Episode 80 The Cannonball

Rols investigates a problem with the barn roof and Suzie get all festive with a mistletoe makeover.
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Château Citadelle du Cavalier
6 Rue de La Citadelle
Coulonges-Thouarsais
Deux-Sèvres
France 79330
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[@paulinewilson613]

All looking very festive, love the mistletoe touch xx

[@megru6385]

When the deer moved the first time, I thought it was going to topple over! The kitchen is looking very festive.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

It's not as young as it used to be 😂😂 Thanks for watching, seasons greetings, Suzie and Rols

[@Denika1388]

Lovely Thank you for sharing! 💞😊

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Karen, have a lovely week, Suzie and Rols

[@amandahugo1421]

Your kitchen is looking great for the season with your latest decorations Suzie. Excited to see how the gifted lamps come out with ketchup. Big job ahead for the barn Roland. It will give you much peace of mind once it's done.Good luck with the metal gutters. Enjoy your weekend.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Amanda, seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols

[@Chilicat1]

The chandeliers are lovely, please keep the shades on. Rustic or not, they would look great with authentic shades on, more distinguished for the entry hall. BTW the red over the mantelpiece was a stroke of genius

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks for watching. We'll try them both ways and take it from there 😁 Have a great week, Suzie and Rols

[@lucyyoung5307]

Nice decorations. Stay warm and safe.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Lucy, seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@miriamharty5761]

I really like what you did Suzie with the mistletoe on the lighs, just go out to the garden and pick your own decorations . My partner of 25 years passed away in April he was a roofer and he loved a challenge I know your roof would be one. Looking forward to the end result on the lights.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Miriam, i'm sorry to hear your sad news our thoughts are with you this Christmas. Best wishes to you, Suzie and Rols

[@kittycatgraham]

The lamps are gorgeous. Although it's nice to have mistletoe at Christmas, it's poisonous for people and animals and it is a parasite for trees.💖

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you for watching, glad you like the lamps. Yes, being very careful with the mistletoe thanks. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@lisaakinlabi]

There is always some adjustments to be made when working with older antique items for your home and you both always come up with good solutions. The lights will look great, what a kind gift from your neighbours. How nice is it to have mistletoe right on your own property, it looks cute how you hung it. Have an awesome week.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you Lisa. Yes, we're really grateful to Rob and Suzy for the lights, they will look great in the tower. Have a great week, Suzie and Rols

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

France is infested with mistletoe like it is ivy both killing the trees; adding to that bamboo and wisteria.

[@lisaakinlabi]

@@Tony-InLosAngeles So true

[@peterwhite9261]

That is too bad about the drain problem. Hope you can get it sorted without much cost. I love the lamps. The mistletoe on the yolk is pretty and so is the deer in the window. So good to see you get your strength back Suzie.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hi Peter, thanks. We'll hopefully get the lamps up in the next couple of days. Seasons greetings, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@peterwhite9261]

@@chateaucitadelleducavalier Season's Greetings to you both and all your fur babies.

[@ivysavage5569]

I’m loving your yoke lights in the kitchen. Nice video of decorating for Christmas thank you

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Ivy, we're only about halfway through the decorations so more to come I'm afraid 😂 Seasons greetings, Suzie xx

[@janegendreau484]

Suzie, I love your soft-spoken voice!! It's a pleasure to listen to you explaining whatever is the topic of the moment!! The Christmas season truly seems to bring you joy!! The roof problem is one I see time and time again in France!! I hope a solution will be found and you will be safe tackling it!! Exquisite light fixtures!! Look forward to seeing them mounted!! Great job with the mistletoe and little lights on the hanging yoke lamp, Suzie!! Very festive!!! 🇺🇲

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Jane, very kind of you. Glad you like the lights. Seasons greetings, Suzie 🎄

[@sandradavison4259]

The colours of the leaves on the tower are beautiful

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hi Sandra, thank you for watching. Most of the leaves have now dropped but it's always beautiful late autumn early winter. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@lisaharner3720]

