Château Grounds and Potager - Journey to the Château de Colombe, Ep. 34
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- In this week's episode, Patrick and Stuart give a walking tour of part of the chateau estate, showing the majestic trees and all of the old fruit trees that surround the old potager (kitchen garden). They also show their recent finds from shopping at a local brocante, and Patrick has a shattering accident in the gîte.
Join Patrick and Stuart on their journey to find a neglected, forgotten, or crumbling château in France, and then continue to follow them as they work on its restoration, rénovation, decoration, and furnishing. Along the way, they will also create and share videos on their preparation for having gîtes for guests, and an event venue in their chateau (wedding, birthday, anniversary, organization or club meetings, retreats, etc.).
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I let out an audible chuckle at the “creepy little stool in the woods” Stewart - you are funny
Patrick wishing you a very happy birthdayxxxxx
Love, love, loved touring the property and seeing all of the varieties of fruit trees and berry bushes. Some healthy pruning will invigorate the tree's growth and they will be even lovelier....
I sense wine ,jam and chutneys!
The cedars are beautiful.
You can fill your pantry ,freezers with desserts jams chutneys,concentrated, juice gin brandy with the cherries , tarts , world's your oyster . amazing guys .
You both look glowing so your obviously extremely happy with your new adventure . 💕💕💕
🍁I do not like gin but that ‘juice gin brandy with the cherries’ you mention sounds good, i would try that! 🤣
Jams and chutneys it will be! Not sure I’m advanced enough for fruit wines. 😳😂. We now know, we need many more jars for jams and chutneys and a large freezer. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. I am thrilled about the cedars. I have been looking up recipes. My mom used to make jams with Cointreau etc. mix it up! Thank you and hugs from Colombe. 💗
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 little jars of goodness would be very special as gifts to your friends.
Happy Birthday Patrick❤️❤️❤️🍷🍷🍷🎊🎉🐾🐾🇨🇦
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Another idea: take some pies to the local fire station.
They can “ thank you” by coming by with their cherry picker fire truck yo clean windows or hang up the Christmas lights on the chateau. 😉
What a great idea. I realized that I have no idea, where the next fire station is. Have to look that up. Thank you so much. 👍🏻
Majestic!!! truly Majestic. The grounds are outstanding...I love your enthusiasm, Patrick....and your ability to laugh and share your reasons for the laughter. Stuart you are the keel of the boat, you compliment each other perfectly. Your sense of style is so appreciated, also. I think you might be needing helpers with all the different jams and marmalades, etc. you will be busy making...it will be fun watching!. Thank you once again, for taking us along on your journey.
You are perfect owners for this renovation! Keep laughing!❤️
Thank you! 😀💕
🤣😂🤣. The only way
The clink of the ice made laugh. You are both charming. Thank you.
Grounds look lovely, please stay hydrated, fans, fans
Thank you so much. Lemon water! Homemade. Hugs
You cuties ( : Hey, I saw you on TV ! The party on the terrace at LaLande was shared on other Chateau channels I love. It's such fun to get to hang out with so many cool friends I've met over the past few years since my retirement and lockdown, and a really bad back, all converged, sending me to the chaise lounge with UA-cam on my laptop.
Thank you so much Kate. Wasn’t that fun! We were quite amazed to see ourselves on Manor and Maker and Chateau Diaries. It was such a pleasure meeting such a welcoming group of people. So sorry about your back and hope it’s better now. UA-cam was our lockdown savior too. Hugs from us at Colombe. 😘🥰😘
Happy Birthday Patrick 🎂 🥳
Oh my!! I am so glad you did not get hurt Patrick! You are so fortunate to only have a sire wrist and a bump on your head! I LOVE the property with all the trees!! Thank you for showing them all to us!!! I finally found Dovecot, on Wikipedea so I could learn more about it- , I cant wait for you to restore it!!!
