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Frugal Queen in France
We are a British couple living in Brittany on a budget.
Frugal recipes, days out, home renovations and day to day making do in France.
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[@lindajacquot5391]

Jane and Michael, I really wish you would add a "Buy Me A Coffee" button to your channel. You two have shared so much excellent information and you have been a tremendous source of inspiration for thousands of us. I would really like to repay you for your hard work. You could do what you want with it - fix your greenhouse, buy plants, donate it to your animal charity, or just go have a coffee once in awhile. It's not charity; it is a gift of appreciation to you two for providing all of us with hundreds of hours of entertainment and advice. Please consider it. Thank you for your excellent program.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks 😊 we’re a frugal channel and want you to save your money too. If you want to support the channel, let a few adverts roll as we earn our living through that. Also, hit the like button and leave a comment, which doesn’t earn us any money but helps the channel grow. That way, you can help for free.

[@DebfromVa]

Please add it. Your information is so valuable

[@BrittanyLucy]

Yes, I really like buy-me-a-coffee and use it quite often for other content makers I follow, it's quick and easy, more flexible and less of a heavy commitment than a patreon or substack subscription.

[@maryfail2393]

Yes please do❤️

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks for your kind thoughts. It's not a fit for our channel. If people want to support the channel, we'd appreciate it people would let a few of the advertisements roll. That's how we're paid.

[@michalaharesnape5434]

I’ve had a very productive weekend selling things on Facebook, learning how to make my own Yorkshire puddings, collecting my reservations from the library, meal planning. I’m on such a mission to be frugal right now and I’m doing so well, my savings are looking the healthiest they’ve ever been. Thanks for the inspiration x

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

That is awesome!

[@janetstonerook4552]

I had RSV so spent alot of time resting up and recovering. Even then, I stayed frugal using warm salt water and my neti pot, honey and lemon tea and lymph node self-massage to quickly rid myself of the nasty virus! I stayed upbeat and was really grateful for having a fully stocked freezer and pantry. My gallon of homemade frozen chicken stock really was wonderful! 🍲 🍵 👍

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Get well soon

[@lizscott6911]

Today I cut up a large 2000 callender that has great prints of a certain well known artist. I cut to size and put in 8 new frames that I purchased from Wilkinsons Store on the last day of closing down. I paid 20p each for them. The original cost was £6.49 each. I am an avid Art Collector and these next to no cost exhibits go well among my expensive/investment Art. They give as much pleasure as the real stuff I own.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

That is awesome!

[@nicoledevlin6079]

We often buy the card of any art that we like and put it in a frame ourselves - much more reasonable way to get some art around the house. Don’t get me wrong, we have some originals that we deem worth the spend, but it’s nice to have smaller pieces amongst them too!

[@katherinerichardson1767]

From the start of your homesteading to now, you guys have done a wonderful job on the property. It is looking great. Thanks for the tour.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much

[@happydodson6920]

You saw the potential in that property and you are turning it into a very attractive place to live. I enjoyed your garden tour.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So nice of you

[@janellewillett6684]

What a beautiful piece of property! I'm sitting here watching it snow at our house, so the pretty Spring video was just what I needed. I'm making a big pot of minestrone soup to meal prep for the better part of this week. Have a great day!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rebacarmack8335]

Last year in March we had that terrible wind storms/70 mph +. So many trees down- but the good thing ( always find something good) was we had plenty of wood for our wood stove to keep us warm thru the winter.

[@caroldaviddaviejohnson2225]

Such a lovely video today. Oh to have that amount of land, I would be over the moon with it! Just love how you make everything work for you to maintain your frugal, fulfilling lifestyle. Your videos are both inspirational, instructive and certainly entertaining. Thankyou once again for sharing another aspect of your lives, very appreciated. 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@carmenalinaiancu3738]

So beautiful, Jane! What a blessing to have all that in your back garden ❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It really is!

[@lovechangesus]

Now that you have portable solar power, you could buy a small sump pump to hook on a garden hose and water your garden from the river

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Yes we will

[@elizabethcoates3024]

We even collected rain water, in a 250 gallon bin and floated a sump pump in it to use to water our garden as well.

