Our FIRST WEEK after getting the KEYS to the CHATEAU!
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- At long last, we have the final episode of our French trip to share with you all! Thank you for your patience as we've been away from RUclips for a while due to the long list of preparations needed for the upcoming big move.
Join the five of us as we get a taste of what daily life might feel like living in a Chateau one day.
In this episode we set up utilities, go grocery shopping in our local grocery stores and farmers markets, explore the cottage and grounds, take long countryside walks, and try our hand at some delicious French recipes. It was a very short amount of time before we had to leave again for the US, but we cherished every minute of it.
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Regarding the poor quality of our Audio, we have heard your pleas about it and we are so sorry! We hope to do better in the future with better equipment to make everything nice and audible. This trip was very much a documentary-style experience, so we have included subtitles in this episode, and we are working on upgrading our sound equipment for future vlogs.
As of January 2022, we are all here in California, wrapping up our lives and home, and we will be vlogging about some of the considerations and processes of preparing for a move like this, as well as our visa experience. We hope to be in France soon, but for the time being we wish you all a happy and loved-filled 2022.
As always, thank you for your incredible support and enthusiasm!
Channel Description:
From California to a Chateau in the South of France. Welcome to Dreaming of a Chateau 🏰
Follow the life and adventures of Julia, her partner Caroline, her sister Penelope and her parents as this American family takes a leap of faith to live out a long-awaited dream. Chateau de Puy Vidal is a medieval fortress turned renaissance Castle, and is located in the Charente region of Nouvelle Aquitaine, France.
This channel is dedicated to our love of chateaux, old stones, magic, family and history. We share with you our process of applying to visas, setting up a business, purchasing a property sight-unseen during COVID all before moving across the world.
What happens when your dreams come true?
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I am a French viewer and I really admire your determination. Life in a remote corner of the French countryside will be a huge change from California. I can understand why you fell in love with the place. I can see quite well where you are located. I live in Paris but my family is from nearby Dordogne, with our family home just 10 km into the Dordogne departement coming from Angouleme, beau the town of Brantome.
Thank you so much! Hearing from support from French viewers especially means the world to us! The Dordogne is so close close to us, we haven’t been able to explore there yet, but we are very excited to.
im doug from scotland do you live near the river dordogne
I saw some of your story on the Chateau Diaries. Last evening I watched your entire series and am in awe. What a lovely home! I am patiently waiting for more content.
It's so gorgeous - we can't wait to see it in person. Even the birds flying in formation to make it a bit more perfect! The semi-hidden vaulted dungeon... dying. For shopping, also check out Auchan - we've had lots of luck there. Mostly, I just love watching your family hang out at *your* *castle*! You'll be back in no time ;) Loved the sneaking in of a bit of art & shots of Paris - and omg - you stayed in Saint Germain des Pres!
Hi Stephen & Sara...just watched your channel , the one you had to say goodbye to family, then Lady of the Chateau popped up. One of the things I love to do is to read some of the comments, and imagine my happiness when I saw your M&M logo. I just had to say hi to you. I “met” Lady at the Château, through Stephanie just as I did you and Sarah.
Love your Chapel as well @Manor and Maker. You must be like family now in a way!!? I think you got your new Chapels almost around the same time? Have been following as possible. Stared at Chateau de LaLande with meeting all of you!.
Please vlog when you visit!!!😊
I'm from San Diego too and can tell you that moving to a place that has seasons, different wild life than you're used too and the stunning gardens you have, will constantly amaze and delight you. Learning to live seasonally will become a constant fascination and you'll feel closer to the land you now have. All of these things are essential for the soul. Your Chateau is wonderful and I wish you the best of all life has to offer and success in all your endeavors.
Thank you! And you are very right! San Diego really has spoilt us, but we are also so excited to see the beauty of the changing seasons. The three of us (Julia, Carolina, and Penelope) lived in New York City and Ohio for many years, but we aren’t ready for country winters. That requires a much better understanding of the challenges of each season.
Another San Diegan in France? where are you located Nancy?
I think you have a wonderful idea with a gazebo designed just like the one at Helbrunn castle but...I think placing it in the formal gardens would be a HUGE design mistake. Perhaps a more fitting location would be at the end of the lovely grove of trees at the back of the gardens just before a walking path into the forest. Gazebos are so romantic in hidden areas almost like a follie. A secluded area would suit your gazebo better than the open area you spoke of where it would compete for attention with your beautifully designed gardens. Just a suggestion from an admirer of your wonderful home and its incredible grounds.
Design mistake , very much so. Agree with your suggestions.