Hello Patrick and Stuart, You are so lucky to have all those beautiful pears. My favorite recipe for pears is from your fellow countryman Jacques Pépin. His Braised Pears in Caramel Sauce are a spectacular, simple and delish dessert for a dinner party. While sitting down for your main course, pop these in the oven to bake. Don’t skimp on the Calvados. One glass for the chef and a drizzle for the pears! Thank you for sharing your lovely Chateau and it’s grounds with me.
Thank you, Kate! 💕💕
Hi there Kate. I looked that up. .. Looks delicious. So happy you joined the tour around our property! Now I will buy Calvados! Thank you so much. Hugs.
I'm 74 years old and my grandmother had a damson plum tree and I remember her making damson plum pie it was delicious! And of course we always have the damson plum jelly. By the way I live in Georgia, deep South! My mother also had a hibiscus bush.
Oh no Patrick be safe , be well
Thank you Angela. I’ll be my usual goofy self! Love tou
Happy birthday Patrick
Thanks you. 💕💖💕
Happy Birthday Patrick
Thank you so much.
Nearly time for us to see Patrick’s mum and dad to help you with the fruit jams and just having them with you for a while that would be nice
Those Damson plums make the most delicious jam .. turns out like “sweet & tart “ at same time! Delicious 🇨🇦👏👏💐🇨🇦
Absolutely. Childhood memories! 💗😘💗
Hibiscus- rose of Sharon ! I had a ton of them at one of my houses. Great garden! You’re gonna either need an ice maker, air conditioner or kiddie pool (for me). Nobody has more fun than you two 😘😘
I am thinking we may need all 3 of those things, wendy! 🤣
Hello Gorgeous. I agree with Stuart. All three sound great. The rose of Hibiscus of Sharon (who was she….. 😂🤣😂) is such a lovely plant. I think we have more fun than many. It’s laughing at myself that helps me. Love to you, Tanky and your sister. 🤩😘😘😘😘😘
@@JourneytotheChateau the Rose of Sharon is a name from the Bible.
...i like that clinking....😁...it adds to the tour..👍
🤣😂🤣. Thank you so much. Love you for the comment. Hugs
Get those plums stoned and in the freezer for yummy crumbles and puddings over the winter
Absolutely Jenny. Great idea. We will go and get a large freezer now. Who knew we had so many fruit trees? Great comment! Thank you and hugs.
Le jardin est superbe avec tous ses arbres fruitiers vous allez pouvoir faire des dizaines de tartes !!!! Aux mirabelles aux quetsches aux pommes aux poires !!!😂😂😂☺️☺️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Absolument. Tarte chaque jour! J’adore les tartes et les marmelades. Aussi les chutneys. Mercy beaucoup. 💗🥰💗
Man könnte auf einen Teil der Wiese am Obstgarten eine Mischung für Blühwiesen sähen. Ein toller Garten!
Hi guys the Damsum plums make the most wonderful jam. Oh yum you are so lucky to have all those plums. Lucill🇨🇦🍷🍷
It’s 92 degrees with 58% humidity here in southwest Michigan today, keep well hydrated and be safe
Happy Birthday Patrick!! 🎉🎊🎂🎈
👍🏻💗👍🏻🍾🥂🍾thank you
Love the lamp. It looks like it will really go nicely. I agree, those ugly 70- 80s lights are for a dump only. You have so much to do.
Hi Kristine. I have to tell you, we saw the exact same lamp at the Brocante we went to and they sold…….. Early. However, I’m with you !!!! Hugs
You have such an abundance of fruit it is overwhelming but wonderful to see,the work to clear that area will take years take all the help you can get,love your channel
WONDERFUL!!! thank you! every one of your vids are a delight! And you both are so real and down to earth, and entertaining! ❤️ THANK YOU from Cincinnati, Ohio
Oh wow... Happy birthday 🎁🥳 Patrick 🎂
Thank you. 🌹🥰🌹
When you decant the sloes from the gin (when it’s ready) dip small clumps in dark chocolate. As the late Princess Margaret’s boyfriend, Roddy Llewelyn Bowen described them, “seriously scrummy sweeties”!!