Hope kind of your neighbors to gift you the lamps. I look forward to seeing how you install them. The decorations are looking festive! ❤

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you Lisa, yes they were going to take them to Emmaus but offered them to us first, very lucky. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols

[@DownButNotOutYet]

Good evening Rols & Suzie, yup, the roof looks very "tender" and needs a lot of love! A pity there is very little space for the water to run, no wonder there is an overflow into the barn. I am sure you will sort it properly, but you need some time. What a treat to have your own mistletoe in your garden. Just a few sprigs makes the world of difference. It looks lovely on the yoke all blending together perfectly. Love the lamps and they would be just lovely with their shades. Some planning to do this coming week, wishing you all the best and enjoy. Do take care, kind regards.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you for watching, glad you like the lights. We'll try them with and without the shades and take it from there. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@gloriagavaneli9862]

Rols be very careful on that roof. I was holding my breath while you were up there

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you Gloria, I was holding my breath as well 😂 I'll be working, to make it safe, on the underside of the structure very soon. Seasons greetings to you, Rols

[@debbiebroughton8325]

Lovely video, your so lucky having miseltoe on your land it’s so expensive these days, take care x❤️🇬🇧

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Debbie, we've got tons of it but need a cherry picker to reach most of it 😂😂 Have a great week, Suzie and Rols

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

It looks lovely.❤❤

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Glenys, have a great week, Suzie and Rols

[@carolesmith6620]

What a lovely gift from your neighbour's can not wait to see how they turn out Suzie and Rols and the mistletoe looks lovely on the light's too .take care and see you both Wednesday x💕🌼🌼🤗

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you Carole, yes they were destined for Emmaus but they offered them to us first, very fortunate. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols

[@agnesgosling3347]

Rols and Suzie as always great entertainment enjoying your choice of decorations.👍

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you Agnes, glad you are enjoying our vlogs. See you next time, Suzie and Rols

[@patcardiff2563]

Lovely lights and if they were free wow just great you have enough expenses as it is

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Pat, yes they are lovely and yes, free. Glad you like them. Have a great week, Suzie and Rols

[@terryjarvi2392]

I vote to use the shades. They are lovely for freebies!

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you Terry, we will try them with and without the shades and take it from there. Seasons greetings, Suzie and Rols

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

Lovely video how exciting!

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Wow Tony, you're on form today, are you putting your name forward as a moderator ? 😂😂 You'll save us answering everyone 😁😁 Glad you enjoyed todays offering. Seasons greetings to you, Rols 🎄🎄

[@janeblandford852]

There is a way of walking on those tiles, but I can't remember the chateau video that I saw where the professional tiler showed how to do that....sorry. I am sure you could find out...I hope! What a job and am so glad that you are able to do what you did and the idea of redirecting the water, sounds very logical. Those lights are beautiful and can't wait to see them up and in place. So exciting! Love your decorations Suzie! 💝

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Jane, thanks for watching. The problem is more to do with the safety of the wooden structure, once I have secured that I should be able work on the roof safely. You're right there is a specific way of walking on those tiles but they are very fragile so best avoided if possible. Glad you like the lights. Seasons greetings, Rols 🎄

[@CynthiaBerry713]

That's a really neat old light fixture! I can't decide whether I agree with you or not on the lamp shade on the other one lol either way it's really nice, too!

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Cynthia, we'll try it with and without and take it from there 😁 See you next time, Suzie and Rols

[@jonimarchese7655]

Hi Suzie and Rols, I completely agree with you that the white globes take away from the rustic look you are going for, the bulbs you have in the yolk light would look nice in them as well. Rols, I was wondering if you could run the new piece of drainage pipe across the roof tiles, and then tie it into the larger pipe, kind of like a capital L, just a thought, Suzie the mistletoe look perfect, "Oh Rols" Suzie has something in the kitchen for you. Love from N.Y.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Ooh la la 💋💋 off to the kitchen I go🏃‍♂️ Thanks for the suggestion for the drainpipe, i'll be working on making the structure safe then I should be able to work safer on top. Seasons greetings to you, Rols 🎄

