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THE CHATEAU DIARIES: A Chateau filled with Tango and Peonies!
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- čas přidán 11. 05. 2020
- It's finally happened - Selmar has given us all our first Tango lesson! Tango Mania swept the chateau, with the Elusive Nic getting particularly caught up in it. We prepared by baking lemon drizzle cake to give us strength for dancing! We also celebrated VE Day, with a rousing chorus of 'We'll Meet Again', for all of our loved ones in lockdown around the world. And, last but not least, Thor the peacock put on a magnificent display!
The Chateau Diaries Episode 123 ✨🏰✨
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 show you what life is like in an ancient chateau in the heart of the French lockdown, and the creative crafts and activities that we’re turning to, to make the most of this period of enforced relaxation.
A very special thank you to all of you who have become Patrons of the Chateau de Lalande. As you can imagine, your help means more to me now than ever. Because of you, I'll be able to keep living at Lalande and making videos even though our chambres d'hotes income has been decimated by the coronavirus. I’ve been overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity. On behalf of this beautiful chateau that will continue to survive and flourish because of you, thank you!!!
If you're interested in become a Patron of The Chateau Diaries, click here: / thechateaudiaries
"I'm thinking of Percy and Stephanie is thinking of goodness knows who!"
Madame Isabelle could have had a career in comedy, lol.
dhgemein2 🤣🤣😂😂😆😆
She may have one yet at the rate she's going.
Mommy 😂😂😂😂
...... repair the plates with milk
@@stevearnold8467
I think she's the human version of a bumble bee....🌞
🌸🌸🌸🐝🌹🌹🌹
I did not expect the sound of Thor’s plumage.
Oh! I thought it was background noise! Such a marvelous creature
You should hear them crow/caw during spring mating season at the Los Angeles Arboretum, it carries about a mile away! The males put on a show and the females peck for food and ignore them.
The first time I was taking care of some friends' farm, there was a terrifying screech at night that I thought was a ghost or banshee! It turned out to be Raj, their Peacock. I was so afraid I stayed up all night, until I realized who was making the sound. Also early the next morning, their male turkey was strutting around displaying all his glory to my Kia Rondo, which must have looked like a giant white turkey to him. My friends said the turkey had been missing for weeks. He returned from the woods with a wild turkey female, and he was ready to take my car down! Big adventures in Indiana.
One of our nearby neighbours has 4 male peacocks and they roam all over our town - they are called The Famous Four - he is getting 2 peahens soon to live with them. I can’t leave the house with my mobility so I haven’t seen them in person but they have a Facebook group where everyone posts photos of them out and about around town so I get to see them. I had no idea they made that much noise with their plumage either! But I have definitely heard the screeching 😂 xx
Many years ago on a spooky plantation in Louisiana several peacocks began screaming. They ŵere in the giant oak trees. My 6'2" ĥusband jumped out of his skin😂😂😂
I love watching the gifts being opened. Everyone is so appreciative - Antoine is such a polite young man!🥰
Aren't they the best at opening gifts? I am going to practice their joy the next time gifts are exchanged!
I melted when Diesel was riding around in the bicycle basket😍
Selmar can not possibly be a mere mortal man. *swoons
He is like Micheal P. They both can do anything!
Melinda Maplewood lololol
@@ashpash78 I like this whole group. Marie and Antoine are amazing. Such wonderful people.
I love the peacock all, "LOOK AT MY FANTASTIC PLUMES!" and the pea hen all, "Whatever, dude, it takes more than being pretty to impress me," was a great bit of drama for today.
ELUSIVE Nick dancing the Tango with a Hello Kitty bag on his head: priceless!
Martine Tukker 😆😆🤣🤣😂😂🧡🧡
I think we all need to hunt the dollar stores and find Nic various masks to wear.
Is there anything Selmar can’t do? I’m so impressed!
Right? I was thinking the same thing. He also knows how to tango. Amazing!
