Flashback to our 1st Date! ❤️ 

Marie's flower arrangement was breathtaking. Beautifully done, as is everything she touches. 😀

Been worried about the books and paneling since the containers made an appearance. Much relieved that measures are being taken to protect them. Knew you would but was still very good to see. Marie and Lancelot together are adorable. That wee dog landed in a dream home where he is well loved by everyone. Lovely seeing Andie there. Hope Phillip's parents and all of you had a lovely time together. Best to all.

Marias stick thingy is called a muddle, and it's to crush things like dried peppers and herbs into powder

Lancelot has different relationships with every person he loves…it’s adorable to watch. He’s definitely a scene stealer. ❤

I'm releaved that you are looking into the container issue. And I wish to thank Nati for her quick and warm response to my mail 🙂

That wooden utensil that Marie was gifted can be used, wonderfully, to help express fruits, and veg through a sieve. You can also use it to pound chicken into milaneses, or schnitzel. You’ll find multiple uses for it if you keep it where you can see it.

I read to my husband while he does the driving. We started that tradition 52 years ago. It makes time fly.

I think that Lancelot must have the perfect dog's life. He seems so, so happy.

Marie’s new “weapon” looks like the masher one used to make Mojitos.

The ideal life: beauty & loved ones everywhere. Love the dishes & the flowers.

The plates are beautiful. Even with ventilation, I remain worried for the fate of the books! Thank you for the video!

If you spritz the tablecloth and put it in the dryer for 10 or 15 minutes and place it on the table right away you won’t have to iron them on the table, the heat from the iron cannot be good for the wood of the table…….unless it was rubbed with beeswax or something similar to restore the moisture somewhat. Have a lovely weekend🥰🙋🏼‍♀️

I love hearing Andi’s deep, hearty laugh.

Books kept in cardboard boxes are not for long term storage, as they hold mousture. Might be an idea to pop silicon bags in each box to help with that. You could put dehumidifing crystals in various parts of the containers you'll be amazed just how much water they collect.

I love how everyone love lancealot.

I love every single piece of porcelain shown in this episode. Great taste.

I’ve been a “LaLander” for about a year now and I have come to realize WHY I am a faithful follower. I love the history of the chateau and the wonderful French people. I relate with you and Philip’s fascination for dinnerware and table dressing. It brings back wonderful memories of my grandmother. The love all of you have for one another is so admirable. I’m sure that the normal challenges pop up but you are clearly choosing to respect one another so as to protect and secure your relationships. I am truly edified that you are sharing your good fortune with needy individuals and/or organizations. Your generosity is a reflection of your Christian character. Finally, the fact that there is a consecrated chapel on your property just blows me away. I was brought up to believe that things like this are a gift from God and given to those so as to help build His kingdom of pure love. Oh how wonderful for all of you! I hope that you and Philip will be married there in the near future. Your precious love, laughter and hard work are not to be taken lightly. It provides such joy!!! I love checking in every night. I miss y’all on Friday and Saturday but I understand that everyone needs a break sometime. I’m sending my love from here in Lafayette, Louisiana. USA. God bless you!!!

That was so funny that Phillip and Andi gave each other a similar gift. The muddle will come in handy to crush herbs and garlic. Those new dishes are so lovely. The fish and chips looked delicious. ❤

What a lovely thing, the reading in the car. It’s so low tech. Car conversations can be so mundane even with people you love, especially when you spend all your time with them. A bit of literature is so elegantly intellectual. (LOL, maybe not that book tho 😂)

If you’re not voicing audio books - you could do! Delightful voice talent

Love that y’all have a car book. Never thought about that. Andie has such great style. Also a very joyous laugh. Grant is still the goat!

Just curious about your aunt and uncle, Ms. Stéphanie... I hope all is well with them. Last update was they bought a place in France. Have you all been able to lend a hand? They are a joy!

Thinking long & Hard about your plan to store books in a Metal box on the ground , through all seasons of weather, OUCH! No it will be a mildew mess . It’s a bad as storing them in a damp cellar . No air circulation! I’m not a Expert , but been around 82 yrs ! Good luck! Ronin Vt.

Hey Stephanie I was wondering if you had any plans for “Nati’s apartment”? As a suggestion wouldn’t it make a good spot for a spa./apartment Once completed of course. It’s something you could offer your guests on top of the massages, and haircuts from Analise. Plus they’d have a spot to work from. 😊🌸

Well done on investigating vent options for the containers...a portable dehumidifier would also help.

