The Chateau Diaries #104 it was all claws on deck!

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Did anyone else wonder what Amoury is going to say when he sees Dan staining his table with oil. Dan is such a sloppy and Messy worker. I fear for Amoury’s work space while he is away. He looks like he runs a clean shop. Something Dan is not a master of.
 
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I've heard it mentioned that Steve wanted to be payed for the logo design and branding he did, which obviously cause a fit with SJ who refused, insisting he did this "work" during his time as a volunteer. They couldn't settle the argument amicably, so came up with the solution to not be her patrons anymore. Makes sense, because why would they support her when she's not willing to pay them for services rendered? SJ then decided not to use the logo anymore, to prevent further claims.
Haha, he's supposed to be a professional. So he's supposed to know you don't own the rights to reusing the peacock design for SJ's logo. As a customer who's hiring a professional expecting them to advice them on the right use of right licences etc, SJ could have sued him I'm sure. He wants to be paid for his plagiarism, is he a joke??

I remember he was originally volunteering for the GAG channel editing. If this was the agreement then I would completely agree with him to expect payment for the logo. SJ seems to be the master of adding additional tasks to original agreements without adjustment in compensation.
Again, if he was truly a professional, he would have had a quote specifying the work. When you are experienced and you care about your business, you protect yourself. He's over here doing amateur work in an amateur way and expect SJ to pay him, lol. I feel like he agreed to doing this for free but backwarded afterwards as he didn't realise SJ actually had budget or whatever.

Marie W pays rent to SJ and on top of that SJ gets to enjoy the free flowers. Did Stephen really expect SJ to pay for his copied logo when she doesn't even pay a little compensation to Marie lol?
 
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I've heard it mentioned that Steve wanted to be payed for the logo design and branding he did, which obviously cause a fit with SJ who refused, insisting he did this "work" during his time as a volunteer. They couldn't settle the argument amicably, so came up with the solution to not be her patrons anymore. Makes sense, because why would they support her when she's not willing to pay them for services rendered? SJ then decided not to use the logo anymore, to prevent further claims.
She really does plunge to new depths of pettiness. That’s why those splash back tiles aren’t completed. I could do that in max 2 hours with all the measurements and scans - yes I have a degree in graphic design and extensive knowledge of the necessary editing and formatting software, but that task is entry level grade (I promise you). This might go some way to explain the pace at which projects go, or aren’t completed at all. What’s the real reason behind other projects not being completed and I don’t want to hear any brico supply BS. She’s mean with the chèquebook or she’s spent the patreon money elsewhere on set dressings.
Her relationships are transactional and that’s so sinister.
 
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So dear tartlets, heating will be just like the Chapel & every other project at the shittoo ......lots of excuses, delays, parts shortages, etc., etc., etc..... another unfinished project in a long list of many.
I hope 🤞 they have chilblains

There will never be a heating system that would heat a small child

That Wendy farmhouse was only ever for the summer
Covid wrecked Stephanie life
She was never there long enough for the cold to bother her

I’m delighted - it highlights her wanton inability to take care of the farmhouse

The rising damp - on the front facade is proof enough - she’s banking the cash 💵 in an offshore bank account

And it will hopefully 🙏 see her into retirement

The big boy pull-up underpants will never earn money to keep her

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Long may the freeze 🥶 winter has arrived 😂😂😂
 
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A few French people are discovering CD vlogs and the Chatelaine.

Surprisingly, they are not really fans... The French don't easily buy into our Chatelaine's stories unlike her American and British audience.

This is not the first comment like these ones I see in her comments section (I removed the French name) :


Patricia
4 hours ago
You are also having more than enough to bé able to lead à luxurious life judging by blogs.


Patricia
5 hours ago
Oh so you also make thèse vidéos to make money and get most work done n'y volonteers I did wonder!
Wouldn't part of staying under the radar of French authorities be hiring only British expat workers? Unless @Clara Burnett is actually Mary Poppins.
 
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This predates the Channel 4 series by four years. (Filming started in 2015)


Stéphanie JARViS, soprano
After studying English literature at Oxford, Stéphanie began a successful singing course at Trinity College of Music of London. Torn between the country of her childhood and that of her ancestors, Stéphanie decides to settle in Berry, where she has been renovating the Château de La Lande since 2005. Chance then wants her to meet Cyril Huvé who incites her to deepen his repertoire. This is how she perfected herself with Will Hancox as well as with Delphine Collot and Robert Expert during internships at the Académie de la Chaise-Dieu. She contributed to the creation of the "Pentecôte en Berry" Festival, both through her performances in 2010 and 2011 and through the reception she gives to artists.


