I found my father’s archive!

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[@jeanthobaben]

I love the way Lancelot pauses and waits for you to catch up when on your woodland strolls! 🐕‍🦺

[@newday5]

Marie’s food looks like a work of art , beautiful ! She deserves a whole chateau diary on her food and make a book of her food designs .

[@Thisbudtastegood]

I would love a reel of her beautiful dishes.

[@LaReynedEpee]

​@@Thisbudtastegood It would be a good subject for a vlog once the guest season is over

[@carolinegooder7091]

Dragonflies and Lancelot smelling the dark forest is wonderful. ❤

[@lorrainel2314]

Look after you, Stephanie. I found myself welling up when you discovered your drawing in your father’s notebook. A cherished discovery 🥰

[@carissajohns4102]

You don’t realize that not only have you manifested your life at the chateau but your father has guided your every step to achieve this dream. 💙

[@verasmith5831]

yes that is a wonderful thing to share! I feel my mother with me everyday and Stephanie is surrounded by his beautiful art and gardens... so much LOVE !!!

[@Wxcvbnmlk]

C est exactement le sentiment que j ai eu ❤

[@carolranes91]

I am 79 and one of the reasons I always have a dog is it forces me to walk. I remember when you didn’t like walking and now you seem to walk every day. Great idea having a dog!

[@marthacochrane484]

Me too...got a dog to make me walk.....I think a doctor said Stephanie should walk and my goodness she has kept it up .........little Lancelot is adorable....

[@juliefitzgerald2948]

Ive just watched this video in the aftermath of wee Lancelot's sudden passing. Just seeing him love life & his walks with Stephanie breaks my heart. I've a dog too & it makes you realise how precious every sec is with them. Im at a loss as to how/how & what happened poor Lancelot, I hope they get more answers as time goes on, cos he seemed so full of beans the morning they left for their trip. 😢Bless them all🙏🐾 ​@@marthacochrane484

[@Marjorie1949may]

@@carolranes91 but

[@Marjorie1949may]

Jy

[@dianegriffith3006]

The walking path is so beautiful and your music accompanying it. Lovely. Thank you Stephanie. Was so calming!

[@verasmith5831]

I feel the Chapel visit and walk in the woods was the most perfect thing to do to cool down and breathe in natures healing balm. Rest deeply and wake up feeling renewed.

[@starbie31]

Steph, have you considered making a mini museum of your dads legacy? Like turn one of the attic rooms once renovated. You could display his sketches, tools notes etc. This way every person that comes to lalande would get to know him. Just a thought! Thank you for sharing and being vulnerable.

[@rhondathomas7952]

I think that is a fabulous idea!

[@suewhipp6228]

Great idea!! Excellent thought we as viewers would love that!

[@wiggy3333]

Yes, it is a wonderful suggestion! 😊

[@ritasengupta9611]

Fabulous idea. He is a deep thinker and creative. Love his notebooks

[@Facelessface1]

Please don't stop posting videos about your parents, they're very inspiring

[@frankiesfrog1354]

My mother in law told me once something that 22 years after losing my mother helps. Put your sentiments somewhere safe and bring them out to reflect on just like you would an item from your jewellery box, take your own time to reminisce and then put them back in their special place when your ready. I can see your father was a very special man, please remember he lives on in you! Big hugs Stephanie

[@janefreda7034]

A pedestal fan might help keep Marie cool in the kitchen!

[@ThatsJustPeechy]

That or one of those small table top air conditioners.

[@hollykeller1545]

I don’t understand why there aren’t fans! I thought maybe they just turned them off to film but I don’t see any anywhere! A small a/c unit would be lovely in the kitchen! At least a big fan!

[@verasmith5831]

And one in the attic !!!! great idea Jane!

[@rgrndu]

A portable air conditioner would make a difference.

[@verasmith5831]

@@rgrndu air conditioner , Yes! and a fan too!

[@deedeed6853]

My Goodness.....that MArie is worth her weight in GOLD!!!! She's so versatile, does everything to perfection, and she certainly has "found her place" at the Chateau....Celebrate Marie!

[@lynnralph8373]

Yes I agree Marie is pure gold.

[@tiffcat1100]

Yes, a gem! ❤

[@christinetonkins4183]

@@tiffcat1100 she seems so much happier.

[@tiffcat1100]

@@christinetonkins4183 I haven’t been following for very long. My cousin in Wales follows & recommended it & although I knew I had no ‘room’ for the channel in my KZbin life, I’m pretty addicted now! That little face of Lancelot in the middle in car journeys …! ❤️💜❤️

[@user-ut9ls5th2w]

This will be one of my top all time favorite KZbin post. I became a widow and then 10 years later my father passed and my sweet little white scotty dog Charlie. I felt as if all the men I loved the most were gone. I was very sad for such a long time. But now I look back with love in my heart and think - How lucky I was to have had them in my life. Peace, love. and Thank you S!

