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I seem to vacillate when I try and decide if Stephanie and Philip's "relationship" is real or just for the cameras.
After watching last night's vlog, I found it hard to believe it's fake. The kid was looking both angry (very angry) and hurt when she was making fun of his purchases. Surely, if this was a fake romance that sort of emotion wouldn't be present, would it? I know if I don't like someone, I don't usually spend any effort on emotion, good or bad. And @Just Grift Wood - the tone in Philip's voice when he said "the tea is getting cold and the champagne is getting warm" sent a wave through me - anger, disgust, and a little bit of foreboding. Who is HE to tell HER what to do? Or WHEN to do it? It's her vlog, her home, her money, her life.......she can do as she pleases.
Another thing I realized while watching yesterday's vlog. She no longer gives wide views of anything at that place, except the kitchen. When she's outside, it's a very tight shot of what's in front of her, no more sweeping views. If she's in the garden, it's just the chickens. She no longer gives outside views from her bedroom window of the fountain, so we can't see the evidence of the investigation going on. When they're at dinner, it's very tight shots of people only, no more long views of the where they're eating. Either she's totally embarrassed of that hovel - AND SHE SHOULD BE - or she's hiding something. Could be both.
Snorty was getting upset because for some crazy reason the uneducated, unrefined and untalented dutch boy considers himself a paragon of taste, elegance and decorating talent. Snorty was upset because the group barely acknowledged and didn't appreciate, his tatty Emaus vases. Indeed they were all more interested in enjoying their mushrooms for lunch rather than Snorty's silly sideshow.
Honestly, there is something wrong with Snorty that he demanded instant attention and gratification for his purchases. Snorty lacks self-esteem and is extremely insecure. Even when Fanny said she was sitting down for hot mushroom lunch and they would look at the vases later, Snorty persisted. It was like, "Mummy, Mummy, Mummy - look at me!!!"
Snorty ignored the fact that Chantal was serving up a hot lunch she cooked and everyone was sitting down to eat. The appropriate action would have been for Snorty to sit down for lunch and show the vases to folks later. But instead Snorty persisted by pulling out every damn vase during lunch, demanded they all look and praise his choices, and when there was any slight criticism he pouted like a spoilt child.
When Snorty felt he was being overlooked for his hoarding talents, by demanding immediate attention it was his way to feel reassured that he's worthy and relevant. Both Snorty and Fanny need professional counselling. Maybe they can get a 2 for 1 discount rate (kinda like a travel upgrade, but different)
@ComtesseRose, thank you for the new thread, and I'm honoured to share the thread title with my fellow hater, menopausal hag, troll, hellhound, nasty witch, gobshite, snide cow, non-menopausal hag and esteemed tattler @JackSpratt!
It sounds a bit like what we would call field roast here. I started the Mediterranean Diet years ago which is what transitioned me to mostly vegetarian/pescatarian. Of course, living on the Gulf of Mexico it’s hard not to love fish and seafood. I do occasionally eat meat, a few times a year if I’m craving it. My body always hates me after though. I’m finding a mostly plant based diet helps a lot with the Lupus. I’ve got a killer vegan lasagna recipe too, though it is a bear to make. If I can find it I’ll send it to you.
Snorty was getting upset because for some crazy reason the uneducated, unrefined and untalented dutch boy considers himself a paragon of taste, elegance and decorating talent. Snorty was upset because the group barely acknowledged and didn't appreciate, his tatty Emaus vases. Indeed they were all more interested in enjoying their mushrooms for lunch rather than Snorty's silly sideshow.
Honestly, there is something wrong with Snorty that he demanded instant attention and gratification for his purchases. Snorty lacks self-esteem and is extremely insecure. Even when Fanny said she was sitting down for hot mushroom lunch and they would look at the vases later, Snorty persisted. It was like, "Mummy, Mummy, Mummy - look at me!!!"
Snorty ignored the fact that Chantal was serving up a hot lunch she cooked and everyone was sitting down to eat. The appropriate action would have been for Snorty to sit down for lunch and show the vases to folks later. But instead Snorty persisted by pulling out every damn vase during lunch, demanded they all look and praise his choices, and when there was any slight criticism he pouted like a spoilt child.
When Snorty felt he was being overlooked for his hoarding talents, by demanding immediate attention it was his way to feel reassured that he's worthy and relevant. Both Snorty and Fanny need professional counselling. Maybe they can get a 2 for 1 discount rate (kinda like a travel upgrade, but different)
I liked "Lincoln greatest challenge yet"! Amanda sure make fab videos, well presented, always a different music, beautiful images and the humour is just "bon ton".
