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Anonymous

Hey Stephanie! Always love the updates.

Anonymous

Fantastic news!

Anonymous

Hi Stephanie I love what you are wearing in the "Advent" intro. The colour is beautiful on you.

Anonymous

Love the updates, thanks for spreading Joy! Where did you get that gorgeous advent calendar?

Anonymous

Hi Stephanie (and Phillip!). Lovely to hear the updates from Lalande. Thank you for the Advent videos. They brighten my day!!

Anonymous

Love all the updates! 🤍

Anonymous

All sounds wonderful!!! Love the garden room idea for the fountain!

Anonymous

Loving the Christmas Diaries!! They are pure joy! Thank you for working so hard on them!! 🎄😍👏🏻

Anonymous

Another awesome update. 10 videos a week!! You are such a hard worker. Thanks so for allowing us to share your lovely home. Hope to see an interview with Dan possibly in January.

Anonymous

Stephanie I have thoroughly enjoyed the first two advent videos. Thank you! Please know your videos have inspired me to enjoy every moment of Christmas this month. I am even making an advent calendar for the family like the one you have in the kitchen. Your video last year gave me the idea to decorate our banister and hang our advent gifts down the stairs. Starting at the top and working down towards the Xmas tree on the 25th. I couldn’t help but notice on the intro to the advent videos that it looks like a lot of heat escapes from the chateau through the roof. Could insulating the roof be a target you could work on?

Anonymous

Thank you as always! I’m starting to get use to these 2-3am vlogs lol Phillip, please stay as long as you can. You both play off one and other so well...

Anonymous

Hello to everyone at Lalande! I so enjoy your post no matter the topic, so much fun! Love all the up coming plans sounds like Christmas at the chateau is going to be heavenly! Stay well and enjoy the magic of Christmas 🎄!

Anonymous

Will there be a live stream on Christmas Eve as it requires little/no editing?

Anonymous

2020 has been such a crazy year - but through it, all your videos and updates have been a great comfort. You truly deserve your success and the fact that your monthly totals stay fairly stable is testament to the quality of the content you share, both here and on YouTube - I will be watching closely to see the subscription numbers and expect that you will hit 100 subscribers very soon. Love the Liberty Advent calendar on the shelf. :)

Anonymous

I know you're overwhelmed with video work. My only concern is how do you think you'll be able to get more patrons if you're not doing Chateau Diaries?

Anonymous

These are my favorite videos on patreon, they always bring such a big smile to my face :)

Anonymous

Thank you, Stephanie for sharing the magic of Chateau de Lalande! Enjoyed this update and the cozy fireside Q&A. ~k

Anonymous

This update was chock full!! So happy to see the Patron level staying up and nearly 100K subscribers! I’m sure that will go up yet again with the new season of the TV series. I do hope you get to do some press/television for that?!??—you’d be perfect and could do it remotely if needed. Maybe a savvy volunteer could pick up some PR duties? Don’t know if you want to be that famous, but I’m scared to think what might happen if you ended up on morning chat shows. KABOOM! You’re an even bigger star! Thank you again and again for all the joy and lovely people you share with us!!

Anonymous

Is your friend David (of cycling shorts and Toblerone fame) returning soon? Enjoyed watching you guys in earlier vlogs

Anonymous

Ooh! Stephanie, thanks so much for answering my questions. So exciting about the parterre garden. I was hoping that was in the plan. Should have known you were already thinking about it. The courtyard project was huge, and made such a difference. It will be marvelous to have such nice landscaping all round. Thanks again.

Anonymous

Thank you for the update Stephanie!!

Anonymous

So lovely, thank you for the update. Dear Stephanie, perhaps you could plan a week off for yourself from video making after the holiday season? We absolutely love it, yet everyone needs some exhale time. xox

Anonymous

I’m concerned that there is some issue for Dan and Analise.. that they need help? Are they ok? Perhaps I missed a vlog that covered this. 🙁 Hope they’re alright!! ❤️

Anonymous

Fantastic news on the monthly intake of donations, and all the plans upcoming. Thank you, Stephanie, for being so thorough in keeping us informed. I just doubled my Patreon donation.. am happy every little bit adds up to such a significant pool of funds.❤️ BTW.. If you were to take all the blue china out of the kitchen it would be like yanking the very soul out of the heart of the home!! I couldn’t bear it, even from my screen!! 😆🥣 Now I must go catch up on the Advent vlogs!! 🌟🌟

Anonymous

So glad to hear Philip is able to stay on for awhile. The two of you work really well together. I am hoping Cat can as well. Really love her sense of humor. <3

Anonymous

I am so excited to hear that there will be an interview in the near future with Michael Potts. Aside the wonderful goings on at the Chateau, the thing that I find the most interesting are the friendships that have stood the test of time. I guess because it mirrors my own life. I have always been curious about both Michael and Nick because I would love to hear what they think about the big changes that have been happening since you started the vlogs. One day I hope Nick will consider doing an interview and be able to stay off camera, because I think he must be a really special and interesting person to have believed in the dream, invested in it, and stayed the course through all the ups and downs. It’s a fairytale story of how wonderful true friendships can be.

