The Chateau Diaries #39 The Grifterista Social Club

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Did the lake get mentioned on Patreon and "where, oh where" did the chapel restorer run off to? Thought he was starting in May...this time! Cousin "no shirt" was supposed to be coming in June...now maybe August. Is it from the new quarantine/lock down rules in France?
 
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I agree, mind you, you could say the same thing about the lot of them. Marie scamming people into buying her a car. Stephanie scamming people into helping her with her dump of a shatoo.....I mean the list goes on. LOL!
 
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…If it resonates then that's what the watcher sees.
The trick is not to be personally invested in i..the glamour it so called oozes….
Life as we have seen has a nasty habit of changing rapidly.
FRENCH DOGS RUN FAST!
 
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@ 34:11 in the Patreon video, SJ says if they can't use the hexagonal Eden Roc in the china room, they can use it in the shop she's planning to open in the stables, to sell tat she's found at Emmaus, Potts' pix and MP's prints to B and B guests. One advantage of completely isolating your customers is they have nothing to do but spend more money in your tat shop.
 
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So, wait, rather than taking guests on excursions to the local charity shops where they could benefit the local economy she's going to buy stuff from the charity shop and then mark it up to sell for a profit? Charming.
 
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She said her cousin is coming when he is fully vaccinated, I think he is scheduled to get his second one 16th of August.
 
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Davy, you best wake up. SJ is setting you up to take the fall when things go wrong. She introduced you several times when you arrived, September 2020, as a garden architect, and a landscape architect. I guess you could be both????

What is the difference between a landscape architect and a garden designer?
Garden designers provide a complete service, including planting plans, hard landscape elements (paths, walls, paving, decking) and special features such as water features, lighting and garden furniture. Landscape architects study, plan, design and manage spaces to ensure that they are both sustainable and beautiful.

However, SJ now always uses your expertise when discussing and making decisions about the structure and interior of Lalande. Why????
The French female architect too expensive, the architect didn't like what she saw, the scope of the project is too large, what was previously done was flawed...??? Davy, you seem level headed, don't fall victim to her outlandish plans.
 
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So, wait, rather than taking guests on excursions to the local charity shops where they could benefit the local economy she's going to buy stuff from the charity shop and then mark it up to sell for a profit? Charming.
Don't forget the 1100% markup syndrome as promulgated by Ashley Adams, the grifter chatelaine at Lomenie that SJ just spent the weekend with. As calculated by @Jikki2.
Zooming in on Adams' notorious €10 toile de jouy chair she's selling for €125, you can see how the tacks don't align on her trim, and how she hasn't steamed out or otherwise straightened the truly grotesque pink hula skirt trim she's affixed to side chairs. Also, hula skirt does not match the toile. There's not one inch of good intention, honest work, good taste, or credible restoration, in that whole piece of .
God, am I crabby. Thanks @Espe for the heads up. I do get excited when I hear SJ talk about eco energy plans for the chateau. I hope Davy, and it sounds like Philip, too, is onboard, for investment in boreholes, solar panels, and sound energy sources for the newly developing spaces.
 
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Daaaaaaahhhhling, she is selling an image!! A Dream!! A LIFESTYLE!!! Of course she would need all the bells and whistles to keep up that image!!

 
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yep was aware of all that but wonder if they live rent free (I really don’t know) & how many there are-I count Ma & Pa, three boys (includes Billy) Sadie & Mo, Sadie’s offspring, is there another daughter of Ma & Pa?
The reason I pointed out their history is for the obvious reason that they all moved to Basmaignee to live there for free.
Why rent a flat in the UK or spend money maintaining a vacation home in France if they could all live on Gwen's lovely estate for free?
 
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Target 35 k ??

Nope

Let’s select the next target

You decide ... 40 k prehaps

Or

A suggestion from a patron
How about a target for the swimming pool? Maybe even with a bathhouse including shower facilities, changing rooms, and a little bar area.

It would make a great extra for your guests. But mainly and foremost it would give you and everyone working so hard to restore Lalande a refreshing opportunity to relax. You all deserve breaks and treats more often and I would love to see this outdoor chillout place come true, where you of course also can swim for workout reasons.

Maybe the soil from digging the pool comes in handy for Davy's garden projects ;-)
 
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The words that give SJ's away are: "It's always been my dream to live in a castle..." which also means, endless balls and dinner parties. She even said renovating Lalande is her life's purpose. What a pointless existence! She read too many LadyBird books and watched too many Disney films as a kid which arrested her development. IJ raised her poorly.
 
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Hurrah she has bought more oversized tat for Lala.
Maybe she fell for the tasseled chair.
 
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I am sure she will make the right decisions for herself. I think she is amazing and am a complete fan. I am glad she is back. She will brighten the chateau.
 
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I think our Flash Hag puts Davy forward because he is a member of her clan..and as she calls him a specialist...he can talk a lot about plans..but she never finishes them...let alone to start them..An outsider would not be so keen to be used...for her talking of plans and nothing gets done..Davy is convenient for her..she can discuss whatever she likes..and still doing nothing...just to keep the money flowing in..I see it as a dirty skeem..Those parterres could easily have been started..all we see is a lawn mowed like it..she is not planning to do all those works...she just talks...so the money comes in and she keeps her followers happy with a lot of excuses..Her cousin is now coming in August..he supposed to be there in may...so the expensive panneling is lying to get wasted in the stables..Has anybody seen her chandelier...she bought in Februari?? A lot of smoke and a very dirty mirror..and Davy is giving her a excuse to more lies..And btw i did some research on Davy..he mentioned where he lives..i know that area well..Nothing to be found...when you have a good business... then there must be something to be found about it...another mystery...

FRENCH DOGS RUN FAST!
Yes labradors can run fast if they want...what i found more interesting was Flash and Snort puffing and breathing..their fysicalcondition is -20 no surprise offcourse..the only thing they do is run around a teacup...or an Apertitiv..

FRENCH DOGS RUN FAST!
Yes labradors can run fast if they want...what i found more interesting was Flash and Snort puffing and breathing..their fysicalcondition is -20 no surprise offcourse..the only thing they do is run around a teacup...or an Apertitiv..
 
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I've actually stopped watching all the CD videos, as prescribed by my inner therapist, and just keep up by reading the posts here.
 
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The madwoman is getting richer and is living proof that fools still outnumber the wise in this world.
 
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