Château de la Grifferaie: S5, E22: "8 days"
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- Опубликовано: 4 май 2024
- With 8 days till the arrival of our students in Paris, we're cleaning and finishing up several projects. As the video progresses you can hear the exhaustion in our voices, (how's that for a sales pitch). 2 more ceilings repaired, a new Armoire for our books, a look at the garden, and some great drone shots.
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The yellow rose with the pink outer edge in australia are called peace roses. They climb over my terrace frame and are stunning. They were my poppas favourite rose and one is planted next to his plaque at the cemetery. Your roses are looking beautiful.
Drone shots with the new square redone as well as the new roof are brilliant.
Another mega productive week. Things are coming together beautifully. The choir singing in the cathedral gave me chills!! The note from last year’s girls to the next class. So sweet ❤
The two of you give me hope for humanity. The work ethic, family values and the spiritual nibbles along the way. Rob, you are an excellent story teller. Even the day-to-day stuff is interesting.
The chateau is flourishing under your care. Excellent work. Look forward to your videos every week. Thank you for taking us along on your journey. May the Lord richly bless your ministry! ❤
So good having your own kitchen things to use and remind you of your previous life. The work is never ending, but you two keep moving forward, working with set backs, still gaining on all the rooms needing work. I love watching.
Oh my I’m soo excited for you guys!! And how sweet to have your own kitchen stuff, love it!! But oh my goodness, that Handel’s Messiah at the end gets me every time !❤
The roses are beautiful
I grew up on a farm, have lived on a farm all my life. The "No shoes in the House" rule has been enforced every place I've lived.
Never second guess your decisions, never apologize for mistakes! You are paying the bills, the buck stops at you.
The damp sand should pack very nicely.
Rob and Lesley, the Château is really shaping up nicely.
Rob, the resource library is great. I love the armoire.
Something to consider in the future... Tufo stone, as you've noticed, is quite soft. That's a curse and a blessing. It makes many parts of your home relatively easy to replace. I'm not talking DIY. France has programs in their schools to teach students trades. With 30K Châteaux in France, there's work to be had for those willing to work with their hands. It pays pretty good too. Some schools work with local châtelains to train students and restore Châteaux at the same time. Yours just happens to be more ornate than most, making it ideal for many years of continued student instruction.
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The drone shots show La Grifferaie in all its glory, it is quite spectacular, and the square adds to it’s beauty. Your roses are lovely Lesley. Rob and Lesley you’re both quite rightly very proud of all you have achieved. Well done guys 😊
"La Griff" just keeps getting better and better thanks to all your hard work! Best wishes for a wonderful season of learning and discovery for your students! 🥰
Phenomenal! Your Herculean efforts and perseverance are paying off. The transformation in each room is wonderful to see. And, you certainly know this already, but the quality of your videos has improved so much. Praying Isaiah 40:31 for you: "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. " (NIV)
Your so close, love the owl, you are all working so hard its strikingly beautiful...💖💜💛💚💙
Rob we all appreciate that your non profit business is the key to your success so with that what ever you are able to put out there will be appreciated. Take care stay focused as it is not far away. God bless you all. 👍😇🙏🏰🇫🇷
I am watching your video and my Yorkiepoos heard Mr. Bingley bark which ensued intense barking over here across the pond in MD!!!❤❤
That baking kitchen is so cool….eventually I’m pretty sure Leslie will want to get rid of those fluorescent lights ! Ha. Just be prepared ❤
Everything is looking fabulous! As a lifelong at-home baker, a “Baking Kitchen” designed by Leslie sounds like a DREAM!
This is so wonderful my brother and sister ❤️🌹 people doing an amazing job. Here's a tip for the stairs.Vinegar or baking soda: These natural cleaners work well to clean cement patios with stubborn charcoal or rust spots. Mix equal parts vinegar and water, scrub the patio with the mixture, then give it a good rinse. If stains don't dissolve, try undiluted vinegar. Please know am praying for you.
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Rob you’re going to need to find a stone mason. The stone on the chateau is soft and it is breaking down. It can all be fixed and there are things that can be done to stop the degradation. I really recommend making friends with a stone mason!
It looks to me like the cracks are the damp drying out. Time will tell. Love watching you folks. I haven't missed a video.
Oh my! I love that little measuring cup! I immediately went out to ebay to find one! It is so cute!
All the hard work will pay off very soon and the chateau will be full of life!!!
🌿 ~Beautiful furniture pieces & love Leslie's Topiaries! 🌺🌱🌺
Have you ever thought about taking your students down to see Puy Du Fou, in Les Epesses France? Looks like it would be quite interesting. I love seeing all the progress you have gotten done over the years. Stay safe❣️
I'm a home baker who would be over the moon to call the original kitchen my baking kitchen! I love it!
The central supports in the bookcase are a great idea. I need to do this with my cookbooks shelves...
When I was little we would go to Tours frequently.