Hi Jane. I absolutely love your comment! 🥰😘🥰. That quote of Llewelyn is quite something and, as you might have guessed, I will absolutely try that. I’m all for a scrummy! Thank you so much. Hugs from Colombe. 🤗
Blackberry syrup. BBQ sauce. Both are delicious. Have a harvest party! Make a signature chateau sangria with your fruit. Be blessed.
Love your comment. Yes to all. Hugs. 😘
So here’s my story of catching the end of a robe on a door knob. I was about 10 and my brother 6. He was being a royal pain in the patooty. I had a maple syrup laden fork in my hand as I went after him saying ‘I’m going to kill you’. As I went by the door to the hallway, the end of my robe caught on the door knob and bounced me back like a rubber band. Needless to say that door knob saved my brothers life for which I’m grateful (i think)😵💫🥴😱 I hope your head and wrist are doing better, Patrick. Take care!
🤣😂🤣 I am having a vision of you being rubber banded through the house..... It's never funny when it happens, buy afterwards, if no one is hurt, its hysterical. Glad your brother got a chance of a longer life and that you dint go to prison for murder......! Thank you for sharing a fantastic story. Love it.
Good for you doing the original rather than new.
You two make me laugh .
Looking forward to watching
your journey.
Hi Jacquelyn. Thank you so very much. We are so happy that you are with us on this journey. 🥰😘🥰
Damson plums make THE BEST PERSERVES.!!
If you have amytime to make some. Know you are sooo busy. God bless!
I agree. I will make jam and if it’s at night! Thank you so much. 🤗
Wonderful to have a walk around your property Patrick and Stuart. What N abundance of fruit your land is going to provide💕. Like another posted with the Hawthorn Sloe fruit. Make your own Slow Gin. And pear cider from your pear tree. Glad you weren’t hurt too much Patrick. As always looking forward to all your new adventures. Stay cool and safe both❤️
Hi there James. We have so much fruit and many interesting recipients for them. Happy here! Thank you for your concern. Wrist is bruised and my head is sore but that’s all good considering how lucky I was. Love your comment. Hugs from Colombe. 💗
Plum jelly and jam gentlemen.
Hi Stuart and Patrick. I am so enjoying this wonderful episode, as always. I am thrilled to see all your incredible fruit trees. I can't help but think you need the services of guys like Dan the gardener and NIck the tree surgeon that Stephanie has to assist you once the harvest is over. They would prune the trees and shrubs for you. Pruned trees would produce even more fruit. I think there is some scheme where you can recruit volunteers to help out in exchange for board and accommodation. Stephanie does this at Lalande and also the lovely couple at Manor and Maker. They seem to find some wonderful young people who help enormously. Love your hibiscuses so much too. You truly have a splendid chateau and gardens. Love that beautiful marble fireplace behind you inside the chateau. Terry at Lacelle has developed some wonderful skills at restoring windows. He's very generous and would give you some tips no doubt. Hope you don't mind the comments. Best always, David
Blackberry cobbler, pies, and tarts are other options to use those yummy berries.
Absolutely. Thank you. 💗
Good morning P & S, my, what a video!! It was lovely, exciting and invigorating. Great to see you can laugh at yourselves, the antics we get up to with no idea what will hit us, really!!. I think a good quality sky-jack (cherry picker) is what is needed on that property. It will be worked to death!! The fruit trees are amazing, see if you can take a few cuttings from each it would be wonderful to get them rooted. The trees will most definitely need a good pruning back, you will be amazed at the new growth for the next season. You people are so happy, you are actually beaming. Maybe not a field of veggies but think about a green house or two later on. That is not number 1 on the "to do" list. Remember you can also freeze some of the fruit for jams or baking. I had a giggle at the watering can and that chair, what a unexpected peculiar find,!! I think you have struck gold in buying your Chateau. The Damson's must very very ripe or they will be sour. Happy days for sure, enjoy and I hope many more. Kind regards, many blessings.