[@user-ei3cj6ry2j]

I loved walking around the garden with you and seeing the lay of your land.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You're welcome

[@tracyaf6084]

What a beautiful place to live! I can see why you’re so busy because that’s a lot to maintain. I’d love to have a large property like that when we retire. For now we’re sandwiched close to our neighbors but at least they’re good neighbors 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks, we love having the space

[@lynngudgeon9416]

Your quilt squares are gorgeous! Can't wait to see it finished. Thank you for sharing 😊.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You are so welcome!

[@user-sk2jn5nv9y]

In Australia we would call your river a creek. We pull apart and use free pallet timber to build frames around small trees to protect them from kangaroos and wildlife.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Pallets are returned here as we pay a deposit for them or they're bought and sold, they're not free.

[@kenyonbissett3512]

Great time for Dandelion picking for wine, lol.

[@mgh4400]

If you are not putting some plastic on your greenhouse, put some rope as support for growing peas and beans

[@sharronmahoney3945]

I got a free bookcase for my eldest son new flat. And l’m knitting him a throw for eldest son new to him sofa. Using wool from my stash. Sorted some wool for a charity aswell. So not to bad.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

All lovely

[@mariannewesten3638]

Hello Jane & Michael, Thank you for the inspiration.last week I sow tomatoes,peppers(2 colours),and butternut.And at the patchworkgroup someone gave me an Idea to sew a basket from rests. She closed it,so you have a little bag too👍

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@user-uj6cw5zb5i]

It's encouraging to see you positive continuing on with your yard and garden work even with the storm damage. I'm sure it will all look nice.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I hope so!

[@sarahees891]

That solar power thing is an amazing idea, going to look into that! Thanks!

[@craftycalley]

Yes, would like to see you setting up your solar kitchen.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Coming soon!

[@roenadykin689]

Oh gorgeous, nice to see the green and hear birds singing. We had 20cm of snow over the last 3 days here in southern Alberta. Need the moisture. Yes those deer,they do like to eat your plants. Tulip and hostas are what they like at my house. Enjoy the nice outdoors😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

We will

[@Deva-no3dn]

That’s a beautiful yard/garden/property! All that rain made the grass so green and lush. Lovely all of it.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It really is!

[@trishgibbons8726]

What a cheery post, I thoroughly enjoyed every bit. Thank you Jane, Mike and Girls xx

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lesliemckinley9615]

Thanks for the tour of your garden. Sorry about the deer. I gave my husband a haircut and have been using up the perishable food and leftovers in the fridge.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@smiley9987]

Good evening. I don't know what to say as the comments so far say it all. Plus 1 from me. Your attitude,your work,you being super thoughtful and humble. Love the outdoor space. Incredible. Tide it up,that's a full project indeed. Solar box,panels-👍. The art work,all. Bravo. 👏💫 Ads left to run fully.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So nice of you . Thank you

[@TPayne-fm8ie]

I had the same issue on my property of five acres where the deer tramp through every day. Two years ago, a friend told me that dee won't jump into small enclosed areas so I fenced a little area on the southern side of the house and a small corral area for my roses with a six foot wire fence. It worked! The deer have never jumped in the fenced areas and my roses are thriving.

[@lisag9493]

Lovely tour of your garden, it’s fabulous to have so much space, frugally speaking, today I have sold my car so will share my hubbies and use my bicycle more, I used my car mainly for work, but having taken early retirement last year, I found I wasn’t using it so that’s an annual saving of £200 road tax £150 insurance £48 Mot, (pray it passes), Petrol, wear and tear all extra, Now to downsize the family house to something smaller as our lads have now flown the nest. Exciting times ahead, Best wishes, Lisa

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Good luck 👍

[@mgh4400]

Hi Jane, as you do have wet ground, you should plant some willow trees. If you know someone that are trimming there trees, ask some small branches, these you can put directly in the ground without roots. Also you can create some hedging with the branches. Also every x year you could have some firewood from the branches.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I have lots of willow , however, our land is bone dry in the summer and doesn't stay wet

[@debbie303]

Hi Jane! Beautiful quilting! You do with quilt scraps like I do with yarn scraps/ crocheting. My husband mowed our lawn for the first time yesterday ( we just moved here in Nov), and I planted some Zinnias I had grown from seeds I purchased for 25 cents. We had lunch made at home in our beautiful new yard. Had a great day!!! Have a great week! Hi from USA/ SC😍🏖🌸💮🏵🌼

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

That is awesome!