It’s looking good Rob and Leslye!!! I love the “owl protector” hopefully, it will deter the pigeons and they will realized they have been dethroned!! 😂 And like you said Rob, getting the chateau ready for students is one thing. Doing all the rest that needs to be done will take time and of course…$…$$…$$$…$$$$…$$$$$…..depending on the job/supplies. I’m excited for the new group of students. What a memorable trip and studies they will have to take back home. The young ladies that left a letter for the new ones staying in the same room is so sweet!! Your dinner looked amazing!!! 😋🥰💙🐶🍷🙏
Great looking cabinet library! Terrific new use for a beautiful piece. The cellar bakery room is intriguing. You have so many rooms, which gives you options. It will be so much fun for the students to spend time in these very special spaces. Regarding the mess of cleaning (plus, when you have an old house, cleaning usually includes some repairing as well) this is when people who show up early drive me crazy. They ask to help, but I didn't want them to see the mess in the first place and it takes longer to get it all done and put out of sight when I have to answer questions. So much gets done in the last half hour, lol. :D
The roses are so beautiful!!!!
Love the IKEA salad bowl find to match one you already had. Love that last sessions girls left a note for future girls. Love the organization of the books. Old kitchen ping pong room excellent. Yikes weddings go on till 4 am😀
I grew up in the country. House rule, while growing up, take your shoes off (when you step inside) unless you are coming back from church or something like that. Keep a pair of clean shoes by the door. Seems like your basement exterior door is the perfect place for this. Do you have a mud scraper and door mat?
Here in Ireland the weddings last till the following day too. Then you have the straw boys. Another day’s celebration.😊❤
A few months ago, the Chanel 'Beau Chateau' did an episode of DIY repairing some of their stone facade if you are interested in trying to fix those spots on your chateau.
It would be beautiful to fill the bases of your topiaries with colorful flowers..the chateau is glorious in the aerial views..we see the close ups views and that is totally impressive..then from the air..and the land surrounding.. really is another story altogether..love it! I want to add the inspiration you both are to all of the viewers..your diligence and devotion to restoration and the goals you've set .. are really coming together ,even with the daily maintenance . What a true education this is for any thinking this is what you want to do when you grow up ..the work you both have completed is amazing..
I believe it’s decomposed granite or DG not really sand we use it at the ranch too for the roads and driveway parking the key is compaction. It sure looks nice, clean and sharp. Are you sure those aren’t bees? Regardless they need a new home.
The place is really taking sharp and it looks like a big dent in the unpacking as well. 😊
What a blessing to live in that beautiful, historic area. Good work getting so much done!
Great video 👍 I think you are getting into the "grove " of owning and taking care of a chateau, you sound more Pragmatic about everyday tasks 😊
.. and here's a suggestion for the name of the owl
Archimedes. From Disney's The Sword in the Stone, Archimedes is an irritable, yet wise and loyal companion to Merlin.
Great video as always. You are almost there I bet you can’t wait to put the scaffolding away for a couple of months ❤❤
Looking good. I hope you will get some time to rest. Osgood the Owl!
You guys are doing a phenomenal job! So many improvements with the roof and the paint- lovely.
I like the fact that their weddings last longer in France!! It’s a memorable special day and here in America the day too short especially for the cost. They need extend time here too without more cost but much more memories 💜🌈💜
Enjoyed from Texas! 🙏❤️
it looks stunning, what we call it here in the US is DG decomposed granite and it gets hard like con. We used it on our old house and we loved it.
It’s getting down to the wire! Hope these next few days you can knock it all out! Praying for your success and your backs! ❤️🙏🏻
I appreciate you both so much. Walking the walk. ❤
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Escape to the Dream Restoring the Chateau channel cleaned their stone stairs like yours in the last episode and they looked fantastic.
I'm not wearing my glasses, so it looks great! 🤣😂🤣😂
To clean that concreate with your pressure washer you need one of those rotating surface cleaners. Several of the cleaning You Tube channels use them for cleaning walkways and driveways.
Add baking soda and vinegar
The baking kitchen is going to be a treasure, maybe the best part of the chateau when you are done.
Yes canadian Eh ! Inside shoes the sand should well once compacted ! Thanks for sharing another great video!
Fun episode ❣️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What magnificent hob tou are doing..
Beautiful!
Call the owl Hootie, and put a camera in or on him to see if the birds are scared of him. You still have lots of work, but you will have it all done, we are all sure. All color of roses are beautiful.
.. are you sure the wasps that look like bees, found this
To remove the bees properly, the beekeeper must open the wall to remove the entire colony. If the outside wall is brick, it will require opening the wall from the inside. The bees may be vacuumed up and put in a hive body, or sections of comb may be placed in frames and then placed in a hive.
Lollipop the owl! A one, a two,
Yes yes
A threee...How many licks in a tootsie roll pop? I thought that, too!😂
There is a company called Nearly Natural that has wonderful topiaries and boxwoods spheres, etc.. It is worth spending the dollars versus replacing plants every year. Just a thought!
