Battling WINTER in a CHATEAU - Plus Holiday Lights in a French Hilltop Town

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Amanda decides to make wreaths for the chateau, Lincoln explains how we stay warm and we visit the hilltop town of Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany.
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Welcome to Our French Chateau!
We are Amanda and Lincoln. With our two daughters and pets in tow, we moved across the world from our home in San Francisco California to buy and restore a petite chateau on 40 acres in the beautiful French countryside of Brittany.
Our channel will document our triumphs and failures in restoring the 19th-century Chateau de Lingourdy. We plan on returning the gardens, cottages and barns back to their former glory (on a tight budget) and opening it up to the public for events and luxurious stays. So if you're interested in observing daily life through the eyes of an American family whose French language skills are quite lacking and who have amassed a menagerie that includes cats, dogs, and donkeys, please join us...

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@andym7595 Год назад

The wreaths look amazing. You are probably, like most creative people, your own worst critic.

@OurFrenchChateau Год назад

😂

@susannejohnson6904 Год назад

I love the wreaths. They are wild and fluffy. Just perfect.

@kathyeyesopen4078 8 месяцев назад

Enzo is the happiest 3 legged dog I’ve ever seen❤

@candynewton4945 Год назад

Beautiful. Your floral talents are in your DNA, obviously. My mother was a talented crafty artist and she would say there is nothing more beautiful than a plain wreath of greenery. Thank you for sharing your home. 🇺🇲

@missglenellen Год назад

I think your wreaths are lovely! And this stroll through Rochefort en Terre was magical, thank you✨✨✨

@deborahmarion9038 Год назад

Although very touristy, Rochefort en Terre is one of my favorite villages in Brittany and at Christmas time it’s lovely. ❤

@christinewilkinson3772 Год назад

What a beautiful little town. Just magical! Wreaths look great!

@mariak9727 Год назад

💕Such a lovely town!! Beautifully decorated & very festive with all the fairy lights!!😍

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hello 👋how are you doing?

@paulakershaw5452 Год назад

Your vlogs are the best, so charming & enjoyable to watch, they’re very entertaining & adorable, especially the content of the animals, so pleased you added this extra one 🥰

@OurFrenchChateau Год назад

Glad you like them!

@carolthomson8608 Год назад

I completely agree.

@iamdawt Год назад

Don't sell yourself short, your wreaths are lovely! And they have more meaning than store bought because not only did you make them with your own hands, most everything came from your land. I like that you gave props to artsy people because a lot of people who aren't makers have no idea all that goes into creating things like this. The lights of the town are beautiful, thank you for sharing that with us!

@Lilly-iy3ob Год назад

The wreaths look beautiful!! Oh and how charming that little village was.. So storybook!!!

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hi how are you doing?

@cherylargenziano7475 Год назад

I love the care that you provide for the animals & I think your wreaths are lovely.🥰

@ЗояКушнир-э1и Год назад

Золотко ты наше, спасибо тебе, что заботишься о безногой собаке. Низкий тебе поклон.

@link.650 Год назад

Wonderful job on the wreaths! Village is beautifully decorated!

@francoisb.4453 Год назад

This Winter light is gorgeous...

@mayflower2401 Год назад

I love your straight forward, unpretentious commentary about life in your manor house. Your obvious love for all the animals is exemplary!! Always look forward to each new video.

@krustycreme1093 Год назад

Yes, i agree! They seem very likeable! I've gotten a bit sick of the average English commoner going over and buying an ugly chateau and then acting like royalty in it and begging their viewers for money to fund their lifestyle! it's all gotten a bit tiresome, but this couple seem really nice, their building is lovely, and they don't seem like grifters at all!

@valeriehayward5708 Год назад

My kind of wreaths. What a beautiful village you visited and the Christmas lights gorgeous. Wonderful architecture in Brittany.

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hi how are you doing?

@manita2653 Год назад

The Wreaths are beautiful...very natural...the holly x with the greens makes them even more rustic...