[@farmerwife8412]

Love the quilting! Can't wait until I have time to do some.

[@nicolescotto3918]

Your garden hedge is looking lovely. I adore hydrangeas, so i can't wait to see yours in full bloom and what colour they are.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Blue pink or white

[@user-ik4jp9os8d]

I would be interested in seeing a video on your solar summer kitchen set-up. Thank you.

[@user-tm5kc8oq4y]

Enjoyed the video very much.Thanks so much, Jane Mike and Puppies.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@jkerwin9558]

I really enjoy your content. Thanks for sharing your lives and knowledge about all things frugal. You both have done a fantastic job on renovating your property.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks so much!

[@tinkerbell9399]

Thanks for sharing Mike and Jane, your garden is lovely! We are doing the same this year. No spend on the garden, just mowing and tidying. Also trying to plant things that are in pots to cut down on watering. Once they’re in the ground, we never water our lawn or beds. Lots to do in house still after moving in over two yrs ago. Will get done as we can save for things. No rush, we’re only 65😂 Take care, and thanks for sharing.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks, you too!

[@sandrakeighron2585]

I lost my polytunnel in the storm last year like you and you can order more polythene if frames still ok. This year the whole thing was flatten by a tree in a storm so hubby is making one from rebar so much cheaper 👍🥰

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sorry to hear that

[@bettylpower]

I was thinking that if it isn't too expensive, you could set up a deer feeding station well away from any trees or plants you don't want eaten. That would distract the deer from your growing plants. It's nice to have deer come right into your yard. You could take pictures of them.🙂Every year at tax time, I do my own taxes. It's one of my least favourite chores, but it is relatively expensive to have a company do income taxes for a person, so I brace myself and do my own income tax and then send it to the revenue agency. That's what I did this week. 🙂

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@nancyquarella6709]

Things are looking so green and pretty around your place! I love getting back outdoors in spring, cleaning up the flower beds and just around the yard in general, seeing all the new leaves and baby plants popping up. We have a few new little trees that we're going to plant, and we've seen that people in our area use grow tubes to put around them to discourage the deer until the trees get tall enough that the leaves are out of reach. We've wondered if chicken wire would work.We definitely need to research that - find out where to get a few grow tubes and what the cost would be, or whether chicken wire would work at all.

[@mysustainabilityjourney9321]

About the greenhouse... maybe repair it with a roll of gaffa tape to tide you over until you can get something better or free to recover it. Beautiful garden.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

We will try if there's enough plastic

[@clarem2772]

I've been shoveling snow with my 19 year old shovel that I have to tighten the shovel part on periodically

[@Essexbird]

This week I have been slowly bringing up next winters wood. i have filled up the woodstore. Been a grim week weather wise, so made the most of it. Managed to get the polytunnel cleaned up, and got 3 veg beds ready to go. We now have a week of rain forecast, so will now find indoor jobs to do

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sounds great!

[@michellejeffrey2890]

Thanks for the tour. What a lovely space you have. 🏡🏡🙏🙏🌸🌸

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So nice of you

[@oliviafox6745]

The boulders you have by your stream remind of glacier boulders. // I'm so sorry about the deer. My uncle had a similar problem. I'm told fox urine is a deer deterant. But have no idea how it's applied or how often.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Just need a fox and train it to pee on command,

[@lauraIngleswilder74]

Beautiful land! I love the birds chirping in the background.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

We appreciate everything we have

[@shirley1413]

Absolutely beautiful property! Thanks for sharing!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@loriella6250]

Very inspirational as always. Thank you, Jane and Mike!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@lindaday4956]

Always enjoy your videos Jane and Mike! Thanks for always sharing❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@gretelwhite8088]

Love the garden tour, it's always interesting to see the challenges people deal with in creating their gardens. Those pesky deer are a nuisence, but there is very little that you can do about them so, as you say, you just have to work with what you have. For my own frugal journey, I realised that my kitchen storage wasn't really working, and that I could sell the ceramic jars I was using and get clear containers so I could easily see what I had of each dry ingredient. Project sell the Portmeirion is underway!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Nice!