Michael Wilson I sense a new vlog coming Man Up With Selmar 😁
@@michaelgarcia4204 he actually gives private dance lessons. Apparently for many years. I’ve seen his dance videos they are amazing.
“Stephanie is thinking of goodness knows who” 😂😂😂
Who? I am very curious. Is there a who?
Priceless! ;)
IKR 😂😂😂 Im literally cry laughing i love her.
"Peonies, bacon, and friends!" I love the joie de vivre that exudes from every video. It's so refreshing to see people choose happiness!! Thank you for your vlog. It's very uplifting and entertaining.
The way Marie looks lovingly at the bag on nicks head , adorable!!
There is a Japanese art of china repair with gold leaf and red clay. Kintsugi.
When something is broken and repaired, there is a strength with beauty aquired. Kits on Amazon. Videos on CZcams.
Kin Tsugi means gold joinery. Like a broken heart color they use a deep red clay to do the slip joinery. Then paint it with gold. Healing a broken heart is as good as gold.
I’ve done repairs with carpenter’s wood glue and gold acrylic paint - not authentic - but it works, looks great and is fun to do. :)
In 1952 a Plane with over 40 Military Men went down in Alaska, They have reunited remains with 17 Service Men, My Great Aunts Brother was one of them. Her other brother in his 80's sent in DNA Soon hopefully this year we will have him resting at home. Lovely Song!, Food, Flowers and Selma
Gerald’s twin, drinking Tango😂, dancing the Tango and the elusive Nicks latest fashionable headwear is what I needed today! Love seeing you all🌻
I think Nic is wanted by the police.
Robert Coates 😂
OMG!! Selmar is so very talented. Would love to hear his story...
Gerry is a riot! I hope his health is positive and thank you for making a rubbish day better, you glorious family! ❤️
Teared up over your singing “We’ll Meet Again” and Isobel’s words. I am thinking of my Dad who came ashore at Normandy in the second wave. He was badly injured and sent back to London to recuperate. It touched me so that you all remember and celebrate the sacrifices of our soldiers. Love you all.💞💞💞
I LOVE it when you show us Marie cooking! She makes delicious things and she's such a pleasure to watch, like all of you! Thank you once again for sharing such a lovely vlog with us.
Isabelle and Antoine dancing is just the cutest thing I’ve seen today!!!!
Is there no end to Selma’s skills????? Love the tango ! Must be so much harder to tango with a box on your head 😂
It was lovely to see Gerry, he always looks so cheerful no matter what he is going through. I love your mum as she reminds so much of my late mother. Hoping that Gerry and Percy as well as the lovely Marie all make to Lalande soon. X
It is amazing the sounds that peacocks make by shaking their feathers.
the beauty of this is that you have so many talents as do the people around you, it is a vibrant life full of creativity and as an artist i appreciate it for its depth, the history, the knowledge you impart, and yes the enthusiasm, the only way to live.....
I wonder why a 25min lalavlog feels like only 3mins.
I know what you mean. These videos fly by so fast! So much fun to watch! ♥️✨
I didn’t think anything could top Gerald’s “brother” until the Elusive Nick danced the tango with his box top hat 🎩... somebody pass me the Bolli!
I LOVE GERRY - THAT IS ALL X
Happy Birthday Selmar!
I never knew that the peacocks plumage made that noise when they are courting, a great vlog thank you so much just what we need in lockdown xxx
Thor must be the elusive Nick's personal bird. They are both quite shy for cameras
Dear Stephanie- l had a good idea for the broken porcelains or crockeries. Keep them, and use the pieces to plaster into table tops or around planter pots. It would look very pretty around Isabel’s green house. Or on an outdoor table enjoying those yummy baked Camembert and breads. Thank you for another joyous day. 🌸 kerry
Great idea.
Kerry Harding - Love this idea, I hope Stephanie or one of the gang does it!
Thank you for sharing your VE Day celebration with us. It’s great to remember our brave men & women who fought for us & delivered victory. Hilarious Nick dancing the tango just cracked me up. Is there no end to Selmar’s talents?? He can dance as well!! God bless you all at Lalande. ❤️
Selmar Duin : Well said. There should never be a limit to learning. All the best in your next venture be it the piano or something else.
