The Chateau Diaries #196 Nothing ever gets finished and often never even started

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I have a holly tree in my garden and when I pick it for the vase at Christmas time ........ I do not put on bloody gloves!!!
What a Princess !!!
 
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Oh Halcyon…you had to know the little French Debutante was straight! Give me your address and I’ll have a technician come to reset your gaydar, sugar!
Hey @HalcyonOrganic ! The Gaydar Technician is at the door! Are you even at home?
He will also be stopping at the home of every Chateau Diaries patron who still believes Phyllis is a straight man.

 
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Billy has done a Q&A and his first question is slap bang aimed at Stephanie Jarvis. He has a budget for each room or area and if he started too many projects at once it would just run away and he would have no control…..as you were .. I will continue watching. Just had to get this on here.
 
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Sad thing is that what Fanny started was achievable with a team of builders but she is keeping the money for other things and instead has Amaury who although skilled is doing all the jobs in the Chateau including now lighting fires, feeding animals and to top it all he is slower than molasses in January
 
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…. So, he uses a transparent white/green tablecloth as base, puts scarlet red saucers on it. What’s up with the water glasses? And.. is that ivy that he uses as plants?
 
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I think Nicholas got his inspo for book sharing from a woman who already does this on Youtube.
Her name . . . The Tartan Topiary.

And his haircut.
It came to me while I was watching a Best of Little Britain.
Sebastian, the Prime Minister's gay personal assistant has the identical style.

@Mrs Haversham
Another suggestion for interiors inspiration on Youtube is Quintessence hosted by Susanna Salk.
 
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The linseed feeds the tomettes and stops them from becoming too dry. Once they dry out they become flakey and prone to cracking and disintegrating. It doesn't "polish" them, it gives them a protective layer. Fanny spoke about rubbing in beeswax and polishing them up. A time consuming job which needs to be repeated on a regular basis. And the beeswax residue needs to be scrapped off before any more linseed or wax can be applied. When replacing floor tiles the French simply do not use terracotta tomettes anymore because of the time consuming maintenance. Two of the houses we have bought in France had terracotta tomettes. When we viewed the houses I thought they were so beautiful, original and in keeping. After living with them for a while I couldn't wait to get rid of them! They were just too much work to keep looking good and they trapped all the dust and dirt.

Another use for linseed is conditioning the interior iron work of wood burning stoves. After sweeping and thoroughly cleaning the interior of the stove every interior surface is coated with linseed oil. We do this once a year and it looks beautiful, prior to the first fire. I wonder if fanny has invested in a cinder vacuum. Indispensable, otherwise you never really get them clean.
 
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Mr. Strawbrit (like Shrek and Gay Bear Shrek Jr.) is a walking heart attack waiting to happen. Sadly, almost the whole family except his older son seem to have weight issues - clearly from learned behaviour…. Food addiction and careless/reckless eating.
 
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Just watched the Lady of the château vlog do they ever put Dame F4F to shame, they have style and skills and money, hard working too, the after was stunning and their workshop looked wonderful.
But…. Do they not have bigger clothes. They all seem to be squeezing in our out of everything…
They are an amazing team. A fantastic event. MM no hope….
And a very beautiful chateau and tremendous grounds
 
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It is lovely to get kids involved in food and spark a passion, but in a measured way. Poor little Arthur seems to be quite portly for a 9 year old boy, he is a charming confident little lad but he is constantly being fed and children in France are much more slight and he will probably get bullied at some point. This is horrid to say about a child but Angel and Dick are in charge of their kids diet and eating at this juncture and it is a medical fact that overweight children tend to continue to have weight problems through life
 
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I have a holly tree in my garden and when I pick it for the vase at Christmas time ........ I do not put on bloody gloves!!!
What a Princess !!!
He put those latex gloves on because ASMR artists….use them.
Eg The FeMalevASMR channel

some like Dog outfits…
Yoghurt,
Fanny opening gifts and reading out excitedly
 
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But…. Do they not have bigger clothes. They all seem to be squeezing in our out of everything…
They are an amazing team. A fantastic event. MM no hope….
And a very beautiful chateau and tremendous grounds
'Do they not have bigger clothes. They all seem to be squeezing in our out of everything'

Especially the younger sister.
I won't say anymore or I will be stoned for fat shaming.

I have been thinking the very same thing since I started watching them.
It's so unhealthy.
 
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But then she discovered that she could make money with the I poor princess in the castle scam and the rest is history.
 
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I can just see him and the other serial gift givers squirming excitedly in their seats as Fanny opens their gifts accompanied by oohs and aahs. Do you suppose it's some kind of sexual gratification thing?
My husband taught a boy who grew up to become notorious in Melbourne as 'The Hedge Burner'.
He specifically targeted the suburb I live in and the neighbouring suburb because of the many properties with beautiful cypress hedges.
Anyway he was eventually caught and sent to a youth justice centre in the country.
His obsession was so great that when he was on day release he would set hay sheds and bales alight on neighbouring farms.
His pyromania was sexually motivated.
 
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I must say the kids are delightful and Dick and Angel seem to spend a lot of time with them doing wonderful things. Dick's tummy is immense now and I am not fat shaming as I could do with losing a few pounds not as many as Dick and Angel mind you. I imagine it is hard for Dick to get clothes in France and the kids are definitely taller too for their age than French clothes which tend to come up smaller than in the UK

Back to the smug Fleurie's who seemed to be showing more humility this week and desperately stating they didn't buy a boat-mmm seems like a long trip to make if you're not serious about purchasing-just saying. Re the Tesla I imagine they are doing a lease not just renting it for the holiday- a lease on a Tesla for a 3 year contract for 10,000 miles per annum would be well in excess of £600 per month with a six month deposit paid down that is not refundable. They will get charged for any scratches, or damage when the contract is up. I imagine in which case with a dog and kids they are doing lease to buy but who knows and they will never come clean. I also agree with another poster that they will sell this house when they're finished and move on. This is not going to be their home in 20 years. On another note i.e unfinished jobs what happened to the Fleurie's gates?
 
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He put those latex gloves on because ASMR artists….use them.
Eg The FeMalevASMR channel

some like Dog outfits…
Yoghurt,
Fanny opening gifts and reading out excitedly
Ok, I have a confession… I don’t know what ASMR means? I’m too scared to Google just incase I get a FeMale in a dog outfit slathered in yoghurt followed by pop ups that’ll make me go blind
 
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I didn't say you were fat shaming JGW.
I agree though their lifestyle choices will catch up with them, especially Dick.
 
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