The Chateau Diaries #193 It’s time to put photos of the accountants on milk cartons & c if they're found

[TorontoGWM]

The Chatelaine Dame d’Ardwhore must feel very relieved here that Fill-Up never had a prostate.

 

[HalcyonOrganic]

 

[billybudd]

The were trying the dresses on in the kitchen. I assume the petit salon, the winter salon are both decorated too.

We are in for a ride this advent.

Also is it possible that fanny and Queen Phillipa have broken off their relation and are now 'good friends'? Perhaps this is the reason why Queen Phillipa is far more careless arround mummy with his snarky remarks.
Trying to fork in some cash before he is bonjoured to his kingdom? I mean cooking and Phillipa, he hasn't cooked anything in the past 2 years (except cold pasta dishes)
He made 'goulash' and the halloween fingers. That's way to much within 2 weeks. Someting smells

And tuna with peaches, a recipe according to the Comte, straight from Dutch dive salad bars. Blech.

 

[OhIDontKnow...]

By the way, didn’t Fanny purchase a brand new pc or a laptop to do the accounting? And wasn’t that about a year ago? (you’d think she would have done that sooner…but it’s so La Lande!) Where’s the books, SJ? What’s your excuse?

It’s was really so she had a bigger screen to shop on auction sites and a faster processing speed so she didn’t miss a bid.

 

[C'est moi]

I read in one of the threads a comment from Brenda and someone else. Regarding patreon and their criticism of how she spent the money. SJ has clearly said that the patreon money is for the restoration of the shittoo. And the only reason anything gets done is thanks to patreons. So it stands to reason they want a say. And they should have a say. SJ also made it into an association, a charity of sorts to escape taxes. But then the money could only be used to restore, not enhance. Which is why there’s no pool. She said in one of her blogs it wasn’t considered restoration.

Chateaus are expensive, everyone knows that. Big buildings, many lack proper insulation, expensive to heat, insurance, taxes etc. If you cannot afford it, don't buy it. It's like the people who set sail, and sail around the world. And do it with other people’s money. No shame.

I’ve want to move to France. It's been a dream for years. I would love a chateau. But since I cannot afford it, I don't.

Set your sights a little lower. There's lots of beautiful properties waiting for the right person to bring them back to life. And research areas. Seriously, this is the most important thing. Don't just buy a place because someone, somewhere has a place there and it looks idyllic. Location, location, location. Think about what YOU want. What YOU want to find in the locality and, most importantly, what interests YOU.

 

[KyBourbon]

Does he dress you up as Brand from The Goonies or as Carl from Up?

Well…neither! I’m a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy, or shorts in the summer. I used to wear suits Monday - Friday, but since I no longer work I‘m completely casual now. It’s great!

 

[UvulaDonor]

There never was paradise to begin with. And before you start shouting again, can i prove it? Of course I can't. But paradise is for sure not the place these two connected and made plans for the future.


All I can say at the moment is that him being shy for sure is not the reason she isn't showing him. It's an inside joke kind of thing that could turn ugly if I'm not careful, sorry.

Revealing who he is would blow your cover?

 

[billybudd]

Just some random thoughts. There are few things that have been nagging at me, I’m starting to think something significant is going on and we literally have no idea what it is. All of the following have my spidey senses activated:

1. Annalise has disappeared.
2. Dan is quite ridiculously, at this point, not explaining himself or his crazy ass project at all.
3. PhiPhi is mocking Mummy.
4. Percy looks ill.
5. None of her old friends are shown coming around.
6. Anne Marie isn’t working on anything we’ve seen, but still needs a break. Again.
7. She isn’t talking about Christmas at all yet.
8. She hasn’t shown her rooms much.
9. She’s not showing contractors or consultants.
10. She still has no merchandise or shop site.
11. Nothing has been done in months.
12. She doesn’t give much of schedule for anything.

It’s like someone reprogrammed her. Or she’s up to something and managed to keep it under her hat (I call it pulling a Dan). It’s also odd to me that he used to do dailies, and now he can hardly be assed to get a video out once a week, and he no longer has a job and would certainly need money. You’d think he needed to grow his channel? I’m just getting a vibe. What do you all think?

I think all these points, and the curious coincidence of Dan's increase of fortune, lack of productivity, and disappearance from Lalande of Annalise are well worth keeping an eye on without drawing conclusions. The accumulation of entropy is evidence of other activity.
The stoppage of work as heat and chapel catastrophes accumulate is striking. As is Amaury's two hours of work on time lapse in the grand salon.
Weren't they going to be planting thousands of bulbs in the Jardin Anglais?

 

[Lochness Monster]

Set your sights a little lower. There's lots of beautiful properties waiting for the right person to bring them back to life. And research areas. Seriously, this is the most important thing. Don't just buy a place because someone, somewhere has a place there and it looks idyllic. Location, location, location. Think about what YOU want. What YOU want to find in the locality and, most importantly, what interests YOU.

I am thinking of moving to the country after 25 years in a small city.
Since Covid less people are socialising and my age groups have children that have left home. Moving to a more rural area is less expensive. I don’t mind country smells either! I will not be getting peacocks.
I’m nervous in some ways but think I must go for it…. Stars in the sky, few passers by. I may become a hermit.
Instead I will invite friends for small soirées. No ball gowns or designer frocks for me now! Possible some ex boyfriends
I am not giving up just thinking of me more! Reading the paper by the fire…etc. should I do it!?

 

[nyamunken22]

Set your sights a little lower. There's lots of beautiful properties waiting for the right person to bring them back to life. And research areas. Seriously, this is the most important thing. Don't just buy a place because someone, somewhere has a place there and it looks idyllic. Location, location, location. Think about what YOU want. What YOU want to find in the locality and, most importantly, what interests YOU.