[@Amanda-pv9kz]

Enjoyed the tour! I would be interested in another video about the solar. Thanks!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Couple of reviews coming up as additional videos.

[@NewPrimFun]

Also living in rural France. Great garden. Yes please for details about the solar charger. Many thanks

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

A dedicated review video coming up. If you're subscribed and hit the notification bell, you'll get details.

[@sheila1013]

Hi Jane and Mike. What a lovely garden tour that was. I really enjoyed it. You are surrounded by some beautiful scenery. Those deers don't half party there.😆 As you say, little can be done about it. Would be nice if you could spot them some time. Also how well you've done with the border. I love hydrangeas. Mine usually grow into a gorgeous bluebell colour. Just wish the colour would stay on for slightly longer, although they do fade to a nice shade also. When the weather warms you do feel like doing more. Can see why you're avoiding walking on the damp grass for now. My lawn is taking a while to dry out this time with all the rain. If not careful, it begins to resemble a football pitch, when played on in wet weather. I've been managing to mow it, but I'll be glad when it's fully dry. I too have been out weeding borders this week, when the weather has been fit. There has been a wind chill here in north west England so I haven't stayed out too long. It's felt bitter cold when stood in one spot for any length of time. Hopefully it'll start to warm up in the next couple of weeks. 🙏 As well as cleaning around the house, I've also been out walking this week which I can do quite often now I've retired. As we know, all of these activities are free and are a good way to exercise. No gym needed. 🤷 Yes, I would be interested to see how your solar system works in the summer Jane. You do so well with the electric saving. Thank you for sharing this video. 🤗🌼🪴🌺

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks Shelia

[@jeannet9592]

Your property is beautiful.

[@ZuziQ6395]

I'd love to see your solar kitchen set up for summer. We run our appliances according to the sun in the spring, summer, and fall, too. Would love new ideas. 🥰

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sounds great!

[@bunnobear]

the deer are looking for my roses haha, had to take them out as they ate every bloom every year :) you are looking well Jane

[@jeannet9592]

Yes, please on the solar information!

[@user-db1nu2nv3j]

Lovely tour of your garden, I would like to see more/another video on solar thank you.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

More to come!

[@lizriveragoldstein3421]

Great progress on the garden! Those pesky deer! Good luck with keeping any of your garden for you!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@amandanewman570]

Trying hard to do no spend the last few months have failed as when im feeling low i tend to buy treats ,im slowly breaking the habit . Me and hubby rent two allotments from the council so we are planning what to grow . I also quilt im going to sort through all my fabric and get back into it again . Thanks for encouragement

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks, we're talking about this on Wednesday

[@janelockwood347]

Loving the solar capabilities!

[@julieodea6216]

Would love to see your solar kitchen set up Jane . Good luck with your garden . We live in south Australia so we always use a clothes line and airers I do enjoy your videos .

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sounds great!

[@johnmelissaziech6207]

Have you thought about using cold frame, often made out of old windows, for early greens? They can be put up against a wall or against a building. The glass cover protects against critters who would eat them and provide a warm environment. Your quilts are going to be beautiful!

