The Chateau Diaries #317 Patreon Day - Same ol' crap, same sad people, same dull tour

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T Rex said:
For viewings, the best advice is to remove all personal effects (pictures, knick knacks) because buyers want to see themselves living in your home, remove excessive decor/furniture/kitchen appliances from the countertops- you can put them in boxes in your closet, and always have your home ready to show and sparkling clean. If anything is in need of repair or looking rough, repair it before you put it on the market. Things like chipped paint, dirty lights and light switches, burned out light bulbs (or mismatching ones) and scuffed baseboards often get forgotten, but buyers notice these things. It is good to have new towels and bedding in neutral colours, but unless your previous stuff is tatty or very loud, it should be fine. For staging- you want to showcase the positives of your home with minimal clutter. Sometimes, just rearranging your furniture makes a difference. Keep your kitchen drawers, cupboards and pantry organized, along with your closets and bathroom drawers, as people will look in there. Also, don't cook a batch of curry or any strongly scented food prior to a showing. Don't forget- curb appeal is real to draw buyers in. Keep the lawn tidy, remove weeds, and a few planters full of cheerful flowers out front will not hurt. The key with staging is to present your house in the its best state- don't spend extra money you do not need to unless it is something that will make a significant impact and get you a return on your investment.
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Thank you for your advice T Rex, I’ve never sold a house on my own before so all advice is most welcome. I’m still at the start of getting it ready by sorting out 30 years of family stuff which has taken over the house and garage. Once I’ve done that then it would seem that I should then tackle repairs. Do you think it would be a good idea to start a notebook listing room by room. Oh my head is spinning. 🤦‍♀️😂😳 💕💕
 
Beachgirl said:
Thank you for your advice T Rex, I’ve never sold a house on my own before so all advice is most welcome. I’m still at the start of getting it ready by sorting out 30 years of family stuff which has taken over the house and garage. Once I’ve done that then it would seem that I should then tackle repairs. Do you think it would be a good idea to start a notebook listing room by room. Oh my head is spinning. 🤦‍♀️😂😳 💕💕
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Good advice from T Rex, try not to overwhelm yourself too much.

If you want a laugh, you need to take a look on some French estate agency sites and see some of the absolute horrors. Laundry rooms with clothes on the floor, unmade beds, kitchens with washing up in the sink and just general untidyness.
 
Tartuffe said:
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I haven't watched this yet but if she has an eye infection, I am not surprised. With the lack of hygiene in that place and the way they never wash their hands after touching food ingredients and animals and continually touch their faces and hair, it's inevitable. Also, the way she applies her eyeliner and mascara and cakes it on, it's surprising she hasn't had more problems. Not a good advert for Foreo, either!
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Despite the eye problem, it was possible to do a bit of photo manipulation to the face, I see!
 
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Beachgirl said:
I use white company bedding as well every day as I love it. I just wanted an unused pristine set to only put on the bed for viewings when I eventually get my house on the market. After it’s sold then I shall use them as normal. I’m even buying new tea towels to put out for viewings as well.
Any ideas on what else only gets used for viewings. 😉😂😂

Is that a picture of your dog. I love spaniels and in fact my last dog was a Welsh springer
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Fair enough, I understand that! I know someone who is selling a house with a hole in the bedroom wall that their teenager caused and thinks it’s ok to cover it with a dressing gown?! I was shocked! I’m more in line with you, really sell the dream and make it as pristine as possible for the viewings!

Not my dog, my last dog was a rescue springer spaniel but my current baby is a 1 year old cavalier King Charles. A very cheeky little cutie! If I posted him on here, someone might recognise me on tattle as he’s VERY recognisable on my social media! Although I rarely post so maybe I’m being paranoid!
 
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Stephany do you know why Ollie and Camilla have disappeared from youtube? Are they all right? We are concerned about them.
 
JackSpratt said:
Eye, eye, eye who's got a Stye. Hardly an emergency;

The eye problem must have affected her speech.

Rockafor, sharcutear ???? new French words

Potts still looked like a sack of tit tied up in the middle and only just about managed to help carry the cheese board to the tent....tosser

Skipped Omberline and Curtsey with the chicken bunker.

Aumary's talk, she just wouldn't let him would she, had to interrupt the entire way through. He's a lost cause, he's not packing up and moving on. Had his own business in the UK bla bla bla, looking forward to starting the big room bla bla bla. Being at Lala an easier pace of life 🤣 🤣 🤣 , no love, you're on a cushy number. Done with you now. Didn't even let him finish his talk as they all had to go off to see Nick cut a tree down.

Goes into raptures over being given a beaded pizza bag, each to there own 🤷‍♀️

That's all folks

Now, the guesses are where will she be jetting off to?
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Haha I was hoping you would comment on her pronunciation of those words, she is so unnecessary.
How are you feeling now? Better?


Another idea would be to allow all the patrons to volunteer for the day.That way she could get weeding etc done and the patrons will really feel the experience of life at the dump.
It really is outrageous how Fanny thinks drinking tea and filming it all is her job. .

When the guests had left you could tell they were glad to see the back of them invading her space and time. All Fanny can think of is a drink for her self. Unbelievable.
 
