The Chateau Diaries #92 Yucka yucka, snort, snort.

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"Oh PhiiiiPhiiii! Be a dear and start removing the wallpaper from the attic. I think if you get it wet, maybe you can use it for a tablescape. No, no, don't wash your hands, you will ruin the beautiful patina on it." heh heh heh....
Fanny turns Black Widow!
 
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Pardon me for a second ... having a moment ....
This is my dad. He was 26 in this photo. I'm thinking of him extra today as he passed away a year ago today from COVID at 83 years old. He was a tall strong kind man. The opposite of my narc mother. As he got older in life and brought up dying, he would tell us "I'm not scared of dying, I've just never done it before." His little sneaky humor and truth combine. He said these words to my sister at the end. He wasn't scared to die, but he worried that it would be painful. In the end he chose not to go on a vent and was kept comfortable while he went from this life to the next. I miss him. I'm also so glad that at the very end he wasn't in pain and that he got to make the decision himself about how things ended (well, other than the COVID). So yeah, my dad was/is my VIP today.

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Congratulations on your VIP status ❤
So sorry about your lovely dad. He sounds amazing..
 
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Remember when Annalise did her interview with Marie she said she used to be a chav. I had no idea what that meant, so learned a new Britishism!
Annalise described herself as a "chavvy (gobby and rebellious ) teenager and says that she and Dan mostly moved in different sets, implying that Dan was different and probably more reserved. She goes on to say that they may squabble at times but that Dan is the "love of her Life" and that she can't imagine her life without him.
I certainly don't see Annalise as a pushover. and the downtrodden, submissive partner. She has shown that she has her own friends and seems to enjoy socialising at the Chateau - I think that she appears to be the more confident socialiser of the two and probably has quite a feisty side if pushed.
 
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Little Lord Snort-A-Lot hasn't a clue, not an iota of an idea nor a scintilla of knowledge of how to "dress" a table. His Treascape (served in lieu of supper because - as ever - timing in the kitchen was at odds with an actual clock) is beyond odd. Not just odd: it's wrong in so many ways. He tries so desperately hard to please SJ but, over and over again, just looks a complete idiot.


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He is an ignoramus par excellence.
 
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I was going to ask the same thing, but was worried it might be rude if she had just put on a lot of weight quickly....BUT, I have thought she is pregnant for a while now.
Does she have an ovarian cysts and is basically fairly ill???
 
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Little Lord Snort-A-Lot hasn't a clue, not an iota of an idea nor a scintilla of knowledge of how to "dress" a table. His Treascape (served in lieu of supper because - as ever - timing in the kitchen was at odds with an actual clock) is beyond odd. Not just odd: it's wrong in so many ways. He tries so desperately hard to please SJ but, over and over again, just looks a complete idiot.


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He is an ignoramus par excellence.
Just watched Squirrel’s latest vlog. I’m not English, so maybe I’m missing something… but why are there champagne flutes for afternoon tea? I thought it was afternoon tea? Also, the tablecloth had wrinkles in it! Squirrel…some advice…if you’re going to the trouble of vlogging to thousands of people about how to set a table, it needs to be perfect. Which means you get an iron and you iron the tablecloth! (I have heat-proof pads on my table to protect the mahogany finish, so I can iron the tablecloth while it’s on the table).

The whole thing was cringe worthy. There was absolutely nothing special about that tablescape. And he’s explaining how to set the cutlery? Are you kidding? I learned how to properly set the table at the age of 6! 🙄 Embarrassing.

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That part of belgium especially Brussels is weird..they still have the feeling the superior language is french..The dutch part of belgium speaks french, as it is thought in school very early on..The french speaking part also has to learn Dutch...but they refuse to speak it...when you ask something in Brussels in Dutch they look at you..if you come from Mars..so annoying..i hate Brussel..
With you 100 percent Comte, what I find hilarious, is when I approach Brussels on the train, the announcements and the info display onboard switch from dutch to french, all this on a 40 journey.
 
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Just watched Squirrel’s latest vlog. I’m not English, so maybe I’m missing something… but why are there champagne flutes for afternoon tea? I thought it was afternoon tea? Also, the tablecloth had wrinkles in it! Squirrel…some advice…if you’re going to the trouble of vlogging to thousands of people about how to set a table, it needs to be perfect. Which means you get an iron and you iron the tablecloth! (I have heat-proof pads on my table to protect the mahogany finish, so I can iron the tablecloth while it’s on the table).