@marimcguire2508 Год назад

I can't tell you how I enjoy your yt videos and your humour! I hope Mimi continues to improve, she's a cutie. As for the wreaths, so festive!

@taunyawren8020 Год назад

Aww bless your little girl cat Mimi. That’s so sweet. Praying for her recovery. I too have 5 cats & 2 dogs. But now you will have 6 cats, so you got me beat.

@tonimactavish9937 Год назад

Absolutely gorgeous, not prime and proper, but wild and creative.

@phillipscottlilly5877 Год назад

The wreaths were perfect.

@MsYingyang2 2 месяца назад

You are an amazing couple. No one would laugh at you. I applaud your efforts and accomplishments.❤️

@dianaford9040 Год назад

I love your wreaths! Dad would be proud. ❤

@maxinepearce4909 Год назад

What a beautiful village.

@luanncorbin8652 Год назад

You’re like me. I work with what I have. I surprise myself❤️😎🎅🏻🇺🇸

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hello how’re you doing?

@hurley698 Год назад

If there are dead or dying vines around you could use that to wrap around the pine boughs. I'm sure your doing better than you think you are..

@grammasgardenofideas5081 Год назад

pretty music as we wandered the pretty town.

@maryland8532 Год назад

The visited small town was a delight! Don’t beat yourself up because your wreaths WORKED!

@carolthomson8608 Год назад

I love shopping our land for Christmas decor.

@vcr210 Год назад

Thank you for such a realistic and down to earth Chateau channel. No hyped up theme or fantasy, just real life in a beautiful old building.

@OurFrenchChateau Год назад

😀

@daynight4902 Год назад

best wishes to you, thank you for the vlog

@rosemariedeschenes7013 Год назад

The wreaths are beautiful and love seeing all the animals. Happy to hear Mimi is doing well. What beautifully decorated village. Truly magical and festive. Thanks for sharing 😍😘

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hi 👋how are you doing?

@paulamcnabb7940 Год назад

I love your heart for the animals...

@paulacorreal1675 Год назад

OMG, you crack me up with your somewhat off handed “Happy Holidays” wreath making final comment. I understand and I know how you feel; I’ve been there, too, more than once…love your channel. Both you and hubby are real survivors and I admire your perseverance. You’re both winners. Watching from PA, USA.

@lindamounts2193 Год назад

The wreathes look great. Add a few red berries in there for a little contrast. Love to MiMi.

@albertpeckham8708 Год назад

I forget sometimes how lovely your place is! I can see why you chose the one you chose.

@jayneturnbull5041 Год назад

Living in Northern Australia I have no experience in heating so a fire and a tank full of fuel really makes me very nervous, however I am sure you are very experienced in these matters. We know all about keeping cool and not using too much electricity to do so. You did a lovely job on the wreaths...well done. The village and the decorations are just lovely, what we Australians dream Christmas to be in Europe.

@danettamobley1879 Год назад

Perfect wreaths they are beautiful on your doors.

@claremiller-mcfarland1336 Год назад

The wreaths look great!

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hi 👋how are you doing?

@viviennemagee617 Год назад

The wreath is super sized lovely

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hello 👋how are you doing?

@LevineArch Год назад

So you can make your own wreath base by foraging for long vines - like ivy or grapevines. Just keep wrapping them round and secure with thin wire. Then you can poke pine branches into it and even reuse them every year!

@TheEmpressgoth Год назад

I love the wreaths you did an excellent job and even crafters have mishaps we repair and keep going. Hugs

@gloriagavaneli9862 Год назад

Lovely wreaths. Very natural which is so nice

@catherinemtc7795 6 месяцев назад

The wreaths looked great but throw a little red on them like berries. The town was so pretty with all the lights.

@lyndaking5538 Год назад

They are perfect, they really suit the doors.

