Thank you for the support and solidarity with Ukrainian people. We have just had another 28 hour with no power in Kiev. But it is lovely to watch your adventures when there is a chance) Вітання Павліні) З Різдвом 🎉
OMG ..........this was the best idea ever. Nic on Ruth's and Michael Potts Christmas Tree with the bag over his head. Whoever thought of that was VERY cleaver. :-)
I'm so pleased to hear that Ruth and Michael will be joining you. The wreath is superb and oh my goodness the soups looked delicious. Dear Stephanie and Philip I cannot adequately express how much watching your Christmas preparations have helped me lately. Love and peace to all. 💕🕊️🙏🎄🤶.
Jared just never ceases to amaze me with his creativity and ingenuity! I sure hope he comes back! His contributions to Lalande are priceless! And of course Pavlina's contributions are amazing too!
The huge wreath for the entry gate is gorgeous and what a great idea to paint an "outdoor" ribbon to match the blue shutters of La Lande!! Merry Christmas!
The wreath was wonderful! Amaury's song was quite festive! LOL 🤣 I am so very pleased I have become part of your channel because I can vicariously experience Christmas with you. I don't have anyone to celebrate with so, I find this greatly pleasing! Your home is filled with amazing decorations and loving people, so endearing. 🥰
Merry Christmas Lisa, I too am alone this Year. My husband was called away to be with his daughter who just had a kidney transplant. I can't be mad at that, so I am enjoying my time alone with just my dog Rosie.
Lisa: Sending you Christmas wishes of joy and peace. If you need companionship this Christmas, please check with local churches. They often have a communal meal and you don't need to be a member of the congregation. ❤
Ooh nettle soup in midwinter how yummy and full of iron too! What a nice winter meal, ❤️ soups! And that little tree, my favorite of all. 😍 Smashing work on that massive wreath! Molly is such a sweet Chateau mascot, she needs a pretty ribbon and a nice fresh marrow bone! ❤️ Thoughts to the Ukraine and all in need in the cold this winter. Happy Christmas everyone! ❤️✨❄️🎄
Happy winter ❄️ solstice and many blessings to everyone at the Chateau. We stand in Solidarity with Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛💙💛🇺🇸. 5:10 Jarod & Pavlina made the most beautiful elegant wreath! My apologies if I misspelled her name. Stephanie you are such a sweet compassionate person as is everyone at the Chateau. ❤🎄 8:38 Amory singing is pure gold!
Dear Pavlina. Right at this moment at 6:40 pm MN time, we are watching your brave President giving a speech here in the US. I’m in tears for you and your beloved country. Much love to you, dear one. ❤️
I also watched President Zelensky’s address to the US House of Representatives and Senate. His speech was very convincing and solicitous, and the majority of legislators are supportive of Ukraine. Sláva Ukrayíni! I also have turned off my lights, yet I continue to enjoy the central heating of my apartment, something Ukrainians cannot enjoy. God Bless Ukraine.
Sad children, elderly, and especially the soldiers in Ukraine are being tortured by a senseless war. Prayers for peace tonight and into the future for Ukraine people. Love the wreath…. Those two are so talented.
Before I watch any more, Stephanie, I must write, to tell you that this blue scarf looks absolutely beautiful on you. It’s your color. Looks fabulous with your blue coat. Also, the deep rose lip color is smashing. This is a great look on you!
JARED sand PAVLINA are amazing, talented and so sweet. They are a loving addition to the LaLand cast of characters. I enjoy seeing their smiling faces and kind eyes. Happy Holidays to all the LaLand family.
Just when I didn’t think I could love all you wonderful LaLanders anymore, you are doing a Chateau Blackout in solidarity with the brave people of Ukraine! I’m already in tears from watching the magnificent President Zelenskyy address the US Congress in a speech for the ages. When he referred to Americans fighting the Nazis in WW II, my heart went to my father as a skinny 19 year old tail gunner flying 24 terrifying missions over Germany and how he would still be supporting Ukraine-and world freedom-in thought, word and deed, as do I. I pray my country continues our solidarity with Ukraine and as Tiny Tim said so many Christmases ago, “God bless us everyone!”
Jared needs his own TV decorating show! Pavlina and him did an AMAZING job with the wreath! All the personal touches you put on Michael's tree were perfect, warms my heart how much love and attention to detail each and every one of you lalanders put into every project for Lalande and each other! Happy advent!! ❤️🥰🎄
Stephanie, as you and everyone at Lalande held a blackout vigil for Ukraine, President Zelenskyy was in America addressing our congress, for continued support for his country, it saddens me so much for Ukraine, thank you for taking in Pavlina and giving her a home. I want to wish you, Phillip and everyone at Lalande a Very Merry Christmas, and to Pavlina praying for peace in Ukraine for the new Year.