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In fairness, Steph's french sounds much better in these videos pre Channel 4 and pre CD channel.

She still spoke with a strange accent "english/West Southern french accent" but she seemed to be more fluent in french at the time.

Even her face looked more "natural" !
 
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The amount of digging that has been done around the courtyard since Ian put in the lights, I expect the cables now resemble lengths of spaghetti. The cables should have been placed in plastic pipe with indicator tape above so anyone digging would be warned.

Having a digger and not using it as much as possible is foolish. (Having a car and walking everywhere). The hours saved are priceless. Unlike cars which register miles/kilometres travelled diggers record how many hours they are used for. This aids in calculating their resale value. Diggers don't devalue at the same rate a cars.
Tracks coming off is a simple fix. Hydraulic hoses can be punctured. In urban areas it's easy to get a mobile repair service in hours to fix hoses. Berry being remote a few spares would be ideal, Inc fluid.
Ooooohhhh, somebody who knows actual facts, goodie. How do you maintain a digger, I was wondering? I don't think Dan, whom I wish to succeed, doesn't treat his tools very well. What should we be doing weekly to keep our digger sleek and swift?
 
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I've heard it mentioned that Steve wanted to be payed for the logo design and branding he did, which obviously cause a fit with SJ who refused, insisting he did this "work" during his time as a volunteer. They couldn't settle the argument amicably, so came up with the solution to not be her patrons anymore. Makes sense, because why would they support her when she's not willing to pay them for services rendered? SJ then decided not to use the logo anymore, to prevent further claims.


Holy F*cking :poop:! I had the biggest weezing laugh from this.
I can't imagine La Jarvis having a temper tantrum against these two dull people. Only for them to attend that weird party smiling. I do wonder of Sarah videoing La Jarvis & Support Squirrel's entrance was a nod to the hate site, you know, because it has been mentioned so many times.
Also, shouldn't La Jarvis be a bit careful regarding Steve? I mean, he has (or had) the digitalised and physical prints of her beloved daddy's porn tiles. One delete click and a cozy fire pit later, they would cease to exist....
 
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Marie W clearly is exhausted by having had to do some actual work which was primarily making Christmas "reets" and painting her flat and studio which she managed to get either free of charge or very cheaply. She is clearly no longer happy in Haworth, which she had said she loved, or with her studio. She had lots of help and kindness from her two friends there. So, what has happened? Either the locals who put up with it for a while, got fed up with her camera being pointed at them and their shops all the time, or she realised she'd have to stop filming the high street ad infinitum, or maybe she's heard that she needs to register her business properly and pay rent, tax and insurance. I suspect the business she was running from that place was not legal and it all goes back to her never having had a business plan and never considering what she had to do to start a proper business legally. Maybe she will stay in Norway but I doubt if she will ever manage to stand on her own two feet and earn a living or run a business successfully and legally. If all she wants to do is Instagram, it's disgusting that she managed to beg for a free vehicle for no good reason. She now expects everything to be handed to her on a plate and free of charge!
I’m sure you are correct on all counts concerning Marie.
Haven’t watched Much of her Norway trip but have gotten the same feelings you have about her being exhausted and disillusioned there in England. Let’s face it, she’s a grifter just like the others. She expects the easiest way of grifting for money which is vlogging. The big difference is, she has no home of her own, she owns nothing, therefore she’s at the mercy of those who are generous enough to give her a free ride. But …. Those people expect that she works for what she’s been given. There in lies the rub, she cannot put in real work. She’s a lazy slug.
oh well. The saga continues. Cant wait to see how it plays out.
 
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Holy F*cking :poop:! I had the biggest weezing laugh from this.
I can't imagine La Jarvis having a temper tantrum against these two dull people. Only for them to attend that weird party smiling. I do wonder of Sarah videoing La Jarvis & Support Squirrel's entrance was a nod to the hate site, you know, because it has been mentioned so many times.
Also, shouldn't La Jarvis be a bit careful regarding Steve? I mean, he has (or had) the digitalised and physical prints of her beloved daddy's porn tiles. One delete click and a cozy fire pit later, they would cease to exist....
To be honest if I were one of SJ’s cast offs I’d be pouring cement down the drains, severing the electricity and communication lines and squishing fish down between the floorboards. Time to force them out in underhand ways too.

