MICHAEL'S BACK AT THE CHATEAU! 

Michael has never looked so handsome and happy. He appears to be soaking up the love from around the world. Good to see him back and smiling.

Funny how so many strawberries around when Isabel away

If this hasn't been the absolute best Chateau-a-Palooza these past two weeks, then I don't know how it could be topped. Thank you to everyone who has made the past year so much more bearable by bringing us along on your DIY/cooking/family time/friendship time journeys!

Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes. We had a great dinner and I was very spoiled!

This week is getting better and better ❤️❤️❤️

Philip: “Is this a ding?” *Dings the glass Michael: “It’s a dull ding...” Stephanie: “The pair of you are a nightmare! It’s a ding, it’s FINE!” Me: 😂😂😂

How perfectly marvellous to have Michael and Stephanie together at last at Lalande. Such a joy to watch.

Dear Steph. As a new patron I have diligently watched your posts from oldest to newest. I have also binge-watched every vlog from start to finish more than once. You are a person of many gifts, but I think your greatest gift is that of a storyteller. I fell like I know each of you and tonight’s episode did much to heal my soul. My community has a saying. “There is a family you are born into and a family you make for yourself “. You can’t know what this means to men. ❤️

Michael has got his spark back and Steph has just sparked since you got your friend back Loved it

Gerry! Many prayers for a quick recovery! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

"...older than Philip and more full bodied" 😂😂

I love videos with Steph and Michael, their energy is unmatched

I found you about a year ago from Nicki Positano after she mentioned you’re one of her favorite channels to watch. After watching the first few videos, I was hooked. I have always loved history and its beautiful details and imagining what life used to be like, and I love that you do, too. I never knew chateau life was even a thing until stumbling into your RU-vid world. I love it. I love that you live and breathe the history every single day. Your passion for it is a beautiful thing. As someone else in the comments said, you truly have a wonderful gift in storytelling. My own roots are in journalism and it just makes me appreciate it so much more. You are surrounded by beautiful people and things and stories and you bring them all to life in these videos. Their souls and energy shine through, and it is just so pure and wonderful to watch. Thank you so much for sharing these bits of your adventures and life, family and friends-the genuine love and happiness you have for them shines out of you like sunbeams. And it is contagious. I look forward to your videos and I savor them. I never thought I would love Spode china, toile de jouie, architectural restoration, boulangerie and charity shop trips, and rural France, but here I am, enthralled at all of the above. I am looking forward to the day I will be able to support you and your channel as a patron. Until then, I will watch every video, and every cadeaux video over and over. Thank you, Stephanie! You are sunshine on a rainy say!

I got seeing chateau diaries coz of Michaels vlog. 1 yr later im still hooked!

Happy Birthday Steve.

Having Michael back at the chateau is like a tonic. So glad to see you looking so lovely and happy!

Michael, today is National Wine Day in North Central Florida so I'm going to make a toast to your continued happiness! Be safe and be well!

OMG, this has just been the best ever few days, am just so, so happy. Thankyou all XXX

Davey is so sweet

Stephanie! I truly believe that the unsung hero of Lalande is the kitchen table! I remember you saying the table came with LaLande in your earlier vlogs. How about a segment on The Table :) and maybe in the near future a cookbook perhaps?

Happy Birthday Steve! I simply adore all of the current leading men's taste in all things of grandeur. I need these kinds of men in my life. Keeps life delicious and interesting. Cheers.

Happy Birthday Steve! What a feast. A birthday to remember.

What a fun afternoon! Happy Birthday Steve. Nice cooking Michael, Stephanie, Sara, Fanny and Phillip. Stephanie showing Michael the compost bins. ..... “Are they stables for small horses?” LOL. Selmar you’re an artist with wood. So Great to see Michael LaLande again.

What a delight to see everyone in the kitchen! Phillips table looked so beautiful!! The tour in the garden. Steve's birthday. Supper looked delicious and that dessert, yum!! Life. Love. And laughter at the chateau... all so wonderful ❣❣

It’s so good to see Michael 🥰 Happy Tuesday...it’s Lalande 💕🌷

Stephanie.. I love your laughter and the sense of humor of those around you. How grand it is to have the love of friends.

Happy 🎂birthday Steve. The smoking jacket is perfect. Fun vlog, and the meal looked scrumptious, and the table beautiful!

"It's always good to have a napkin" haha that was so funny

Davy is such a sweetie. 3 musketeers: Steph, Philip & Michael. Dinner looked to die for!