This garden is "classified" which means that no one has the right to modify it, it's French law. The owners know it well, and deal with it. At the time when these gardens were designed, the layout may have been different, moreover the terrace and its extension are also a place where one spread out one's success. It is also a question of representation.
I would love to hear about the history of the château in a vlog. Also, more description of the architectural styles would be appreciated. Heavenly place!
I am looking forward to that one -day myself! I do think it will happen though. It all takes time, and maybe when they are living there all the time they can work on it at some point? With so much they have done already! Just setting up enough to really live there has to take so much out of anyone? There is so much more to owning the Chateau than anyone one could imagine. It sure takes courage and strength.
When you have a strong dream I think you can see it happen especially when the whole family is on board with the same dream.
What a blessed day when the RUclips algorithm sent me to your channel! I find myself watching each video more than once. All are so well done. I admire everything about your lives - your talent, your taste, your gumption, your work ethic, your taste and your family relationships. And all your complimentary personalities.
Looking forward to the next video, and hopefully a visit someday, too!
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I’ve watched so many chateau makeovers and loved following them all but, I have to say, I’ve never been this excited to watch a new episode. If anything you could do differently, I would say, make more videos! lol. I love your show so much! Till the next episode❤️
Your Mom is gorgeous and adorable. My favorite!
I agree. She looks like a model! Perhaps was a dance teacher even?
@@carolweaver3269 She is stunning!
Great video but here is a word of caution,,, it's never a good idea to announce you are leaving the Chateau because there are people out there that might find out to break in to steal valuables or move in for that matter. There is nothing to gain by telling people you're leaving.
Very nice. I'm certainly envious. But a suggestion: we don't the captioning - it distracts. If we did need it we can turn it on, ourselves.
My thoughts too.
Looks like the shutter dogs are missing. I think they were removed for restoration and are in that building you were in at the beginning of this vlog. The shutters need to be secured before storms or else you will end up with broken windows.
You are so generous with your comments of other chateaus...however, I have to say yours is my favorite. Pùy Vidal is absolutely beautiful. Your taste is impeccable. Good luck to all of you as you so lovingly restore your wonderful chateau.
Thankyou For The Up Date It Is Lovely To See You All 💕 Lovely Castle 🏰
I revised this video today, and you all are so much more comfortable now compared to this!!! Thank you for sharing all you do with us. It fun being there in France with you!!
Wonderful! The birds fly over in the autumn and we look forward to their return as it signals the arrival of Spring.
Congratulations family.
That drone will come in handy to inspect the roof for missing tiles after each passing storm.
You all are doing a wonderful job with this channel. I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us!
Oh my gosh, it's so beautiful and enchanting. Would you ever allow artists to visit and sketch on the beautiful grounds?
Absolutely! We are planning artists workshops and hopefully having resident artists as well! We’ll explain all our plans in a future video, hopefully soon.
I cant wait for you and your family to be at your chateau and living there permanently, Julia you have such a lovely family and thankyou so much for letting us into your lives and seeing you all experience such a wonderful but scary life change, it must be hard to leave your home behind that you grew up in and friends and other family for your new adventures in france but I just know you all will be so happy in the chateau your new home and you all fit in there so well and look pretty comfortable and relaxed, I wish you all a life time of joy and happiness and not forgetting success with the new chateau buisiness, Im so looking forward to your chateau vlogs in france, I hope everything is moving forward and going to plan and soon you will be in your new home🗝🏰🙏🏼♥️❌⭕️❌⭕️👍🏼
Can’t wait to see you girls back !! Keep on fulfilling your dreams and please take us with you ? Love every thing you film ! Thank you !
Suggestion: please forgo swinging the camera back and forth while walking around. Not only will all the lovely details that you see be totally lost on your viewers but you are inducing a bout of seasickness! Just be more intentional and only highlight a few details... slowly and with closeup shots. You have years to reveal all the details. For instance I enjoyed the brief introduction to your wine cellar... nice overhead shot moving into a mysterious reveal of the cellar through the bars. Would love to see some follow up on this intriguing segment.
I just discovered your vlog. I am enjoying your video tour of everything! From your fabulous chateau, to the nearby town and even the grocery store adventure. I am amazed and impressed with your success with the French language! Looking forward to your future vlogs. Your descriptions and background music are spot on! Keep up the good work!
Im totally in love with it! I would like to not Channing any things just needs some maintenance to keep these beauty a life aging.
Watching this after a year just brings a huge smile to my face. You won the Chateau lottery and could not have found a more beautiful Chateau and gardens. Now your Dad and Sister are back! Just so very happy for all of you ❤️
I adore your channel and can't wait to see more! I love the calmness and the sweetness of the channel, the pace you establish as you discover the chateau, shopping in France, etc. I also love y'all's casually elegant style and the intergenerational aspect of your endeavor with your lovely family. I can't wait for more and hope the paperwork all comes through soon so you can be there permanently.
