellar . No air circulation! I’m not a Expert , but been around 82 yrs ! Good luck! Ronin Vt.
This was my thought when she was packing up the books. They’ll need something to keep moisture out or it will all have mold .
Hey Stephanie
I was wondering if you had any plans for “Nati’s apartment”?
As a suggestion wouldn’t it make a good spot for a spa./apartment Once completed of course. It’s something you could offer your guests on top of the massages, and haircuts from Analise. Plus they’d have a spot to work from. 😊🌸
I would love my hair and massage in my room. I think that making it special for the guests is the point.
I do love your idea of a spa.
@@karmenkorral1148 good point it is something a bit special for the guests to have a massage and haircut in their room. I was thinking as a additional option if you didn’t want your haircut or massage in your room😊👍
I think they should change the names of 'Nati's Apartment' and 'Pavlina's Room' as neither will be moving into them. I'm starting to doubt Gerry will move in either, as from being a regular visitor, he now rarely visits, nor is mentioned. Hope everything is well.
@@jelenanovakovic7828 Unlike in previous years, there was no central heating in the chateau last winter and temperatures were very low. I think it may explain why there were fewer visitors.
@@mireille4751 I've watched since the very first tv episode - I'm aware. Just that there is no-one there now: no family, no friends, no volunteers, no guests. And that's nothing to do with the heating system, as it's always been cold.
Well done on investigating vent options for the containers...a portable dehumidifier would also help.
Surely Ventilation=ingress of water?
Marie's new tool is an old way to cream butter and sugar for baking. My grandmother had one. She used it with a very heavy stoneware mixing bowl. You add your butter and sugar and keep mixing it around, pressing against the bowl until it's fluffy and creamy. Then you add eggs, flour and whatever ingredients you might need to bake a cake.
In regards to the containers sweating. We use them for feed storage, they don’t sweat. If you put dry things in, they stay dry. We live on an island in the North Atlantic, lots of rain, drizzle and fog.
Even sitting on the patio and having a nice cup of coffee is a treat, specially if the garden is looking nice 😊
I hired a container while I was between moves and so much was mouldy, clothes, curtains, photographs, paper work... I wouldn't recommend for paper or anything that is porous. I only had it for one year and I wouldn't have wanted another winter. So glad you've realised.
Love the sky---white clouds.... and precious, darling Lancelot.
I just love forsythia, it really says spring!
Eh... it was actually broom 🙂 But you are right that it has 'spring' all over it.
@@annemiekvandorp4457it is actually called forsythia in France. It took me 18 months to find one in australia and this is what it is called here in Australia.
@@annemiekvandorp4457 humm I’ve never heard of broom. I don’t think we’ve got that in Québec. Thanks for the info. I still love forsythia though 🤗
it's gorse...
@@Ida-fz3ir and there is another plant that does not grow where I live 😂
Flowers are gorgeous, 😅 Grant feels what any Aussie would feel about China plates 🤣🤣🤣
Fyi in the U.S. we call a cheeseburger without cheese a hamburger.
Stephanie I don't understand why you pixelated your earrings?
I put those stick on flowers all over my dresser, loved them.
That ball on a stick that Marie got from Andy is for making butter cream filling for cakes, I remember my mum using it when she was making birthday cakes for us. Basically you take bowl, butter and spin, spin, spin with it.. it’s hard work but so much better than whip cream cake filling
It is for mashing veggies like cabbage for the fermenting process. The mashing gets the veggies to release their juices
Sauerkraut!
Yes! I couldn’t imagine muddling mint for juleps or mojitos with that huge muddler. It’s more like for large foods a or a lot of something. Perfect for jam making….
You two are so compatible, and love all the same things!!
The countryside is so lovely. It is one of my favorite things about the Chateau Diaries and the other channels who are out in the French countryside
I was thinking the same. Beautiful landscapes.
Thank You for listening to your commenters advice about the containers being a poor place to store things vulnerable to temperature fluctuation, and damp/humidity and mould
Ventilation is definitely a must but you need to get those boxes off the ground and up on some crippling to avoid them flooding when it rains. It will also allow better air flow around them.
Hahaha! My granddaughter Finley always says “could I have a cheeseburger without the cheese please” Phillip I’ve never heard anyone else say that! Youve made my day! Love you guys❤️💙
I just now noticed the bowl with eggs on the counter , and wandered if they are from your own chickens😉
Yes
I love the yellow gold plates. Sets off all of your selections. Fun!
It looks like a common kitchen orb scepter, good for some royal smashing! I love the yellow plates too!
I kept it in my kitchen too...using it sometimes as hammer🙄 ...but my mother used it for making sponge cake
Yes, now that I think of it, I would not put the paneling in those storage containers as the heat and humidity could destroy them. And the books could get very moldy as well. In fact, probably anything wooden or paper should not go in there. Maybe you can find some other disused rooms in the château grounds to stash these things out of the weather and heat.
Did the heating system get completed? Is the home now warm?