I cant imagine what it must be like to have so much love from ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD ... Michael's back and there is a wave of joy swishing over the whole world ... and goodness knows the world needs it. Thank you Michael for being Michael ... we just love you x

Happy birthday, Steve. You and Sarah are nice additions to the LaLanders.

Oh bless, I adore Michael, such a beautiful soul and so gifted xx

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!!!! So glad Michael is back. Happy birthday Steve.

Great seeing Michael back at LaLande, Happy Birthday to Steve! What a gorgeous birthday dinner! Well done ! Xo

"Quite a lot of money back then... in 1873" 😂 Love you Steph

So glad to see Michael back at the chateaux. I once worked on a nursery producing clematis for garden centres in the UK. My favourite there was clematis nelly moser beautifully variegated pink 😁

I can’t get enough of these videos! I hope everyone is getting enough rest thought churning them all out. It does help that 3 different people are posting them. Just love love love watching it & smiling the whole way. Thank you guys so much for your generosity in sharing with us!!!❤️❤️❤️

Sending healing thoughts and prayers to Gerry 🙏🏻

Loved the vlog seeing Michael holding gorgeous little Emma ❤️💗 too brilliant to see Michael back at Laland xxx

Please forgive me for saying this, but I find Davie to be absolutely adorable. But then again, so is everyone at Lalande...

Happy Birthday Steve! You and Sarah are a great addition to Lalande!

Phillip, try adding some horseradish and Old Bay seasoning to your Bloody Mary's.

Everything looked so delicious. Glad to see Michael at Lalande. Please give Gerald, Mummy and Percy our Love, we can't wait to see them all together. Tell Scottman we are praying for a speedy and painless recovery.

Such a beautiful soul! We enjoy watching Michael from the US!

I'm going to bed with a bib around my neck as I can't stop drooling! It's terrible to watch such great food before going to sleep !! I LOVE Yorkshire pudding, haven't had it in years and years , xoxoxoxoxo

Philip, beautiful table. Michael, your mushroom mix is called a "Duxelles"

I love when Stephanie says that the wine is fuller-bodied than Philip, and suddenly Michael snorted from behind the camera! I thought only Philip ever snorted like that! hahahahhahaha loved it

Fabulous Vlog Tonight, Michael is So at Home at LaLand 👌👌👍👍❤️❤️❤️

Absolutely delightful beautiful Stephanie, such a treat to see you and Michael back together having so much fun as you always do. Like you say Stephanie ...look what you can achieve when you all pull together What a lovely evening for the birthday boy Much love to all of you xxxxx

Happy Birthday Steve 🎈🎂🍮hope you had a great day. And your wish comes true and you get to buy a beautiful chateau in France

All Steve needs in a velvet hat and a cheroot! Exquisitely beautiful table again Philip. Love the green❤️

I can't believe how much the garden is growing! The entrance courtyard is looking amazing. I loved the table setting 💚 Green and White, a favourite colour combination of mine.

Michael, Lalande, cooking, a birthday, what more could I ever want! These next 8 hours are going to drag by 🤪 can't wait! Xx

Oh my gosh, that dinner looks fantastic! It's so nice to have you back Michael...your Beef Wellington look top notch! Stephanie, the roast potatoes and the yorkshires....wow!!! Happy Birthday Steve from a fellow Canadian here in the outskirts of Vancouver, B.C., Canada!

Happy Birthday, Steve! Really enjoyed watching all of you lovely Lalanders today! The food looked exquisite and that table with the green glasses...just stunning, I tell you! xx

Debbie here,,,,put your chive booms in a jar, pour a nice white wine vinegar over them. Cover, let set for about a month, strain and enjoy the chive vinegar when making dressings for salads...

Where did Sarah, Steve’s wife, get her top from? Tell them they are representing us 🇨🇦 very well!

Every time a new vlog comes out the subscribers seem to increase by 1000

I’m fairly certain I gained weight watching this episode!

The garden 🪴 is looking good. But I miss mommy. Gerald goodness a knee fracture ouch. Get better and take care. Michael good to see you back and cooking.

Wishing Gerald a speedy recovery, I just had knee replacement surgery recently and although the recovery was long, the results are great 👍❤

Tell Jerry we send our love and prayers. We love him.

the "napkin interaction" between you and davie was so funny hahaha love you, stephh, another great vlog

Sarah looked gorgeous in the kitchen and gorgeous for the birthday!!!