From the longest day of the year to the shortest day of the year I thank you for your support of Pavlina and Ukraine. Loved the menu and the cooking talents and wreath making displayed. Also Nick’s Christmas tree was epic with all the LaLanders represented. Happy Advent from Australia! 🍾🥰🎅🏻🎶⛪️🎄🦘🐨🌞🕶
Chateau Diaries is a great exemple of what the best of humanity can do. It is healing any sorows, any solitude. Humble talents from evryone is welcoming, and appreciated. Thank you lovely Friends , and merry advent !
What a beautiful. Tree you put together for Michael and Ruth. Glad to know they are still together. It is so sad that apparently she no longer feels happy being the vlogs. The trees of the chateau are always beautiful but nothing, nothing I have ever seen is as beautifully magnificent as your Aunties. The whole place is mind blowing. Stephanie I fell in love with that blue coat in your Paris video. Second hand? Wow! Thanks oce again to all.
Pavlina and Jared did a spectacular job with the wreath. Such a creative team. Thank you for standing in solidarity with Ukraine. We listened to President Zelinkski (sp?) address our Congress in the USA. Such a powerful speech. I pray we do the right thing and continue to support the fight for freedom. Really have enjoyed this year’s advent calendar series. Thanks for sharing the joy 😍😘
Every night I get more and more excited watching the goings on at your beautiful home. The wreath is spectacular!!!! And the tree in the stable loft is the best one of all . Full of simplicity and meaning . what a blessing to have such family and good friends. Happy advent!
😭 More love, solidarity, creativity and generosity in taking care of each other and the world. Jared is definitely missed. That wreath he and Pavlina made is stunning!!! Lovely decorations for Michael and Ruth. 🎄 Holding Ukraine in my heart and prayers. 💙💛 Love and hugs from Mary in Southern California 💗🤗
Our hearts and thoughts are with the people of Ukraine, as they fight for the freedom of the world, from tyranny, and oppression! The world stands with you! The outcome of this war affects all of us, going forward! Humanity cannot afford to lose! Press on! God Bless! Thomas!
P>S> I LOVE the tarten banner across the top of the intro screen, each day a different tarten !!! Being half Scottish, half french it resonates harmoniously with me :-)
Pavlina, Your President represented your countrymen well. Three minutes to eight here so ….. lights are going out in support of your brave country and amazing people. Hugs
Jared and Pavlina did a wonderful job on the wreath it looks fantastic the meal you had look so scrumptious and as usual Stephanie the tree decorations in Michael room are so lalande and meaningful to you all Happy Advent 😊
❣I love how the wreath fits the scale of the gate. Looks fab! And Michael's pint-size decorated pine is adorable! I think it's great showing solidarity for Ukraine. Just think of the collective hours of saved electricity across Europe could be sent to those needing it the most. Prayers for a Christmas miracle! 🙏🙏🙏
This one really, really touched me. I love everyone and every thing Chateau Diaries but for whatever reasons this video made me exceptionally nostalgic. The care that is put into your welcome for one and all really touches my ( our) heart. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR to all la Landers but also to everyone around the world who is touched by what you have created Stephanie.
The wreath is exquisite!!!! They did an amazing job!! Jared needs a LaLande residency! Appreciate your participation in Unity for Ukraine. Thoroughly enjoying the Advent vlogs. Thank you so much for pure holiday joy!
I came in close to the end of the live chat. From Oz so always miss it. It is such a lovely idea for solidarity with Ukraine, I will do that too. It is lovely to see the La Lande Community in action in the chat. I can see the love it have created over the last 3 years. So, thank you, as always, to all the LA LANDERS ACROSS THE WORLD and to STEPHANIE for making this happen!🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🎄🧑🎄🧚👏👏👏👏🐝🐝🌼🌻❤️
@@Jayrose59 I know, hope the soft toys are finished on time! My knitting at school was submitted as a crochet piece!.. I don't do sewing, running or the bins!🤣
@@bindihughes1146 most of them are, im doing a few extras to give out at our carol service on xmas eve. My brother Bryan has many good friends in the Ukraine and has visited twice a year 4 many years. Fortunately, all his friends are okay. Where are you in Oz??
Stephanie , your talents are very underrated. If you can make such a beautiful tree by candle light , proves you really do have an AMAZING decorative eye. The wreath magnificent. Your all so fortunate also being able to share and enjoy everything together at the Chateau. Love your jacket. Thank you for going ahead in the black out for us.