❤Would love to see Andie’s garden……and house?😊❤
A memory when you brought up your father's car small and all the flowers pasted on the car. History lesson: they were called "Rickie Tickie Stickies." I worked in the Dallas Trade Mart in the 60's in the showroom that represented this line. They were an item back in the day. My words to a customer were this, "how many gross of Rickie Tickie Stickers," do you want to order? Those were the days.!!!
Better days !!!
What’s Ricky Ticky tavie, then?
Duck eggs are best when served with kwackers
Very nice @howardboyer9092 ❤
So glad Grant mentioned about ventillation - I was worried about a. the heat and then the damp in the winter ! Love the yellow plates - so joyful !
The plates are beautiful! Those tacos looked wonderful!❤❤
Please try the books in attic on shelves, they need air flow
Or maybe by adding silica pouches to the boxes they could survive for some time?
I’m wondering why they can’t be stored in an attic space? It’s dry and safe from critters….
I think maybe it’s not totally critter free, I recall birds nesting at times
You drive that Porsche like you own now 😉
Presumably the people who own it wanted it to be driven to keep it maintained, a car lying unused and immobile will end up with flat tyres and battery, rust, etc.
I am pretty sure they do own it. If I owned an expensive car like that, I would not want people putting thousands of miles on it, plus all the wear and tear. They drive it all over Europe, plus tante and tonton drive it too. The insurance would be crazy expensive loaning out your car to other people.
@@KathyRichards-tr9zx I'm assuming they expected to be away for an extended period, but didn't take the car with them because, you know, Brexit. Are you exaggerating perhaps, with regards to the amount it's driven, to prove something for which you have, in fact, no proof? I'm sure if they'd bought it off the owners, they'd say so. What do you think they stand to gain by pretending otherwise?
@@LaReynedEpee the boys have driven it to their home in England before and loaded it up from their storage units to bring stuff back. and they have left it before. Once a week zip it down the lane and back, they have put a good 2500K on someone else’s luxury automobile!
What do they gain by pretending ???
@@KathyRichards-tr9zx yeah how do you explain that to everyone… they have a van that apparently she can’t register 🤷🏻 the car battery keeps dying that sounds like the alternator it went in the shop… heard nothing.
Good that you listened about ventilation as I feared the vlog down the road would have been of you scraping mould off of everything. Spray foam insulation and air vents at both ends..
Duck eggs makes a beautiful light as air sponge cake
Thank you for that I have ducks and lots of eggs was wondering what to make with them.
@@Lady_C83 Use the duck eggs just like you would use chicken eggs
Do think you need to be aware they have a higher fat content. My Yorkshire puddings normally great failed to rise on using duck eggs
I miss seeing Phillip with wild flowing hair. Mine is the same and I thought it wonderful when he would wear it carefree and wildly curly. He inspired me to do the same! Thank you Phillip!
I love seeing long hair on men.
@ludovica8221 yes, it is beautiful. I think it makes men more manly, if that makes sense.
@@kellycampbell-erwin6714 It sure make me more womanly LOL😏
@ludovica8221 it makes me feel more beautiful on the outside, if that makes sense, lol
I loved the village, these villages are so charming, almost Disney like. Loved the hunting through the beautiful china. Really good idea with ventilation, its so easy to create mould and damage.
Glad the container storage plan is being revisited. Better safe than sorry! Maybe if I read to my husband in the car I wouldn’t backseat drive as much-LOL. Thanks Stephanie.🙏❤️
I’m a true believer in treating yourself too. I used to buy myself a Christmas gift, wrap it and put it under the tree. Then on Christmas, I would thank everyone for thinking of me. 😂
Looks like you guys have elevated your driving experience by swapping the old Ford for the luxurious Porsche Cayenne. Life is good right?
I think the car belongs to her aunt and uncle. Whoever it belongs to is letting them use it but I can't remember the details. I have the memory of Dori lol!
@@kimberlyearly8918 her aunt & uncle drive a different vehicle, can't remember the make, but it's definitely not a Porsche. It has been mentioned before that the Porsche Cayenne belongs to Chateau friends who are allegedly letting Steph/Phillip drive the vehicle whilst they're away?!?
Can't confirm but I suspect Steph/Phillip could have purchased a Porsche Cayenne OR they bought the Porsche Cayenne from their Chateau friends. Just a hunch.
If you had watched prior videos, you’d know their friend Andrew is loaning them the car while theirs is in the shop. Annoying that this gets brought up EVERY SINGLE video. They didn’t buy a Porsche. 🙄
My invitation would be to reach out to book specialist and paneling specialist to see what they recommend for storage.
Ventilation alone is not going to work.
Good to hear the plan to preserve the books. Grant is right about the heat in the container in Summer.🔥Just love the set of coral plates you purchased for Mummy. Living on a tropical island we have porcelain, jewellery & souvenirs with coral designs. The mustard yellow plates are stunning.💛
I have a car book, a purse book, a house book!
I would be lost without a book to read ❤❤❤
@@margielynch7196 that’s why I’ve curated a library in my home! Taken forever but I have one!
