We Took a Break But Came Home To DISASTER + Lincoln's Big Day

[@elizabethpotter6189]

Thanks!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks!!

[@janmccann8081]

Why is it that people like you, with a couple of tripods, a phone, a drone, a home computer, and a bucket of nous, can make films that are far more entertaining, artistic and informative than most of the stuff on telly? Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Devon, where it's just as wet and windy!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks! Glad you like our videos

[@nancyvanhoose5595]

First comment from me….I get a kick out of your humor. Love your music selections and your artistic view of things. And that blue stove ♥️♥️♥️. Such compassion for all your animal friends. Your sweet donkeys make me smile. Just enjoy every step of your chateau renovation with its modern touch. Superb job!!

[@nancyvanhoose5595]

First comment from me….I get a kick out of your humor. Love your music selections and your artistic view of things. And that blue stove ♥️♥️♥️. Such compassion for all your animal friends. Your sweet donkeys make me smile. Just enjoy every step of your chateau renovation with its modern touch. Superb job!!

[@michellecbauer]

Happy Birthday to Lincoln! What a sweet getaway in Paris. Sorry about the trees ☹️

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

Not one of your vlogs have ever been below power. Every single one are entertaining and you are so naturally talented and genuine in everything you film for us. You don’t get promoted by anyone yet, you’re nearly at 40,000 subscribers. Big congratulations. I think you’ll be at 100,000 sooner than you might think. 😉👍❤️

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks! We hope so :)

[@elephantintheroom7102]

So many great images in Paris…the bike, the cockerel door knockers, the steps down to the river…..They would look great as single framed wall art. You have a good eye.

[@kathyeyesopen4078]

Agreed! I would Love a picture of those steps to the water. And that amazing door! Amanda, you do have a great photographers eye. Maybe sell some of these?❤❤❤

[@VintageLPs]

Back in the late 1970’s, my late husband and I walked up those steps to Sacré Coeur in Paris. He passed away four years ago this week and seeing your vlog brought back many happy memories. We stayed in Pigalle in an ancient hotel that did not turn on the heat in May thus we spent our first day in Paris looking for warm long johns. 🤣 I am sorry to see that you have lost more trees. Stay out of the woods during those wind storms! Fluffy and the donkeys are so fun to watch. Lincoln has really made quick work of dismantling the upstairs. Thanks for the wonderful vlog, as usual. 🎉

[@Tretz624]

The pretty red vine is Virginia Creeper. It is beautiful, and yes, not harmful.

[@nikkorain680]

Happy Birthday Lincoln !

[@OurFrenchChateau]

🎂

[@28080601]

Watching your channel gets me a little upset at myself! Your hard work, inside and outside I start thinking of how I could clean up the garage, paint some old benches, power wash the northern side of our house, prepare and wash flower pots so I can plant new bulbs....all in all, aside my guilt, its great to just sit down with a cup of coffee and watch you create amazing rooms, your animals which are so well cared for, your laughter and humour and your joie de vivre!!

[@michaelw.8614]

What a wonderful episode!! Happy Birthday Lincoln!!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

🎈

[@rhondathomas7952]

Happy Birthday Lincoln! Loved this one as usual! 🥰

[@chateaucitadelleducavalier]

If we had a euro every time someone commented on our vine...😂 joyeux anniversaire Lincoln

[@OurFrenchChateau]

😂So true!! Thanks for watching :)

[@rydersgrand]

No place like Paris ! Hi Amanda, I just want to tell you that you’re filming and editing is just like a motion picture. I look forward every week to seeing your content. Thank God the trees did not hit anything , the bright side is that the wind is thinning out some of your trees. 🌳

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks so much, that's so nice to hear :)

[@susangladstone357]

The size of that downed tree puts the rest of your land in context. Loved the trip to Paris ;) too. Thanks for sharing - Susan

[@marshawhite2904]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINCOLN 🌹🎂🎈🎉🎁🎊❤️🩶🤎🩷🌹

[@sarahlovesdonuts9601]

Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through you! The only up side is that it is free😘😘

[@boessheila50]

That hubby Lincoln is a laid back guy. Very very hard worker!!