Marie's new tool is an old way to cream butter and sugar for baking. My grandmother had one. She used it with a very heavy stoneware mixing bowl. You add your butter and sugar and keep mixing it around, pressing against the bowl until it's fluffy and creamy. Then you add eggs, flour and whatever ingredients you might need to bake a cake.

In regards to the containers sweating. We use them for feed storage, they don’t sweat. If you put dry things in, they stay dry. We live on an island in the North Atlantic, lots of rain, drizzle and fog.

Even sitting on the patio and having a nice cup of coffee is a treat, specially if the garden is looking nice 😊

I hired a container while I was between moves and so much was mouldy, clothes, curtains, photographs, paper work... I wouldn't recommend for paper or anything that is porous. I only had it for one year and I wouldn't have wanted another winter. So glad you've realised.

Love the sky---white clouds.... and precious, darling Lancelot.

I just love forsythia, it really says spring!

Flowers are gorgeous, 😅 Grant feels what any Aussie would feel about China plates 🤣🤣🤣

Fyi in the U.S. we call a cheeseburger without cheese a hamburger.

Stephanie I don't understand why you pixelated your earrings?

I put those stick on flowers all over my dresser, loved them.

That ball on a stick that Marie got from Andy is for making butter cream filling for cakes, I remember my mum using it when she was making birthday cakes for us. Basically you take bowl, butter and spin, spin, spin with it.. it’s hard work but so much better than whip cream cake filling

It is for mashing veggies like cabbage for the fermenting process. The mashing gets the veggies to release their juices

You two are so compatible, and love all the same things!!

The countryside is so lovely. It is one of my favorite things about the Chateau Diaries and the other channels who are out in the French countryside

Thank You for listening to your commenters advice about the containers being a poor place to store things vulnerable to temperature fluctuation, and damp/humidity and mould

Ventilation is definitely a must but you need to get those boxes off the ground and up on some crippling to avoid them flooding when it rains. It will also allow better air flow around them.

Hahaha! My granddaughter Finley always says “could I have a cheeseburger without the cheese please” Phillip I’ve never heard anyone else say that! Youve made my day! Love you guys❤️💙

I just now noticed the bowl with eggs on the counter , and wandered if they are from your own chickens😉

I love the yellow gold plates. Sets off all of your selections. Fun!

It looks like a common kitchen orb scepter, good for some royal smashing! I love the yellow plates too!

Yes, now that I think of it, I would not put the paneling in those storage containers as the heat and humidity could destroy them. And the books could get very moldy as well. In fact, probably anything wooden or paper should not go in there. Maybe you can find some other disused rooms in the château grounds to stash these things out of the weather and heat.

Did the heating system get completed? Is the home now warm?

❤Would love to see Andie’s garden……and house?😊❤

A memory when you brought up your father's car small and all the flowers pasted on the car. History lesson: they were called "Rickie Tickie Stickies." I worked in the Dallas Trade Mart in the 60's in the showroom that represented this line. They were an item back in the day. My words to a customer were this, "how many gross of Rickie Tickie Stickers," do you want to order? Those were the days.!!!

Duck eggs are best when served with kwackers

So glad Grant mentioned about ventillation - I was worried about a. the heat and then the damp in the winter ! Love the yellow plates - so joyful !

The plates are beautiful! Those tacos looked wonderful!❤❤

Please try the books in attic on shelves, they need air flow

You drive that Porsche like you own now 😉

Good that you listened about ventilation as I feared the vlog down the road would have been of you scraping mould off of everything. Spray foam insulation and air vents at both ends..

Duck eggs makes a beautiful light as air sponge cake

I miss seeing Phillip with wild flowing hair. Mine is the same and I thought it wonderful when he would wear it carefree and wildly curly. He inspired me to do the same! Thank you Phillip!

I loved the village, these villages are so charming, almost Disney like. Loved the hunting through the beautiful china. Really good idea with ventilation, its so easy to create mould and damage.

Glad the container storage plan is being revisited. Better safe than sorry! Maybe if I read to my husband in the car I wouldn’t backseat drive as much-LOL. Thanks Stephanie.🙏❤️

I’m a true believer in treating yourself too. I used to buy myself a Christmas gift, wrap it and put it under the tree. Then on Christmas, I would thank everyone for thinking of me. 😂

Looks like you guys have elevated your driving experience by swapping the old Ford for the luxurious Porsche Cayenne. Life is good right?

My invitation would be to reach out to book specialist and paneling specialist to see what they recommend for storage. Ventilation alone is not going to work.