When Stephanie said both Philip and Ande had both bought Cache pots for each other I thought she was going to say they had bought the same one!!😂🤦♀️
The wooden tool is used as a Vegetable Fermentation Tamper - and Cabbage Sauerkraut Pounder. While it's too wide to be used with a chinois strainer (a conicle metal strainer to make soups and gravies) she can use it with round sieves to strain and mash fruits and veggies to get a fine smooth sauce or puree. I would not use it as a meat pounder; just use it for vegetables, herbs, and fruit mashing, straining, and muddling.
🎯👍
For 15 minutes I forgot our house was hit by a tornado this evening. Thank you for the escape.
The paddle is for crushing Cabagge as it soaks to become saurerkraut.
The countryside is stunning, so lovely and green. Another visit to a porcelain shop. Love it. The bright yellow plates are beautiful and your mum will love some more coral plates to add to her collection. The little village is so beautiful. Great idea to take a book in the car I think I will carry that on here. Get the grandkids to read to me while I drive. Philip and Andie are sooo cute together. X Anna
guys u r my heros for buying all those plates....it's my dream ❤❤❤❤
Do you ever have a GIFT in Marie!!!! Her chef skills along with her floristry skills are invaluable!! Such as asset to your little kingdom at LaLonde!! I know you appreciate her a lot.
Where are his parents?
The colours work really well together!
Lancelot's tail is like a metronome!
pretty soon he'll levitate like a helicopter
@@Motherhubbard170 Now that would be something LOL!
And never stops! 😄
Does Lalande still have chickens? We never see them any more.
Most of them were killed-probably by a fox-during the day one day. They will have them again, but only with a 100% secure enclosure. I had the same thing happen to me years ago, a fox came out during the day and killed some of them. It's heartbreaking.
I read to my husband in the car❣️
Cross country in a convertible reading Dracula to my husband shouting louder!
I’ve noticed Lancelot’s eyes are runny. Is he allergic to something?
So glad your videos are back up now!
Thank you so much for all the joy! 🫶💞🫶
Lalande is such a magical place full of lovely people, beautiful things and delicious food! Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us around the world! 🥰♥️
“Life should be a succession of little treats!” I want to remember this quote- and the idea of savoring the tiny moments! ❤ Watching your videos is one of the ways I treat myself! 🥰 love all of you and your adventures! Thanks for sharing with us! 💕
I just wanted to tell Marie that you can make lovely sponges with duck eggs!
For when you make sauerkraut you can "smash" it into the jar
looks more like a wooden scepter that Marie holds, the queen of the kitchen don't forget it.
Lovely metaphor! 👑
What a lovely first date at the china factory. The yellow plates are pretty.
❤Thank you lovely video!
It is such a treat to.leave my own chores and cares, and travel with you and phil😅lip
The wooden " smashing " implement is not a masher.They have a flat bottom, but in Holland we use these" smashers" to peel new potatoes.You put all the thin skinned potatoes, fresh ones, into a bucket of water and bash between the unpeeled and uncooked/ raw potatoes.
This rubs off the skin.
So they are peeled.
However I use it a lot on freshly dug up muddy potatoes and it does bash all the soil and clay off.
Marion Storer
Dunkeld Scotland ,but the potato bashing knowledge stems from being Dutch, where I lived till I was 20.
Everyone ate loads of potatoes and we always had visitors and potatoes were cleaned in a bucket.
We had huge amounts of it.
Another idea for the containers beside ventilation is putting a roof on them to keep them out direct sunlight and rain.
And given that containers like this stacked >5 high fully loaded you have quite some leeway.
I love that you read in the car. I can't as it makes me feel sea-sick...:) The new plates look marvelous!
You definitely should add a few ducks to the LaLande flock! They are so fun and duck eggs are excellent for baking and making noodles!
Why were Stephanie’s earrings pixelated out? They look like they are Wedgwood.
I was wondering that too! I thought it was my eyes lol.
I love the plates. I mix plates also.
Good morning all ! So good to see everyone . You put a smile on this old face ! Thank you for your videos . They are such a benefit to all!
Thanks for sharing this! 💯 ❣️
My grandmother put duck eggs under the chickens. When they hatched, she put out a washtub full of water. The ducklings would swim delightedly, while the chicken would frantically attempt to coax them out of the water, as chickens don't swim. My grandmother made pillows, and feather blankets for very cold nights.
Those plates that belong to Philip are my favourite plates. I just love, love them. Something about the retro style of them and the colour. They are perfect.😍
Maria is THE artist ❤
Lovely to see the "Simpsons" sky! Thanks guys and I hope your parents enjoy themselves Philip 😊
I was thinking "Studio Ghibli Sky"
@@ludovica8221 Had to look it up, but yes!😀
I adore those plates!!
Yay I love this, I asked recently which video you guys met in, but this was so nice to watch too, glad all is going well, thankyou for your sun shining optimistic words and vlogs. Enjoy the warmth.