[@LtDualla]

Having a fan blowing in kitchen helps disperse that heat bubble in the kitchen in summer, put in the doorway to pull hot out or cool air in depending on how you face it.

[@luciaroslingshaw2112]

We call those large dahlias "dinner plate dahlias" in the States. I have some that are pinkish, peach and yellow. Exquisite!

[@wiggy3333]

They were absolutely beautiful. I have never seen them that large before but now that I know…..🎉

[@lindascott2008]

Marie deserves to have a portable air conditioner in the kitchen. They draw the room's hot air in and come with a window kit so you can run the large tube that is attached to the back of the unit, that blows the hot air out the window. It has a compressor in it that cools the air and blows it into the room.They work extremely well as long as it is about 12,000 BTU. It would be necessary to keep doors closed and put a heavy curtain in any openings to the hallway that have no door. Why not, right? Easy to do.

[@verasmith5831]

Marie's creations are almost too beautiful to eat !!!!! Such an artist and the table settings are transcendent, heavenly !

[@TaitWeigel]

Having tackled memorabilia three times, I Googled how to clean out personal things. I found a site that was very helpful. The advice given was leave the project in one place and tackle it only half an hour a day. I used the guest bed covered with a sheet. I began emptying shoe boxes etc. and began the sorting process. I used envelopes which I labeled for categories, a paper bag for throwing out or burning. One day I was so enthusiastic I worked longer and got so emotional I put everything in a storage chest. It does make one ill spending too much time thinking about our past, losses, and youth gone.

[@ludovica8221]

If I were you the first thing Iwould throw away is that Marie Kondo book that guilts people into discarding their archives Keep your stuff and look after it, It will surely be of interest to someone else someday

[@hollybeeme]

I read online that after Marie Kondo had her third child she had new thoughts of just how organized people could realistically be. I think she meant well! 😂

[@sarahvm5478]

I took about 80%of Marie condos advice and changed the other 20% to what fits me and I try to do it every year for spring cleaning and it works.

[@hollybeeme]

I use some of her laundry folding tips. ❤

[@sarahvm5478]

@@hollybeeme yeah 🙂 everybody is different so I say take out what works for you in everything you do. You don't have to strictly stick to what they say.

[@hollybeeme]

@@sarahvm5478exactly! ❤

[@deanebrownfield6866]

When you take your walks at LaLande with Lancelot in the evening, it reminds me why I love the château so much. I feel like I know it so well

[@amellenthin1]

Maybe a metal fireproof box for your dad's notebooks? Precious memories.

[@edmeza9053]

Could you get a portable air conditioning unit for the kitchen it would help a lot as they are so powerful x

[@melissacoelho8413]

It’s so wonderful and so hard when you find something from a parent that is gone. It can bring you such joy in it same time make you incredibly sad, that they’re not there. Both of my parents are gone now and whenever I find something that either one of them had done, I get weepy also. lots of love ❤️

[@christyjuhasz2504]

Marie’s exquisite artistic culinary skills are an absolute delight to behold. She amazes us continually with her eye for beauty. She is a Lalande treasure♥️ And Natties dress is perfect on her. ❤

[@rolo4945]

Marie should print a De Lalande recipe book, Lalanders faves

[@jannevils1526]

Philip is a vision in white!! The cleaning of the chateau cannot be done without feeling your emotions that the old photos bring. You are so blessed Stephanie to have such wonderful memories of your father. I know it hard on you, but be grateful you had an amazing man in your life. Charge ahead and carry on!!

[@peggyhansen4516]

Stephanie, my dad has been gone 18 years and my mom 10. When clearing out their house I found a stack of letters to my mom from my dad before they were married. I still can't bring myself to read them all, I have some, but not all. It really does take years before you can crack open those memories again. Bless you for sharing such a very personal thing, I understand how you feel, and it made me feel comforted knowing you understand too, Parents are precious.

[@annemackenzie7295]

A beautiful comment ❤

[@JM-wg7ow]

Glad to see you feeling a-little better Stephanie but please take it slowly and remember to rest as a previous person has said a couple of big fans around the chateau would be very helpful during the hot spells maybe even look into portable air conditioning units,no need to suffer ❤❤

[@3_3645]

There are fans that stand tall and turn back and forth or have a fan to pull out the oven heat, save Marie

[@tanyahermann3431]

A window fan to blow hot air out and a pedestal fan to move the air around in the kitchen. We don't want Marie to get heat exhaustion or anyone else.