Thank you so very much. Always great to read your comments! Sky-jack is on top of my list! With a garden tractor. 🙏🏻. Taking cuttings is a great idea! And now we get closer to jam time. I’ll be up late. We have one small room for pre growing plants. Has a huge wasp nest in it right now 😳😵💫. And now, off to the home improvement store. Hugs. 💗
Wow how wonderful to have such a variety of mature fruit trees, berries, and walnuts!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Valarie. Thank you so much. Hugs and kisses. 😘🥰😘
Bonne fete! Excited to see the fruit trees and other trees tended to and pruned of the ivy and brambles. I wish l could come and help 😊🇨🇦😎.
Happy belated Birthday Patrick! May all your wishes come true. Thank God you've escaped the crash with very little injury and lots of laughter. This is a part of your chateau restoration journey I suppose. Hope no more such incidents are there to follow. Take care of yourselves. The grounds are amazing despite of all the work your orchard requires. It has turned to wilderness, so brace yourselves for the work ahead. Machete will get useful, well done for buying it! I am sure you will enjoy some gardening when you have a chance and the weather is cooler. Take it easy at the moment, it is too hot. Chill out indoors. And be happy as you always are. Pleasure to watch you. xxx
Hello dear Ludmilla. Thank you so much and yes, I was lucky and could do without any more incidents like the one 🤣🤣🤣 We are working on the site right now and of course, always some projects in the chateau. There is also a lot of ivy that we need to destroy. We will get there. One project at a time. Hugs from Colombe 🥰
Your property is lovely….so many edible goodies. Thank you for sharing your charming humor and gentle teasing while filming your progress…I look forward to following along.
Thank you for your lovely comment Rebecca. Very much appreciated. Hugs from us.
Thank you for your lovely comment Rebecca. Very much appreciated. Hugs from us.
I can just imagine how Stuart must of felt not knowing what he'd find after that loud crash. Thank God you were ok Patrick, That for sure was scary! Love the land and all the fruit trees. When I saw the watering can sitting there, I don't know why I thought of the wizard of oz. I even kind of liked the little creepy chair lol .fun video and great to see you both xo
Hello Helene. I am a bit clumsy at times. But this was plain weird. And yes, it was loud! 🤪. Thank you so much ! Glad you like the property and the creepy chair and can. 😘🤣😘. It makes exploring this more interesting. Thank you for your wonderful comment. Hugs from Colombe. 🤗😘🤗
I've seen how easily those windows lift up and off, but usually only with two people carefully holding on! Goodness what a surprise for you when it came crashing down! Great vlog guys, you're always fun and enthusiastic. I'm sure you know this, but fruit trees should never be pruned more than 30% per year, and blackberries will take over but make excellent jelly and wine (may not be worth your while to make wine when you have so much good wine to buy there!) Your fruit tree harvest is going to keep you busy; so wonderful to have so many kinds!
You have a huge amount of work ahead of you clearing this overgrown area and the wall.
We do need help for that! Spot on
Hi every one just couldnt get to join in earlier. Xxx
Blackberry and apple pies plus crumble. Blackberry wine.
Yes please! I can’t wait for some helpers to appear. 🤣👍🏻🤣.
You two are inspiring, your joy and motivation is wonderful. I love to see you having so much fun and giving this beautiful chateau a new life.
Hey Natasha. Thank you for a wonderfully kind comment. Makes me so happy to read it. We do have a lot of fund, even though sometimes we moan about aches……. 🙄🤪🙄. As you said, giving this once very important chateau a new life, is a true joy. Hugs from us at Colombe.
I just adore you two!