[@farmkay]

Yes you need the sifter. That shop oh the joy.

[@lesliezapshala1311]

Check the root ball for artifacts!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Never thought of that

[@rhondacarlock6735]

I look forward to seeing your new video every week, really enjoy watching them!

[@ji8044]

I've never personally had hydrangeas start growing again in February. You must be in a more moderate climate than I anticipated. They do seem very well adapted and flourishing.

[@robertkemp622]

Trees live long, but they are not immortal. We have a few acres of woods beyond our Japanese garden behind the house. Sometimes wind storms knock the old ones down. If they fall all the way down, I leave them where they lie. If they fall against another tree, I get out the chain saw and drop them to the ground. We don't heat with wood--too polluting. We have no use for them and they are usually partially rotten anyway. They go back into the earth, as we all do eventually.

[@cynthiacontini]

Happy Birthday to Lincoln! 🎉🎂 Glad to see you get away to Paris. It is well deserved.

[@LeannaRuthJensen]

Looks like your trees watched you shopping for chainsaws and took it personally.😅

[@OurFrenchChateau]

We jinxed ourselves!

[@shelleypoole6415]

Happy belated Birthday Lincoln! May be that Dude, Nick can come and take a look at your forest. You don’t want any widow makers around. 😊

[@dianegriffith3006]

Thought that too but bet he’s double busy with Dans place and maybe Stephanie’s at Le Lande. Bet a lot of other KZbinrs got hit too on their large properties. Here in the Pacific NW it’s Cold again and more wind/rain predicted. Actually some snow in lower levels. Oh Joy 🥹

[@vintagemoss9578]

Climbing hydrangeas are lovely and won’t hurt the walls of your chateau. I saw that once and it was stunning. Also I Loved the music you used in this video. Vivaldi is on of my favourite composers.

[@CatherineBrown-c3i]

Thank you for taking us on a trip to Paris. Brought back memories of being there. ❤

[@highlandgoldendoodlesrobin4828]

The chicken knockers on the doors were amazing❤

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Right? I was hoping I could find some...

[@susanconway3738]

Well - I've just finished all of your videos and am now in withdrawal. I may re-start. Your work, inside and out, is inspiring. I feel like such a whiner when I compare what (comparatively little) I need to do to my own chateau in Louisiana. So glad you are posting twice per week (there's the acknowledgement you needed!) Love the rescue animal content - I would love to see occasional focused segments on each one, such as Enzo's story. And where do all the indoor cats hang out? Do some of them have confidentiality agreements like your daughters do?

[@petrakinkel3521]

Happy Birthday !!! Lincoln, all the best for you! What a great job in the cottage and in the garden. The trip to Paris was very interesting. Thank you for the video! Greetings from Austria 🥰

[@machellep1]

The thing I love about old shops like the cooking shop is the goods for sale may be new, but the dirt in the corner is from 1850 . I need a Paris fix soon, but unfortunately my husband just got diagnosed with terminal cancer. So it will be a few months at least. Maybe next spring. Your hotel looked lovely. I like to stay on Le Cluer but I’ll check out yours next time I’m looking. Stay out of wind storms, the trees are called widow makers for a reason.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

So sorry about your husband.

[@judyhagen4401]

Happy Birthday Lincoln! Looks like you had a beautiful and well deserved celebration of your day. Your name is a sweet reminder of my Grandfather. He was Abraham Lincoln Van G… and was called Linc by his family and friends. Thank you for your videos! I look forward to each one. You guys are always so fun and interesting to watch. Keep up the good work.

[@susanmegorden]

i lived in wa state in usa, please dont look for downed trees while its still windy..be safe we would miss your humor and hard work:)

[@mariak9727]

🥰Good advise! We have a large wooded area behind our home……….rule #1……don’t go in the woods when its windy!!

[@JrBronko]

A lot of smiles here every time I watch your videos😊 Happy Birthday to Lincoln

[@gagamba9198]

Happy birthday. Great tractor. For those of you thinking 'that's a nice hotel', make sure you understand it's the Hotel Louvre Montana (black Art Deco letters) and not the Hotel Montana (illuminated red sign) unless you enjoy bedbugs eating you at 3 am. Nice eye shopping at E Dehillerin.

