It's been a SLOE week! | Manor & Maker
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ต.ค. 2024
- A bit of a mix this week - a little reno, a little brocanting.... and a bit of gin!
#chateau #france #gin
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Sara, an IT professional & Stephen a graphic designer and artist are world-traveling Canadians who dreamt of moving to Europe, and France in particular. In 2020 they were working from home when Stephen turned to Sara and popped the question she was longing to hear, “What would have to be true for us to buy a chateau in France?” They searched online for months viewing hundreds of properties. They narrowed their search and toured some properties when they happened upon the one that captured our hearts, Château de Saint-Germain-des-Prés. A year later they made the move to France to start their new adventure in our beautiful Château. They created “Manor and Maker” to reflect the two sides of their adventure. One, to live as chateau owners with all the ups and downs and two, to pursue their passions as makers, creating art in all its forms. They will invite others to come together, united by their passions, to share in this adventure. We invite you to join us too, as we bring our dreams to life. Welcome to Manor & Maker.
I'm just SO proud of Sarah, going up and down that ladder like a boss! Woohoo!
Love how Sara had the fabric draped over her on the couch... would make a cool looking costume! So many cool things at the brocante! Good luck with the sloe gin! I would forget about it and have a mess when I found it!
Sloes need to have the first frost to develp some fruit sugar. You harvest them late autumn.
That fabric is so luxurious!
Fabric was beautiful. Sooo colorful.
Really enjoyable. Can’t wait to hear how the gin tastes in a few months. That fabric is glorious.
Me too!
The painting song I played in my first piano recital. Memories
Forgot to say I’m 75 years young.
OMG!! I have that same basket!! I got it in Berlin Germany back in the late 80s
Enjoyed the video and loved that fabric 👍
💕😊🇨🇦💖👍,can't wait to see how the gin turns out ..😊
I used to love making sloe gin,very therapeutic turning it daily.The finished product doesn’t taste like gin it’s a liqueur and very lovely.Good for Xmas presents.
Absolutely love the fabric🧡💙💛
Creative minds...I love it 🥰👏👏 Cheers! 🍸🍸
Awesome fabric, those 2 colors together beautiful
OMG that fabric 😇😇😇😇 Sooooo regal ❤❤❤
The painting of the chickens was stunning!
Wonderful treasures sourced!!!❤
I've always wondered what sloe gin was made of. As a youth, it was mentioned a few times in books I read. Now I know. Thanks Steve!
Hello from Montreal 🇨🇦. I make red currant vodka and gin every July. It is utterly delicious in the fall.
Can't say I'll miss the purple lol, that gin idea looks promising! Enjoyed that video!
How beautiful those prints. I would have bought the whole first pile of them !!!!
And when freezing sloe, it is becoming more sweet instead of bitter 👍👍👍 well done
Not a gin drinker either but can’t wait to see how it turns out ?!
Apparently you can make sloe berry jam and sloe berry syrup….guessing for pancakes ? Or maybe cocktails?
Watching from Vancouver Island 🇨🇦🌸
Mmmmm, syrup 😜
Love Vancouver Island and the Bushard Gardens visited a few years ago x
That fabric! And I was excited over the easel until you said they wanted market price. Hrumph! Lol
great idea making sloe-gin. I've learned the berries are best after the first frost thus we wait till then to collect them (usually in november), then soak them in good gin - local brand from the Black Forest - till x-mas, add a bit of honey and fill the tasty sloe-gin in nice bottles as x-mas presents.
we once tried the freezer but that didn't work...
Look at Sarah up and down that ladder!
Labor of Love...the Chateau looks amazing
That was fun with the Sloe gin, I had no idea how that was made! Thanks.
That is a beautiful, great quality material. I look forward to what you will use it for.
The sloe gin seems easy enough. We don't drink anymore, but that sounds like a nice liquor.
My eyes are always bigger than my budget when shopping as well.
I am glad you're getting rid of the purple. I like it better outside, more like on a door or shutters. Too much of it is overwhelming. ❤
BEST WISHES TO YOU
Love that fabric!
Good Buy The Wash Stand. Loved The Hen picture On Cooper Too. Xx 🐔😘😊
yes, the blue and gold fabric is truly 'chateau"! I am no gin-drinker, but a mature sloe gin is something else. I would try the same recipe using vodka....
I enjoyed your video. Blessings.
Love all that you showed when you went to find some pieces to buy , Loving the material you got so vibrant. . Love to see how your sloe gin turns out 😘
Ooo la la! That fabric! 😘
I love it!
Steve, my Canadian mother taught me to use a pail with a handle and belt to harvest berries. You tie the pail handle onto your middle at the front with the belt. That way you have two hand to pick berries. Works like a charm and is much faster.
"Slow week" boom boom 😂😂😂
Surprised you didn't get the sewing machine Sarah it looked like a beauty! That material!!
Cheers!🥂
I have not tasted sloe gin. I am interested in how it turns out. Two very talented people ❤
Lovely material. Will look beautiful when pressed and in situ. Tip. Use cheaper gin. I remember picking the sloes for my dad and getting stabbed by the nasty thorns.
