@@msaditu I don't wear knickers so I am knicker free...Maybe there will be A.I. knickers available for sale by Phil soon with a special chateau logo to for the knicker minded people.
There are other guys renovating a french chateau. Always let people believe they do that for their own living dream and now it's finished they sell it. I wonder when all the patreons realize that they throw their money in a developer... Crazy Crazy. I would never believe that our two cuties here sell it, but if they would, I would lose my believe in mankind. 🥴😁
@@JayTH-cam1 I wouldn’t mind, they are renovating it to a very good standard. There aren’t a lot of people with skill and taste who will put all the effort, time and money needed to do this. It’s almost like crowd sourcing restoration. But a château for this size and age will never be ´done’ and they may want to move on one day if it becomes to much. Not that I wouldn’t be horribly sad if that were to happen.
I'm autistic and Philips jokes are sometimes hard for me to get because he always speaks in the same tone lol. Thankfully the comments tend to clear things up :)
I am so happy for Benoit! Anna and Phillipp, thank you for starting this fundraiser for your dear friend. It's great to know that there are still many good people in this world. Get well soon, Benoit!
My heart is full, watching your beautiful family explore such incredible places, the restoration of the chateau, and Benoit…Thank you for sharing it all!
It was so wonderful to see Benoit, and hear in his own words how profoundly this will change his life. You have done a wonderful thing for him. What a beautiful holiday! Glad you can take an occasional break from renovations like this.
I had a wonderful mother-in-law also. She was incredible and our children adored her. We lost her to breast cancer. She was ready to pass over as after five years of surgeries, chemo, and radiation, the doctors could do nothing else for her and even with pain meds she was suffering so. We all told her it was fine for her to rest now and said our good-byes but we, I, miss her so much. I’m so thankful for all the years I had with her love enveloping me. This was a really nice video.
so happy to see Benoit and know his hand is healing. thank you for letting us all know so we could help him. Benoit can thank us all by promising to continue to tease Philipp and bless the chateau with his great wood working skills. thank you both, Daphne and Ian, for setting up the gofundme so we could help. the world really is a good place hugs.
It was so nice to hear from Benoit and thank you Philip and Anna, Daphne and Ian for launching the fundraiser for such a deserving man. You are Angels!
Oh my, well Benoit was cut quite severely by one of his big saws, so Phillip, Anna, Daphne and Ian (a young couple who own a Chateau and who are helped by Benoit as well), started a fundraiser to purchase Benoit a safer saw, which he is now using to do his wonderful work work.
I am so sorry for Benoit's accident. I grew up in a family of carpenters 5 brothers and my dad. Once when I was 2.5 yrs old I got my fingers too close to the blade of a table saw and lost quite a piece from the top of my wedding ring finger. My brothers and father have had some accidents over the years. I wish Benoit a swift recovery. I loved the trip with you and the girls. They are growing up so fast. I am full of joy that you're not selling your home. I love phillips sense of humor he is so dry. I think you are a wonderful mom. Hello and love to the family from Nova Scotia , Canada. We live in a beautiful province. Look us up on Maps sometime.
I loved your adventure! I love the South of France so much that I bought a property there to fix up and live in the non-summer months. Next time you visit the south, check out the Languedoc-Roussillon region. That is where my property is and it is so beautiful there.
We love exploring the South of France! I was about to comment and mention one of our favorite villages, Uzes, but then you showed it! 😄 We loved seeing St. Paul de Vence as well. So much beauty throughout France!
I must really congratulate you on the Gofundme for Benoit, it was so successful and showcases the incredible power of group though and action. I am so happy that it gives him some respite and I pray that he heals well.
Hello Benoit, I am so pleased your work-space will be fitted with safe machines so you can, after fully recovered, continue your wonderful work and creations. Angel blessings and healing for your poor fingers. Xxxx❤
How lovely! Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is one of my favorite places to visit. Have been there several times. Thanks for taking us along on your trip south! Nice to see Benoit as well. Wishing him a speedy and thorough healing. So nice what you all did for him, and so generous of the donors. What a loving community you have built here. ❤
So enjoyed this! Lily is such a bright one! So impressed as she explained the aqueduct. Ella spotted a handsome boy in a black and white striped shirt...OH NO!!! Philipp starting the color bloom trend is so happening! And to end with our beloved Benoit, it was a perfect holiday! Thanks for taking this American on a magical South of France holiday- vicariously enjoyed it very much!🥰😘
I feel as though I'm living in France! There is a gentleness in these programmes, a subtle and artistic flavour that is unique. I had no idea as to how stunning the South is... Thank you for your humour and delightful positive approach to all your pursuits, in a world that is full of negative news...