Thank you so very much Kathy. 🥰😘🥰. Adore you right back. 😘
Make some "perry", like apple cider, but with pears. Shake the tree with a hook on a pole. Its called a "Noggin Party".... watch your noggin went the pears fall.... LOL
You could offer the blackberries and other fruit as “ pick your own” to make some money for the château or donate them to a local food pantry.
Carol from Chateau de La Ferte gave some of her fruit to the local baker. She got some free pies and the fruit didn’t go to waste.
See if the baker would come and pick them.
Everyone could save a penny these days on supplies.
The baker could name the blackberry pies after your chateau.
You could also sell them and donate the funds to restore something in the village.
My grandma used to make Pflaumenmus from the plums in the garden, plain or one version with plums and walnuts.
Homemade apple sauce is delicious. You can stir in one raw egg yolk for extra creaminess into the lukewarm apple sauce. Eat within 2 days.
It is true that we could all save a penny. I’ll see if the baker wants some fruit. Not sure what the regulations are……. I’m planning on distributing some to our neighbors as well. I’d love to see Chateau pies! 😍. I love Pflaumenmus! Thanks for a great comment. Hugs.
I love how you always give a perspective as to where things are located. Your property has such huge potential. All those buildings lend lots of possibilities for making profit one day. Your choice in chateaus was magnificent.
I would be outside with a metal detector every possible minute.😅
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All I can say is 'sloe gin'!! Lovely for the winter and Christmas 😋
Hi Sarah. I’m saying that if you drive by around Christmas, stop by for a sloe gin! Cheers and hugs. 👍🏻🤗👍🏻
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 I will bear that in mind 🤗 The privilege would be all mine! Love your vlogs and hope you are both, and of course the girls, managing to stay cool. 🙏
If you have never made pickled peaches, you need to try them. You use clingstone peaches because they will hold their shape better. Good news...you peel the peaches, but you don't remove the stones. Canning goes really fast. It's a sweet/tart bite.
My German Uncle made Pflaumen Wasser from plums. My husband's grandmother used to can the figs in heavy syrup and they are delicious.
I wish how to make Pflaumen Wasser! Figs in Syrup is devine
Happy Birthday! The fruit trees are fantastic!
Thank you Christine. Very kind of you. Just watered the peach trees a bit. Low water pressure for an hour. After 6 weeks of minimal rain I thought I help out a bit. Hugs from Colombe. 😘👍🏻
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 Hugs from UK Patrick and Stuart
When I was small we had a damson tree and my mother would make wonderful plum jam.
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What I do with blackberries is wash them, put them on a baking tray single layer, then put the tray in the freezer. As they will be frozen separately you can dump them into freezer bags to be used as snacks or added to recipes & cocktails. 😋
Thanks for a wonderful idea!
I love it. Thank you
@@fredscott1199 you're welcome 😁
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 you're welcome 😁
Darn Ivy, strangles everything. I think a shredder would be an advantage in your garden.
Absolutely right. Hugs
Happy Birthday Patrick! 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎉
Thank you Kate. Very much appreciated. 🤩🤗🤩
Have a Happy! Enjoy you both!
Thank you Robbie. Hugs and thanks for making me smile. 👍🏻🤗👍🏻
Thanks so much for the awesome garden/grounds tour. I felt like I was actually walking along with you 🥰
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Thank you so much. 💖🥰💖
Love your humour, can just see you casually wandering the market with your machete asking for price reductions!! Maybe the window falling on your head is a message from above to leave your machete home!! Can't wait to see what you purchased on line.
Now Jayne…. 🤣😂🤣. Thanks for making me laugh out loud. Stuart was saying that I needed to be careful….. 6‘5 or 195 cm…. And a machete……. So we actually put it in a bag……. I will leave it home for the future…. 🤣🥰🤣. We are thrilled to show the purchases soon (I am looking at one every evening) and this Sunday we are going to the huge Brocante Market in Touchay….. can’t wait. 🥰😘🥰. Thank you and hugs.
Happy birthday Patrick. I’m so glad you didn’t hurt yourself badly with the window. The only use I can think of for the Sloes is slow gin. I like your lantern. I’m looking forward to seeing your auction purchases.