[@jomeyer13]

i get tired of all the chapel stuff but i never tire of your walks and the gardens.

[@bethmckey2184]

Wonderful seeing Marie’s confidence growing when describing her menu, well done chef!!!

[@gloriagavaneli9862]

Lalande heals everybody ❤

[@brianutting6296]

Maybe a portable fan on a stand for the hot days when Marie is preparing and cooking the food. The windows open for that occasional breeze don't cut it when the temperature rises. I am a private chef in California where temperatures can make you miserable. I have portable fans to circulate the air along with a central air-conditioning system. It makes the four-six hours a day I prepare food pleasant. Marie would love it, but I think she is so shy, she wouldn't ask for the relief. All the best!

[@sharonrickards3297]

Please get dear Marie a fan for the kitchen. She works so hard, give her a little relief!

[@verasmith5831]

Take it easy Stephanie... not only is this, a physical purge but also emotional... lots of things have surfaced for you and these although beautiful and sad sometimes they can and do affect us. maybe do a soothing epsom salt soak before bed, sleep sweetly.

[@karenniehues4786]

Use one of your lavender sachets around your pillow.

[@verasmith5831]

@@karenniehues4786 yes Lavender a perfect idea. Put some lavender oil in a little spritzer with spring water... shake and spray your face and pillow. I keep one in the fridge too to refresh with. Marie may like one too!

[@tiffcat1100]

@@verasmith5831Lovely idea! ❤

[@marihart-qbc]

Votre père serait très heureux du travail accompli dans la Chapelle. Vous honorez sa mémoire en permettant cette restauration. 💒

[@seanreynolds516]

Girl of twelve passes O-level French ! Stefanie Jarvis you are indeed a wonder. Having gone through the British educational system myself in the West Indies your pass at such a young age is impressive.

[@bevmc5061]

She would have learnt French from her mother from day 1. Bilingual.

[@LaReynedEpee]

​@@bevmc5061 I think Isabelle spoke French to her much of the time when she was young.

[@rhondathomas7952]

My Daddy has been gone since 1999. He was only 67. I have a bracelet my girls had done for me that says Love You Dad! It’s his handwriting from something he had written to my mom and us. So glad I had hung onto it. Keep the memorabilia! It is now part of LaLande. Someone else suggested an attic room as a little museum of your father’s things. A good place to have all the archives on display and organized and stored. Would be wonderful for the guests as well as for you guys and future owners to have all that in one place. Phillip would be really good at organizing that. That sweet picture of Amaury as a child was precious. You could see his sweet soul already shinning through. I bet Natti went bonkers over that! 🥰

[@janisgriffith2919]

Marie has amazing skills!

[@brendapfeil4584]

Time for me to comment since I’m a devotee from the very first episode. I am an American who grew up near Mâcon and played for hours at my best friend’s parents’ château de St. Albain. You take me back to my wonderful childhood and make me homesick for France, but in a good way. I have to say I love your regional accent while speaking French. It reminds me of Francis Cabral-one of my favorite French singers. As for your sorting and clearing remember what they say: “petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid”. A little at time will eventually get it done. Take time to heal. And just maybe one of these years I will be able to visit your beautiful Lalande.

[@user-nightstork]

lancelot making sure you’re right behind him 🐾❤️🐾

[@annabelbunyard1365]

Sharing your past is very brave of you and I felt your sadness! My Father passed away 41 years ago when he was 55 and I still miss him! Hope you feel better soon❤

[@JoeChanTV]

actually your sketch of the Chateau was quite good, very artistic

[@marcysfillet1]

Marie’s needs an Oscillating Pedestal Fan in that kitchen! Like $40.00

[@bridgetevans4978]

Stephanie - thank you for sharing your attic experience - what a wonderful man your father was - his note books are inspirational. And you take care and get fully well soon ❤

[@janineduclos9774]

Marie creates beauty everywhere she goes and in everything she does.. Beauty follows her xx

[@chantellvondrasek1027]

I love that your including us in the cleaning and all the memories and treasures you are finding. Your father was a amazing man

[@ccoeurjoli]

Quel délicieux moment passé en votre compagnie 💕 Continue de prendre soin de toi Stéphanie 🙏🏻 les cahiers de ton Papa m’ont émue ! Un génie ! Il est difficile et douloureux de faire le tri des affaires de parents… 🥺 Maman est décédée en septembre dernier et vider la maison est un crève coeur 😢 mais il faut avancer et ne se souvenir que des belles choses… Marie est incroyablement talentueuse ! Une grande Cheffe 🧑‍🍳 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ! Merci encore et à bientôt ! 🌸🌸🌸 Natty est rayonnante 🤩