Good to hear the plan to preserve the books. Grant is right about the heat in the container in Summer.🔥Just love the set of coral plates you purchased for Mummy. Living on a tropical island we have porcelain, jewellery & souvenirs with coral designs. The mustard yellow plates are stunning.💛

I have a car book, a purse book, a house book!

When Stephanie said both Philip and Ande had both bought Cache pots for each other I thought she was going to say they had bought the same one!!😂🤦‍♀️

The wooden tool is used as a Vegetable Fermentation Tamper - and Cabbage Sauerkraut Pounder. While it's too wide to be used with a chinois strainer (a conicle metal strainer to make soups and gravies) she can use it with round sieves to strain and mash fruits and veggies to get a fine smooth sauce or puree. I would not use it as a meat pounder; just use it for vegetables, herbs, and fruit mashing, straining, and muddling.

For 15 minutes I forgot our house was hit by a tornado this evening. Thank you for the escape.

The paddle is for crushing Cabagge as it soaks to become saurerkraut.

The countryside is stunning, so lovely and green. Another visit to a porcelain shop. Love it. The bright yellow plates are beautiful and your mum will love some more coral plates to add to her collection. The little village is so beautiful. Great idea to take a book in the car I think I will carry that on here. Get the grandkids to read to me while I drive. Philip and Andie are sooo cute together. X Anna

guys u r my heros for buying all those plates....it's my dream ❤❤❤❤

Do you ever have a GIFT in Marie!!!! Her chef skills along with her floristry skills are invaluable!! Such as asset to your little kingdom at LaLonde!! I know you appreciate her a lot.

Where are his parents?

The colours work really well together!

Lancelot's tail is like a metronome!

Does Lalande still have chickens? We never see them any more.

I’ve noticed Lancelot’s eyes are runny. Is he allergic to something? So glad your videos are back up now!

I read to my husband in the car❣️

Thank you so much for all the joy! 🫶💞🫶

Lalande is such a magical place full of lovely people, beautiful things and delicious food! Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us around the world! 🥰♥️

“Life should be a succession of little treats!” I want to remember this quote- and the idea of savoring the tiny moments! ❤ Watching your videos is one of the ways I treat myself! 🥰 love all of you and your adventures! Thanks for sharing with us! 💕

I just wanted to tell Marie that you can make lovely sponges with duck eggs!

For when you make sauerkraut you can "smash" it into the jar

looks more like a wooden scepter that Marie holds, the queen of the kitchen don't forget it.

What a lovely first date at the china factory. The yellow plates are pretty.

❤Thank you lovely video!

It is such a treat to.leave my own chores and cares, and travel with you and phil😅lip

The wooden " smashing " implement is not a masher.They have a flat bottom, but in Holland we use these" smashers" to peel new potatoes.You put all the thin skinned potatoes, fresh ones, into a bucket of water and bash between the unpeeled and uncooked/ raw potatoes. This rubs off the skin. So they are peeled. However I use it a lot on freshly dug up muddy potatoes and it does bash all the soil and clay off. Marion Storer Dunkeld Scotland ,but the potato bashing knowledge stems from being Dutch, where I lived till I was 20. Everyone ate loads of potatoes and we always had visitors and potatoes were cleaned in a bucket. We had huge amounts of it.

Another idea for the containers beside ventilation is putting a roof on them to keep them out direct sunlight and rain. And given that containers like this stacked >5 high fully loaded you have quite some leeway.

You definitely should add a few ducks to the LaLande flock! They are so fun and duck eggs are excellent for baking and making noodles!

I love that you read in the car. I can't as it makes me feel sea-sick...:) The new plates look marvelous!

Why were Stephanie’s earrings pixelated out? They look like they are Wedgwood.

Good morning all ! So good to see everyone . You put a smile on this old face ! Thank you for your videos . They are such a benefit to all!

I love the plates. I mix plates also.

Thanks for sharing this! 💯 ❣️

My grandmother put duck eggs under the chickens. When they hatched, she put out a washtub full of water. The ducklings would swim delightedly, while the chicken would frantically attempt to coax them out of the water, as chickens don't swim. My grandmother made pillows, and feather blankets for very cold nights.

Those plates that belong to Philip are my favourite plates. I just love, love them. Something about the retro style of them and the colour. They are perfect.😍

Maria is THE artist ❤

Lovely to see the "Simpsons" sky! Thanks guys and I hope your parents enjoy themselves Philip 😊

I adore those plates!!

Yay I love this, I asked recently which video you guys met in, but this was so nice to watch too, glad all is going well, thankyou for your sun shining optimistic words and vlogs. Enjoy the warmth.