Well my day took a nose dive. Hubby (60) went to Dr for blood tests this morning, mentioned being a bit breathless at times so did an ECG and the day went off plan. Sent to hospital, more tests and ended up having pacemaker fitted due to heart beat not exceeding 40bpm.
It is pretty sad. MP did A LOT for her- if it wasn't for him introducing her to YT and Patreon, she'd still be struggling to pay the electrics, and relying on Potts and Baghead Nick to help her pay to keep the crumbling abode afloat. I still don't know what the appeal of Snorts is- he's vile, young enough to be her child, faffs about doing shite all, dresses her like a granny, and they constantly bicker like children.
Fanny, we know you read here: It's time to adult up and purge- anyone can set a forking table- it's not rocket science. It would be cheaper to hire an actual Project Manager or "real" assistant than keep the "mooch" around. Such crap results- everyone (even your Patreons) know there are skeletons in your closet, and yet they still open their wallets every month while you do nothing but travel, shop and put up terrible wallpaper. Your channel could be so much better than it is- yet, you rely on the opinions of an idiot 20+ years your junior, and he is doing you no favours- your channel has become so dull that even half the Tattlers are too bored to watch it, let alone comment on it. Look at your viewer and dwindling Patreon #s- they are sad.
Yes, who wants to buy a ceiling star in a chapel that is of no historical significance (as stated in a survey) and which will never be open to the public, so you're unlikely to ever see your star? No one will know you have a star there as, hopefully, no names will appear on the stars. The building is owned by a wealthy woman who begged for money for the upkeep of the chapel and her house, despite being richer than most of the donors. This woman allowed her chapel to be used for what looked like an S and M underwear photoshoot; a fake Moonie wedding show, and a dinner party. When she dies, the chateau and chapel will either go to her gormless, uneducated toy boy, or to other rich members of her family, so why would you "buy" a chapel ceiling star in such a place? There are many vulnerable buildings of great historical significance which need saving, and countless people starving in our world. If you have money to spare, use it in a more thoughtful way and make a real difference. Do this, rather than giving your money to a woman who spends thousands and thousands on designer clothes; expensive wallpaper; luxury hotels; champagne, and world travel. She does not need or deserve your hard-earned cash!
Thank you, @tuffiti, for the Patreon Q&A. Boy is it a shitshow!
This explains some of the dysphoric dysfunction at the HMN, especially in the decor department, and how utterly stupid, impulsive, irresponsible, and irrational Stephanie Jarvis is: we're completely at the mercy of auctions and discounted lots. "We can't choose the amounts that we get." We're only spending endless hours trolling auction sites and junk shops, bidding on crap, being taken by smarmy dealers, paying massive sums for storage because we can't collect our lots in time, renting a van and driving across Europe to pick up our newfound treasures, and forking over a marquis' ransom each month to live my dream. We have no control over any of it. We get what we get. AND I LOVE IT. But none of it fits, or works, or is enough. We'll just keep shifting it around. Whatever is available!
And -- YUCK -- Phyllis' rat nest is getting longer. It will be down to his butt soon.
We aren’t the only ones who are disgusted by Philip- it is now becoming a ground swell in the comments. All of the ‘regular’ fan favorites are gone (due to Philip) all of Steph’s real friends are gone (due to Philip), it only stands to reason, her Patreons are finally
falling away. Eventually Stephanie’s dreams of becoming a television presenter will fall away. (Due to Philip, once again). No viable broadcast company would ever allow Snorts to be her ‘sidekick’. Ollie is a practice run (too little, too late) . Definitely Michael Petherick would have been in
the running as a package deal and possibly Dan Preston too, as a runner up. Never ever ever Philip Janssen. Steph put her eggs in the worst basket. And THAT basket is strangled in ladies’ jeggings. C’est la vie.
Here's my theory and Snorty can't hide his excitement, although you can't tell from his groin shots because he's got nothing there.
Natti told Fanny during the offseason early in 2023 that this would be her last B&B season and she would be leaving the shitoo.
That's when Fanny put on a full-court press to entice FRK back to the shitoo to take over from Natti.
Snorty was so excited at the prospect of Natti leaving he couldn't wait to take over her office and transform it into his China Room.
Snorty scoured the shitoo for a make-shift china cabinet and at the first chance he got moved that old bookcase downstairs into the office.
Snorty, "Natti, you don't mind if I start moving my china in to your office do you? Who cares what you think, you're leaving anyways and soon this will be mine, all mine!"
Natti, "Where is FRK going to sit when my office becomes your China Room?"
Snorty, "FRK can renovate the pizza oven room or maybe sit in the Bootroom/Flower room! Who cares, you're leaving and soon this will be mine, all mine!"