I love Antoine's expressive face - he's such a lovely boy.
Yes! I find myself giving an 'Antoine nod' when something looks good!! 😂
Selmar is quite the teacher! You were all doing so well! Then.... Nick with the bag on his head, dancing, cracked me up the most😂 I had to pause the video🤣
Stephanie, I aspire to show your positivity in my everyday life ❤️❤️
There’s A Girl In The Gardens ditto 💜💛👍🏻
Yes, she is such an inspiration to say the least.
Dancing with Selmar ❤️ can’t wait!
What a beautiful cover of ‘We’ll meet again’! It put a smile on my face for the 20 seconds, which is what we all need right now, Thankyou❤️
It was perfect seeing the Peacocks doing their own "tango" dance, then watching you all dance!
Is there any more charming place than LaLande in France?! I can't imagine one!!!
Dear Stephanie & gang; I just got home from work and this vlog helped me wind-down, with a bottle of Pinot Noir! 1) I watch a lot of cooking vlogs. I'm always seeing French chefs baking bread in Le Creuset pots. I'm surprised Marie hadn't done it before. All of her food looked wonderful! Love her wrap too; Please ask Antoine to model his jumper when finished. 2) L❤VE lemon 🍋 cakes too! 3) Peonies are just lovely, reminds me of my Gran. 4) Thor lol - I was at a resort in Mexico in Jan; Their male cock did the same thing! Never did get a good photo. 5) Is there anything Selmar can't do? Tango lessons looked fun! 6) So glad to see Gerry looking well ❤ 7) I was so Happy to join you & mummy Sun during the live vlog, and happy to help w Lake Fund 👍 - Eric in Illinois, USA
I think lots of French people are trying baking bread for the first time now because normally it's so easy to find very nice bread in any bakery ^^ it's made me want to try to!
@@queentatoune I think people in many places are learning to bake bread during the lockdown, especially sourdough because of the yeast shortage. Partly to help minimize trips out and because it's an interesting & creative home craft that is now appealing to the homebound. O hope people stick with it afterwards, homemade is so superior.
Selmar is such a good teacher, I love how he was teaching the mental as well as the physical steps
Thank you to all of you. Your videos have been such a light during this difficult time. 💕
Natalie Reisenfeld truth
Marie seems such a sweet person and I love the shirt Selma was wearing at the aperò! You all look so friendly and welcoming, I hope to be able to visit chateux de Lalande one day as a volunteer ^^
I have never seen such a lusch bouquet of Peonies, so deserving for Mummy! Nice to meet you Crote Crote, what a sweet bunny. Gerry looks in fine form but easy on the hormones :-). Bravo Nic for the fine dancing with Marie!! Happy Birthday Selmar xx!
The Japanese have a tradition when they break plates bosses the China is to glue and back with a gold seal I've used gold paste in the pass to repair a chipped cake plate.
Yes, it's called Kintsugi, part of the Wabi-Sabi tradition. The break in an object is seen as part of its experience and beauty. Cracks in an object are mended and the repair is treated with gold paint, leaf, dust, enamel or the like and is considered beautiful. It's an expression of the transitory nature of things.
You can soak them in milk too ...it's on Pinterest. Supposedly it really works but idk
@@barbibutton9619 That's mentioned a lot in "Womens" housekeeping books from the early 1900's but I've never tried it. I have plenty of china to practice on so I should try it!
@@barbibutton9619 Porcelain and stoneware are vitreous china. They are held together like glass is from a liquid, cooled to solid. Milk might dry to a sort of glue and stick but that would not make it permanent. Besides that, cracks in glaze hold bacteria. She can glue or epoxy and display but can't "use" it again. Germs.
I was just about to write that. @ChateauDiaries Stephanie, please don't throw the plates away! It will be repaired:) Maybe some volunteer knows kintsugi. Or I can repair it in old way- and you could charge me for the sending!! The plates are so awesome!