I'm glad ur finally doing the dining room hopefully a new table! Hopefully the kitchen is next if u don't want to tear it apart just paint it the yellow is well awful.. Just paint and add 1 of those old wood tables with a shelf at the bottom that is higher than a table I've seen them in the brocants 😊
love that fabric, I understand the issue when you like something it is too expensive.
that actually. leaves the opportunity for creativity.
i have discovered using the clothes hangers that have multiple hooks ,clips or bars .the ones used for hanging pants are good fot sheets . or clips are great for pillow cases . great space saving ,neat and tidy because folded on a shelf for me always looked untidy and wrikly
Oh, great idea! It would probably help if I ironed before putting away, but time never runs like that here…😜
I bet come November or December that Slo gin will be a delicious! What a nice gift.
I'm always on the hunt for art at flea markets and would have had a tough time walking away from the rooster painting and the fashion plates. I do love the fabric you chose!
Just picked the first blackberries from our canal side. Made the pie, poured the cream over it while still warm and took that first bite. Yum. Look forward to that every year. My dad took us when we were kids, and to me it is always special because they are wild and free. The gin sounds interesting as well. I made Rose Geranium Raspberry Liqueur also very good.
All of that sounds delicious! Rose geranium?! I want a sip!
Sara and Steve I received my prints last week. I absolutely love them!!!!!
Squee! Thanks so much Tracy!
I have the same problem. I have champagne taste on a beer budget 😂😂😂Looking forward to seeing how the sole gin turns out. Thanks for sharing 😍😘
I make sloe gin and blackberry gin ,rasberry vodka but I use a pound of fruit a pound of granulated sugar to a bottle of gin or vodka I wrap my jars in teatowels to keep light out hope yours turns out well x
Lovely video 🥰🥰
Steve, next time you make sloe gin, use a cheap gin. By the time the sloes have worked their magic, the gin flavour won’t be detectable. Saves money and no one is any wiser. Blackberry brandy made to the same quantities is amazing. Use a cheap brandy too. If your able to hold onto a bottle of blackberry brandy for a few years, it tastes amazing used in a trifle.
And google "confiture du vieux garçon" all sorts of fruit in alcohal and sugar. Trouble- free and delicious. Especially good if you are using the good parts of damaged fruit.
Loventhe hats
No more "praple" doors? Aww. Sad face. Neat brocant finds, but focus on LARGE Chateau walls, Sara ;-) Love that fabric, was it a table cloth?
Lol, fair point...
The intro music reminds me of the music from the cartoon “Little bear” 🐻
We always make sloe schnapps for the Christmas dinners ie vodka instead of gin
Watching now 😊
Sloe gin also works with vodka and other fruits, I pick sloes later in the year but am often competing with the birds.
mix water and fabric softener and spray on wallpaper it comes off really easy
I love sloes. You can also make apple sloe jelly which I use as an alternative to cranberry jelly on meat or with cheese.😊
I always add whisky too the jar gives it that extra kick 🙄🙄🙄🤣🤣🤣
And then sing “whack-fal-the-daddyo”? (That’s my misspent youth coming out…)
hey you guys definitely need head lamps!! 2 are required in a marriage!
Common problem for me as well. Champagne taste with beer budget.
💕You can also make Sloe jam from the Sloe berries💕
Yes but imagine what the prices would be in an antique store in Canada? If it brings you joy i say go for it.
Was that fabric or some kind of covering? It’s very pretty! What were you thinking of using it for? 😊
Saying goodby to purple!🇨🇦🇨🇦 Niagara
In my youth I had a friend who would make a "Slow Gin Fizz" cocktail which was very good. Now I see that I was clearly hearing that incorrectly, in fact it was a sloe gin fizz. There are many recipe variations online. However did we live without the internet? Thanks for the paint color tease of the butler's pantry evolution! Now I'm really curious. Enjoy all the coming fruit harvest! Its a great time of year. 😊 Cheers!
Right? It’s really hard to remember those pre-internet days… looking up in the encyclopaedia and dictionary for slow/sloe?!
@@ManorandMaker yes! Growing up in the ‘60’s (I’m older than you two!) whenever we kids would ask our Dad something he’d say “Look it up in those expensive encyclopedias I bought!” 😂 That actually led to a love of research in our educations. 📚
The sloes go just as well with Vodka too yummy 😋
The lavender is a beautiful color, but it really belongs in a bedroom.
I am not a fan of purple. However. I am a fan of making a space reflect who you are. I loved the design you had in kind before Green man showed up. I say be who you are. Do what you do and I am looking forward to seeing the direction you take.
Lucky you. I make sloe gin every year. Its simply delicious and doesn't taste of gin at all
Totally left in suspense,, what colour did you choose for the purple doors? What will Sarah get up to with that gorgeous fabric? What does sloe gin taste like? There are berries here that look like your sloes,, I wonder....
All will be revealed in time.
🥹 ( it's supposed to be a sad puppy dog face)
I let the sloes in for six weeks then drain and let mature for couple of months. Leaving the berries in for 3 months will not improve the flavour and the colour might change too😊
Have you been back too Canada 🇨🇦?
Ask Patrick at Journey to the Chateau about making Sloe Gin !
I shall!
Do you intend to keep that yellow kitchen wall color? Not judging, just curious. ☺️
We are still considering. When I first moved in I found it to be a bit overwhelming. But as we live with it, it seems a bit endearing and French. We will likely keep some of the kitchen yellow in the long run…
Try sloe vodka!
It seems you've gotten over your fear of being on a step ladder, Sarah!
That was an Aphid....You need some ladybugs to keep them away....They are bad for your plants
The purple vomit color will be gone. Hurray. 👍👍
I think you are loosing weight Sara going up and down the ladder is a great work out