Where did she put all that stuff that was in the room which has now been cleared out for the china pantry? Move it up to the attic? SJ just moves crap from place to place.
Here's a shot of the dirty kitchen kettle!Where can i see the dirty pantry Dan has been working on please? The last vlog of his i saw had the pantry all emptied out. I wanna see mess!,
. Coming back from 1-5 in the second set was bloody brilliant, as was Rafa winning his 21st Grand Slam early this morning. What a joy it is when our favourite players win. I’m a sports fiend and spend many late nights/early mornings engrossed in whatever sport is on. The Australian Open was so good this year. Watching that fool Medvedev lose the plot so often was excellent entertainment. He abused the chair umpire, labelled him “small cat,” which went viral the following day. Then the Aussie tennis crowd, who were there for Rafa, booed the hell out of the Russian and relentlessly sledged him with
This squirrel is way bigger hung than “Parasite Squirrel!”
Dan's vlogs are usually only 5-6 minutes (and often time lapsed) - so you don't have to endure repetitive work for long! As I viewer it doesn't involve a huge commitment. I love the short snippets we see rather than some other's videos that drone on and on!
That was so exciting that I had to have a lie down .
The fact that he had the girls (as he calls them, I guess he means Kim Raad and the land girl volunteer?) clean it out first before starting and not show it on his vlog, should be indication enough of how dirty that place was.Where can i see the dirty pantry Dan has been working on please? The last vlog of his i saw had the pantry all emptied out. I wanna see mess!,
I thought a cork floor made more sense in a china pantry. Good old Matt he takes no
from Fanny.I agree with most of what you say. The thing that worries me is that it wasn't SJ who asked Dan to start working on the pantry, it's his idea of surprising her when she gets back. The need of having to surprise his employer like that tells me he's invested in chateau-life way more than just for work and that worries me. I've seen too many people break their teeth trying to prove what he's trying to prove.I watched Dan’s latest vlog “Chateau Walls Laid Bare” and I thought it was good. But, what I found really interesting, though, are all the things Dan managed to work into the video…he conveyed a lot of information in a short amount of time. He was really very smart:
1) Dan made sure to wear a respirator and goggles to make sure he’s not called out on safety (like we did here when he worked on his studio)
2) He mentioned several times that it’s best to remove all the old plaster to make sure the new plaster adheres properly…he said he wants to make sure its done “right way” (addressing concerns that things aren’t done properly at the chateau)
3) He mentioned that he had discussed the pantry plans with SJ earlier that day, letting the viewers know that she’s still the boss and she calls the shots
4) He said he wanted to make sure the walls are smooth as possible to help with cleaning (again, it’s been said many times that cleaning is an issue!)
5) He set a timeframe on what he’s doing, what’s next, and when he expects to finish
To be honest, that’s the kind of employee that I would love to have on my payroll. Not only was he doing the job and making progress, he craftily incorporated comments into the vlog to address concerns many people have raised…I thought that was really smart! (or brilliant as they say in the UK!). SJ would do good by having more vloggers or employees/volunteers like Dan to make her “look good” (or as good as they can make her look!). (Unlike Snorts…he makes SJ look like she’s lost her mind!).
Smart is not really SJ's modus operandi, wouldn't you say?
Yes, yes, yes. Well put (don't worry about misspells) my sentiments exactly. I'm a Brit and have lived here 14 years and work for a French company. My husband is an Artisan and has a mix of both French and English customers and I can tell you the french customers are the best by far. Nine times out of ten the English want something for nothing. We live in a rural area and if you don't make the effort to intergrate, you're in for a lonely life here. I must search out the ARTE documentary.Although they have money, It's going to be quite tough for them I think, we yet have to know what they're really going to do with the chateau but:
1) Who on earth buys a home, let alone a massive Château without visiting it first?
2) who buys a château in a country they do not know the language of? And create a business there????
3) Who buys a château in a country they don't even know the customs and way of living, it's not because you've been once in France that you know how to live there. They just look like Emily in Paris.
4) And purchase a chateau without even having a VISA???? WTF??!!!
If this woman wants the same attention that she had in California, she needs to start French lessons YESTERDAY, especially in rural France, we don't really go after strangers in France if you're not going to make any effort!
Recently watched a documentary on ARTE ("La vie de château.") where a Canadian family wanted to buy a château in France, without speaking the language (again), and they did not want a place with to many work to do, like plumbing!!I think they only wanted to live like Marie-Antoinette, without the bad ending!
Owning an old house is hard work and loads of money, and SJ definitely made it look so easy and dreamy, people are completely delusional and all want to live the same life as she does. She definitely had money prior to buying the château, and even she said she didn't realise how much it would cost! And now France is once more invaded by the Brits!
Started watching her videos for renovation, but I rarely watch any now as no progress are made, only watch the Fleuries and Au petit chateau 1780 (in French but with subtitles) I recommend them if you don't care about other's life and only want to see reno being done!
(And sorry for any misspels, English is not my first language)
I think Dan was motivated to clean up the pantry because he was so disgusted with it when cooking at the shitoo. Notice how he often prepped the food at his place and just brought it over to the shitoo for final prep before plating up. The pantry wasn’t on SJ’s to-do list, but it was on Dan’s. Also, it’s cold out and probably he found it too hard to lift the wooden beams for the pergola by himself, so Dan decided to do the pantry instead when SJ couldn’t interrupt and drag him off to do something else.
Dan likes to play "macho" every time he "has to" mind his 2 kids as if it was a chore that he should not be doing (not his job).
I agree with you @ladyavonlea. That pagoda is not a one man job. They need a team lifting those beams.
South Africans have always been huge on pre-nups as I understand it.
Yes, for sure…I think Dan did a smart job with that vlog, but it’s too bad he doesn’t put his talents to work for a better employer. He may be driven into the ground and burned out before he knows it.