@doriskuhberger8559 Год назад

Thank you so much for sharing. Your wreath looks very beautiful. They are "Handmade". Thank you for taking us for a sightseeing tour to see the Christmas Lights. Love and Blessings to you all. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

@MsYingyang2 2 месяца назад

I totally love the wreaths you hung on the door. They are so lush with evergreens that quite honestly I would purchase ones that look like yours.

@susanm8957 Год назад

Omg, that little town looks amazing, postcard picturesque! I could feel your frustration with the wreaths all the way here to Florida! I think they look great! Surprised that you can't find them to buy? That could be your side hustle!😊

@arthurleavy6391 Год назад

I think your Wreaths are beautiful! Happy Holidlays!...................Tammy

@deborahditaranto Год назад

Amanda, your wreaths are Fab!

@mariefraher8725 Год назад

Thank you! Your wreaths look great on your doors. I bet they smell wonderful!

@lisx1070 Год назад

❤ And your wreaths are Perfect!

@marshawhite2904 Год назад

Wreaths are beautiful… good job 😊 Nice town… festive with the lights and decorations ❤

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hello 👋how’re you doing?

@lizajane99 Год назад

The wreaths on the front door look great!

@kevinjewell233 Год назад

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas..... One of the most original outdoor decorations I have seen in France was while taking the RER commuter train north of Paris to IKEA near CDG Roissy airport...they'd wrapped different sized boxes in reds, greens and gold stripes with big bows, the boxes were 15 square or 45cm...the paper and ribbon was metallic and the home close enough to the train that the lights in the cabins lit up the decor beautifully, those were just leafless trees, not ever greens, really delightful where as the few houses that had some decor was a single or double strand of lights and nothing more....

@patriciasimons1873 Год назад

I thought your wreaths looked beautiful, and France looked gorgeous with all the Christmas lights. This has been my favorite video.

@patriciamclellan5086 Год назад

Hello from cold, snowy Canada, where wood stoves are a way of life. Splitting your wood that small means you will burn more wood and effort because your filling the stove more often. Large pieces not only burn longer they create a nessasairy bed of coals. Start with small wood to get it going followed by medium sizes to create a base fire, you once thats burning red add 1 or 2 large pieces. Watch your drafts, too little air flow will put your fire out, too much and it will burn hot and fast. From this point the coals will form the base and it only needs to be fed large pieces if you have the timing right. If its burning too low, throw in smaller spilt pieces and a larger piece on top to build it back up. Split wood will catch quicker but a full round piece of hardwood on a solid base of burning coals will burn all night , leaving you a base of hot coals to restart the fire the next morning. It is a skill that requires trial and error but once you get it you will be the fire master ;) Love the wreath!

@miriamharty5761 Год назад

Good job on the wreaths they are the kind I like.🌲🌲

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hello 👋how are you doing?

@paulrosa6173 Год назад

On your road trip "the heavens are displaying the gory of - the two or three volcanos now erupting around the globe". I think that's why the clouds are so red? They are visible on a few other DIY Chateau videos too.

@pinkroses8714 Год назад

Your wreaths looked great !!! What a beautiful village Rochefort en Terre is .

@mauricepowers3804 Год назад

I love your rustic wreaths and the town was beautiful

@sallymoffit3751 Год назад

Thanks for the update. The animals are well cared for and happy. And the wreaths look great.

@MariaReyes-te7lk Год назад

Wreath look great as nature...thank you for sharing..Lovely!

@peggybocklage6663 Год назад

3:34pm-Your wreaths are perfect! Well done…. God bless you for the care you give your animals and the town is very pretty with the lights and decorations. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

@wendygarrity218 Год назад

The wreaths look great . You did a wonderful job

@belindawalker3120 Год назад

For someone who says she is not a crafty person, those wreaths of yours came out beautifully, just how they should look, loved the snippets of the animals and town. Happy holidays!

@dennismoore8351 Год назад

I think the wreaths look exactly like what you wanted, rustic. They're perfect.

@michaelwieneke1992 Год назад

The wreaths are beautiful!