Lol sloe gin.but it probably does slow you down. 🍸🍸🍸
Patrick you need a microphone so we can hear you when you're wandering 😉 I can see you making sloe gin...can't believe you haven't tried it ,its delicious! And bramble jelly with the blackberries 😊 when you have all that time on your hands 😂xx
I will make a lot of homemade things now. Love it. We are looking into the microphone. Not many reliable ones out there. And now I am going to rest on the settee, enjoying all that free time you mentioned....🤣😂🤣 Love it
I've been in the process of restoring my mid-19th century "maison de maitre" on 1 hectare for the last 43 years! I adore your fascination with your goals! I hope your love for your chateau will bring you much happiness and sense of accomplishment that will give you peace. Thank you for your sharing.
Sloe gin is very nice, I enjoyed the Laurel & Hardy story with the window
We will make the sloe gin. My dad will love it. The window incident should have been on camera. Painful and dangerous but it would have been hysterical. Totally agree with you. Hugs
You guys are tooo funny. Geeze Patrick ur so lucky that glass didn’t cut u. Ain’t goina lie I bet it was kinda funny seeing u on the floor,,,ONLY KNOWING YOU WERE OK FIRST. And happy belated Birthday. 🎈🎊🎁
Gin and tonic is a great way to enjoy the process of being hydrated in the heat. (Water chasers of course.)
I love youths way you think and you are 100% right too! 💖😘💖. We make three pitchers of lemon water every evening. With ice….. so refreshing. Hugs from Colombe. 🤗🥰🤗
Oh no ... I do hope Patrick has already recovered from his accident 💗 Wishing you always everything magnificent 💝 Much love Arsen ⚜️
Thank you Arsen. I’m a tough cookie. All good and thank you so very much. 😘😘😘😘😘
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 💗
So happy you didn’t get hurt….too much work to do🥰
Hi Tara. Me too. Luck me👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Hugs
My dad had a way to get fruits and nuts down from a tree without having to pick them. He would take the chain off of his chainsaw find a good section between the base of the tree and I very thick branch and allow the vibration of the chainsaw shake the tree and the food would fall. Also put tarps down so that you don’t have to individually pick up the food.
THATS THE WAY THEY HARVEST OLIVES ! SMART!
What a great idea. I may be able to try this this fall, once we get our container. 👍🏻😘👍🏻. Thank you so very much. 👍🏻
Reminds me of olive picking. They use the same idea of shaking the tree.
sloe gin, recipe below it’s AMAZING
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500g ripe sloes
250g golden caster sugar
1 litre gin
Method
STEP 1
Rinse and pick over the sloes, then pat dry in a clean tea towel. Using a stainless steel fork or cocktail stick, prick the sloes and tip into a 2-litre glass jar, or divide between two smaller jars.
STEP 2
Add the sugar and gin, then seal the jar. Shake well. Once a day for seven days, give the jar a good shake. Store the jar in a cool, dark place and leave for two to three months.
STEP 3
Line a plastic sieve with a square of muslin set over a bowl and strain the sloe gin through it. Decant into clean, dry bottles, then seal and label. The sloe gin is now ready to drink but it'll improve and mature over time - so, if possible, make it one year to drink the next.
Hi Kirsty. Thank you for the recipe. That is great. I am not sure that the gin will make it till next year…. 😂🤪🤣 but we’ll have it for Christmas! Huge hugs from Colombe. 🥰🥰🥰. Love it
Hey Guys I have so many comments but I’ll just share a few! Is there a fruit tree that you do not have?? Feed the village - share all of Gods goodness you are blessed with! Pick ur own!
Stephanie’s arborist needs to visit. I’m sure you’ve seen him on her channel.
See about borrowing some goats for that underbrush - watching them will be more fun than doing it yourself.
Love the white trim & I totally agree with bringing back original hardware & if you need to duplicate contact an iron artist.
