As I write this I’ve been sick for 2 weeks with a head cold which became a chest infection. Finally saw the doctor yesterday and I’m on cough syrup, puffers, steroids and muscle relaxants, because my chest muscles are so tight from continual coughing. If I had a ‘sort of chest infection’ Fanny claims to have, I couldn’t speak without coughing, let alone spew on for 6 minutes. Even with fresh sheets, my sick bed is a dishevelled mess, and while I'm dressed, I'm not wearing makeup or a bra!
Fanny is a lying, lazy, phony prima donna with a bad memory.
Odd how last week Fanny knew the exact day she'd be well enough to vlog again (Thursday). Fanny also claims she's been doing a bit of paper filing. What's the chance she's been focusing on tax deadlines and travelled to meet up with Baghead and her accountant? Taxes would be a boring storyline for a week, so let's just garner sympathy by saying I've been ill. So it's either new boobs or taxes!!!
Here's 6 minutes of Fanny's drivel. She could have easily stopped after 3 minutes, but started repeating herself and put on the full-press sympathy storyline for her patrons. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Fanny, “First I want to issue a huge apology for how quiet I’ve been the last week. I have been absolutely walloped by a bug. Like a sort of chest infection, viral thing, and it wasn’t that serious, just a bit of coughing. So none of the symptoms were the problem, but I’ve been ABSOLUUUUUTLEY EXHAAAUUUUSTED, but I haven’t really worried about it because I found out there’s been a bug going around, and everyone I know whose had it says its done exactly the same thing to them.


(lying tell - pushing her hair behind her ear).
And for the first time in nearly the 8 years I’ve been making the Chateau Diaries, I’ve taken a full week off from making videos. I don’t think that’s ever happened before, from sickness or from anything else.


(Her hands start flapping) Sometimes I’ve been on holiday and had other people film something else, or still be making a thumbnail, and still be in the premieres. BUT REALLY, for a WHOLE WEEK, there’s been no videos, and that’s because I’ve been mainly asleep half days.





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Fanny, nothing unusual about that for you!)
I’ve been in bed, up until the last couple of days. For the last couple of days I’ve forced myself to get dressed and then get back, just underneath the bedspread. I’m not in the bed, you understand, but it’s almost, almost being up.” (
Fanny is the only woman I know who strolls around inside and outside in her housecoat when she’s perfectly well, but gets fully dressed to lay in bed when she’s ill.)
Snorty chimes in – “Easier Way”!
Fanny, “Yes, and to even put make-up on in the morning, and thinking today, this is I, I’m getting up, and no, straight back to bed.
(Who the hell puts on a full face of make-up when they’re sick) . And then I have the tv right in front of me and a book, today’s classic right next to me, and I think ‘oh lovely’, I’ll watch tv and I’ll read, and then the first couple of days I couldn’t even do that. I was in a half daze of not being able to do anything. Not quite able to sleep, but too tired to do anything else.


The last couple of days have been much nicer. I’ve been watching Mad Med with Philip and it’s been really lovely. Philip has been keeping everything afloat whilst I’ve been unwell, and for the last couple of days I’ve been up for an hour a day tidying my study
(that’s a lost cause) and again today, which is finally tidy, and that’s one good thing that’s come out of this is that I’ve been able to focus on getting all of my filing done.


But I am feeling soooooo much better. Still a little tired, but nothing compared to what it was. So there will be a vlog on the CD tomorrow. I don’t know how much of it I’ll be making. I know that Pavlina and Maria have been filming for me. They’ve been out in the garden. Marie has been planting more of the cut flowers for the season ahead. Pavlina, along with Omberline, have been installing the watering system, and so it may well mean that Philip makes tomorrow’s chateau video, but I’m really hoping that it will be me and that I’ll be up and about and able to do that.
I’ve had one loyal companion by my side. (cut to Ratso2.0)

You are the most darling creatures!”
Snorty, “You mean me?”
Fanny, “Yes, I meant you, but this one’s not bad. He’s not bad. He looks like a little prawn with his little limbs.
I’m really looking forward to getting back into making videos. I love sharing my life here withal of you,
but for the last few days there’s been absolutely no life to share (Finally the truth) unless you wanted to sit next to me and watching Mad Men, which actually would have been quite good and fun.
By the way, I will say again, because I mentioned it before, I’m thoroughly enjoying this novel and getting through it at a snail’s pace, but I am getting through it. I’m really, really loving it.

I was going to try and power on and make some videos, using Marie’s and Pavlina’s footage earlier, but Mummy, Tante and Philip have been really strict and just saying, ‘your body is telling you you need to rest’, and I really do think in a way that I never had before."


Snorty, “You still need to”.
Fanny, “I’m still really tired. I don’t know why because it’s really not serious. I’ve barely any symptoms.
Snorty, “We’ll make a video tomorrow.” (Very condescending voice)
Fanny, “Thank you, Philip. I’m hoping you won’t have to, but we’ll see tomorrow.”
Snorty, “Let’s just assume I will.”
Fanny, “Let’s see tomorrow.” (while Snorty sniggers) But I’m looking forward to rejoining the land of the living downstairs. Everyone has been spoiling me silly. Marie’s made lovely food. Last night Philip made lasagna for everybody, and they’re having a party down in the kitchen. Natti & Amuary were there, Omberline, Pavlina coming around. They were all playing Rummyclub(?) and I couldn’t even join them. but I very much enjoyed the leftover lasagna tonight.”
Snorty, “It’s always better the next day.”
Fanny, “It’s really good. You’re making it. You’re making a cracking lasagna now Philip. Absolutely liked it.
Snorty, “I added a ton of garlic.”
Fanny, “I will say goodnight. I’m sorry it’s such a short video, but I wanted you all to have an update because I know it’s been very, very unusual for me not to post for so long. I’m going to get back to it as soon as possible, so fingers crossed for tomorrow.
But I wanted to chat to all off you for your support, all of your well wishes, and I have to tell you that your support has made all the difference over the last few days. I’ve never taken so much time off before for illness, and because of all of you I knew that even if I did that, the people in the chateau would still get paid at the end of the month, and that’s an absolute huge thing, because I have responsibility here for an awful lot of people, and it’s on my shoulders, but, YOU KNOW WHAT, it’s because of all of you, I felt, that I could, I REALLY could rest when I wasn’t well. “


Snorty, “Listen to your body, that’s it.”
Fanny, “Yes, I listened to my body, and that’s because of all of you, so thank you so so much, you have made an ABSOLUTELY HUGE difference over the last few days, and I know just how lucky I am to have all of you in my life. So, thank you, thank you from laLande, and I’m very much looking forward to chatting with you all not only next week, but in tomorrow’s Chateau Diaries. I’m going to do it Philip!!! I’m doing it!!!”
Snorty, “I’m manage the edit, you’ll see.”
Fanny, “OK. I’ll see you tomorrow. Nite Nite from laLande.