@TheKaseno Год назад

Thank you for the time in town! How beautiful!❤

@evakinney3152 Год назад

I think your wreaths look wonderful on the doors! If you would like to watch a video on wreath making, Laura, from Garden Answer, has a helpful RU-vid. If you put together small bunches first then attach them with 22 gauge paddle wire it makes it so much easier. There is also a spray, Wilt Stop, that helps the greenery stay fresh. Good Luck, your father would be proud!

@OurFrenchChateau Год назад

I like her videos! I fell asleep watching the wreath episode 😬

@faragraf9380 Год назад

what blinky christmas town and the last impression of chateau is so wonderful

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hi how are you doing?

@elainejoyce3990 Год назад

The town visit was just beautiful thank you

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hello 👋how’re you doing?

@kimfleck4439 7 месяцев назад

I am super impressed with your wreath!

@allysonsears Год назад

Give yourself some credit. The wreaths are very pretty! 😊

@patsears4209 Год назад

Your wreaths are perfect! 😊

@pro-activefitness7539 Год назад

What a lovely video! And your wreaths turned out wonderfully!

@highlandgoldendoodlesrobin4828 Год назад

I liked your wreaths❤

@connihudson1578 Год назад

Great wreaths🥰 and the village is beautiful.

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hi how are you doing?

@kathywinstead7460 Год назад

I think they're beautiful!

@galetaxera7474 Год назад

Your wreaths are lovely, Amanda! Thank you for the beautiful,lighted town tour✨. Can see Mimi is hunkered down in healing mode🐾🐾. A chateau wood boiler is probably a very different animal than house sized wood stove. We heated solely with a wood stove for many years. A large log added before bed each night and the damper turned down left a bed of coals for morning kindling. How I miss wood heat and the beauty of the flames. Not the mess though!The only time we had fussy fire building, maintaining was when the wood wasn’t dry enough. We mostly bought our wood because we went through so much each year. Where we were, oak was our choice, seasoned two years before burning and cedar for kindling. Unless there is issue with the venting on the stove itself, I’m wondering if Lincoln’s wood may just not be totally dried out.

@alfie8953 Год назад

You did a great job with the wreaths in the end but I understand your frustration, I am not very crafty either! Loved the music during the Rochefort footage, happy and light-hearted. Thanks!

@JPayne-ul4qd 6 месяцев назад

"I'm not very crafty" says Amanda whose renovating a 17th century Chateau 😼. Amanda give yourself some credit. Your audience certainly does.

@LeslieNikulka Год назад

Absolutely magical! Thank you Amanda & Lincoln for sharing. 🎅🤶🎄✴

@OurFrenchChateau Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@christina-yp6jy Год назад

Finally up to date with all your video's. I'm having so much fun.

@deborahditaranto Год назад

Btw, I love that you choose a lot of Baroque background music

@gayejani350 Год назад

I love your wreaths! I think you’re just spoofing us! You’ve got talent🎄🥰🇨🇦

@julieb3464 Год назад

The wreaths are great. Natural & fluffy. ❤

@franklinstephen3268 Год назад

Hi how are you doing?

@rhondathomas7952 Год назад

“I gotta hand it to crafty people. I don’t know how you do it. Happy holidays” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@shirleygraham6229 Год назад

Glad to see you have a wood splitter. So much easier. I believe the oil heaters are being phased out in France (or part of it at least}. Good to see Mimi doing so well. As for crafts, you have a partner in me. I don't do fussy jobs well. in truth I dodge them if I can. Great result, big house, big wreaths. Best wishes.

@rachellebrooke4614 Год назад

Stunning!

@cablenelsonbabygrandpiano842 Год назад

Beautiful!!! Thank you very much!!!

@Jana-wz7dr Год назад

Cute little town.

@meankitty1333 Год назад

I like the wreaths ! You did well❤❤❤

@MyChateau58 Год назад

I just discovered your channel and think it's great that you are giving us some practical info and numbers on how you are heating the château! It's important to also see the hurdles or downsides of "the dream". Also love your cats! ☺️