Stephanie Jarvis usually only provides food for the actual Christmas meal. All the other day she feeds herself on what her "guests" bring in and prepare.So Pavlina is back at the HMN. SJ made a huge point of saying how much she had missed her - not entirely convinced from what @Clara Burnett has said about SJ's feeling with regard to Pavlina in the past.
What exactly will she be doing?
No real gardening required, apart from maybe helping Davy/Kirsty with the shrubs next week. No B&B guests either.
And, I would imagine, that any guests staying over Christmas at the HMN will be fending for themselves and not expecting a chambermaid to make their beds and clean their bathrooms.
How do you think that the financials are actually worked out for these huge gatherings? I somehow feel that SJ doesn't foot all the bills even though she is a millionairess by grifting. We all know that millionaires don't become so by splashing their money around!
The Chateau Diaries #198 The Shytoo is falling down - but Selmar's campervan is available!
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The refugee is back and has probably been given a sleeping bag by the Floor Scrubber and told specifically to sleep under one of the beams in the “not so grand” salon. The Floor Scrubber has told her it is a French Advent tradition.So Pavlina is back at the HMN. SJ made a huge point of saying how much she had missed her - not entirely convinced from what @Clara Burnett has said about SJ's feeling with regard to Pavlina in the past.
What exactly will she be doing?
No real gardening required, apart from maybe helping Davy/Kirsty with the shrubs next week. No B&B guests either.
And, I would imagine, that any guests staying over Christmas at the HMN will be fending for themselves and not expecting a chambermaid to make their beds and clean their bathrooms.
How do you think that the financials are actually worked out for these huge gatherings? I somehow feel that SJ doesn't foot all the bills even though she is a millionairess by grifting. We all know that millionaires don't become so by splashing their money around!
Just spitballing some ideas here, Please Take no offense , just tossing some ideas around.
Could Sharon L Jarvis mean Sharon Larkin Jarvis? Nic goes by his mothers maiden name Larkin? Have either of his parents been divorced?
Does nic have a half sister?
Is the reason Nic’s father is wearing a bag over his head because he looks so much like Derek Jarvis and wants to hide his face so no one guesses the connection?
Nic has scrubbed pretty much all info about Derek Jarvis, Isabelle Jarvis, and himself, etc. except for carefully non revealing generic info. Also pretty much scrubbed all nursing home info, etc. What are you hiding nic?
Being related in some way would explain why he bought the Dump with Derek and why he has bailed out the orphan princess over the years and why his parents paid off Nic’s mortgage on the property.
As for dating a cousin or relative, Fanny encourages her animals to interbred with close family members so dating a cousin would seem natural to her.
Gerry never reveals a middle name or middle initial on any articles etc, is his middle name Derek, Jarvis, or Charles ( Derek Jarvis middle name)?
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Apologies in advance but Im carrying on the tablecloth convo in this thread as the last one ended too quickly for me to reply on it & I wanted to contribute my particular tablecloth saga …..
I also don’t like tablecloths & prefer to have just a nicely polished wooden table and placemats for daily use plus a table runner for some occasions. I do also love a, crisply ironed to within an inch of it’s life, white damask one for very very special dinners (but can only face that ironing task maximum once a year.) However whenever we are in our french holiday house I have to admit to an ongoing battle of the tablecloths .
We were incredibly lucky when we bought the house to be introduced to a lady from the village - now in her mid 60s - who has worked at the house in some capacity or other since she was 16 years old. We were equally as lucky that she was happy to also work with us & keep an eye on the house when we aren’t there plus help out a bit when we are etc etc. She is an absolute godsend in every respect & has made arriving & living in the village so easy & an absolute joy in terms of her introductions & our inclusion in events. She doesn’t speak a word of English (or should that be quite rightly refuses … & as a result our French conversation skills have come on leaps & bounds.) However she definitely does NOT consider a table properly laid unless it has a tablecloth on it. I only own my big white one ..so she has also ‘kindly’ taken it upon herself to search out a number from the local vide greniers - and it seems to be the more granny-patterned or 70s coloured they are the more she loves them (& then proceeds to constantly cover the kitchen & dining room tables at every opportunity with these delights) I did try to have a diplomatic conversation about how we prefer not to use them ….. but was quickly put in my place as she told us it is very impolite in french custom to eat from a bare table. She clearly thinks we English are just uncouth & dirty philistines. 
I have now conceded total defeat & reluctantly live with the granny-cloths as she sees fit……. She is far too important to us & we now love her too much to risk the perfect ‘entente cordiale’ we have over a lairy flowery bit of cloth.
So before we judge the Marquis Bean & femme over their dining table ….. perhaps they have a determined french table-coverer in their household too.
