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Chateau Le Fleur, Honfleur Normandy

by Lisa LaCount | Mar 18, 2021 | Chateau, Chateau DIY, Escape to the Chateau, Living the dream, Renovation, The Chateau Experience

I saw some comments recently on FaceBook about how the Chateau owners recently featured on Escape to the Chateau DIY have progressed with their renovations, so I did a bit of research. Let’s start with Le Fleur which is located in Gonneville-sur-Honfleur, Normandy,...

Insights into Volunteering at a Chateau!

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 23, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the Chateau DIY Episode Recap, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, The Chateau Experience

Volunteer your services at a Chateau? How and where do I sign up?! On Channel 4’s Escape to the Chateau we’ve seen the amazing work achieved, and the fun had, by volunteers at various Chateaux including Chateau de Lalande. Earlier this year, Stephanie Jarvis...

The Chatelaine of Lalande’s Dress

by Lisa LaCount | Sep 11, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, French chic, The Chateau Experience

In case you missed it, or did not watch Chateau de Lalande’s Cadeaux at the Chateau recently, Stephanie received the gift of a truly amazing, handmade “Sack Gown”. To explain the origin of this term and according to Wikipedia “The sack-back gown or robe à la française...

Dick Strawbridge Makes Does and Mends

by Lisa LaCount | Aug 25, 2020 | Chateau, Decoration, Design, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, Escape to the Chateau, The Chateau Experience

Wouldn’t we all LOVE to have a Handy Man like Dick Strawbridge around the House? The “Superman” of DIY. We saw him in action again recently in the new series Make Do and Mend. Dare I say it ladies, he defies the myth of men not being able to...

Escape to Château de Vaudezert When Lockdown Ends

by Lisa LaCount | May 25, 2020 | Escape to the Chateau, Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Event, The Chateau Experience, Travel to France

When will lockdown end so we can cross the Channel and start enjoying all that France has to offer? Well this is an as yet unanswered question, let’s see what Boris has to say at Thursday’s briefing. He has intimated that things would be opening up, and Italy and...

Is the French Countryside too Noisy?!

by Lisa LaCount | May 21, 2020 | Escape to the OTHER DIY Château, Living in France, The Chateau Experience

A few months ago I read an article in thelocal.fr which made me chuckle and reinforced just why I love our French hosts. Undoubtedly it will put a smile on the faces of all the other escapees who have taken up residency in the beautiful countryside of rural France. ...