[@annettesharrock1236]

Busy bees as normal Suzie and Rols. I use those type of lights everywhere very handy and no electric used. Yay I have put my tree and lights up. Lots of lights and Decs😂Just got to do outside now. 😂Loved watching Rols and Suzie . Take Care😘

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Annette, we're about halfway through putting ours up 😁😁 Have a great week, Suzie and Rols

[@annettesharrock1236]

@@chateaucitadelleducavalier you too xx 😘 ❤️

[@lindamounts2193]

Looks nice

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks for watching and seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols xx

[@thechatelaine]

💖🧡

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you. See you next time, Suzie and Rols

[@oxwoman8]

I can't wait to see your lanterns all cleaned up. They are really going to be smart looking! I'm with you on the polishing off the tarnish. I think The Antiques Roadshow has done a disservice talking about "patina" the way they do. No, don't polish an antique bronze statue. But by all means polish antique brass, copper, sterling. What some of the auctioneers call "patina" is really just DIRT! "Patination" is actually the process of applying paint or other materials an artist uses to enhance the details of their work. Dirt is well, dirt. Not "patina". Yes, the dirt can show the age of an item. But I don't know many people that want dirty items in their homes. Ew. I've tried the ketchup thing. Nope. It doesn't work. At least not on heavily tarnished items. I've found that using "Barkeeper's Friend" -- a very mildly abrasive powder works best at removing decades of tarnish. I then follow up with Brasso on a soft cloth to give it a nice shine. Merry Christmas, y'all! Cheers from North Carolina

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Catherine, thanks for watching. We couldn't agree more, let's face it no items were ever made with dirt on them 😁 See you next time, Suzie and Rols

[@sallymoffit3751]

The roof guttering: In the States we have a flexible pipe in black that is easily cut to length. It has many uses but it's not pretty. It's primarily used under ground. But if you have access to such a product, perhaps it would be a simple solution to extending the drain pipe to the end of the roof. Perhaps the excessive rain runoff could then be redirected over the edge of the roof and into a barrel or water catchment vessel or onto the ground. It could be nice to hang a decorative rain chain there as well. Anyway I just thought it might be a simple temporary solution though perhaps too unsightly for a glorious historical chateau such as yours. Best wishes. Merry Christmas all!

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

That’s the worst and cheapest product you can buy absolutely avoid using it at all cost!

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Sally, thanks for your suggestion. We have the products here it's just the lack of workspace that is the problem. Once I have secured the joists underneath I should be able to sit/lean on the roof and carry out any repairs. Seasons greetings to you, Rols

[@janettaylor3182]

Looking really festive love the Red on the fireplace it's the same colour I've got on my fireplace , love how you get things done and was hoping you'd find some treasure in the tower thinking would look really nice feature opened up and pointed stop that draft coming . It's a summer job when it's warmer the cupboard is totally transformed and the idea of the gold hinges was 100% right , have a beautiful Christmas 🤶 🎅 🎄 hope Santa bring something really nice and so many lovely Xmas ornaments for the tree . I'm not putting any up decorating and upside down I've loads but it's too much to do , I decorate inside out like Santa's Grotto my bones are deased things take longer decorating a room everything was done in a day then furniture back it takes longer the older you get . Magic fairy dust is the answer and dare say I'll put some up last 3 years done it the last minute God bless you both love to you both 🎄 🎅 🤶 🎄

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Janet. thank you for watching, glad you like the red. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@janettaylor3182]

@@chateaucitadelleducavalier I've been watching a while love you're farm and watching you both couldn't believe how clean the ceiling became when you was washing it down , who'd have thought that black would have come off year's of soot guess the family that lived there use to breathe that in not thinking about it . Merry Christmas to you both had a friend who bought a Chateau many year's ago can understand why she did now as far as I know she's still out there just not heard from her , it's a lovely life from what I've seen I live in a rural village very small but been here since 450 we have a Abbey built in the 1300 one shop but we did have more but modern times got the shops closed and our post office we had bakers , butchers , clothes shop and a bank all gone and the village use to only have about 500 families with the farms and saddlers all knew each other . Some bigger house I think too big 5 bedrooms but have to look like the cottage look so small windows lovely been out in nature I love the peace , we have people from London in the big houses that catch the train looks peaceful where you are and the French seem to be helpful people and kind love to you both have a beautiful Christmas ❤️🤶🎅❤️

[@susanamann1124]

Could they be silver? Pewter? Nice. My little lights are schizophrenic too.