Anna and Phillip, you are the best support of your friends, I love you for this and gave us the chance to help. I wish a functional healing for Benoit, much strengh and confidence!
Being also a Normandy resident, I can totally understand your desire to escape to the south of France. Very nice documentary as always and the fundraiser's success for Benoit showed the strength of your community. I wish him full recovery and looking forward the upcoming projects.
The sincere gratefulness conveyed by Benoît is more than thanks. It was my pleasure to donate to his safety. I wish I could give him a great big hug. I hope you recover soon Benoît.
Benoit's humility underscores his considerable charm. as a life long amateur woodworker I can relate in a very small way. the bad luck was unfortunate, the good luck well deserved. best of luck Benoit
So happy to see Benoit! He looks well.❤ I am so happy he will get a newer saw with money raised for him. Philip and Anna, thank you for helping him, true friends indeed. Daphne and Ian too.❤ Loved the video of the south.....beautiful countryside, historical buildings, are my cup of tea. 😊
I am so glad that you got away for a wee break and I love hearing the girls speaking french....wonderful! What a lovely holiday....so happy for you all and what a blessing that these towns are so close to where you live.....so much to see. Thank you for taking us along!
Ah Benoit, you are an integral part to this International, TH-cam community that Anna and Philipp have created. We await your return to trading barbs with Philipp. Don’t be a stranger during your recovery, and have some fun remaking your workshop. Best wishes from Washington, DC!
It looks beautiful! I love all the different plants they grow at the restaurant, it looks amazing. Thanks for the message from Benoit, I hope he continues to heal xx
Philipp and Anna, this was a beautiful video. From the beauty of the locations, scenery, the children, and the music I thoroughly enjoyed your wonderful family vacation. Your mom is lovely and the girls love for their grandparents and vice versa is something to cherish. Ending this video with the update from Benoit, his appreciation for the contributions and outpouring of love touched my heart. xx
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. The photography and scenery were wonderful. Continued good healing to Benoit. All the best from Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
What a magnificent trip …..so glad you took us all along with you…I m very very envious. I m sure that restaurant got your brain cells churning with ideas for home and garden …bravo
What a lovely virtual trip to the South of France you have given us! I hope that Benoit continues to heal, and am so glad that the fundraiser will allow him to work in a safe environment!
You all surprised my memory banks when you traveled to my old home of Provence. I lived in Salon de Provence and I used to go over to Avignon for shopping. I bet the girls would love the sand (not stone) beaches when the summer heat is on. So nice to see you Benedict, and glad to know you are healing and in such good spirits. Looking forward to seeing what you all have decided to do with garden around the gates.
Love that you share this amazing journey with us. I hadn’t realize how much Roman influence there was in southern France. So happy to see Benoit looking good. Praying for a speedy recovery ❤❤❤
That was a lovely trip down memory lane for me. We used to vacation in the South of France when we lived in Paris during the summers and they were magical indeed. We are craving some warm weather here as well. Very nice to hear from your good friend Benoit, wishing him the best.
Your daughters are lucky. I'm very happy for them. I was also blessed with parents like you and had a wonderful childhood. Thank you for bringing back those memories and virtually creating new ones.
This is the third time I have watched this video in the past month, and enjoy it more each time. It is good to see you and Anna relax and wonderful to go on holiday with you. Yes it was a vicarious holiday for us who watch your videos, but none the less enjoyable. Hope you get your boat sometime Philipp, I loved the freedom and peace of sailing. Lovely to see Lily and Emma in all their innocence enjoying life with two very caring and honest parents. Glad to see the charming Benoit is healing, and looking forward to the future. It is always uplifting to watch your videos. Thank you both.