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I don't have any old windows. Thanks

[@muttersmenu2422]

Jane, I would love some of that rain/water on my lawn in WA🇦🇺 We have introduced deer 🦌 in Australia and they are becoming an environmental threat to native vegetation and crops. Lovely garden and creek😊 and lots to do when the weather improves and the quilts will keep you busy, so no time to spend money 💴. Solar kitchen sounds interesting. Thank you Jane and Mike for a great video

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks, we'll set up as soon as the weather changes

[@BrittanyLucy]

Used up a load of beans in various forms, cooked butter and black beans from the freezer, a jar of rather good brown ones from somewhere, and got out a lovely pottery lidded pot I got for very little from a potter years ago because the lid doesn't fit well (still works fine!), and made a big bean crock with onions and garlic and carrots and fresh herbs, which made two lots of meals and was very tasty. Think about getting a shredder to make mulch, if you haven't got one? Not the cheapest thing, but the Bosch one we got years ago had certainly paid its way, and with the amount of prunings and brushwood you must have it should be worth it. It's electric so you could run it off your solar box.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Cheers

[@LisaMyEclecticLife]

Your property is lovely. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@user-pk9of5yb2p]

Thanks again for a very enjoyable video. Your property is lovely and will provide lots of opportunities to work and enjoy it as the weather becomes warmer. Greetings from 🇨🇦

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@kenyonbissett3512]

You could probably grow watercress.

[@corinneleppard1933]

I really enjoyed seeing what you've been up to. We had sunny, windy weather here yesterday, perfect for getting loads of stuff on the airer. I had planned on getting more outside today, but we've had quite a few showers - not forecast - already this morning. We've been enjoying some very muddy walks in the beautiful countryside around us in Kent, close to the East Sussex border. I got some seeds in yesterday - mixed Tuscan salad, spinach and leeks, the broad beans have mostly survived the wet winter and we hope to get potatoes, shallots and garlic in over the Easter weekend. The rest of our garden is still very wet, as are a lot of the fields around here, plenty of cows still indoors. Have a good week x

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Happy gardening

[@gailnoll]

Your grounds are beautiful. We had 3 feet of snow last weekend, it melted, and now we have another blizzard. The moisture will help the ground but I am ready for summer!!! Have a good week.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Oh wow!

[@debbiegnagey2095]

Enjoyed your garden walk! ❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Glad you enjoyed

[@rosaestrada41]

Hi Jane How do I get all your videos since you first started? I want to view again when you remodeled your bathroom. Thank you.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

In the search bar type frugal queen in France bathroom

[@mariagouveia2101]

my mom would say that river edges is a nice place to put seeds of watercress😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@renestern1821]

I love your videos! Would a scarecrow (or a couple of them) not help to keep the deer away?? 😁

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Possibly!

[@jabow1878]

I would enjoy the set up of your solar kitchen.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Coming soon

[@mariasinclair9718]

Hi Jane and Mike I love your tour especially the creek.This week I've started to be guided by excersises on KZbin. I'm 62 soon and will benifit greatly. Also addressing my diet. The thing is I know what to eat health wise on a budget from google; but lack frequently doing so. All wehave is our health in our old age. ??? Thank God for Google and KZbin education

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

It's so helpful

[@tinanolan1485]

Looking forward to this one.

[@cindybroussard893]

Perhaps you could build a square cage around your saplings when you put them in the ground. Metal posts or wooden posts encased by chicken wire or the like. Justin Rhodes (KZbin homesteader) does that to keep the cattle from eating his new trees.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

We don't have the budget to afford any at all but thank you

[@cindybroussard893]

@@FrugalQueeninFrance If they can't be planted for two more years, maybe that would give you time to watch for freebies or save? Just an idea...

[@decdavey6470]

' would love to see your solar kitchen.

[@janelockwood347]

Wondering if cheap clear shower curtains would be on option for the plastic for your greenhouse?stitched together?

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

They're not cheap here around 5€ each but thanks

[@shirley1413]

Oh yes, please show us your solar summer kitchen.❤

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Will do!!

[@lornajeanrobinson1734]

Grandma said "If it's not wetting, it's drying!"