In Portugal we call the thermomix à Bimby, and we can’t live without it. It is a national treasure!
I had never heard of it until seeing it on Stephanie's vlog!
What a feast again! Made my day . Lovely to see The Scotman doing well and his usual hysterics. Selmar multitalented and all the french cooking ( please for recipes). Rounded off by Isabelle’s tango and Nic’s new disguise . Antoine such a lovely lad . Thanks again all you’re keeping us all going. Thank you Stephanie for all your patience getting the vlog up and running. All appreciated. Sweet dreams 🐝🌻🇬🇧🏴💇♀️
I came in late on this What a Joy the part with Percy and Gerry made me laugh out loud
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No matter who sings “we’ll meet again”, I always feel deep emotion 💕
I love love love that song💗💗💗💗💗
While watching your video I came to the sudden realization that we would all be happier with a Gerry in our lives! You are all lovely people, and I enjoy seeing how you turn every day into a celebration.
Y’all singing We’ll Meet Again on the anniversary of VE Day moved me to tears. If my mother was alive she would be 95. Her brother served in France during WWII. U.S. Army. Gerald was great comic relief.
Oh..I’m glad to see Gerry’s twin bro🤣..love seeing you all enjoying the lockdown..right now here in Tokyo I’m enjoying my lockdown with my beautiful roses in my garden
So you have an elusive Nick and an elusive peacock at the chateau :) :)
Wow, wow, wow those flowers, that cheese, banoffee pie, lemon drizzle cake, dancing with Selma...😍 I love your life!! X
I can reccomend the chateau stories. Stéphanie is an enchanted storyteller and was the perfect companion in my car today. I will search after a new story for her to tell too us. Thank you!
Peonies were gorgeous. Love to Scotman!!!
Gerry reminds me of my brother, entertaining and someone you never want to be with out . Selmars skills are insurmountable.and Thor is so handsome.
Oh boy now I'm having a cry as you sing we'll meet again, It was one of the songs we played at our mums funeral always brings tears to my eye. Beautifully sung.
helena hopkinson 💕🌸🧡💜
@SMG Thank you
Nick and Marie dancing tango was just delightful!
Absolutely delightful, joyful and enchanting.............. Thank you for sharing the magic that happens at La lande.
Elusive nic's hello kitty paper bag, I just can't 🤣 with that peony flower in his mouth while dancing tango makes him even more dashing 😍😂
Is there a suite in which I can live? Full time.? Love this place.
Fantastic! My son is called Antoine too, and he looked similar to Antoine at the same age, he also loved Lego very much lol!
It's lovely to see you all having so much fun, in this beautiful environment, surrounded by beautiful things, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou for sharing, you really lift out spirits xxx
Finally get to see Selmar dance!
Wonderful! 💕
Selma is full of talents, just like yourself and you danced beautifully together!
Thank you frontje Joy!
Honestly isolating at Lalande with these lovely people would be amazing - even with the worries of Covid their constant love of life and positive spirits are perfect during times like now.
I'm in line to renew my license and I have to wait 3 hours in my car lol so the chateau diaries is on my list lol
Loved seeing all of the LaLanders, Gerry, Elusive Nick, charming Antoine and Selmar with the Tango lessons - oh what fun! Marie, your dress was so beautiful. Hi Isabelle, dramatic tango dancer - we all miss seeing you regularly!
Everytime a new vlog comes up on CZcams I get so excited. Stephanie, you have made my CZcams viewing so special. Architecture, art, furniture, animals, your family, are all things that I love. My mother passed away almost two years ago and your vlogs have made life better. Love to you and your mother ❤
Another fantastic vlog!!! So refreshing and hilarious!! Great Scottish sense of humour from Gerry. So spoiled now that I can't find anything else that I like on TV or even Netflix!! Thank you all. 👋❤️
Totally agree.
