I've started to believe there's a larger plan behind all the expansions. She has started to talk about Venice again and the easiest way she'll get a nest egg for a palazzo is to divide her Shit-O into apartments. Gerry will buy one, maybe Oliver too? Bonne Maman and Marquis' rooms can be separated and sold to friends? She'll always have her apartment, Nati will run the B&B and Lalande will remain as her party palace and Patreon HQ. But she's planning her new, patron funded, independent life in Venice. Now when she's no longer financially dependent of Nick and MPotts, they'll slowly but surely start to vanish from her life.
Palazzo diaries:
All my life I dreamt to be a princessa in a venetian palazzo. Thanks to you wonderful patreons I was able to get rid of Lalande and buy this grandioso 16th century Palazzo directly on the Canale Grande.
Unfortunately there is still plenty of work to do: for example the walls are not waterproofed, so everytime there is high tide the grottos get flooded.
But don't worry we removed all your wonderful gifts I brought from Lalande to the attic which also needs to be done. But at least it does not rain in Venice twice a day.
Anyway I invested 50% from the sale from Lalande to buy first thing a original yacht from il Doge di Venetia which was a real bargain.
Now I am able to show you the amazing loggia from the 17 century of my palazzo and of course the beautiful canals of Venice.
My Dad used to love Venice so much, too, he incorporated almost in every painting at least due cupole grande.
Sadly you can't enter the loggia yet since it needs restoration but once we hit the 50000 Euro target we will celebrate with a Sprizz Venitiano.
Till then you will see me with my voluntarios Mario and Paolo celebrating il carnivale with some original plague doctors costumes I bought a this lovely mercato.
I do miss my gardens and chickens at Lalande but at least I was able to move my father's fountain to my palazzo.
There are strict regulations here in Venice about installing fountains on private grounds which I didn't know about it.
Nobody told me it's not allowed to just pump water from the canale to sustain the fountain so you can imagine how shocked I was when one day Carabinieri showed up and told me to close down my beloved fountain because it sucked all the water from the canale.
Unfortunately this caused some serious damage to the surrounding pallazzi because the water pressure changed and now I have to pay for the damage. So there is nothing left from the sale of Lalande but thanks to you lovely patreons there is still love and laughter at my palazzo!