Your footage is gorgeous, I can hardly wait to see that hardware once cleaned up. Thank you for sharing little details like about the phone service. I would love to hear about your visa application process and experience. You need a mic.
Well wow!! You ladies (and gentleman) are brave! But what a stunning château and property, Congratulations! I totally related to your sentiments about being a foreigner in France. As a transplanted (but French) NYer myself, the feelings are spot on. I wish you the very best with settling in. There are ups and there are downs. This said, as a history fanatic and lover of old stones, I would weep for joy in your shoes, despite the nausea on signing day. I follow all the mostly British chateau restoration channels for fun and relaxation, and look forward to keeping track of your progress and plans. Current Parisienne, I am contemplating a future modest home in your very same region. Omg, they left you the clavichord!!! (Or is it a square piano…. Who’s the maker?Musician here!) And oh my - I hope you have an energetic gardener, because that’s a lot of hedge trimming!
You have such a beautiful home in 🇫🇷 France 🇫🇷 . The Chateau will be lonely without you guys .
The grocery stores in France are overwhelmingly wonderful. We shopped at Carrefour as it was closest to my friend’s house! I nearly lost my mind every time I went in. And the markets. We cooked all the time! There is nothing like it in the US.
PS. Simply can’t wrap my head around 20 hours on a plane. You are just amazing people!
(Bad, bad traveler here.)
Your Mom is gorgeous. Dang. Thank you for this vlog. I really enjoyed it. You all be safe and take care. God bless everyone.
Born and raised here in CA living vicariously through you all! Ever since Stephanie 's intro to your place I couldn't wait to watch your journey and it is so worth the wait! 🙏😍
lol.....not sure the girls even realize what a colossal project just keeping it all at a status quo they have gotten themselves in to....
the buildings are massive - the park is massive - the lawns are massive - all beautiful but takes hours and hours of daily upkeep -
hope they got the finances for at least one fulltime gartner and at least one fulltime buildings maintenance guy !
Congratulations you both are so humble and lovely 🥰 I’m so excited for you are your family
Thanks for taking us along as you enjoy your first explorations into your new life in France. Looking forward to all the future chapters and especially hearing about exactly one goes about making this huge change, setting up a business, getting visas, etc. I found it amazing that the various items and hardware in the cottage were so neatly categorized and stored.
I love seeing everything..Rochefoucauld and Castle wOw ... the fireplace at night 🔥🪵 The Rodin Museum 👀🤩can’t wait until you go back and film more for us 😁
I enjoy seeing how Confident and Brave your Mom moves into her new life. Best Wishes!
I can't imagine how hard it was to leave, but you will be back to your new home soon!
Your château is amazing. Thank you for taking us along with you. Looking forward to the next chapter in your story. 👍😊💜🇨🇦
I couldn't agree more...🇨🇦
What a pleasure to watch! Mail box made me giggle... Look forward to seein the Chateau in the Spring. Thanks for sharing with us! Bright blessings for 2022.
I am enjoying watching you "discover" all the wonders of your new chateau. Great drone footage!
You’re getting closer to residing in your beautiful château. Getting to explore the grounds and buildings & finding the historical hardware along with what seems to be a fairly organized building for “parts” that you will be needing for repair/ maintenance . It will be an adventure everyday for all of you while you settle & discovering the history of your property 😊. It has to be exhausting and exhilarating at the same time! Looking forward when return and thank you for sharing this life changing adventure with us from the beginning.
Looking forward to you all finding the second hand shops and fruit and veg markets!!!
Those birds that fly in such pretty formation are cranes. They fly south fall to early winter and head back north in the spring. We live in a good spot as well to see them on their travel either direction. When I hear them I love to run out and call the family "the cranes are flying again"... :0)
Yeah,good luck,gonna need to hire a full staff soon.
Been watching since that American lady helped you find your Chateau and I'm so Happy for you guys!! Going to be glued to watch the wonderful transformation. 🏳️🌈❤️🇺🇸
Wasn’t it Stephanie and Philip at Chateau Lalande? She’s French and English.
I had so many fantastic comments to say and then your mother mentioned sheets over the furniture. You didn't do it but saw it on TV. I burst out laughing. This makes it all real. That and your dad resting his eyes, yep I can hear the snores, in his chair. Wait, isn't this my family. 😊
I can't wait to see a horse loping over the fields. Looking forward to meeting your neighbors and their four dogs too.