[@kellyhawes9293]

Such a truly magical place. The chapel is turning into a crown jewel for LaLande, so very very beautiful. I'm not surprised that your father is reaching out to you at this time of your life at LaLande. He would be very proud of what you have accomplished Stephanie. ❤ P.s I still have my father's notes he would leave for me when I got home as a teenager ...but they were in doodle drawings that I had to decipher! 😅

[@ThatsJustPeechy]

I have some red and yellow dahlias in the same pot and now I have the most beautiful apricot colored flowers blooming. I didn’t realize putting them together would create a new color!

[@maryannaarnold3817]

Stephanie, your walk through the woods is so calming with the music in the background! Lancelot walks a bit and then he Stops and turns around, he is such an intelligent breed! I love watching Lancelot!!!

[@robynforman1978]

The walk in the woods by the stream was delightful. Marie's dishes are art on a plate.

[@toddmurphy523]

That evening walk through the woods was just so perfect as Lancelot turned on the path to look back on his beloved mom many times.

[@DianeHeeney]

As much as I love the chateau and adore the chapel, the grounds are so utterly therapeutic...thank you for taking us on your refreshing summer walk in the woods. :)

[@kimberlyearly8918]

Your note saying "I love life" and "I love everybody" was so cute. I think you still live like that. Your walk was so beautiful and Lancelot is such a good boy looking back and waiting for you.

[@toddmurphy523]

I was wonderfully surprised by your "doodles" on your schoolwork. It showed such a large influence your father had on those sketches. Your hand became an extension of your dear father.

[@paulpittsburgh]

STEPHANIE, YOU ARE SO LUCKY TO BE LIVING IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SETTING. THE WOODLAND ARE STUNNING.

[@EddieGarton]

Christmas Mass? The chapel certainly will be at its best. It would make a great live event.

[@EddieGarton]

Fundraiser for local charity raffling off a weekend for 2 at the chateau.

[@gisellenorbury2369]

Aww your farther is watching over you all time Dear Stephanie. My husband passed away in 2008 and when our daughter had our first grandson . We all laughed and cried with joy on how much he looked like his grandfather . God bless

[@pruiz3564]

Glad you are feeling better. I absolutly just ❤❤❤ your walks with the little one. He is just so adorable.thank you

[@lynnpetti3817]

Absolutely love your forest, so thank you for the daily walks. Also enjoy seeing Marie’s beautiful food. Blessings

[@blakehahn-atlantaga8510]

The La Lande forest is so beautiful. I love your walks with Lancelot.

[@amycoffin826]

I absolutely loved your woodland walk and accompanying music. Marie's delicious creations are so beautifully placed on each plate, as a work of art. All the Lalande guests must feel so blessed and privileged to experience such special moments.

[@tammiebellew8873]

I believe that using your dad's drawing plans for the terrace is a superb idea. I know that it will bring absolute Beauty to the terrace and putting his mark on La Land. Pulls all the heart strings❤

[@lynnralph8373]

Perhaps Nick could make a few rustic benches to place along the woodland walks.

[@JP-mv2dy]

Hello Nice video I agree with others.Marie needs a fan in the kitchen With all the work she does. She should not have to work in such heat.

[@ThatsJustPeechy]

Stephanie, we cleaned out a storage room again yesterday (I have an older home) and the dust made me so sick that I have been bedridden today. I am highly allergic and it will wipe me out. I fear that’s what’s happening to you as well. Take some antihistamines and frequent showers and rest. Hopefully that helps.

[@trudie6312]

Marie paints with food and flowers 💛

[@kathypoague1736]

you know you are moving a large amount of energy when you do a clearing like you are doing in the attic, Not surprising you have picked up something and feeling it in your body- just awareness Your always bring such joy to the world. I am grateful

[@theozarkduke]

Stef, being up there in that attic for that long could be making you sick. the dens air and all the old stuff that's been packed for years. may have a bad bacteria growing in the old papers. and you touching them with no gloves. put a fan up there to blow over the room and stay out for one full day to help clear the air of bacteria ,and go up there maybe once every 2 days . every day isn't good for your lungs.

[@MissMac88]

Love that dress on you Stephanie!

[@angelanapier4248]

You and the others truly do live in paradise, those woods are magical, I love all things nature related.

[@JamesHardiman99]

I am so glad that you such a fierce guard dog to keep you safe as you venture into the depths of that deep dark forest.