Natti, "Dios Mio, there's no more space in the bookcase, so no place for any more of your dishes."
Snorty, "No problem, I'll just pile these dishes on the window sill for the time being? Who cares what you think, you're leaving anyways and soon this will be mine, all mine!"
Natti's desk chair won't get cold before Snorty finishes transforming that space entirely into his China Room cum Liquor Cabinet
Maria & Pavlina have left the shitoo because they can't stomach the prospect of being stuck in at the HMN another year with the terrible trio of Fanny, Snorty & FRK. Narcissistic Fanny is working overtime trying to hoover people back to the shitoo so she has some content, no matter how lame CD is (ex: Andi, Sabine, Wendy). She also tried out a return guest to possibly cook next season. Who else is going to make an appearance? Fanny is getting desperate.
Between MM's death, Percy's illness, Christophe Frey's death, the taxman, patrons dropping and 'staff/volunteers fleeing the shitoo like rats off a sinking ship, it's no wonder Fanny looks like crap. No amount of Chapel reno or Fanny's fake cheerfulness will make it better.
2023 has been Fanny's annus horribilis and it's all her own doing! Don't imagine 2024 will be any better!
@ComtesseRose, thank you for the new thread, and I'm honoured to share the thread title with my fellow hater, menopausal hag, troll, hellhound, nasty witch, gobshite, snide cow, non-menopausal hag and esteemed tattler @JackSpratt!
Respectfully, I disagree with you about this. While Michael seems more affable than Philip and he and Stephanie seemed more at ease with each other and had a more fun relationship, I can't agree that it was impromptu or unscripted when it came to the vlogs - or even genuine. If you have a vlog, everything is scripted, everything is about what you want your viewers to see. The difference, in my mind, is that Stephanie loves to create more of an illusion of everything, whether it's class, wealth, fun, or just her tag line "life, love and laughter". I look back at all of that now, as I did when I found Tattle, with a bit of a jaded eye, knowing that nothing was or is as it seems when it comes to Stephanie - especially since we know Michael was, for a time, thought of as her boyfriend and neither one of them did a thing to stop that rumor. I know it's popular opinion that he's "poor Michael" with some issues, and I don't disagree with that assessment, but I don't see Michael as any better than Stephanie. I see him as complicit, the architect of what she started, and maybe he finally bagged out when he didn't like what it all became and what it meant he'd have to give up.
Snorty was getting upset because for some crazy reason the uneducated, unrefined and untalented dutch boy considers himself a paragon of taste, elegance and decorating talent. Snorty was upset because the group barely acknowledged and didn't appreciate, his tatty Emaus vases. Indeed they were all more interested in enjoying their mushrooms for lunch rather than Snorty's silly sideshow.
There are still questions being asked about whether DTM actually owns the crispy chateau. Two days ago a man that photographed the place back in 2019 and who claims he originally introduced DTM to the owner, said on his FB page that it was "not purchased yet".
Quick update:
A few days ago, before the humanitarian pause, my husband sent me this post-workout mirror pic before he went to his service area.
15 hours later, he sent me this.
He and his teammate were helping a wounded IDF soldier when he got shot in the calf by a Hamas militant.
Thank God the bullet did not hit his fibula but it has a hairline fracture. I don't want to bore you with more details, but the doctor said he's glad my husband built a "sturdy gastrocnemius muscle."
He is doing well and is expected to recover quickly.
BTW, the baby is doing great!
Thanks for your positive thoughts and prayers.
So last nights offering was just as grim!
I would suggest it was satire but that requires a stich of intelligence, that it was very apparently lacking. Do we thing Lady PhiPhi throws out "My Grandparents had one just like it" as a way of deflecting judgement? that vares was bleeping awful! He is literally out of control, the staff at Emmaus don't think your a baller PhiPhi they just think your a hoarder, this level is touching disorder, didn't he get anything as a child? the fact Fanny has allowed herself to become his mummy figure, is causing me to spiral, imaging getting north of 45 and picking up a man child you have to soft parent, i can see this "relationship" turning sour soon, WAKE UP FANNY SMELL YOUR BF'S POPPERS!
There is a series on BBC at the moment called Boat Story (spoiler alert) where the young man obsessed with his very much older girlfriend poisons her, cuts her up, then cooks and eats her organs...... Watch out Fanny!
There are still questions being asked about whether DTM actually owns the crispy chateau. Two days ago a man that photographed the place back in 2019 and who claims he originally introduced DTM to the owner, said on his FB page that it was "not purchased yet".
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SJ’s advent with Petheric was fun! Advent with Snorty is like genital warts, no one wants it!
after 10 years together…