[@njb1814]

Happy Birthday to Lincoln! How nice of a trip was that to Paris! Loved that store you were in with all the cookware and cool stuff! Those hydrangeas! I love those, they will be beautiful again when they come back, and I think they come back even better then before. Thanks for sharing another great video!❤

[@PandoraSummer-d9v]

I appreciate your excellent choice of music for your videos. It must take so much extra time to find just the right one, and you do a great job. Thank you.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks for noticing :)

[@danaparker3840]

When I first met my husband one of our first trips was to Paris as we both love the city - he loves to cook so for the Christmas before we went I found a cooking class for us to attend followed by a trip to that same store! Thanks for the memories!

[@leneanker9518]

I love Paris but I am not able to travel because of my sick husband, so Thank you for taking me there ❤️ And happy birthday Lincoln 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@bigcoffee2291]

J'ai acheté quelque chose chez E. Dehillerin. Formidable!

[@deirdrecerasa3932]

So nice you could get away to Paris for Lincoln’s birthday! Hope the trees are finished crashing down. I enjoy your vlogs so much.❤

[@norascholey7909]

OMG. We used to live in Amsterdam and spent many "mini-breaks" in Paris in a hotel (sadly no longer in business) directly across the street from the Montana Hotel. I looked out my window many mornings at that sign. It's a great location and we miss Paris so much.

[@traceykusser368]

Happy belated birthday, Lincoln! 🥳

[@mojomom63]

Happy Belated Birthday Lincoln 🎉

[@Britbabe53]

For the love of God, the rain huh? We live on Vancouver Island, we get the same here all winter.

[@Sushi2735]

So glad you are spraying the Chateau! It looks so much better white. Your Hydrangeas were simply breathtaking this year!!! And that horrible English Ivy!! I have it too and it’s a curse. Broke my tailbone trying to pull it out of cement. Wish I could take a torch to it. Miserable horrible vine 🤬 Wow, the cottage is coming along! Lincoln is so talented with renovation. Very impressive. Happy Birthday to Lincoln. So cool you can jump the train to Paris. You have the very best of both worlds.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

I always laugh when I see English ivy for sale at the garden center!

[@Sushi2735]

@@OurFrenchChateau our Nemesis 😅😅😅😅😅

[@missglenellen]

Will drive through Paris next Sunday, after a night on the ferry from Cork in Ireland to Roscoff. Then the endless journey to the Black Forest near Basel for a 90th birthday. - Happy belated birthday to Lincoln! Finally a tractor owner!

[@roddyh.4270]

Greetings from Alabama. Do so enjoy your channel and humor. Maybe I can make you chuckle, this past Saturday the Antique Market I visited was selling single stems of dried hydrangea just like you were cutting for $3.50 each. You are rich and didn't even know it. Keep up the great work.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

😂

[@loripominville8207]

Hi from Canada. Wow those trees are big! I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos. You two are so down to earth and funny 😆. Take care and good luck with those fallen trees.

[@jennichristie5264]

I remember looking for signs for the funicular which were noticeably absent! Found it as I knew it was somewhere near from the previous times. Love to see you cook something one day!! Sorry abt all the trees.

[@Tammy-jm4sx]

Happy birthday🎉🎁 enjoy your tractor

[@ibindermann]

Happy Birthday Lincoln! A reassuring hug to Fluffy Plum. Great film work btw. We too brought Dehillerin items x the ocean twice. Great stuff. This weather €&#@!

[@smpoir3114]

Encore une fois des belles images avec une belle trame sonnore. Sad about the trees. room for new growth. Happy Birthday, Lincoln.

[@deettekearns9092]

Happy Belated Birthday to Lincoln! Love the scenes from Paris. It looked like you all had some great food! So sorry about the trees and the mess. If I had the money, I would fly an arborist and a team to you, get the machinery and sort out the trees. Love you guys.

[@KACn5582]

It's never ending, but a labor of love for sure!