Anonymous

we are so excited for the upcoming year for you and the Chateau! Thank you and everyone there for being terrific stewards of the Chateau.

Georgette Jones

Very exciting, I am tired just listening to you❗️Remember to take time for yourself and enjoy the season....all work and no play is not good❗️

Anonymous

Thank you so very much Stephanie, such an enjoyment being part of your extended family, as I like to think we all are.

Anonymous

Stephanie, Thank you so much for this wonderful update! The Q & A was very helpful. It is so encouraging to know that everything is moving along but sheesh, it’s a challenge to be patient and wait patiently to get things done between lockdown (again) and people having other commitments (we’d love for them to focus on LaLande only. 😂). The Advent vlogs are just wonderful. I can’t wait to see them each day. It is especially nice since my family (and many others) is/are not able to get together and follow traditions as we’d like. Your vlogs definitely spread Christmas joy. 🎄🎁❤️ I am enjoying watching last years Advent vlogs again too. It’s has been a real privilege this year to become a member of your LaLande community. My Christmas wish is that you and the rest of your family, as well as all the rest of LaLanders, a very Merry Christmas with good health and cheer and a very happy and healthy 2021. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, ❤️ Joanne ( aka AvidHistory)

Anonymous

Great update!Alot of information to take in.Yes,London,awaits!Fortnum and Masons,Claridges,......_!

Anonymous

Fantastic update, thank you! I'm thoroughly enjoying the advent videos. Can't wait for the future interview with Michael Potts

Anonymous

I love these videos. It's like we all pop into Lalande to see what our friends are doing a couple of times per week. Only we're not actually flying to France and we don't actually know them in RL. lol It cracks me up but I'm SO thankful for your channel and the wonderful people who live there, visit, volunteer. It's an enormous privilege you all grant us, this little peek into a life that is nothing like our reality. Thank you! Plus I feel great that I'm supporting the restoration and history of these buildings. You know it's not just the roof or the tiles I want to help preserve, it's the infusion of energy and new history into these buildings. You represent OUR time in them very well.

Ramon

Lovely video, great adventcalendar. So happy to hear that all goes well. But please don't work too much, have some rest, too.

Anonymous

I don't know if they have the bandwidth to support such a thing. Hopefully, they will eventually get the satellite internet up and running and that will improve their ability to do more livestreaming.

Anonymous

Thank you for keeping us up to date. I am looking forward to seeing the daily videos and Michael Potts interview. Are there new volunteers lined up for next year?

Anonymous

I can’t believe it’s over a year since I woke up every morning to watch 2019’s advent calendar! Thank you Stephanie for the escapism and the wonderful souls that have gathered around your flame!

Anonymous

Stephanie, wonderful to listen to this as always. So glad to hear Phillip is thinking of becoming a longtermer, he is a good fit. You two seem to work well together, he is a delightful person and I LOVE to hear you two sing together your voices go together so well! Enjoying the calendar :-) xxx love from here

Anonymous

So delighted to hear good news. You are working very hard and it’s much appreciated. Xx

Anonymous

Great to hear all the news from behind the scenes! It must be so frustrating to be waiting all the time for things to happen so that your projects can carry on. All of a sudden things will come together and you’ll see such a difference along with us! The Advent Calendar vlogs are just lovely, can’t wait for the next one this evening! Absolutely thrilled to hear that Phillip is going to be staying on for longer! Loving everything Lalande! Thank you so much! ❤️🎄🎄🎄

Anonymous

Good stuff. Glad to hear the entrance doors are keeping more warmth in. I was wondering about that. I look forward to the interview with Mr. Potts.