Your hour of blackout in solidarity of Ukraine touched me deeply, my heart aches for the people who are suffering while fighting to keep their country! This whole video was uplifting, festive and so so special! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah !!!!
My adult sons decided that we should have a Ukrainian Christmas Dinner this year. I will be making Nalyshnaky and my sons will do the rest. I have to make mincemeat tarts too. You can't have Christmas without mincemeat tarts. I love Michael and Ruth's decorations. 🙂🇨🇦
I don’t normally comment on one’s appearance but I can’t help myself this time. Stephanie, you look so ethereal in powder blue. I remember the outfit you wore in the intro of (2nd year?) advent and I thought then that you looked so magical in that colour. And now this coat. Vavavavoom! Honestly, there’s something about that colour on you that’s just chef’s kiss! Ok I’m going to stop now before I start to sound like a creeper. Merry Advent ❤️🇨🇦
My god what a gem is Jared and great to see two kindred spirits in friendship with Pavlina, what talents x A pre requisite for Lalande has to be the humour that shines through in abundance and Gerry has not arrived as yet ! love to all x
How thoughtful and warm hearted that you all participated in lights out out of respect for Ukraine. My heart breaks for the Ukrainian people. so much we take for granted. From Nebraska, USA
Good for all of you.....the Ukrainians need out support and I am delighted to see you are stepping up to acknowledge what they are sacrificing for all of us. This is what xmas should be.
I love Jared, he is a lovely man, and so talented in everything he does. I also love Pavlina, and she is becoming a regular part of the Chateau family on here now, which is just great! After seeing Amory dancing to Jingle Bells, in the putting up of that fantastic natural reef on the main gates, it suddenly occurred to me, that you folk could do your own Pantomime at Christmas - as if you did not have enough to do?! You bring such joy to everyone, lovely Stephanie and Philip, thank you. Hugs and love from Devon, England. xxx
Jared and Pavlina are gems! So creative and I think they truly have so much respect for each other is shines though. Absolutely love it on the gate and with LaLande in background matching it how can one go wrong? Pavlina is wonderful with her cooking skills and bringing new dishes to Lalande, she has added se extra excitement to the taste buds! lol . She has been through so much and am so glad after getting out of Ukraine she called lalande after she got to the point she could. Remembered how much she loved watching Chateau Diaries and knowing how nice it is and knew that she could volunteer, at least, and maybe have a home to begin again somehow? She certainly did, as she fits right in well! Think she has met many new friends and friends she never would have met who lived in Ukraine and in her own city and never knew until coming to LaLande! The live not so far away either! She is in the right place and at the right time I feel. Jared is perfect as he is the grandchild of the original owners for hundreds of years and has come back, to be part of it all! He has added much to it all artistically as well. The Christmas Carol placed the' blessing on the wreathe'. Love the tree in Michael and Ruths apartment and it should mean so much to both of them. Just that you went to all of this work with your mum to do this for them, is more than enough. But do love the shape of the tree too! I never knew about all the ornaments with such history existed before! They are darling. Even Nick with the bag over his head at the top was so original! Never would a tree have that ornament at the top I would doubt! Each one had such a memory to it!
Jared is so talented. That wreath is magical and stunning. The work and thought that went into the design is just incredible. So touching to see the solidarity with the Ukraine. 🙏
What an amazing wreath. The ribbons to match the shutters? What a lovely idea, Jared and Pavlina. So clever, so gorgeous. The soups look delicious. And the candle lit meal, so meaningful in expressing solidarity. What a cute tree in Michael's room. The decor is the Best. And Stephanie, that powder blue suits you so well. In true Lalande style, a warm, thoughtful video. Merry Advent everyone!
From South Florida, USA: Lalande is having the quintessential Christmas, thanks to you Stephanie and your amazing assembly of family members both born and "made". The very heart of the Christmas spirit is alive and thriving at Chateau de Lalande. Your acknowledgement of the war on Ukraine was especially heart warming. The strength, determination and downright bravery of the Ukrainian people brings tears to ones eyes. You may be aware that President Zelensky made a trip to the White House in Washington, DC and spoke to a joint session of Congress, where he received multiple, lengthy standing ovations. Please assure Pavlina that the hearts of free thinking people around the world are with our friends, the Ukrainian people. Additionally, here must be a way for Jared to return before next Christmas. His charming smile, boundless creativity and downright cuteness make him the perfect fit for your magical home. Thanks for all you do Stephanie; you bring so much joy to people everywhere on a year round basis.