The whole thing was cringe worthy. There was absolutely nothing special about that tablescape. And he’s explaining how to set the cutlery? Are you kidding? I learned how to properly set the table at the age of 6! 🙄 Embarrassing.

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Preach! My mom had me setting the table at age six. Who does he think he is schooling?
 
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Just watched Squirrel’s latest vlog. I’m not English, so maybe I’m missing something… but why are there champagne flutes for afternoon tea? I thought it was afternoon tea? Also, the tablecloth had wrinkles in it! Squirrel…some advice…if you’re going to the trouble of vlogging to thousands of people about how to set a table, it needs to be perfect. Which means you get an iron and you iron the tablecloth! (I have heat-proof pads on my table to protect the mahogany finish, so I can iron the tablecloth while it’s on the table).

The whole thing was cringe worthy. There was absolutely nothing special about that tablescape. And he’s explaining how to set the cutlery? Are you kidding? I learned how to properly set the table at the age of 6! 🙄 Embarrassing.

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You can have a champagne afternoon tea for a special occasion. My son bought me one for my birthday in a posh local hotel.
 

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Just watched Squirrel’s latest vlog. I’m not English, so maybe I’m missing something… but why are there champagne flutes for afternoon tea? I thought it was afternoon tea? Also, the tablecloth had wrinkles in it! Squirrel…some advice…if you’re going to the trouble of vlogging to thousands of people about how to set a table, it needs to be perfect. Which means you get an iron and you iron the tablecloth! (I have heat-proof pads on my table to protect the mahogany finish, so I can iron the tablecloth while it’s on the table).

The whole thing was cringe worthy. There was absolutely nothing special about that tablescape. And he’s explaining how to set the cutlery? Are you kidding? I learned how to properly set the table at the age of 6! 🙄 Embarrassing.

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I wasted 4:50 of my day watching this .....
 
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I'm still giggling about Snorty suggesting going outside to get horseradish for tea time, when it was not tea time at ALL, and was probably closer to being the middle of the night.

C'mon Fanny, lets go outside and make sure everybody notices that it's pitch black outside.
 
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@KyBourbon I did laugh when I read your post. Same in my family - chores started at school age - like child slavery! Setting table, bed making (pre doona/duvets, so several blankets and bedspread), dish drying, rubbish, etc.

For an indulged child like BJJ, I suppose these are new skills.
 
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Just watched Squirrel’s latest vlog. I’m not English, so maybe I’m missing something… but why are there champagne flutes for afternoon tea? I thought it was afternoon tea? Also, the tablecloth had wrinkles in it! Squirrel…some advice…if you’re going to the trouble of vlogging to thousands of people about how to set a table, it needs to be perfect. Which means you get an iron and you iron the tablecloth! (I have heat-proof pads on my table to protect the mahogany finish, so I can iron the tablecloth while it’s on the table).

The whole thing was cringe worthy. There was absolutely nothing special about that tablescape. And he’s explaining how to set the cutlery? Are you kidding? I learned how to properly set the table at the age of 6! 🙄 Embarrassing.

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In a moment when there is a new covid doing the rounds , Putins forces are amassing on the Ukraine border, can't figure America out anymore, what does PJ do to save planet, sets a fcuking table......badly
 
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Little Lord Snort-A-Lot hasn't a clue, not an iota of an idea nor a scintilla of knowledge of how to "dress" a table. His Treascape (served in lieu of supper because - as ever - timing in the kitchen was at odds with an actual clock) is beyond odd. Not just odd: it's wrong in so many ways. He tries so desperately hard to please SJ but, over and over again, just looks a complete idiot.


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He is an ignoramus par excellence.
Love the Nazi swastika-arranged sandwiches.
 
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With you 100 percent Comte, what I find hilarious, is when I approach Brussels on the train, the announcements and the info display onboard switch from dutch to french, all this on a 40 journey.
I guess we are derailing here, but I have the opposite experience, some years ago, on the Belgian coast, flemish speakers refused to answer my questions in French, I had to speak English to buy a railway ticket.
 
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