Patrick your hair is gorgeous long!!! I mean the back of it was sexy with your curls. Don’t cut it, you will look more the part of a chateau owner Lord Patrick & Lord Stuart! Enjoyed today & love you guys! Cheers from Alabama 🍷Linda
💕With all of the produce from your land I strongly advise you to get a Food Dehydrator💕Dried fruit & veg can then be used by just rehydrating it💕BLACKBERRY Juice Sorbet/ice cream pie or tart jams💕peaches can ripen off the tree💕
Hi Susan. We haven’t shown it yet but one of our towers has an interior to dry fruits and vegetables. We will try it. Great point. Hugs
I get happy when I see there is a new episode! Glad you are ok Patrick. And, actually I love all the white trim and doors...after making the comment a week or so ago about color I must now confess that I actually really like the white! Its beautiful.
Hi Roxanne. Thank you so much. 🥰😘🥰. I actually agree with you about the door and trim colour. Realizing that white is expected and appreciated, we happily agreed and are now, like you, very happy. I am quite fine. I’m a tough cookie and that window lost. But honestly, I was very lucky, that the glass didn’t break while it came down on me. Could have been really bad. Hugs from us.p at Colombe. 😘
Zwetschkenkuchen !!! lecker !!! and I think that creepy little stool is a "Ansitz" for a hunter waiting for unsuspecting game to shoot.
Aber genau . Zwetschgenkuchen. Und Pflaumentorte. My mom has ideas a
Ready. It wouldn’t surprise me that someone sat there trying to shoot some unsuspecting little animal. Thank you so much. Hugs. 🥰
Happy Birthday Patrick for yesterday 🎉🥳
Loved this week’s vlog ! You made me laugh out loud when you introduced the lovely outdoor seating area as “creepy little stool “ and I have visions of Stuart jumping up and down on a trampoline to reach plums or intimidating stall holders with his machete 🤣😂xx
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Hi Christine. 🤣🤣😂 I was laughing reading your comment! Thank you!!! One day I'll take a shaker with a martini and a glass out there and sit down! And also watch Stuart on a trampoline picking fruit. Love your comment. Thank you so very much
The Blackthorn (sloe) berries I bet are where Sloe Gin comes from.
Plums ripen in like a 48 hour timeslot that the deer seem to be johnny on the spot wiping them out every year.
At least they're consumption of fruits redeposit seeds in fertilizer.
I have raspberries all of a sudden in one area.
Mirabelle plum liquer
I will look that up and it sounds great already. .
Thank you for the garden tour! You are so lucky to have all those wonderful mature fruit trees. Maybe time for Patrick’s mom to come for another visit and start making jams and jellies? And you’re so smart to finish the farmhouse so guests can have private quarters and allow you yours. Happy birthday, Patrick! So glad you weren’t seriously injured by the window. Blessings, Your friend Ginny in Georgia 🥰
Hi there Ginni. How are you. Hope you don’t have it too hot. My parent are preparing to come visit as is my moms cousin. The mirabelles still take a few weeks. And then it’s show time!
The farmhouse is starting to look nice. The huge kitchen /living room is all painted. Love it. Some chateau furniture items will move soon. 👍🏻🥰👍🏻. Thank you so much. Hugs
Hi there Ginni. How are you. Hope you don’t have it too hot. My parent are preparing to come visit as is my moms cousin. The mirabelles still take a few weeks. And then it’s show time!
The farmhouse is starting to look nice. The huge kitchen /living room is all painted. Love it. Some chateau furniture items will move soon. 👍🏻🥰👍🏻. Thank you so much. Hugs
Happy Birthday 🎈🎉🎂🎁 🍷
Hi Lynn. Thank you so much. 😘🥰😘🍸
All that fruit invite the townsfolk to come pick some.