Anonymous

Fabulous video thank you so much for all your work x it’s now grey and cold where I am in France for the first time this year although I’m 2 hours or more south of you!! Hopefully the sun will visit us again soon xx we have had a lot of our French doors replaced this year and what a difference, my hubby and I keep asking each other ‘why did we wait 11 years!!’ ....No clue 🙄😂🤣

Anonymous

Looking forward to the interview with Michael Potts and Phillip Really enjoying the advent videos too 🎅🏻

Anonymous

Thank you for the update 💕 I wonder would Michael be able to take a photo of the repaired Chapel windows and share 📷

Anonymous

Really enjoyed this Stephanie as always & am loving your Advent videos .... it’s making Christmas very special in these uncertain times xx

Anonymous

Liezel - loving you banister advent idea- photo on FB group maybe???

Janis Paterson

Thank you for all your hard work Stephanie! Glad Philip is staying on. Love the Advent videos🎅

Anonymous

Echoing what many others have said "The LeLande Patreon HR departmen"t have consulted and have strong recommendation Stephanie takes her much un used holiday!!!! As in PLEASE take some total time off - even a bit will be nourishing - yes the videos will be missed BUT in order to continue to create them you need take care of you first and foremost so you can do that. Especially as you have not been able to go away at all for so long - My husband and i run our own business and we noticed that unless we physically put breaks in our diaries for the year ahead they mostly didnt happen unless we were going away

Anonymous

Thank you for answering my question 🙂

Anonymous

Thank you so much for these updates they are always so upbeat and just a joy to hear all the wonderful things that are happening at Lalande. The Advent video's are so lovely I cant wait in the evenings to sit down and watch them. So much beauty at the Chateau, I loved seeing St Cecillia's stained glass window that evening light pouring through from the outside.

Anonymous

Thank you so much for the update and answering of questions. I’m so excited about Michael Potts interview-he is so charming. I’ve been rewatching the old Advent vlogs - it makes me miss Michael Petherick so much! He just sparkles with you-hoping you two can do at least one vlog together for advent!

Anonymous

Would Nic’s Marie perhaps do an interview with answers both on her own and Nic’s perspectives?

Anonymous

Stephanie as the new doors have been such an insulation success will you be creating a timeframe plan for the phased upgrading of all the chateau windows and doors? Perhaps as a start, as each room is renovated you might include upgrading of its windows at the same time as part of the project?

Anonymous

Philip is great. So glad he is staying. However, he is no good for you. The two of you are trouble in a shop. I’ve I have seen you together. He has good taste. He is definitely a keeper. 😉🥰

Anonymous

Thanks Stephanie for the lovely update! In January, I'm sure many of us wouldn't mind for you to take some time off if you wanted to -- just to be creative, breath, read your books and take life in. I know I'm at my most creative when I take a little time without a multitude of to-dos. Also, could be an opportunity to consider and plan your goals and work on a few projects for 2021. We are enjoying the Advent calendar and open ours here along with you. Greetings and best wishes from Canada!

Anonymous

Thanks for the Q&A. I love the advent series. It's something so lovely to look forward to watching in the evening with the Christmas tree lights on and something warm to drink. Thank you so much for sharing so much joy this season :)

Anonymous

Stephanie, as always thank you for the update. You always create such a positive update that we all feel we are there with you. As this year comes to an end, we remember our old friendships as well as the new ones. The nursery song is right, make new friends but keep the old, one is silver and the other gold. LaLande just attracts the perfect “friends”. Henry the ghost has drawn them to LaLande but you keep them! Love to you all!

Anonymous

Love this update

Anonymous

What a heartfelt update. 💛 Thank you Stephanie for all that you do. You bring goodness and love into this world. And that is truly a gift.

Denise Behrends

Lovely fireside update. It’s always interesting to learn of the daily routines within the chateau and how they are shaped by the seasons.

Anonymous

Please, please, please - don't give us a year-end update until January! Use the week after Xmas for YOURSELF! Relax and enjoy yourself; you've more than earned it, Stephanie. Think of it as OUR Christmas present to YOU!

Anonymous

OWW Pinch yourself it s real Stephanie you did it....The onesie looks amazing (i hate you) lol you look good in anything damn you lol!!!! I would love if you could do a video of "A Day In The Life" of everyone woho lives with you Selmar Cat Marie Phillip Natti everyone....Many months ago Thomas filmed for his channel day in his life and I found that quite interesting...(Just a Thought) I look forward to each day for the Adven videos...I love live chatting with the Lalanders during the premeires ...and then i go and watch last years advents too...I miss Michael but feel better knowing that PHILLIP is there with you now...He seems to assist you alot he is such.a dear....Whilst Mummy, Percy and Gerry are away i feel confident you are well looked after in the interim...You are working so hard so try to sit and have a cup of tea read your fab books every now andthen and take a breather..Please know I am behind you always..with much love Ellen xoxo

Anonymous

A lovely update, thank you so much for sharing your household with us. I’m beginning to feel a bit of selfish sadness hearing of anyone having to leave LaLande. But, they have all brought something good and wonderful to the vlogs in their unique ways. God bless you all.