[@Redbuzzcut]

Looks like you guys need a live-in tree arborist/tin-man with an axe/stoke-the-wood-furnace person to keep up with the woodlands. Sustainable fuel source for the future? Aside, it is truly amazing how much you guys have moved forward with property improvements. Keep up the great work!

[@eightiesallen3180]

I think a lot of people are not aware that English Ivy is highly damaging to stone and mortar work on building, including garden walls. It is a perfect, living example of how the hardest substance can still be penetrated with the dullest object over a long time. If you watch any of the other chateau channels on YT, you will notice that some of the owners mistakenly plant English Ivy in their landscaping beds next to their chateaux..... I have only seen one owner plant Boston Ivy, so I am thinking he knows the difference. 🤔

[@srigging]

Happy Birthday Lincoln! 🎉 Paris never disappoints. Both deserved a break. Wind is so destructive & with so ,any trees...I'm sure more to fell. Enjoy your week 😊

[@mariaalvarezchancy]

Happy birthday Lincoln 🎉 🎂

[@WisconsinLinda]

Happy Birthday from Wisconsin, Lincoln. Been following your channel for a long time. Always so interesting and entertaining.

[@dianayavetz6286]

Wow, this episode is worthy of watching twice. You have such an artists eye for details and the music coordinates beautifully. Extremely talented!!

[@etbadaboum]

I finally watched all your videos and enjoyed every one of them. There's something special how you film and edit, with great music to boot. I like especially the humanistic tone and the way you really care for things. You really have great tastes too. Bonne continuation !

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks :)

[@lynnees9828]

So sad. All the old trees around this old farmhouse are dying too. Walking my dog I noticed, on the way back, one of the pines is leaning. I pray it stays a couple more years. I've been looking for a European Chess Nut but I'd have to buy a tiny 6 gallon at the most near here. Ours is more than half gone yet it still blooms the most beautiful white flowers. I haven't the heart to cut the rest down. Soon. They do make such a loud crack when they fall, huh? The donkeys don't look the least disturbed.

[@labncroft]

Cinematography absolutely a pleasure. Your art never leaves us disappointed. The highlight of our week. Thank you for sharing your lives, donkeys, cats, highlights and disappointments.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thank you :)

[@joanmason3379]

yet another great video belated happy birthday lincoln plus gorgeous animals

[@TrulyYours88]

Wow ! Lots of trees lost. This has been a crazy wet and windy winter. Amazing how a huge tree can fall and pull the whole root ball out. I lost four one spring like this. Hope you can get it cleaned up soon.

[@vecchiofalegname6149]

Happy birthday to Lincoln. All the best! Trees, rain and wind: Recipe for unpleasantness. Two weeks ago, we had two giant redwoods (200 feet tall? hard to guess) fall at our place in western Sonoma County. And yes, across our access road. C'est la vie.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Wow. Diseased or old?

[@vecchiofalegname6149]

Just too close to the edge of the creek.Bank eroded. We now have a bridge (2, actually) across the creek. (The trees stood on one side of the creek, our road is on the other.)@@OurFrenchChateau

[@jillphillips3227]

Paris....always a treat, but that chef's store, drooling! Gotta stop in on my next trip to Paris! Sorry about the loss of the big trees....they had long lives indeed. Happy Birthday, Lincoln!

[@michelesauret7779]

Very bad rainy winter this year in France, we have the same in my Champagne region. Happy birthday in Paris to Lincoln who works very much and needs a lot of presents 🎉

[@Waxx9000]

It looks like the forest you have needs maintenance. Too many trees fall over and can cause a real danger for your buildings. An arborist can check all your trees and tell you which ones are dangerous and should be trimmed or cut (and can do the job safely). It may cost a bit, but it will save you a lot of headaches and trouble later and you can keep more trees if they are trimmed in time. Forests that are part of a parc like your garden should be maintained from time to time. A friend here in Belgium does that for a job, and he says you should check your forest at least each 5 years to avoid (largely) falling trees. From what i see, and with the little knowledge i got on the subject, it looks like your forest wasn't checked nor maintained for decades... And a happy birthday to Lincoln...