Lochness Monster said:
Haha I was hoping you would comment on her pronunciation of those words, she is so unnecessary.
How are you feeling now? Better?
Another idea would be to allow all the patrons to volunteer for the day.That way she could get weeding etc done and the patrons will really feel the experience of life at the dump.
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Great idea! Dick and Angel had it first, though!:love: And they CHARGE the "volunteers" 75 euro for the experience!😆🤣😂
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Pekey said:
Northy ........ its right now 12c at 1.30 in the afternoon in Victoria , Australia and its our WINTER !!! :eek:
I do hope you get some Summer Heat soon!!! :oops:
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Well, we have improved today up to ...a giant 16C..and then it will go back down to 11C once more ... :cautious:
Even my MIL in Trondheim has more sun and warmth then we had in the UK 🤷‍♀️
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Arfarf said:
Percy has no idea where he is going...
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Or, maybe he does ... 😀
 
T Rex said:
For viewings, the best advice is to remove all personal effects (pictures, knick knacks) because buyers want to see themselves living in your home, remove excessive decor/furniture/kitchen appliances from the countertops- you can put them in boxes in your closet, and always have your home ready to show and sparkling clean. If anything is in need of repair or looking rough, repair it before you put it on the market. Things like chipped paint, dirty lights and light switches, burned out light bulbs (or mismatching ones) and scuffed baseboards often get forgotten, but buyers notice these things. It is good to have new towels and bedding in neutral colours, but unless your previous stuff is tatty or very loud, it should be fine. For staging- you want to showcase the positives of your home with minimal clutter. Sometimes, just rearranging your furniture makes a difference. Keep your kitchen drawers, cupboards and pantry organized, along with your closets and bathroom drawers, as people will look in there. Also, don't cook a batch of curry or any strongly scented food prior to a showing. Don't forget- curb appeal is real to draw buyers in. Keep the lawn tidy, remove weeds, and a few planters full of cheerful flowers out front will not hurt. The key with staging is to present your house in the its best state- don't spend extra money you do not need to unless it is something that will make a significant impact and get you a return on your investment.
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When I sold my previous home, the realtor would bake chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies about 30 minutes before an open house. It sold during the second open house. Admittedly it was a fabulous craftsman in almost original condition.
 
Someone commented that Fanny couldn't have done Patron days without Marie and Julie's catering work. "Sparrowdean" or whatever the name of that incarnation of Fanny is, reacted angrily saying it was a stupid thing to say as previous patron days had been catered well by other people. Fanny clearly thinks praise of Marie, etc is suggesting that she is incapable of doing it herself. I don't think the original commenter was implying that at all, s/he was just trying to praise Marie. Fanny dislikes anyone praising other people. She has to be the star of the show herself and is very jealous of others receiving adulation. She has reacted in a similar way to other recent comments about Marie working hard, and said that Marie is a paid employee. What a really nasty piece of work she is and she's showing her real character hiding behind another fictional name. Don't trust that woman, Marie; she is not your friend.

Listening to Amaury's spiel, he still seems to be suffering from breathing problems. If I were Chantal or Natti, I'd be very concerned about him. It's time he stopped smoking. He seemed to suffer from a lot of chesty problems in the past but he still clearly has some problems. Let's hope he didn't catch anything from Percy.
 
Gertrude Maud said:
@M&MsMom I like them too. They are in my top four favourite vloggers.

I adore their cavalier, Cherie. I am trying to persuade Mr GM to agree to a little cavalier but it's hard work. He thinks Cherie is adorable but essentially he is a cat person as am I.

I like Staffordshire dogs and Alla has a collection of Staffordshire cavaliers on her mantel which I love. I've been watching auctions for quite a while for a pair and Friday was my lucky day. In the lot that I won there were two Staffordshire sheep, two spaniels and a greyhound.The greyhound alone fetches $600 on 1st Dibs. My win was $130 for the collection and I still can't quite believe it. At this point my Staffordshire cavaliers will be the closest I get to the real thing.
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Congratulations - you got a great buy on the Staffordshire! It's so rewarding to find and win an auction like that for something you really, really have searched for!

I have one pair of Staffordshire cats that I also waited a long time to purchase because I wanted to find a pair that didn't look demonic (sometimes the cat face doesn't look so great, IMO) and were at the right price! I collect early British pottery/porcelain so would run across random pairs fairly frequently and they were either too expensive or painted in a style I didn't like.
 
Cleo's Asp said:
I know we've had this image for ages and I forget where it came from. This is honestly a serious question. Was it a screen shot or is a photo one of us Tattlers has created from a photo of Gerry which they manipulated? I ask because the shape of the face and every aspect is exactly like Gerry. If it is a true image, I really don't think there can be any possible doubt that they are blood relations.
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It is a screenshot from a video.
 
Cleo's Asp said:
Someone commented that Fanny couldn't have done Patron days without Marie and Julie's catering work. "Sparrowdean" or whatever the name of that incarnation of Fanny is, reacted angrily saying it was a stupid thing to say as previous patron days had been catered well by other people. Fanny clearly thinks praise of Marie, etc is suggesting that she is incapable of doing it herself. I don't think the original commenter was implying that at all, s/he was just trying to praise Marie. Fanny dislikes anyone praising other people. She has to be the star of the show herself and is very jealous of others receiving adulation. She has reacted in a similar way to other recent comments about Marie working hard, and said that Marie is a paid employee. What a really nasty piece of work she is and she's showing her real character hiding behind another fictional name. Don't trust that woman, Marie; she is not your friend.

Listening to Amaury's spiel, he still seems to be suffering from breathing problems. If I were Chantal or Natti, I'd be very concerned about him. It's time he stopped smoking. He seemed to suffer from a lot of chesty problems in the past but he still clearly has some problems. Let's hope he didn't catch anything from Percy.
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Apart from love bombing, you rarely hear Stephanie giving heartfelt praise to anyone.
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TorontoGWM said:
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

I wonder if all of the unopened wine is returned to the store and the money put back in Patreon funds for future renovations?

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂😂 😂 😂 😂
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Since it was so inexpensive, it may possibly be used for BnB guest dinners. She's so cheap.
 
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