I might even push over the china cupboard causing everything to smash… whoops
 
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She really does plunge to new depths of pettiness. That’s why those splash back tiles aren’t completed. I could do that in max 2 hours with all the measurements and scans - yes I have a degree in graphic design and extensive knowledge of the necessary editing and formatting software, but that task is entry level grade (I promise you). This might go some way to explain the pace at which projects go, or aren’t completed at all. What’s the real reason behind other projects not being completed and I don’t want to hear any brico supply BS. She’s mean with the chèquebook or she’s spent the patreon money elsewhere on set dressings.
Her relationships are transactional and that’s so sinister.
I remember @Clara Burnett told us that Steph is not known for paying her workers / tradesmen in time. I suppose they know that they will have to come back to her to get their money.

Something any workers / tradesmen hate (understandably) and remember (of course)... French or not French.

Her reputation must be well known in the area by now.
 
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Ahh 😌 fffsake

We have a return trying to out @Clara Burnett as Mary poppins !!!
And yet they left trying to hide their own identity

That’s blowing yer load in less than 36 hours

How is life back in Amsterdam…
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I found that quite interesting actually. I'm curious, why did she not continue with this type of activities? She seemed to be integrating herself in the French-speaking art community of her region then, even her French was better. Did she fall out with these people?
I find it painful to listen to her singing.
 
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Uhm, if you are Fanny, and unless you actually have to spend an actual Winter at the Shitoo- "A heating system is so overrated." I suspect it'd be a different story if Fanny couldn't escape to SA. She and a box of rocks share the same common sense.
I wonder if this is part of her poverty addict/Money Drunk syndrome. Feeling morally superior to people with money/heating systems.
 
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Steve wasn’t thinking like a professional he was smitten with La Jarvis. You could see it as he gazed at her sitting on the floor while discussing plans. She has a way of getting you to agree to things on camera that you probably had no intention of. It seems that he either went there just to be part of her entourage to bask in her light or to further his own cause. Remember it was a long time before Sara appeared. Oh and they aren’t married as he made that quite clear that was what Sara was hoping for and chuckled. She seems to subjugate herself to him. “We” travel for Steve’s art etc.
He was employed as a graphic designer perhaps by an advertising company but he left to go on his own, in his words.
 
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She really does plunge to new depths of pettiness. That’s why those splash back tiles aren’t completed. I could do that in max 2 hours with all the measurements and scans - yes I have a degree in graphic design and extensive knowledge of the necessary editing and formatting software, but that task is entry level grade (I promise you). This might go some way to explain the pace at which projects go, or aren’t completed at all. What’s the real reason behind other projects not being completed and I don’t want to hear any brico supply BS. She’s mean with the chèquebook or she’s spent the patreon money elsewhere on set dressings.
Her relationships are transactional and that’s so sinister.
I was wondering why it's taken Shrek a year to scan Daddy's porn tiles. Great to have somebody who knows what they're talking about weigh in. Those people are truly awful scamsters. I remember fat boy wandering around the shittoo in his bathrobe, making semi threesome/play party remarks. Nasty. Let's see if this gets another rise out of @Marquise de Tandoori.
 
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Marie also had a little poll on her insta which asked how you came to follow her. 95% was from Chateau Diaries. So I guess she’s figuring out it ain’t from her floral content. She really wants to get back to content like before. So I guess she either wants to make table bouquets at a restaurant or go back to Lalande. For which I’m sure she thinks she deserves to be paid $2m a year at least. Poor thing needs to go be a checker at the grocery. She’d make more money.
actually being a checker in a grocery store would be a great job for her ! She could
Cope with those pressures.

I was wondering why it's taken Shrek a year to scan Daddy's porn tiles. Great to have somebody who knows what they're talking about weigh in. Those people are truly awful scamsters. I remember fat boy wandering around the shittoo in his bathrobe, making semi threesome/play party remarks. Nasty. Let's see if this gets another rise out of @Marquise de Tandoori.
Love the Shrek analogy ! Spot on

I think Clara predicted this 😬
Good point. All vlogging has stopped.
no one tending the shithole
 
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Newbie here but been lurking awhile... So I too was sucked in to the Love, Life and Laughter showcased so dazzlingly (is that even a word?!?) by SJ and her fans (workaways/volunteers/paid for "friends") at HMN during lock-down. Shamefully I was also a lower tier patron for 6 months.
I recently commented on one of SJs patron videos about her lack of spending on fixing or installing new heating and got slapped down immediately by another patron, which set the alarm bells ringing for me. There are some truly nasty grannies there.
The last straw, was when I finally received my much promised patron postcard in December 2021 from SJ (...sorry Nutty) which was addressed to "LORD <insert name here>" and I AM A LADY!!! I cancelled my patronage in Dec 2021 and then stumbled across your insightful and hilarious TCD threads. I've read through the WIKI info and I am so glad to have found you all!
 

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