▷ The Chateau Diaries 018: The Concert
It’s the day of the concert and the Chateau de Lalande is filled with music! I stop cooking and start singing…
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The Chateau Diaries
Life, Love and Laughter in the Chateau de la Lande, a 16th century chateau in the heart of France
I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
Saint Teresa of Avila
▷ The Chateau Diaries 017: Opera Cooking
I’m left alone to cook for 30 people at the chateau all week, and have a singing crisis…
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 016: Shoppings Trolleys and Songs
Stephanie and Michael venture to Chateauroux for shopping and Gerry starts communicating in song…
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▷ The Chateau Diaries 015: Scotsman Cometh
Gerry unveils his alter ego, ‘Scotman’ to the world, the chateau’s musical workshop begins, and France wins the World Cup!
MoreSimply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
▷ The Chateau Diaries 014: The Chapel and a Misused Rosary
Percy renovates the chapel doors at the Chateau de Lalande, and England go out of the World Cup, causing me to get peevish with Gerry…
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 013: Football and Fashion
I celebrate two football matches and the book deal of my friend, and finally find my dress for the Chateau de la Basmaignee party! And Gerry makes a triumphant return to Lalande…
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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau
▷ The Chateau Diaries 012: Henry VIII, Flowers and a Concert
I visit Hampton Court Palace and The Flower Show in London, whilst Isabelle & Percy go to the concert performed by the orchestra staying at Lalande…
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 011: An Invitation and a Palace
Whilst in London, I receive an exciting invitation to a party at the Chateau de la Basmaignee, and back at Lalande Percy restores the chapel doors…
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 010: The Chapel
Today I give you a tour of our Chapel of Saint Joseph, before leaving for a London visit…
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▷ The Chateau Diaries 009: Music and Chickens
An orchestra and several volunteers arrive, the chickens play up, and a handbag is lost…
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 008: Yves Delorme and a Golden Swan
The Yves Delorme photoshoot continues, which weirdly means splashing around in the fountain, sipping champagne in the garden, and floating on the moat…
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 007: Cherries and Fabric Walls
This episode sees us preparing the chateau for a photo shoot of Yves Delorme bedlinen, which means fiddling with the electrics, finishing a fabric wall and fitting a new headboard. Oh, and processing cherries…
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▷ The Chateau Diaries 006: Peacocks, Sheep and a Moat
Today saw us rescuing a peacock, being outwitted by sheep and messing about in the moat…
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 005: To jam or not to jam
My brother Gerald returns to England, I go food shopping, and Mummy gets agitated about jam…
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▷ The Chateau Diaries 004: Departures and Arrivals
It’s a day of hellos and goodbyes at the Chateau de Lalande. All of our ‘Escape to the Chateau DIY’ guests leave (boo!), and my best friend, Michael Potts arrives (yay!). And Percy rocks the best outfit you’ve ever seen…
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▷ The Chateau Diaries 003: Rags to Riches
The day of the ball has finally arrived! Stephanie’s fellow ‘Escape to the Chateau DIY’ participants arrive at Lalande, we prepare the chateau for the party, she finishes sewing her historic 17th century costume, and there’s a lot of faffing around with hair!
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▷ The Chateau Diaries 002: Prestigious Guests and Alphabet Pasta
It’s an exciting day at the Chateau de Lalande as the guests start to arrive for our ‘Escape to the Chateau DIY’ party weekend.
More▷ The Chateau Diaries 001: The Beginning
Our first ever chateau vlog, from June 2018! The Chateau de Lalande is preparing for the ‘Escape to the Chateau DIY’ party and Stephanie has to make a 17th century dress on time…
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