Wishing you all great happiness in the new venture! It must seem quite daunting getting everything arranged and sorted which will take much time and thought! It will be so interesting to see how you go! Living at such a lovely Chateau must be a dream!
The gardens will be stunning in summer - will you be hiring gardeners? I can't wait to see more details of the chateau and what you will be doing to put your own taste and spin on it.
We can’t wait to see them in the summer, and show them to everyone! We have a gardener coming a few hours a week since we don’t know enough about gardening to maintain all the loving work it took to create them. We’re also looking forward to expanding the vegetable garden!
@@ladyofthechateau @Lady of the Château Productions How wonderful and so pleased you have help to maintain it all. Looking forward to more splendor.
Wow it looks soooo cold inside! Everyone is bundled up even with the fire burning.
Thank you for sharing your journey. I dream about living in France myself. Your channel brings us along and shows us what it is like to move to a foreign country. I imagine it is fun, scary, amazing all at the same time .❤️
Bonjour my loves Happy New Year watching while having coffee love your stay the Chateau so happy you’re back brrr the winter there must be freezing but lovely meals cozied up by the fire papa sleeping just settle in then fly home But we’ll catch a museum outing ❤️😍Just loving your vlogs the camera perfecto Amore😘😘❤️❤️😍😍👌
Loving your Chateau and videos. Just an idea, your future guests may enjoy a chapel as a chapel. For spritual or yoga retreats, or weddings.
Love how organised the previous owners have been with all the old original hardware...massive bonus for you chaps. That maze is AMazing 😉
Must be so so hard to leave...the time will zoom by and you'll be back before you know it ....looking forward to more vlogs
This Chateau looks to be in great shape! Congratulations!
What an amazingly beautiful "Fairytale" adventure awaiting you all when you are finally able to move into your DREAM. I am thankful you are taking us (viewers) along for the journey! Much love and success wished for you from a fellow American in South Carolina. 💕💕
It all looks stunning, so glad you have a gardener because it is in good order and would be a shame to let it get go. We only have 2/3rds of an acre and if we miss a couple of weeks it just shows. A lot easier keeping on top of things. So much to look forward to. Plus spring and summer is one on its way. Xxx enjoy xxx
What sheer beauty 😍....you have acquired...enjoy living in it ,once you move to France 🇫🇷 permanently....waiting eagerly for your next vlogs .🤗♥️
Your Chateau is gorgeous and your gardens are absolutely beautiful. I was excited, thinking that you have now returned to stay but you had to go back to USA. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been for you all to leave, Because it is so beautiful there. Looking forward to your return to this new Season of your life.
Just found your channel. I'm So glad I did. I can't wait to follow along with your dream come true. You will get the hang of and right equipment to make it a little less woozy to watch and a lot better to hear I'm sure 😉
Your whole family is just lovely. I've watched all your videos on a binge, L. God Bless You on your adventures.
LOVELY video, well done! Shared your excitement and awe in France, enjoyed shopping without spending a penny. What a gorgeous Chateau. You are so lucky. Once you've moved you get to wake up every morning in a little corner of heaven. And I'll be watching! 🤓🧐
I wish your family the best!
Thanks for sharing!! Excellent video production, with superd footage!! You are good at this already! Looking forward to follow you along on this great and exiting "journey"!! Best of luck to you all!! Best regards from Norway!!
Don't know if you have a self-cleaning oven there, but my sister found that if you put cast or wrought iron into the oven, then put it onto the self-cleaning cycle, it takes all that rust gunk off like magic. Very interesting channel, really enjoy watching you all.
Thank you for sharing! 💞😊 Neat seeing how you acquired a completed, furnished superb in your dreams chateau. Magical!!! ( you have $$$ Brocant it is already for business, so neat and organized,) Many chateaux renovators would love the opportunity, to purchase enabling them to complete their projects, your home looks so complete and cared for. Looking forward to your return.
Enjoyed. You all seem to have had a great time whilst being exhausted at the same time. Looking forward to more.
I am french and I congratulate you on your rapid adaptation to life in France, I wish you the best for you, ! thank you to people like you who help maintain the rich French heritage ..
❤️❤️❤️merci beaucoup !
What an absolutely stunning Chateau, the stuff dreams are made of, would I be so bold as to ask what you paid for this stunning piece of history!! Viva La France!!!!
Great video, you, guys have such a great, beautiful Château. The land is beautiful. Such a gorgeous place. I'm so happy for you all.
Really enjoying your videos. Thanks 😊
As I was watching I couldn't help but imagine the cottage to be a small off-road cyclist cafe stop, I imaged a coffee cart and local bakery adding extras, just my imagination. what a beautiful dream come true for you and your family.