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Wishes you much love
Hi Arne. Love you right back. Thank you for being with us. 😍
You guys are SO funny!! I'm so glad that you weren't injured Patrick! Not gonna lie your story made me laugh 😂 loved the idea of the fig confit ! Sounds delicious! As for the blackberries, they can be frozen as well 😌 lots to do for sure.
Take care, Eva
Hello my dear Eva. Hope all is well. Yes, I was a lucky bastard! 🤣😂🤣 I laughed so had afterwards. If we only get half the figs on that tree....... I'll be cooking for a week. And not complaining!. 🤣😍. We are looking into buying an extra freezer. I hope you are not caught in the heatwave. hugs from the Chateau de Colombe 🥰😘🥰
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 I think the heatwave is beginning to dissapate. All is well here. I have Aussie puppies, one flying to his new show home in NJ next week. Then off to a show in Casper Wyoming with my boy Teddy, who is #5 in the breed. Can't wait until you and Stuart are able to get the Irish to a show in Europe. ❤️
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Here in Ireland Blacktorn is very common in our hedgerows. Not sure if you have come across this but in Ireland, we make sloe Gin out of the berries.
Happy Birthday!
Thank you
Hi guys, with regards to your enormous amount of plums; they used to make cofiture, dried them as tutti frutti and made their own brandy.
Hi Wanda. We will make all of that except the brandy ( I need to learn how to make that). Hugs from us. 💗
@@patrickjourneytothechateau9452 there is a you tube channel of a lady in Azerbaijan named "kend hajani" with upside down "e" she preserves fruits without alcohol. She is amazing. Over 4.2 miljon followers. Worth while checking out
Quetschge ( Italian plum) sheet coffee cake is delicious. My mother used to make it. Sometimes with quark on to too. All the plum be makes great jams, especially the Mirabelle.
My mom makes a similar coffee cake with yeast. And I’ll be a jam master this fall! Hugs. 💗
Love, love!
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I have read Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. She made Damson Gin. Flavored gin & vodka make nice gifts, especially for Christmas 🎄☃️
Sounds like I’ll make some of that! Thank you. 👍🏻
Happy Birthday! All the plums that you got...wonderful. Plum crumble pie. Yum!
Thank you and yummy for sure. Hugs
Blackberry syrup, jam, and popsicles. There is a gourmet popsicle store with headquarters in St Augustine, Florida called Hyppo. Their most popular and my favorite is blackberry goat cheese. Now, yes I said goat cheese. It is amazing. I have figured out how to make them. Blackberry juice, sugar syrup, a small amount of goat cheese and a dash of milk. Check out Hyppo Gourmet Pops and look at ingredient list for blackberry goat cheese. They are addictive! Where I am outside of Ocala we have several blackberry farms and I pick about 10 pounds a year.
I am devoted to you both and your adventures. I too am a dog breeder (Barbets) of French Water Dogs.
I am currently watching the tour of your garden and saw you have a walnut tree. PLEASE take care with your Irish as walnuts are highly poisonous to dogs. I lost a 10 month old puppy puppy to eating the fallen nuts, I had no idea they were dangerous. I look forward to future episodes and seeing more of your dogs. Watching from Whidbey Island Washington.
Thank you, doris. We only have 2 walnut and they are outside the area where are dogs are able to go. Thank you so much for your concern. We understand completely! 💕
Hi Doris. So sorry you lost a puppy. 🥺😭. Awful. We had walnut trees in Woodstock. Black walnuts. Like oaks, they contain tannins and are dangerous. Thank you for the warning. So glad you like our little vlog. What a wonderful community of support this is. Who’d have known? I am surrounded by all of our dogs in the kitchen right now. They enjoy the cool floor and I have a moment to write replies. 👍🏻🥰👍🏻
I am so very happy, that you like our vlogs. That is so uplifting when a viewer tells us! You watch from a gorgeous spot on this amazing planet! Thank you for your kindness and your support! We appreciate it so very much. Big hugs to you and your dogs from the Château de Colombe. 🥰😘🥰