Anonymous

Mandy's IT skills are ace!!

Anonymous

integrated fridges are usually very small, it maybe better to have the largest fridge possible behind a separate door, so not integrated as such x (p.s. I was a kitchen designer in a previous life)

Anonymous

Lovely update

Anonymous

Have you ever heard of Replacements Limited in Greensboro NC? They buy and sell all kinds of china patterns. They also have a museum that I am sure will reopen after the COVID pandemic....they certainly share your love of china!

Anonymous

hi. enjoyed as usual but shame a lot of the questions were about renovations etc when u said u would be giving a big update on all this soon.. x

Anonymous

throughly enjoying the advent vlogs -- any chance Michael Petherick could make a cameo appearance? A shared part of a vlog? thanks :) You guys are just magic together,,,and we really havent seen much of a smile on his face of late .

Anonymous

Is it Angeline and Philip (Chateau Life) you are thinking of Jill?

Anonymous

I recently went back and watched the first episode of Chateau Diaries and it reminded me how far you have come since then. You have a great way with people - I'm surprised you haven't been offered a TV presenting role - or maybe you have? Either way you do a tremendous job of bringing joy and positivity to many through your efforts at Lalande. Long may it continue.

Anonymous

Thrilled to learn you will be doing Christmas carols for us! Really looking forward to that.

Anonymous

I’m loving this years’ Advent Diaries! But I think we’d all support if you wanted to make them shorter (like last year’s). Don’t overwork yourself!

Anonymous

I haven't been able to get the patreon discount applied for the wrapping papers re Stephanies email just before No 3 Christmas Diaries yesterday. The general 10% discount worked but not the 50% Help..What am I doing wrong ?

Anonymous

We are all so fortunate to look forward to watching sooooo many videos this month! Thank you, Stephanie for all your planning, organizing, filming, editing etc...you have truly given us one of the best Christmas gifts. You bring me so much to look forward to and so much joy! We all can use a little more joy during this very weird time in our world. Bless you all!🌟💕

Anonymous

Love the update and so glad you are giving the chateau diaries a Christmas holiday as I was wondering how on earth you would have the time with all the advent videos as well! Advent videos are excellent and great to see everyone taking part. It really does put you in the Christmas spirit. 🎄 I think the end of year review (A look back of Life, Love and Laughter at LaLande !)- could take place in January when it’s quieter and to give yourself a break between Christmas and New Year. As much as I love an update on the renovations I think it can wait till new year. Other than that keep up the great work😊

Anonymous

Hello Stephanie and thanks for all your work, very much appreciated. Nice to see the Jaguar with a christmas tree on the roof; I have done similar, including an eight foot tree sticking out of a 2CV. I am involved with older cars here in the UK, where there are many marque specialists. Not sure exactly what is wrong with your car but I am guessing something fairly major. I am happy to help in any way I can. My e-mail is acf680@gmail.com Cars do not like to be left standing; the longer it is the more problems there will be to sort out. Be great to see you and the car back on the lovely French roads . Hope I can do something to help you; if you can let me know what is wrong I can take it from there.

Anonymous

Loving these updates, thanks Stephanie and Philip! I wouldn't mind if he skipped the questions that repeat previous ones, it seems like a waste of your time to answer something twice! Or if you insist on answering them all it might be nice to read the Patron's name so people know it is their question. Just thought I'd mention something that other vloggers do. Happy Christmas to you all! Niamh in Dublin

Anonymous

We appreciate what you can do. Don't over stretch yourself. I'm really loving the advent videos. Also, I'm glad you have Mandy to help you. That's a lot of work.

Anonymous

Thank you so much for the detailed update and question/answers. Many of my own questions were answered as well. The advent series is amazing and I look forward to each video! Congratulations on reaching the 22k goal! Yay!

Anonymous

The wrapping paper based on your fathers paintings would be cool as a wallpaper design maybe in pale grey and white or blue and white.

Anna Ibarra

Same here watching last years vlogs. Look forward to interview with Michael Potts. 👌🏼

Jane Nunn

Last years were my favourites even thou I love Phillip..