This is really fun. I almost wish I'd found you two years from now because the suspense is killing me.
For me, much of the attraction of "chateau" videos is less the buildings themselves than the characters in the ongoing drama. That's why Stephanie Jarvis has so many followers and patrons: she realizes that producing videos is her full-time job, and she manages to do it with apparent passion and sincerity. RUclips followers are beasts that need to be fed, or they look elsewhere. Even if you are not presently at the Chateau, I'm sure most of your subscribers would be happy to get regular briefings on how the family is coping with French bureaucracy, selling your house in CA, having second thoughts about this, how it's affecting your relationships...the whole soap opera. Here's hoping we'll see you soon.
Wonderful …… and superb seeing the drone footage. You have a beautiful home - or it will be very shortly when you can be there forever. I am really thrilled for all of you. The next few months will pass quickly so don’t worry about that. You will be back before you know it and then the fun can begin 👏👏
You are so lucky to live at such a beautiful place!
How exciting! It will be fun to see you all back again at the Chateau soon, I look forward to following your journey. It must be getting close to time to return by now. Cheers!
Back in two months... means you must be about ready to return. Hope your plans are on schedule and we will see you soon.
BEAUTIFUL CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE OF THE WORK YOU WILL BE DOING TO MAKE IT YOUR OWN!
I love the vlog and your family! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Send you love from Kentucky!
Hi I’m new to your channel.
I’ve just sat up til 2am binge watching your vlogs. Very impressed, well done & welcome to France x
So beautiful and fun vlog!
I'm only 5 minutes in, but with the music in the background, it makes me feel like a video game character exploring the surroundings!
That location you picked out for the Gazebo (like the one from The Sound of Music) will be perfect there.
Thanks for taking us along as you experience your new life in France. Are you back in France yet? Really looking forward to continuing to follow you! The chateau is stunning!
As a Californian you should look up how they feed the geese for foie gras! Repellant
Loved, loved, loved, your video! The château is beautiful and you all are very blessed. I live in California and my sister lives in San Diego so I know exactly how you’re feeling leaving California…. Melancholy but feeling very blessed for your new life. Would like to see some more videos. Keep up the great work and many blessings in the new year to you all.
I think it would be a mistake not to restore the chapel as a chapel if you at all plan on hosting any weddings. Even if people may chose to have a ceremony in the garden it's a cold weather or rainy day alternative and honors the original features of the Chateau through history. No matter if you chose to keep it secular, non denominational or find old French Catholic pieces for the decor it's nice to have a space dedicated to meditation/contemplation away from the main house. Also if insulated a perfect place for a piano so it could double as a space for chamber music concerts.
A pretty reception/cloak room with kitchenette and/or wc in the other end would then be useful for all events as well. Such a stunning house and garden! Hope you can stay safe in California and the visa process is smooth. Chateau Puy Vidal is just so splendid, I'm so glad you feel welcomed by thr house and regretted having to leave, that's a GREAT start! ❤️
This so, so lovely!!
Hello….I lived in Charente in my younger years…..my mother was French…..wishing you all the best…..from Camarillo, CA.
How lovely that must have been, being is the Charente and a child/young adult! We are so excited to learn everything we can from locals and people who have lived there.
It was great…..being fluent in French has really helped me, I believe that you are all going to succeed in your new endeavor,
Those shutters are really difficult sometimes,,,,,,❤️
I loved your journey you took us on can't wait to see more.
Siii, las voy a empezar a seguir! porque me encantó la historia y además hablan español, así q mi corazóncito está con uds! además son pareja, no las puedo querer más! tienen un fan nuevo desde Argentina!! Besos miles. Fede
You all in for a life of adventure! so fun. Very fun to watch you go thru all the newness of everything that we experienced when we first moved from San Diego 6yrs ago. remembering all the same things you are showing and how very strange it all was. Hope to get to meet you in the future as fellow San Diegan's in France :-) Best of luck with the visa, hope its going well
Thank you for sharing the dream.
You can buy these router extenders-plug them in and they bring wifi to less reachable rooms and wings in the house.
What courage you have. Thank you for the update. Looking forward to seeing what the furniture holds as you move into the role of custodians of this beautiful place.
Wishing you a lovely journey back to your new home in France soon! 🌟🌟
How wonderful for you, I wish you many happy years in your. Chateau
So thrilled to watch your latest video! So happy for all of you, seems like you are all settling in and happy. Janice from Arkansas USA
Oh, my! Didn't know you are going back to the USA! Hope you will return soon. Thanks for sharing, love you all! Janice from Arkansas USA
I'm so excited to follow your journey ahead!! Best of luck with the big move!!