Hi Stephanie, just to let you know a fellow vlogger Nicki of Nicki Positano vlogs gave your channel a glowing review in her Quarantine episode 11. Gerry so wonderful to see you, we have missed watching you at Lalande. Those shoes are stunning on you even with the socks Stephanie. Great vid... Now I must go and eat cake!!!
Stephanie your mother is such a treasure! Antoine is so sweet! Marie is beautiful and what a cook! Selma, we absolutely need to know more about him! 😉. Thank you for sharing these sweet ppl with us. You’re a gem!
It was nice to see the People's Friend magazine , a Scottish magazine one of the oldest in Britain .
When I watch your videos it brings me such joy! Thank you for all the time, effort and creativity it takes to do each one. Also, please pass on how everyone in your videos are treasures! 💃
Isabelle, the most stylish gardener, and quite a slinky mover! I am slightly dyslexic, which becomes more of a problem when I am tired. I watched this when tired, and although I quite clearly read Tango, I am afraid peonies really became something quite Greek. Another fun sharing, thank you.
Selmar, so many talents! Wonderful!
Thor and Nic are two of a kind.
Helloooo. I’m new to your channel. Just last night my daughter introduced me to it. I love it!!! 😍 I love everything! The garden!!! 😍😍
Omg Gerald you are the funniest Scotsman around!!! Hope your treatments aren’t being to rough on you! Your our super hero!!! What kind of dog is Deisil??? Omg your bread Marie 🥖 looked amazing! Well done for your first bread! Stephanie you are like a little kid singing that song your too cute!! This was one of my favourite vlogs you guys all made me laugh!!! Well done with the tango lessons💃🏻🕺Nick was hilarious with the bag couldn’t get any sexier with the dance of love ❤️ lol!❤️🇨🇦
I so happy for Antoine, he has a wonderful time absorbing all this 💕
Hello! Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee! Could please share the recipes for the bubble cake, bread loaf and lemon drizzle cake? Oh please please....i would sincerely appreciate it!
So much joy your videos bring to my life! 😃
Thank you, Stephanie, for sharing your life, family, and Chateau de Lalande with us!! 🏰❤️👑
Little Bear well said 😁💛
I love when your mother gets so excited!
Tjose flowers were gorgeous! Selmar looked in his element teaching the tango, Marie's bread look scrumptious, Nic looked hilarious with his hat and Antoine is adorable!
Dear people of the Chateau Lalande, thankyou for your delightful vlogs. They are just perfect. Best wishes to all of you. Wishing you good luck 🐞 always.
This is my favorite video so far! The singing and Tango!Even Nick danced! A sad note was the broken dishes..but Stephanie stayed cool, whilst I would have had a tantrum! Please more Tango,. Drizzle cake and Bacon! 👍🙋🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🧚😆❤️
Stephanie, and the crew at Lalande never fail to brighten my day. My whole family loves Gerry! He makes us roar with laughter!
Scotman!!! Ya Big Hairy Bam ❤️😘
I must admit that I cannot help but laugh when Thor does his turning away from you. Delightful how something so simple can be so very amusing. It is not easy being a man....
Thank you for yet another lovely video! So fun to watch😊Great to see Gerald & Pearcy.
That sound mommy made when she was asked to show her outfit makes me smile. I adore her 😊
I’m going back and watching these in order and they just get better and better. What lovely people. I love Marie’s laugh! Maybe one day I’ll visit.
Peonies are my absolute favorite flower, as well. Oh, the scent! Love your relationship with your mother. Reminds me of my mom, who has passed on.
Aw...I can see what Marie see in her talented hubby😊
Thor is truly a magnificent peacock!
You videos make my heart sing. What a lovely man Selmar is. Happy Birthday Selmar.
awww Diesel on the basket of the bike is the cutest thing!!
Percy and Gerry! How fabulouse talking on their phones x
Peonies ate the flowers of love.
Why is there just a like button? I want to love this! ❤️❤️❤️
Oh my goodness, it surprised me how much I was moved at the end of your vlog showing the beautiful moon above the trees. It must of sparked a childhood memory because I was moved to tears; thank you Stephanie