[@deebowker768]

The plant you say is not dangerous we call ‘Virginia Creeper’ in England. It looks beautiful on your home. As you say it’s perfect as long as you keep it away from gutters etc. We have an eternal battle with Ivy on our old property and in the garden, so I understand your battle with it. Happy Birthday Lincoln. 🎂🥂🍾

[@marciadynes7628]

The video of the tree gives us perspective wow !thanks to farmers they are a great community to work Together!

[@normamurray4450]

Your weather is exactly the same as what we're going through on the West Coast of British Columbia, so I feel for you having to go out in it tree hunting! My potted cedars blew over on my driveway, but this is nothing like what you poor people are going through. Wow, what a home coming after spending a good time celebrating Lincoln's birthday in Paris! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINCOLN! May your memories last!

[@PatriciaDelsey]

Love the hydrangeas for floral arrangements, when they go brown. Happy Birthday Lincoln…spoiled!!!! Paris and a tractor .

[@rikkibiermann465]

Many happy returns, Lincoln. Rikki Biermann, Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦

[@laurielarocque2924]

Happy Birthday Lincolin! As was said in other comments, your videos are amazingly edited . Great to see Paris. We were there in December. Sorry about the storm damage. Keep filming since we all love the videos.

[@Ron_Robertson]

You're correct on that Boston Ivy (in French Vigne vierge) is in the grape family. They're so beautiful, and I love how they look on your chateau. So sorry about all the tree losses, kinda heartbreaking, it's been such a bad year for that here, though I don't think this part of la Manche got hit as hard as other parts. Happy Birthday to Lincoln! Enjoyed the music choices, too.

[@jadejohns3107]

Amanda your refined aesthetic revealed through your excellent cinematography is joy to watch. I loved the trip to Paris, thank you. You should have way more subs, it’s like a hidden gem here. Seems like inviting Nick the Tree Surgeon up to your place for a week might be a really good idea. That is to take down the most vulnerable trees and pollard and or reduce height of others to safe guard them, your home and your access. More wild weather is unfortunately here.

[@mayflower2401]

I am always totally amazed by the amount of work facing you each day but so glad that you took the time to get away and celebrate Lincoln's birthday. The quality of your vlogs just gets better and better and because you keep things so real it transports me to France and the feeling of experiencing chateau life with real life experiences. I look forward to each vlog with undiluted anticipation and know I wont be disappointed. You guys are greattttttttttt!!

[@OurFrenchChateau]

😃

[@dianegriffith3006]

Happy Birthday Lincoln. Such a treat to go to Paris. Sorry about the trees -just be safe out there -great episode. The kitchen shop is a fun place I’m sure!

[@stknmggs1788]

I truly savor each vlog you bring us! The images of Paris were wonderful! Those trees are enormous!

[@iu.5146]

Your Cottage will be beautiful. Since you are a Chef, you could offer Air BNB with full dinner service. Your guest won’t want to leave. Happy belated Birthday, Lincoln!

[@debbieosborn9464]

Happy Birthday Lincoln. Looks like a dangerous time to be outside in the wind and rain.

[@kathysykora1195]

Thank you for sharing Lincoln’s Birthday with us in Paris… The food looked delicious and it’s nice to know others photograph their meals😊 You’re so very gifted and artistic in your photographs and vlog. It’s such a pleasure watching your channel. Best of luck with the trees😮

[@OurFrenchChateau]

Thanks :)

[@melodyfisher1512]

Happy Birthday to Lincoln!🎉 I’m glad you got to go to Paris for a much deserved break/celebration.

[@lolodee3528]

The English ivy WILL run until eventually it grows very thick stalks which can dive into any crevice in your building. It’s a nice staircase for rodents and insects too.

[@kathyeyesopen4078]

And birds. Lots and lots of birds love to nest in it.

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

Happy birthday Lincoln 🥳🎂🎉🎊😍😘So many wonderful images of Paris and the food looked delicious 😋 So sorry about the trees. Loved seeing your donkeys and do kitties 🐈‍⬛ 😻😽

[@CopperAnna1307]

Happy birthday, Lincoln! 🎉

[@davidstosich9118]

Great vlog you guys! It’s always a treat to see Paris. Thanks for taking us along. Happy 40th Birthday Lincoln! 😉 wink wink. Sorry about the trees. We feel your pain. We bought a big Stihl 462 chainsaw last year to manage all our downed trees as well. Good luck guys!