That was so much fun :) What an amazing feast for a lovely group of friends:) thank you to all of you for these wonderful escapes from the lockdown we are still in . Can’t wait for everyone to be united it will be very moving when Isabelle and Gerry come home 💗💗💗

Chive flowers make the best infused vinegar ever..and it turns the vinegar pink...

Happy birthday, Steve. So great to see Michael back at LaLande. Yorkshire puddings in the USA are called popovers. I'd love to see you show Micheal around, with all the new updates, as you did with other Michael.

Loving all the vlogs from each of you. The table setting Phillip did was one of my favorites; there was just something about all the green that was so inviting. It made me think of Victorian garden rooms. 💕

Michael adds such a jovial quality to everything, much like Kat - the dynamic duo. Good friends are like whiskey... Aged with with an old wine cask... 😜

I am so here for the duel energy of Phillip and Michael 😂

How exciting another treat my heart is overflowing😍❤️👏👏

Loved the tour of the garden and greenhouse! Everything plant is looking so groomed and cared for! Wow, what a meal you all had! I would have been In heaven, with just a couple of food items! The birds are looking glorious, as well! Lovely table setting Phillip!

Steph to Phillip and Michael: “The pair of you are a nightmare!” 😂

So great to see Michael and can I say the table setting tonight was stunning.

I suppose I’ll never get used to how a little time with you lot lifts my spirits. I hope everyone is as happy to see Davy and Michael back! Happy birthday Steve!

This has to be one of the best videos from LaLand ever. Beautiful group of people. It all just gets better. 🤩 you are all stars!

That dinner looks so good! Great Job Dream Team!!! So Happy to see Michael back!!

So good to see Michael back. That beef looks amazing😋

That was fun like usual thanks for cheering me up again today

This vlog made me so happy, it's like coming home again!

So lovely to see Michael back at LaLande. Awesome garden!! Great work Davy! Fanny is such a lovely addition to the group. Happy birthday Steve!!

Has anyone heard where Michael’s “love” is from? Spain? I hope whomever is gifted and personable as he is.

There is a gifty one with Mr P plus a plethora of Lagorce ones on different blogs including Miss Marie am rationing myself. Lovely to see that twinkle back in your eye Mr P and if Miss Stephanie gets any more bouncy she will be bouncing off the ceilings...not sure she isn't already

Hi everybody!!! Great to see you all. I've never seen Michael so joyful. His adventure in Madrid must have been wonderful.

Oh my goodness, Toblerone Brownies, drooling here

What a wonderful way to spend your Birthday !!!!!! Congratulations !!

I am absolutely loving seeing you all together again! Happy birthday, Steve! You were rocking that Hugh Hefner look 😂

Omg, you guys are so good together and complete each other!

A fantastic vlog, lots of action, beautiful and talented people in the kitchen. The perfect table with great food... Happy Birthday wishes !!!

Thank goodness your BACK Michael

you know Steph and Nati I always feel at home there...........as if I was sitting in the kitchen with you. Thanks for the lovely evening with you. Hugs to you all.

I am so happy to see Michael's twinkling eyes and brilliant smile-we missed you!

Gosh, I’m a vegetarian but that beef Wellington looked amazing!!! That said it all looked delicious!!!😋😋🥰 Happy Birthday Steve! 🥳🎉🍾

Soooooo jealous!!! 🍷👍🏻 Everything looks amazing! Michael’s comment about the Bloody Mary.....”so it’s alcoholic soup”......seriously sent me over the edge laughing!! 😂😂😂😂

I love seeing Michael back! He seems even more relaxed then he have before. LOVE Steve and enjoy his wife too (she also seems more relaxed too!) when did that room get the big leaf wallpaper? I watch everything and never saw it?

It's wonderful to see your smiling, rested face. Welcome back! I watch your different sites - and I can see the progression of your content. What an exciting time! You're doing a great job!

I am so glad to see Michael at the Chateau. Can you believe the changes made sense he has been gone. Happy Birthday Steve. and Hi to everyone else too, Nattie have a nice vacation.

Love you all, thank you for the light hearted and fun time you give us ❤️❤️❤️

Michael has come back looking all amazing. Cheekbones on fleek.

Stephanie - don’t try to eat the curry plant. You need curry tree ( Murraya koneigii). Curry plant is just for outdoor scent. I’ve tried to cook with before and it turned out very bitter. Good to see Michael back with you at La Lande!