Jane Nunn

I don't think the advent calendars need to be so long.. they were fine last year with content.. the last one was a bit too long and drawn out..15mins was about the average for you & Michael last year I think.. They were perfect length

Anonymous

Dear Stephanie Thank you for all the updates. You are so busy I so enjoy watching the videos. Hearing you all laughing and occasionally break out into song 🎶 so fabulous the smile on my face lasts long after the video

Anonymous

Dear Stephanie and Friends, as usual your vlogs are delightful and it’s so exiting to hear about all the projects in progress. Concerning the sourcing of antique floor tiles maybe Selmar and Philip are aware of a Dutch company, Piet Jonker Architectual Antiques, www.pietjonker.com For many decades this company has and is specializing in antique building materials offering a wide and diverse range. Thank you all for brightening our days. Like you I don’t mind living alone in isolation. I enjoy this solitary life, focusing inward. Which is of course because I am daily in contact with my children and friends. And because of yours and Dan’s vlogs I can envision myself in France. Staying well is the plan. Warmest regards all around and a happy Advent. PS I love your advent calendars just the way they are followed by watching the ones from last year. It’s all wonderful!

Anonymous

What a wonderful video!! I loved the sound of the fire crackling away in the background. You inspire me to incorporate more of what I love about you and your life at Lalande into my own. Wonderful to hear the updates and if the big update doesn't happen until January and the start of a new year, I think we would all be fine with that. Christmas is too precious to rush through, so I hope you're finding time to have some quiet moments to soak it all in, and if that means a little less for us, I'm ok with that :). I live about 2 1/2 hrs away from Biltmore here in NC, so if travel plans ever go so far, would be fun to do a meet-up! Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas season!!

Anonymous

Great as always. But I often have trouble getting these videos because they keep saying I am not a Patron. I have to go through a lot of rigermerole. Have yet to find phone # for Patreon. This week was the worst. Almost gave up. My payments are up to date?????

Anonymous

Love you guys. I have a question. Are all the drapes you made lined??

Anonymous

Your hair looks lovely. What lipstick and colour are you wearing? It is beautiful and natural on you.

Kelly Douglas

Question: I heard you mention that the beautiful winter salon has a bathroom/loo. Does it really? I know I'm just being nosy but, what does it look like?

Anonymous

Hi Stephanie, My beautiful photo card of the Chateau arrived in the mail yesterday. Thank you so much for sending it to me, I love it !!! Stay safe and take care. Love you and the rest of the gang !!! Writing from Beautiful Las Vegas !!!

Anonymous

My daughter Maya and I are loving the advent calenders, we watched last years during November so it felt like advent started early which was really cheery and it has been incredible sharing this year with La Lande too. I do want to say please remember you are so lucky (even though you have frustrations with it) to live in one of the last areas in Europe to not be bathed in strong phone and satelite frequencies - even if you cannot feel it I can assure you that they have a detrimental effect on people and nature - especially 4g and 5g will be like nothing the earth has ever experienced before with an inescapable grid around the earth. One day I hope technologies will work with nature and health giving frequencies but until that time please appreciate that you have a little bit of paradise to protect from all of that. It is also probably why everyone feels so good at La Lande too apart from of course the beauty, fun and joy that you create there. Thank you to everyone for all the joy and inspiration.

Anonymous

Absolutely, Lalande NEEDS a parterre!! I LOVE that idea!

Anonymous

I greatly enjoy my own company lol. So it doesn't bother me (and I enjoy) periods of alone time. I have friends and family that do not like being alone even for an evening. I've always viewed it as "If you can't be content or happy in your own company, how do you expect anyone else to enjoy your company?" But, we are all different.

Daniel Hammond

I am new to Patreon and I am supposed to be saving the backlog of Patreon videos for the Christmas break! That is not happening and I may end up seeing them all well before then!

Anonymous

Thank you for the update :). I would love to see a video (sorry if this has already been done, I have not made may way through all the past vids yet) like a time line of when you bought La Lande and before and after photos of places like the lake, entrance with and without the fountain, the walled garden, some of the rooms. I love seeing before and after's and I think it would be great to see over the 15 years how it has changed. :)

Anonymous

Thankyou Stephanie for the update love the lineup of changes coming the sharing of the work roles of the household all living blending in .Lalande is such a blessing I love being a patreon feels like home❤️🥰👏👏🦚🦚

Anonymous

I, also am new to Patreon, although have been watching ever since the beginning........ very happy to be part of this Community as I am a professionalBridal and Home Dec Seamstress for decades...... I love all of your lovely vlogs and inspiration! Keep creating!

Anonymous

I learn so much by watching these videos. I love gardens and gardening, but had never heard of a parterre garden. Now I want one!! Or better yet, want to visit yours when it's completed. Fingers crossed!

Anonymous

Now if I could only understand French.