Great video! Thanks. The sky is so beautiful there. Everything looks like it’s coming together.😘❤️🇺🇸
Regarding your IKEA bowl: I always hope that when I make a donation to Goodwill, it will result in a success story like yours. [As opposed to someone re-selling it on eBay.] Nice bowls, BTW!
My husband's mom is Japanese and he grew up taking his shoes off when he came in the house. We continued that when we married. I love it and I didn't grow up with that. We ask our visitors to remove their shoes as well. The ONLY person who has a problem with it is my mom. 😒
Yes there's a reason why for that so germs will not be entered.. sorry about your mom
Stunning drone shots and pictures. What a peaceful place to live…right!
Leslie are all Canadians good at cleaning? My mom and grandma were. Everything is looking so great. Such hard work from both of you. So sad Canada can’t get the antiques you can. And the prices are great. So glad for you. We all want to leave Canada because of the prices. And the carbon tax increase is still to go up this year. Calgary 🇨🇦
They look like bees to me. Most likely a hive behind the brick
More great progress! The new students are in for such a lovely time.
Love the Owl hopefully it will keep pigeons away. Please report on the results. He is a scary owl!
Beautiful ❤
Fabulous!
Try to change the nozzle of your pressure washer😊 or as long as the moulds gone, some stain on the cement showed it’s aged.
Ossie the owl ? (Maybe) and I wouldn’t worry about the bees, let them bee 🐝 we need to protect our bees 🐝 (is there a room behind that wall where they are going in?) if so maybe a beekeeper could take them.
Would like to hear an update on the owl , have heard they also work on swimming pools
Let us know what happens to the bees!!
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Do the ovens in the baking kitchen work? Also it looks like the fireplace you can cook on?
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The sand really makes a difference great job ! I was wondering about power washing the front steps?❤😊🎉
Sorry made comment about steps then you addressed that issue!
Name the owl Hoot!
How do you find all these restaurants that give you so much food?!? Hope you have a fun summer with the kids!
How do I buy you a coffee? The Chateau de la Grifferaie did not come up on the app?? Love what you are doing please be careful with your back Rob!!
You know we should do that, we've had lots of folks ask. We already do Patreon and our non-profit has a PayPal for donations, Somehow I'm ok with the idea of having a patron, but asking someone for a coffee seems needy:)
I wonder do they have decomposed granit in france its like sand but compacts like cement comes in diff colors just a idea 😊❤😊❤
Looking amazing! For your back. When you’re on the scaffolding do you wear supportive shoes? Also from USA. My family and friends all take off shoes when come inside. Wonder if it’s because we’re an agrarian state, Indiana.
hi, what Drone are you using für this shot's ?
Just a holystone 360s
Yeah I was wondering too maybe we should all pitch in and buy him one.
Those don’t look like wasps they look like honeybees
Yes. I think that's what they are too they're not wasps... 🐝. They should get professional bee keeper to remove them properly without harm
What’s the broken record? I love iris’s!!
…/… Avant le compactage du sable de la cour, il faut mouiller le sable puis passer un rouleau plus gros et plus lourd … de plus grande importance et de plus grande largeur … un peu de gravier au-dessus serait le bienvenu !
Oscar owl. As for your discussion about forgiveness, consider this. We pray the Lords prayer and we request that the condition of our forgiveness be based upon our forgiving others just a thought.
what happened with the wasps?? kinda freaky watching them enter the wall
They're not wasps they're bees, they are harmless
Henri (or Honore, pronounced On-Or-Ee like ornery) the Owl, or Olivier the Owl. Dude, it's gotta be a French name with alliteration. LOL
Ollie the Owl.
Or maybe "Owlivier."
@@lynnlewis9938 perfection!!
HYDROCHLORIC ACID TO GET THE STUBBORN STAINS OFF YOUR CONCRETE
39:15 does that blue bookshelf have a door in the back????🤨👀
It does.... good eye
@@chateaudelagrifferaie953 sqweee!! (Squeal of delight!) Where does the magic door at the back of the wardrobe go?!?!?! 😯😍
Friends & family have always called me
Martha Stewart.
I'm obsessed with my old faithful kitchen tools/pans.
After 17+ years of my husband and I managing a 129 acre Church Youth Camp,
for 379 people, I almost got rid of about 75% of our things.
We were moving from a 9 room home, to alot smaller.
I finally got around to opening all our stored thing's.
🥹MG, so very happy I kept them!
I absolutely down sized, but so many memories are here.
WHY don't you use a tarp or sheet plastic to protect the beautiful floors?
I watch all the Chateau channels.
Wonder if you all use the typical French paint that's breathable bcuz of the exterior stone?
Others have discovered it's the only one that actually stays nice, while protecting the Chateau from moisture.
One of the Chateau have been using an amazing furniture wax that brings back the finish beautifully.
Protects, looks like new.
Praying for a transformation of the students by Christ's regeneration.
Their channel is
Escape to the Dream
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