Didn't know about the black out movement over there. In Nov had decided no christmas lights or decorations, just one battery candle in a window for hope. The blue and yellow heart now had Believe in metal across it and yellow/blue ribbons hang from porch. Truly don't think neighbors have a clue what I am saying.
Stephanie, as I'm sure you know, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy came to my country, America, and gave a speech in our House of Representatives this evening. It was the most heart wrenching and inspiring speech I've ever heard. It was definitely in the tone of Winston Churchill's famous speech to our Congress during WWII. Zelenskyy's speech was so magnificent that it made me cry. I just couldn't help it. The man's commitment to his country's brave people, to democracy and to NATO allies is absolutely remarkable. So, a few hours after his speech, I put on your episode, Chateau Blackout. As soon as the episode started with you explaining that you were participating in a blackout in honor of Ukraine.... I started bawling all over again. I can't tell you how pleased I was to see America's allies also honoring Ukraine on the same evening President Zelenskyy was in my country to speak to the American people and our Congress!! It is my wish that the Russian people rise up and remove Putin from office so this war can end once and for all. My husband and I wish all of you at Leland a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄❄️☃️❤️🇺🇲🇺🇦
Cat, I happen to be from the region of Donbas, the part of Ukraine you hear very little about in your country. The part that's been shelled ruthlessly for almost nine years now (yes, almost nine years) by the Ukrainian (sic) troops, armed and trained by the United States and its satellites. The part that's also without electricity, heat, and water, where civilians are terrorized, maimed and killed daily by shells and rockets proudly made in the US (and in the UK too), sent there by your government, which had intentionally managed to pit Ukraine and Russia, throwing so many Ukrainian and Russian lives into this meat grinder. The part hardly anybody in the West knows about, let alone expresses solidarity with or turns off their lights for. Do you seriously believe that the US is defending democracy in Ukraine?! It is my wish that the American people wake up and, instead of clamoring for war/revenge/whatever-their-propaganda-tells-them, start questioning their own regime about its role in this horrific war as well as their media for lying and propagandizing it in such a primitive but apparently effective fashion. Start demanding real answers from those who made this war possible and keeps it going - they're much closer to you than you think. That, by the way, would be a much better - and much less violent - way to end this war.
I’m so sorry for your suffering, all I wish for is that the war ends and suffering stops on both sides, it’s not the fault of the people who are being affected ❤️
@@TheChateauDiaries thank you. What goes on on the ground and what people in Europe and North America see - are shown, rather - are very different things. And yes, most people are good by nature, regardless of where they live, which is why I'm baffled by so much injustice and dishonesty around. Your response is appreciated. Happy holidays to all good people on this planet - be it Ukraine, Russia, the US, the UK, or anywhere else - and let there be peace.
Jared and Pavlina your wreath is stunning. All foraged ! fantastic! Painting the fabric is genius ! Molly is a sweetheart 🐶 The caring and thoughtful people of LaLande, all participating in solidarity with Ukraine 💛💙. The dinner a combination of different dishes , a perfect representation of what Stephanie has created . Where people from all over the world can gather at the same table
Amazing I have the same round Covid ornament in my tiny tree here in North Carolina. It’s a small world and you fill it with sunshine, smiles, love and laughter. 🎉🎉🎉
Your solidarity with Ukraine 🇺🇦 is very moving. And Michael and Ruth's tree honestly might be my favorite. The Nick angel with a paper bag over his head is pure class!
I love the effort, care & love you put out for everyone for Christmas, it's lovely. And I love seeing the joy & love between your family & friends at dinner. Jared & Pavlina you are both brilliant ! Pavlina, thinking of you especially at this time of year given your circumstance, and that of your country folk. Sending you much love & blessings, we can only pray for peace & for Ukraine to remain independent, God willing !! xox 🇺🇦
The wreath looks stunning. Is Molly getting her Christmas presents she has been such a good girl this year. Molly texted me she definitely wants a rotisserie chicken. The blue coat is so beautiful on you Stephanie. Another enjoyable video. Nettle soup sounds tasty. Maybe you can make a cook book that we could buy. The food diversity is so wonderful. Greetings from England
Pavlina and Jarad are the absolute best for decorating / crafting at the Chateau they make a great team , the wreath is Gorgeous .. Our thoughts are with Ukraine 🇺🇦 😢 💔
It's important to coordinate the ribbons on the gate wreath with the shutters on one's Chateau and for a Chatelaine to coordinate her outfit to said shutters and wreath ribbons whilst hanging it..