[@Motherhubbard170]

you mean tiny tim who keeps glancing over his wee shoulder to make sure he's not on his own

[@Sue-u6z]

He's adorable the way he stops & looks back, making sure she's there. 😍

[@shannydavis1973]

I kept thinking that he could smell a fox or predator.​@@Motherhubbard170

[@tiffcat1100]

@@Motherhubbard170Haha, meanie! He’s checking his Maman hasn’t fainted because he knows she’s been ill ;) ❤

[@mariaelenaloveslove]

I hope you will curate your fathers archives displayed with his art books. when you design the library. You could have your mothers gardening books facing or next to his art books.

[@raynonabohrer5624]

Marie. Get you a big fan. And habit shooting outside. The draw the heat out of the chateau and you will be cooler. Because kitchens can be hot. And you could do what many americans do. Have a summer kitchen. Will you cook and bake or can food outside.

[@andreadern4463]

🍷🍃 Marie’s talent for cooking just blows me away! Such an artist at putting it all together. And never the same way twice. What a wonder!🍏🍃🍷

[@valerialamberti9037]

😢Dear Stephanie, your father accompanies you constantly, that is reflected in your way of being, so happy, optimistic, dreamy and refined, he has loved you very much AND un the best way!!

[@rebeccahickman2713]

You are so blessed to have such loving memories. I was crying thinking of my daddy. But often tears of sadness for what we lost makes us bring back memories we forgot existed, and then in turn brings us much happiness. Then you had the wonderful walk with our adorable little boy.

[@annemackenzie7295]

Dear Stephanie, I’m sure that there were times in the past that Lalande and all its responsibilities were very stressful. You have achieved so much and everything is looking stunning. Watching you walk through the woods with darling Lancelot and returning to your dear friends working to support you in the running of the chateau and sitting to that beautiful meal with your lovely guests made me smile with happiness for you. Enjoy the fruits of your labour and may all your dreams come true ❤❤❤

[@yvonnesullivan4388]

Those flowers are spectacular

[@tamarafarnsworth5049]

Marie needs a fan in the kitchen! I live in KY without air-conditioning and fans are a wonderful luxury... especially in the kitchen!!

[@alexismiller1]

Stephanie, keep DIGITAL copies of your notes etc. 🙂 Then you don't have to let go of the memories, but they don't take up the space. 💪

[@SylvieLaflamme]

Another great video! Thank you very much Stephanie!

[@jacquelinejeffs4079]

Be careful with all the dust and there could be mold that made you sick specially if it’s very dusty and moldy up where you’re at that stuff hasn’t been touched in years. Be careful.

[@dank6443]

Beautiful Stephanie, I think so highly of you and the way you keep your dear father alive and so respected every day. You are such an exceptional person.❤

[@oliveappleby8672]

I love how Lancelot looks back for you….all my dogs did that, feels wonderful ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sharongruener6078]

Your father would be very happy for you and proud. Blessings.

[@Ameathia]

That dress looked stunning on Nattie.

[@chrislewis6574]

Thank you for sharing details of both your parents. It’s a joy to know more about them because it shows how you are who you are. I’m so happy for you to have such wonderful memories and tid bits from your Dad.

[@pegglover3244]

You have me an excellent idea for jouneling!! You father guides us all!!

[@emay1903]

Any paperwork you're undecided on, that doesn't need to be kept as physical copies, scan it, then you still have it to look back on without it collecting dust in a box

[@nancycleary3358]

Feel better, Stephanie

[@teresaunwin4869]

I love walking through your woods with you

[@mommashawna707]

You know that dust that’s up in the attic might be triggering your sinuses and making you not feel good, I even get a low-grade temperature with my allergies when they get bad. After my mom passed we live in a gated community that only has a garage sale two times a year and because I was paying two house payments after my mom passed we needed to be a part of that garage sale very quickly we had to get it emptied within 10 days so it didn’t leave me to have to sort through all of my mom and dad’s stuff as much because I had to go through it so quickly and now I’m glad I did.

[@deeoh3708]

Totally agree.... dust sets off my sinuses for several days too.

[@kathyrogers1703]

It's so good to see you up and about, Stephanie!

[@jaimeattenborough5952]

Aw your father and the love you have for him ❤❤❤ melted my heart. I was raised by a single father and no mother and he is the best. Love your walks and the trees and moss and dragonflies, paired with the music , just so beautiful 😊🎉

[@arabellacameron7620]

Marie is such an amazing cook. Every plate a delight to see and taste.

[@cathierose2009]

I love that your dad drew stick figures for the statues

[@Raxx777]

so wonderful that you found your father's journels !!

[@murielwilson3148]

Glad you are feeling better but just take it easy