[@mocarra100]

My favorite part of the videos are work being done in a time-lapse form. Good video much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖

[@Travelling_Jonoberries]

Might be time for a Arbourist to come out and look at the heritage trees and start the professional trimming process, Dan from Chateau de Chaumont did this to reduce the risk of extensive property damage - love that you got away to Paris, be safe and say hello for the donkeys for us all 🇫🇷🙏😇

[@Winton46]

Happy Birthday to Lincoln 🎉 Did my hydrangeas today tho not as large as yours hoping for some great flowers this year - not been to Paris for many years food looked amazing ! Same here in the Uk nothing but storms and rain blew all my fencing down a job i dont need but hey ho go with the flow - who looks after all the kitties when youre away thats my problem for going away cant leave my kitties 😢 thanks for sharing ❤

[@zeliahayden4150]

Oh my you work so hard. Amazing Endless energy. You definitely need volunteers to help. Like this Vedic. Enjoy your wonderful kitties. I have feral in my shed.

[@OurFrenchChateau]

So nice for the kitty :)

[@annlyon.2040]

Also I really enjoy you videos very much ! Hello from California.

[@wanderlust4evr995]

Once again, great filming! Happy Birthday to your handsome “Boyfriend”! 😂(it keeps us young at heart) I love the Tractor! Few tears fell from my eyes, cuz it is fun to see someone living in such a dream. It’s simply a fairytale ever after! I love every moment, even holding my breath as plaster boards fall!😰🫣Your Forest, towers high into the sky! Thinking as you probably have already, to bring in French Forestry Division? Volunteers? They want to save trees where/when possible. (I read it online😉) Maybe could offer help or direction in pruning trees down a tad, to preserve these priceless heirlooms. Your property is a Historic Wonderland! The amazing Alle’, the humungous Hydrangeas, beautiful Boston Ivy, gorgeous Gardens, charming Chateau and everything else takes my breath away literally! Thank you for All your hard labors! Thank You for taking us on your getaway! I wanted to buy everything at E. Dehillerin! PS..😂Let’s plant Pines & Blooming Trees Lilacs too🌸❤🇫🇷🎉

[@melissaeden1219]

Happy Birthday, Lincoln. Paris looked like so much fun!

[@marierisdon8894]

Damn but you get a lot of rain and wind in Normandy. You must feel at home as the Pacific coast weather is similar. I think I'll take the snow instead of the constant rain. Happiest birthday Lincoln. Looks like you got spoiled with that new tractor!!

[@Waxx9000]

They actually live in Brittany (Bretange), the region south-west of Normandy. The castle where they live, Château de Lingourdy, is based in Le Bodeo, a very small village not far from the city of Saint-Brieuc in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Britanny.

[@marierisdon8894]

@@Waxx9000 Thank you. I always thought they were in Normandy.

[@Waxx9000]

@@marierisdon8894It's a very different region, as it was an indpendent state untill 1477, where people spoke Breton (a Celtic language similar to Welsh & Cornish, with which it shares it's origin. That language is almost extinct now, but i still knew people who spoke it (who moved to Belgium after WOII). They died (at relative hig age) a few decades ago altough... But the Celtic roots of the region is still very present today, and names of places, especially more rural places still reflect that, just like the very old historic monuments of that region. More west, the language is still spoken also by elder people in small villages, but as France had and has a policy of one standard language (Parisian French), those local languages (and France have a lot of them) are slowly disappearing).

[@KathleenMustard]

Happy Birthday Lincoln. What a mess to clean up after the storm.

[@lindamounts2193]

Beautiful imagery and editing, Amanda.

[@DeborahWatts-s4d]

Happy Birthday Lincoln 🎉🎉. Is your vine on the front of the chateau a Virginia Creeper? Just wondering. I agree that it looks beautiful. Deborah. North Carolina 😊