I quite like Michael, but I agree that it's a bit of a mystery why his channel is so popular given the lack of content, and the videos being quite boring compared to Stephanie's. And I didn't launch it till February, so this is since February, it's gone from zero to $22,000 a month. There's something that isn't all peaches and cream about her. "But it didn't change our life very much because we're a big household. Viewers of Channel 4's Escape to the Chateau slammed Dick, 59, and Angel, 48, last night as the couple confessed their desire to have two huge aviaries filled with birds at their French castle. Dutch tango instructor Selmar Duin showed up at Lalande just as the first lockdown hit France. Quote; by hopelesscoffeeaddict » Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:00 am, Post Show more. Below are a few pictures of the chateau… Enjoy! Plenty of people in the comments rightfully pointing out that it looks like a very hard full-time job. Saved by Carol Bodurtha. On a ‘Chateau Rally’ with Michael and my great friend Oliver, who now makes beautiful paintings of Lalande. "I'm so lucky because it's easier for me to make so much content because of the people around me. Escape to the Chateau (then cash in): How Ch4 couple Dick and Angel are making MILLIONS after turning tumbledown £280,000 French castle into £2m wedding venue - and charging up to £38,000 per event "Europeans travel a lot and we're really guilty of not visiting our own areas. The inhabitants of the Chateau de Lalande are very busy this week, as Mummy, Scotman and Michael arrive to film 'Escape to the Chateau DIY'. Michael Potts recently bought into it so cash infusion there. Man, she's been there for 15 years and still doesn't have proper paid staff and proper heating, and so many of the rooms still look tattered. Jarvis scoured the French countryside for the perfect chateau, one not too close to major roadways but not too far from important amenities (like cheese shops and good thrift stores). $25,888 per month. Chateau de Lalande is featured prominently in "The Chateau Diaries," the unlikely YouTube quarantine hit that has made a star of Stephanie Jarvis and her friends and family. She needs to pay her staff, period. THE CHATEAU DIARIES 103: BROCANTES AND A SPOILT MICHAEL. There's nothing I enjoy about the thought of living alone in a flat.". Chateau de Lalande is featured prominently in "The Chateau Diaries," the unlikely YouTube quarantine hit that has made a star of Stephanie Jarvis and her friends and family. Oh, and the b&b money, though that's probably not that much in comparison. I don't know, the more I watch, the weirder a lot of the stuff seems to me. The family lives in Belgium during the school year, but are renovating a separate apartment in the chateau. This was also during a bad heat wave with temperatures going up to 38 degrees celsius and no AC. Escape to the Chateau: DIY. She seems like a nightmare to be around. I just find Michael boring. The Chateau Diaries 103: Brocantes and a Spoilt Michael 2020 , Chateau Vlog , February by Stephanie 13th February 2020 13th February 2020 The Multi-Talented Mr Petherick is BACK at the chateau! It's a truth universally acknowledged that if you watched The Princess Diaries, you probably loved the adorkable Michael Moscovitz, the smart, and goofily cute older brother of … Happy Advent! by Gurutard » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:02 am, Post by Gurutard » Sun Sep 06, 2020 10:49 pm, Post Volunteers are helping Jarvis to restore the chateau; pre-pandemic, they helped her attend to the guests. by hopelesscoffeeaddict » Mon Aug 31, 2020 11:23 am, Post Almost always. aloysius and the other sheep look nice and cosy in their woolly coats and your hot water bottle seems to. Say what you want, but she and her posse are entertaining to watch (the vlogs, not the gift unwrapping, which bores me to tears and makes me feel increasingly uncomfortable). Made a new 'channel trailer' where she's on a girls trip to somewhere...like I don't get these people. And I was really guilty of that. "For me, I just love being with loads and loads of people around me. Honestly, I don't get why people would even want to volunteer... its not a historical property. This corner of the Berry was described by the romantic novelist, George Sand, as la vallée noire, an enchanting earthly paradise. by Nance » Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:04 am, Post YAY!!! THE CHATEAU DIARIES 103: BROCANTES AND A SPOILT MICHAEL - YouTube. The chateau diaries. Unsurprisingly Brenda is hitching her wagon to The Chateau Diaries. The Chateau Diaries Youtube. Which Christmas markets are still going ahead. Yeah, Stephanie is a piece of work. She works volunteers whilst making 20 grand a month (or more) on Patreon, plus the earnings from adsense, plus the earnings from the bed and breakfast business and yet the only real employee is the 2 day a week gardner. It's completely insane,"Jarvis says. Money Jarvis earns from Patreon is going toward fixing up the chateau's chapel and restoring a now-drained historic lake on the property. Before the pandemic, Jarvis had about 10,000 followers. It irks me to no end that he and Stephanie pretend to be flirting/secretly a couple or whatever, when he is so obviously gay that it's not even funny anymore. 8 comments amybee66 on 29th may 2020 at 5:34 did michael take the photos? If I was sitting here by myself, I wouldn't be able to make five videos a week.". Fifteen years ago, Jarvis was living in London, despairing over the cost of housing and complaining about it to her best friend (and ex-boyfriend), Nic, when she realized how relatively inexpensive it was to buy a rambling chateau in. by hopelesscoffeeaddict » Sun Aug 30, 2020 3:58 am, Post life, love and laughter in the chateau de la lande, a 16th century chateau in the heart of france the chateau diaries 049: snow and sheep. Michael is clearly the one behind bringing in all the extra income like the Patreon, Youtube money etc., so maybe he's starting to see that and trying to detach himself from his kind of bland and honestly a bit unmotivated family? And we don't think about what's around us. Michael Potts creates… I recommend starting at Episode 1 and working your way through. I'm lucky, but that's because of the others. Jarvis had grown up in a large home in England after her British father and French mother bought a large country estate and set about making it into a home for Alzheimer's patients. Bonne Maman Chambre Perse Chambre de la Tour Chambre Rose Chambre de Roger The Marquis Apartment The Tack Room Apartment Food & Drink Gift Vouchers. She supplemented that with music workshops and other events held on the grounds. I'm glad more people can see through the positive bullsh**. Top. Besides highlighting life in her chateau, there are trips to the nearby Limoges factory store and to local brocantes and thrift stores brimming with ridiculously cheap French fashion. 2,612 talking about this. It's just insane.". The much anticipated wedding of her mother (Jarvis' father died in 2009) was turned into a "Midsummer Night's Dream"-themed extravaganza, which aired on the reality show and featured in several of Jarvis' blog. Jarvis is now able to tackle restoration work she didn't know she'd ever get to. ", For now, Jarvis is happily hunkered down in her chateau for Christmas, celebrating each day of advent with a different vlog, and eagerly anticipating such Lalande traditions as the "Boxing Day Barbecue.". About Michael Petherick Doing It Ourselves. by hopelesscoffeeaddict » Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:26 am, Post She receives letters daily from grateful fans who say her videos have not only provided entertainment during the pandemic, but have also actually helped alleviate their depression. She taught herself to film and edit but the daily running the chateau didn't leave a lot of time for her new hobby. And sometimes they just stay on indefinitely. by hopelesscoffeeaddict » Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:48 am, Post Also Marie Wiik, the florist, barely puts out content, has a patreon, got sent tons of crap to set of her floral SCHTUUUDIO and yet barely makes content.