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

She's right

[@VeronicaRichardson1980]

Do you have pass through power on your solar boxes? This is when you can use them while they are charging

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Yes , thanks

[@johnwilliams6900]

Evening Jane and Mike lovely video - that's a lot of land to look after and as regards to rain it's the same here in Wales it's hardly stopped for months and i love your quilts

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you

[@susannahedwards8230]

I've been mulching with free aborist wood chips at both mine and my elderly neighbours house. We are at the end of summer here in Australia so I'm wanting to get a thick layer on to break down over winter to build our soil and it stops the winter weeds.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks

[@Rose_1256]

Hi Jane & Mike..... Apols.. as I haven't watched this video yet. Came on here as I saw an input from you.... (can't re find it!!!) re "not buying a coffee & letting adverts run" .... I just want to say "thank you" for that! I always let adverts run... & I just mute them!! Can I add here... that I do understand other KZbinrs asking/hinting re coffee - is ok with me but I do feel a bit guilty.... not contributing. But what really 'gets' me is when KZbinrs decide as well as their normal channel - they then open a Patreon Account. A few KZbinrs that I really like including some 'Frugal' sites are using Patreon!!!! And to me - that's a contradiction as for me - I simply do not have €£$ to spare. Plus - I do not bank on-line or purchase etc... by choice! It would be way easier to bank on-line etc.... & I'm well able to use Internet etc. KZbinrs that I've followed & gone Patreon - well, I feel so 'excluded' So, again... my thanks re coffee... Patreon absence. 🎉 0:30

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thank you for your support

[@Rose_1256]

@@FrugalQueeninFrance 🦋

[@thefinefrugalline3232]

Just place a cage of chicken wire around baby trees,very affordable 😮and easy to do. You don’t need to fence an acre and a half :-)We have a made a handful of these circular cages and use them over and overfor the smallest plants and trees in our garden until they haven grown sturdier.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Thanks,

[@auntiali9344]

I'd really like to get a solar generator like yours. Also would like to have drying racks or a clothes line again. This weekend we ate from our freezer, went for a ride in the car and hubby found my aunt's engagement ring under my bed. I have really bad knees. Oh, I read a book too...a real live book with pages. Hubby has his vegetables sprouting in our bay window which gets light all day long.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Sounds great!

[@decdavey6470]

I'm learning about perennial food gardens.

[@marypeterson1053]

Loving the walk about.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You're welcome

[@JeanBarnard-ig7ee]

Love your garden 😊

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

So nice of you

[@loriurich2276]

Beautiful! - Thanks for sharing

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Our pleasure!

[@LadyLocksley]

I would love to see how you set up your summer kitchen. Please share! Loving this video so far…just finished the tour with you and enjoying every bit of what you are sharing from my hotel room while I’m on a work trip. Wishing I could be outdoors…maybe tomorrow after work. Anyway, back to the video.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Coming soon!

[@julieemig432]

We put little chicken wire cages around young trees. We grow our tomatoes outside here in Pennsylvania, USA . Must be different climate conditions you have in north west France

[@bbrine3294]

What a lovely property. I hope you can salvage your greenhouse plastic or find another solution. I so enjoyed your videos in it last year!. We used cheap vapor barrier plastic on ours and I'm thrilled to say that it has withstood our Canadian windy winter very well! We got it up very late last fall and I'm so hoping I'll have some success in growing something in there. Just a few more weeks to wait until I can start some seedlings....I'm so excited! Fingers 🤞.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

I shall investigate

[@Pejosach]

Loved the garden tour, thank you!!! Here in Jersey our garden was also battered by the storm. It looks so forlorn at the moment and there has not been a break in the rain for, what feels like, months. Like you, our mission is to tidy and repair once the weather improves. I’m also looking for saplings and cuttings x

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

Of course it did. Most of our trees fell in the neighbour's land and he wants the wood.

[@craftycalley]

Hope we get to see your scrappy quilt later. Looks lovely.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You will soon

[@suelamond4060]

Im in Australia and one of my friend's have pulled out her tomatoes so I've got them ive put them in the slowcooker with onions to make som pickles with only a small batch.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

That’s a lucky day

[@cherylbarcoski8251]

Do you have what we call here a chip drop? It's the tree branches that the power company cuts away from the power lines and they chip them to compost. We can get on a chip drop and when they are in our area they will dump their load on our property and we use that for mulch.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

No we don't.

[@gladyschandler6724]

Lovely tour of your property: gardens and the river.

[@FrugalQueeninFrance]

You're welcome