Brenda to the rescue.... mistress of the understatement. *The accident was tragic, and could have been worse.* .
Her latest offering
#Believe me I understand fully, you can only please some of the people some of the time..& never all of the people all of the time!!!
During this year many of our members have expressed their opinions on The Chateau Diaries, the content & what topics they preferred.
During the summer I really thought some of you were going to need worked on (defibbrillator), so bad were the panic attacks when Stephanie decided to cut back on the vlogs.
Many of you have said you missed the "old" format, during covid when most vlogs followed the actual daily life at Lalande.
So here we are, in receipt of daily vlogs, mainly from the chateau, & still we are not happy.
Whilst the format of Advent is a little different, they are trying to keep the show interesting & not repetitive...if you want to re-experience the christmas cake baking..go & check out the previous episodes...etc...that is the great thing about You Tube. Y ou can watch past episodes & mix them with the new.
If Stephanie bakes the Christmas cake every year..the comments are going to be.."Oh not that again" etc
Someone wanted to see more trees being decorated..remember a few rooms are not in use this year, so there will be less, but at the same time loads.
We are seeing the chateau as it is being set up this year for Christmas,all the viewers have been invited into the Lalande families lives at the Chateau to experience & hopefully enjoy their prep for the festive season. This is real lives...in a lived in home, it is not a film studio with dozens of people supplying different elements of the publication.....sometimes in are eagerness I think we lose sight of that.
As for comments about Amaury etc being grumpy or moody...sometimes we have to walk in peoples shoes before we can make comment.
I know for sure..if I was doing a vlog of my family life....it would be full of bleeps, feck offs & loud exasperations of MOM..in a similar tone of Isabelle when she says.."Stephaneeee" There would be kids having hissy fits & adults having bigger ones...because that is what family life is like. Some mornings we waken up feeling yuk..or something goes wrong and we could chew glass....before you remark if someone is grumpy..look at the full picture.
How difficult is it to be trying to get on with your work....when Stephanie lands to vlog you..which not only keeps you back ..you lose your concentration on the job in hand....all in all its frustrating...but..you have to smile for the camera because all these lovely followers will slate me if I don't!!!
Please, embrace the vlogs we are receiving daily, if there are elements you are missing..I do understand....watch previous advent series.
*The heating is an issue...the accident was tragic...but, it could have been worse. The matter will be resolved*. But there is no point harping on about it....that will not change the situation...for now they have to go with the facilities they have & hopefully the new year will bring new tidings to all.
If Stephanie produced a vlog lasting 10/15mins concentrating on 1 topic..ie the garden..decorating a tree..the editing would be less intense..because she wants to show you as many different snippets from each day as she can, that process is more time consuming. Trying to keep things fluid etc.
Don't forget they also need "private me time"
I think someone should do a vlog of Stephanie from she gets up till she goes to bed.#
Does she ever get out of bed for more than 5 minutes...