Yeah, I know. Thanks for the advice though.

 

[Lochness Monster]

Well…neither! I’m a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy, or shorts in the summer. I used to wear suits Monday - Friday, but since I no longer work I‘m completely casual now. It’s great!

And what to do with good quality shoes, suits, double cuff shirts and ties? So many WFH still .
I am going through the wardrobes . Ukrainian refugees need winter clothes- in my size too!! But suits etc no one wants these.

 

[C'est moi]

A giant bedbug that was a temporary former boy band member and is now a Charleston dancing parasitic leech obsessed with hedgehogs and china. Fanny always has to have something special and unique. No ordinary bedbugs for the little orphan princess!

@ComtesseRose when it's my turn for a title I believe I may have found it...

"A giant bedbug that was a temporary former boyband member and is now a Charlston dancing parasitic leech obsessed with hedgehogs and china."

Please can you work your magic and make it fit. Or even the second half. Or a combo. Love it, love it, love it. I'll leave it to your better judgement

Un grand merci et beaucoup des bisous to @graciemckitten for the words. You are hot

 

[Lochness Monster]

I think all these points, and the curious coincidence of Dan's increase of fortune, lack of productivity, and disappearance from Lalande of Annalise are well worth keeping an eye on without drawing conclusions. The accumulation of entropy is evidence of other activity.
The stoppage of work as heat and chapel catastrophes accumulate is striking. As is Amaury's two hours of work on time lapse in the grand salon.
Weren't they going to be planting thousands of bulbs in the Jardin Anglais?

Yes! But then a few garlic bulbs arrived, and were duly planted by 3!!!! people. And then the magic mushroom foray. We did not see what they did with those ….. it’s getting too late even for tulips to be planted. Something is up…..
That Brenda person brought a lot of things with her. I am sure we did not see it all. That box of eucalyptus cuttings. To my knowledge it is illegal to take something like this from Ireland to France without proper legislation and plant certification.

Fanny ordered a very small order of bulbs considering the size of the area to plant.
Did Davey specify the numbers and colours or did Mme just blindly shop?

 

[UvulaDonor]

I wouldn’t mind if Fanny traveled if she wasn’t collecting all that money on Patreon to do work that never happens. You’re totally right, though…she’s bored and shallow, so travel is a way to break the cycle. If she was actually making progress on the farmhouse and being a good steward of the $400K/year in donations she collects, I wouldn’t mind if she took a well-deserved vacation. It’s maddening when you think what an intelligent, capable person could do to the farmhouse with that kind of money rolling in. And probably get even higher donations as a result!

Exactly - it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what would earn more subscribers and donations - thousands of Youtubers have worked it out. She is trying to earn money for doing little to nothing - she really doesn't want to work or spend money to make money.

 

[Hemerocallis]

Caroline is busy answering in the comment section!

"Multilingual in two languages"
That is "bilingual" Caroline Not-Knower !

 

[C'est moi]

Caroline is busy answering in the comment section!

Oh, bless, Caro Goody Two Shoes. I believe that is bilingual when you speak two languages, you stupid witch. My son is multi lingual. He has grown up in a bilingual home (not sure how that happened as his father and I are brits but, hey, it did) and he has learnt Spanish and Italian in addition. And he is only 18. Pretty sure other languages will follow...

Ps. My husband and I have a stertificate each from the President of the republic to say that we both have a written and spoken understanding of French above baccalaureate level. No one is more surprised than I!!!

 

[KyBourbon]

And what to do with good quality shoes, suits, double cuff shirts and ties? So many WFH still .
I am going through the wardrobes . Ukrainian refugees need winter clothes- in my size too!! But suits etc no one wants these.

Off topic: Yes, that’s so true! Yet, when I wore a suit every day to work, it was actually much simpler for me than business casual. I had multiple, nice, gray and black suits, and plenty of white button down shirts. The only “hard decision” to make was what tie to wear (I had about 100 ties in my wardrobe). Getting dressed for work was pretty easy. Suits really should make a comeback for men in the office. But I feel bad for women because they really don’t have the same option as men. I think women have to buy multiple outfits and spend so much more money on clothes than men in a corporate workplace.

 

[UvulaDonor]

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I'm pretty sure only the US does the missing persons on milk cartons thing.
I've always wondered if it makes a difference?

 

[KyBourbon]

I'm pretty sure only the US does the missing persons on milk cartons thing.
I've always wondered if it makes a difference?

I think it’s going to take more than a milk carton to find Fanny’s accountant. My guess is that an accountant has told Fanny exactly how she’s screwed up her books and spending…either intentionally or unintentionally. As scatterbrained as Fanny is, she probably had no idea how to handle the Patreon Association funds. Her projects are a joke and unprofessional, so why wouldn’t her accounting be, too? She’s just trying to figure out how to sort out the mess.

 

[Imperious Me]

THE PARASITE AT “WORK”

God please let him be stupid enough to sit like that on the flight... pleeeeze...

It is sad. Very sad.
In our town they have put higher fences up by the railway line and the local council are funding Suited look outs on the bridges,not the health service. The mental health response is if they are going to do it they will find a way. Absolutely dreadful as this galvanises not deters the thoughts.
The emergency number for emergencies…. Is an answer machine.
So few places in the uk to get the help needed and to stay well.

wow, that's shocking... if they're 'going to do it' it's because they don't know where to turn! If there was ever a call for mental health services, and government support, rather than sending money abroad, this is it.. There's no support from the government, they shut us down, handed stipends, told us how they were taking care of us whilst anything we ever built dissolved... now they say, "if you're going to kill yourself, you'll find a way"... smh. My step-nephew did the same, left 2 teens and his wife... after losing his business and taking loans during the pandemic... he couldn't see a way back.