I also don’t like tablecloths & prefer to have just a nicely polished wooden table and placemats for daily use plus a table runner for some occasions. I do also love a, crisply ironed to within an inch of it’s life, white damask one for very very special dinners (but can only face that ironing task maximum once a year.) However whenever we are in our french holiday house I have to admit to an ongoing battle of the tablecloths .
We were incredibly lucky when we bought the house to be introduced to a lady from the village - now in her mid 60s - who has worked at the house in some capacity or other since she was 16 years old. We were equally as lucky that she was happy to also work with us & keep an eye on the house when we aren’t there plus help out a bit when we are etc etc. She is an absolute godsend in every respect & has made arriving & living in the village so easy & an absolute joy in terms of her introductions & our inclusion in events. She doesn’t speak a word of English (or should that be quite rightly refuses … & as a result our French conversation skills have come on leaps & bounds.) However she definitely does NOT consider a table properly laid unless it has a tablecloth on it. I only own my big white one ..so she has also ‘kindly’ taken it upon herself to search out a number from the local vide greniers - and it seems to be the more granny-patterned or 70s coloured they are the more she loves them
(& then proceeds to constantly cover the kitchen & dining room tables at every opportunity with these delights) I did try to have a diplomatic conversation about how we prefer not to use them ….. but was quickly put in my place as she told us it is very impolite in french custom to eat from a bare table. She clearly thinks we English are just uncouth & dirty philistines. I have now conceded total defeat & reluctantly live with the granny-cloths as she sees fit……. She is far too important to us & we now love her too much to risk the perfect ‘entente cordiale’ we have over a lairy flowery bit of cloth.
So before we judge the Marquis Bean & femme over their dining table ….. perhaps they have a determined french table-coverer in their household too.
Dearest Kathy,
My comments worked. Mr. French Bean’s wife is doing a tidy up before filming advent vlogs. I can admire the chateau more easily when not distracted by mess.
Perhaps not cleaning up for the visit of the Floor Scrubber and Gay Twink was deliberate.
My comments worked. Mr. French Bean’s wife is doing a tidy up before filming advent vlogs. I can admire the chateau more easily when not distracted by mess.
Perhaps not cleaning up for the visit of the Floor Scrubber and Gay Twink was deliberate.
NOOOOOO! I can't stand that saying! It's right up there with ""Hey dude," and "like, ya know" and "awesome"Let’s piss the Floor Scrubber off and give Belly a good laugh. I think the next thread should be called simply:
“Crack On!”
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I know this is probably a daft question....why does she not have basic building insurance which covers a small amout for subsidence ?
does he have any idea what a BIIIIG piece of tit he is treating his sweet wife like this?
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I watched that episode with Ruth. I feel quite sorry for her as she obviously is mentally unstable. She seems like a very nice person, who like many, has a hoarding disorder and has become overwhelmed by it. I once knew a hoarder through my husband's work. She was so put together when she went out in public, that I was shocked when I saw the inside of her house. It was just awful! No plumbing, floorboards rotting away, garbage and junk everywhere, rotten curtains. It was so sad. She was an only child born late in life. Just as she became an adult, her parents fell ill and she stayed to help them. She never moved out of that house and never did any maintenance except for the yard, probably so the neighbors wouldn't call the authorities. Sounds familiar doesn't it? One night she fell asleep while smoking and the house nearly burned down. After that, her cousin and the county authorities, moved her into an assisted living home where she later died. She was a very nice lady and loved cats.She has also been featured in that programme with Ruth Watson, Country House Rescue.
She is a complete and utter hoarder, ceilings falling down in virtually every room.
Even after Ruth organised for her to sell some of her huge collection of vintage clothing/costumes etc. She just went straight out and purchased more stuff from the proceeds. It is 100% a mental health disorder.
And, she was attempting to heat the entire house from just 2 gas stove burners in the kitchen - you just can't make this stuff up!
I agree with you, definitely a mirror image of SJ's future and, not just at Christmas.
According to Brenda she does See Below. The latest message on fb rallying the troops AGAIN.
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1. This discovery is in the very early stages, however, I am sure they will engage the necessary specialists to examine the situation thoroughly & come up with some options to move forward.
2. Insurance, I am very sure there is an insurance policy attached to the building, what it covers I do not know. I would imagine that will be another days work to investigate & hopefully the outcome will be positive.
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Where will guests be sleeping? Upstairs sounds like it's off limits. walls are not attached to floors, only the wallpaper keeping them upright, maybe only Potts apartment safe?So Pavlina is back at the HMN. SJ made a huge point of saying how much she had missed her - not entirely convinced from what @Clara Burnett has said about SJ's feeling with regard to Pavlina in the past.
What exactly will she be doing?
No real gardening required, apart from maybe helping Davy/Kirsty with the shrubs next week. No B&B guests either.
And, I would imagine, that any guests staying over Christmas at the HMN will be fending for themselves and not expecting a chambermaid to make their beds and clean their bathrooms.