[@garyc5483]

Great vlog Thanks for sharing. Well there is a coincidence, or two, we have a rise & fall oil lamp at the top of our stairs. The weight on ours actually weighs 7.5Kg. The oil reservoir is ceramic but we are unable to decifer the makers mark. It has 9 candle holders in which we put some very realistic looking remote control led flickering candles. The oil lamp is in perfect working order but we do not use it as we dont want black marks on the ceiling above it. BTW we collect oil lamps & have about 120 on display in the house along with our other collections. We also have a nodding deer/reindeer which lights up and is probably exactly the same as yours which will go out into the garden this week. ATB. regards from the UK

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Wow Gary, 119 not enough? 😂😂 We were wondering about some led battery candles so a remote controlled set seems a great idea. Thanks for watching, seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@kmarch6630]

You have no choice but to try to use a cherry picker to repair the roof. Either that or some type of scaffolding.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thank you for watching, yes I have a scaffold tower and am working on shoring up the joists first. Seasons greetings to you, Rols

[@rayn8740]

Can't you move the drainpipe of the main roof way to the left to drain the water directly to the ground and then away from the structure?

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Ray, thank you for watching and for your suggestion. Unfortunately the end of the roof is also the boundary of our property therefore we would be draining the water onto our neighbours land. Once I have made the structure safe then I should be able to use the roof to sit/lean on and extend the existing downpipe along the wall into the downpipe that flows into the ground. Seasons greetings to you, Rols

[@inabates8919]

Know anyone with a cherry picker you can borrow, or one of those roof ladders?

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Thanks Ina, I have a roofing ladder which I should be able to use once I have made the structure safe. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@siobhanhooke8016]

Not sure if it my smart tv but really struggling to hear you.just wondered if you considered getting a little microphone?

[@adelinefinlay1582]

I’m hearing perfectly with my iPad….

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

The sound is perfectly fine and is no different than any other videos. Check your settings.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Siobhan, thanks for watching. Sorry that there has been a problem, we weren't aware of a specific problem but we will check the footage. Seasons greetings to you, Suzie and Rols 🎄

[@LILY-fu8kj]

Bonjour Suzie et Rols, Je suis Lucy a communiqué avec vous par e-mail au sujet de la collaboration vidéo produit. Pourriez-vous vérifier l'email ? Merci beaucoup.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Bonjour Lucy, oui, je viens de répondre , Rols

[@margiemistretta8885]

If you don't put globes back on then the bulb will show..

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

Don’t you think they knew that🤔kinda the design approach they where going for like the “Yoke Chandelier” the bulbs show there too. 🫢

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Margie, thank you for watching. We'll try the lights with and without the globes and take it from there. There are many ornate bulbs on the market which are designed to be seen. Seasons greetings to you, Rols

[@rowenacountryman2242]

So I’m a few videos behind I think it is time to pass on a fun and slightly evil 😈 task f or your true first Xmas because you were in the hospital. So we would do some fun “presents” left all around the house until Xmas day. On the day any that have not found will be shown. Who ever got the most is a winner 🤔maybe 🫣 We would buy 10 really sweet presents 🎁 small but unique and 10 “presents” that are scary or gross 🤮 and slimy. Make this a fun project and maybe start as a new tradition. We don’t have chateau space so we only did 12 days of Xmas so 6 good 6 naughty 😈.

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

Hello Rowena, what a fun idea. As long as Rols gets the scary ones😂😂 Seasons greetings to you and your family, Suzie (and Rols)