How do you think that the financials are actually worked out for these huge gatherings? I somehow feel that SJ doesn't foot all the bills even though she is a millionairess by grifting. We all know that millionaires don't become so by splashing their money around!
there are more simularities between Fanny and Cornelia...Cornelia also has bathrooms just used a stageset....with no water and plumming in...
Do you watch the hoarding series’ that Curiosity Inc clears out? He has done three. It really is quite sad and overwhelming.I watched that episode with Ruth. I feel quite sorry for her as she obviously is mentally unstable. She seems like a very nice person, who like many, has a hoarding disorder and has become overwhelmed by it. I once knew a hoarder through my husband's work. She was so put together when she went out in public, that I was shocked when I saw the inside of her house. It was just awful! No plumbing, floorboards rotting away, garbage and junk everywhere, rotten curtains. It was so sad. She was an only child born late in life. Just as she became an adult, her parents fell ill and she stayed to help them. She never moved out of that house and never did any maintenance except for the yard, probably so the neighbors wouldn't call the authorities. Sounds familiar doesn't it? One night she fell asleep while smoking and the house nearly burned down. After that, her cousin and the county authorities, moved her into an assisted living home where she later died. She was a very nice lady and loved cats.
because it costs money she could spend for other things (travels, chandeliers etc)
I remember when my UK friend bought a small hotel in Golf Juan, she invited me to stay for free during her first "off peak" season, i.e. November - I now realise that she was basically just lonely so created an invitee rota for many of her UK friends too.
Had a lovely time as surprisingly, the weather was spectacular for that time of the year.
Ultimately, as it transpired, because we ate out every breakfast/lunch/dinner, and I insisted that I paid most times, that holiday worked out far more expensive than any other "all-inclusive 4-star" holiday would have ordinarily cost me. And, her hotel, was defo not 4* as she was still upgrading it.
Sometimes, what may initially appear to be "free" in the first instance, can end up costing far more than originally envisaged/expected. You know what they say about a "free lunch"?
Any future visits I made, I always insisted that I paid the going rate so I didn't feel beholden, and/or grateful!
I imagine that the majority of SJ's guests might feel exactly the same.
I've tried going back to my natural dishwater blonde with a little grey mixed in, but my hair says, "No!". It wants to be blonde and won't behave until it is. It is like a spoiled child sometimes.
I just looked thru the tattle archives . Here is a 2019 news article posted about the Jarvis brother. Derek was the oldest of 3. He had a brother named John who was married to his wife since 1957.
www.nsnews.com
I originally guessed that uncle Jean Christopher could be referred to as John.
But the John Jarvis brother in this article isn’t married to a Sharon. Or, is she married to another Jarvis closely related to the brothers and F4F loosely refers to him as an uncle and that explains the resemblance? Does the John in the article look like a much older version of the Jean Christopher in the above article?
I am confusing myself. Disclaimer, to cover everyone, the above discussion is all speculation for entertainment purposes only. The Mckitten is now officially carry confused.Everything associated with Stephanie Jarvis is strange and never straightforward. Smoke and mirrors 24/7 on every aspect of her life and those surrounding her
MEMORY LANE: Friends from back home reunite on the North Shore
“Believe it or not, the story starts in 1944,” says Mike Jarvis, while telling a story about friendship and shared history. Go back 75 years to a seaside town in the south of England.
I originally guessed that uncle Jean Christopher could be referred to as John.
But the John Jarvis brother in this article isn’t married to a Sharon. Or, is she married to another Jarvis closely related to the brothers and F4F loosely refers to him as an uncle and that explains the resemblance? Does the John in the article look like a much older version of the Jean Christopher in the above article?
I am confusing myself. Disclaimer, to cover everyone, the above discussion is all speculation for entertainment purposes only. The Mckitten is now officially carry confused.Everything associated with Stephanie Jarvis is strange and never straightforward. Smoke and mirrors 24/7 on every aspect of her life and those surrounding her
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Can't read it beyond the first sentence as I feel my blood pressure rising to an unhealthy level. I actually don't need to read it anyway, I know what that horrid woman is going to say. I would love to put a curse on her, but I need to watch my karma this time of year. I'll wait until after Christmas.
Who the hell actually knows?
I personally can't even be bothered to work out which wing/rooms/floors "should" be off limits.
Obviously SJ/PJ, IJ/PA, Amaury/Nattie, Aunt/Uncle, Potts and the Larkins will all be fine - no doubt about that! Therefore, "I'm alright Jack" scenario. The rest of the upcoming Christmas residents need to think very carefully about staying, demand hard hats and, perhaps, even danger money.
Just a thought, but no matter whatever their status or accommodation, they should all ensure that they have up to date travel/life insurance and written a Will too. That's a given, imho!
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