As much as I love Normandie for all its histoire et mystique, I could live in the south of France all the rest of my life. The climate with its sunshine and brimming herbal and medicinal gardens would be the best cure for coming out of a cold winter in midwest America! Thanks for sharing another great journey! It is lovely to watch you and the girls enjoy valuable family time! ❤🥰🙏🏼
Happy for Benoit ! That is very good news. Where you live is becoming more perfect for all of you. Thank you for taking us a long on your trip. Very beautiful, charming towns, gardens and the 14 the C building. The Roman aqueduct is very cool to see. Lucky to live where you do. Hugs from Canada ❤️
I'm so happy to hear Benoit is on the mend and that the donations have been going well. He's the kind of hard working, caring, humorous and kind person that, when he needs help, would probably be the last one to ask for it but there are so many others who are more than willing to reach out and give him a boost when he needs it most. Your trip looked wonderful. The girls are really growing up quickly.
A decade past, I was like Philip, embarking with my sweetheart and our two daughters across Southern France in a rented car. The landscapes of Provence mirrored the very scenes you've captured in 2023, as if your lens transcended time. Life brimmed with sweetness and pledges of tomorrows. Alas, destiny wove an alternative tale, leaving me all alone today. Thus, I extend profound gratitude for upholding the dream, for affording me the chance to relive those cherished moments anew.
I have only seen you on videos Benoit, you are the best, best, friend of Mr. Phillip, and so humorous, and the biggest heart also. The world need people like you and Anna and Phillip. Thank you all for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend. Oh yes, if Benoit doesn't have any prior surgeries, tell him to enquire from his doctor about the hyper baric chamber machine. It allows the circulation to increase healing. Very good, for wounds. Must not have any metal, in his body from old surgeries. Would be wonderful for his hand.
It is so heart-warming to see Benoit doing so well. As bad as it was his accident could have been worse. To be part of this community and actually have the ability to help Benoit like this is pretty amazing.
Nice nice trip. thank you for the beautiful travelogue of Sud de France. The girls are lovely as well. Hope to see Oma again. Of course a huge hug and kiss to Ziggy. so nice to see Benoit loving his new found treasure machines. So glad you all set up the fund so we could contribute. Lovely man.
Thank you so much for taking us on holiday with you. Such an interesting and informative Vlog. So good to see you both relaxing and unwinding with your lovely girls. Sending love and healing thoughts to Benoit. ❤
That makes me cry, the generosity to a beautiful friend… that is everything… so good the girls have a history lesson while they have fun… Now if you want good beaches, you have to come to Brisbane… I go up once a week, still pinch my self as it’s so beautiful, even have a board and I’m 72…. You live in amazing place, you are extremely talented… I loved the garden… what a pleasure to walk with the gardener telling you about the plants… Well done….
Once again you've taken us on a fabulous journey to see the south of France! Most of us will never be able to travel that far or experience the the beauty of that region. Thank you. Also, it is such refreshing news to hear that Benoit is healing and at the same time being shown how much he is loved and appreciated. Your videos are always uplifting.
Fantastic video. I think the lovely rose is Banksia Lutea. It is a beautiful climbing rose which flowers well, however, with only one main flowering in early summer. It would do well in your garden, I think. Anyway, well worth a try, I think. Your château is absolutely beautiful. I can’t tell you how much I admire your untiring tenacity and attention to the minutest detail. Thanks so much for cataloging this wonderful project. It fills me with admiration. All very best, Michael.
I moved to Dordogne during first lockup and it is sooooooooooo hot. First year we cooked and lay on the tiled floor in the dark in August then we got slightly used to it but last summer 45° in the shade was again too much. Luckilly the building is so old it has all marble floors and thick walls. Do I regret the Mayenne, NO NO NO !
I loved traveling with you 💖 history, nature, vegetables and the sea...just gorgeous and your little ladies very smart and enjoying the many things they were going by❤😊
Benoit, we are so happy to see and hear from you. Please take care of yourself, know that people all over the world care about you and your little fingers too ;-). Lovely video as always ❤
Hi Anna & Philipp, wonderful video, so nice to see you having a lovely family vacation! Nice to see Philipp's mom...Happy belated Birthday! So good to see and hear Benoit is doing well with his recovery! Thank you for sharing, take really good care of each other and yourselves. Lots of love from Canada. Kathy x 🌺🌺🌸🌸
This video is perfect simply perfect it looks like I watched a stunning documentary without being bored, the curation of clips, the interaction of Philip and his family along with the music, the architecture, the history, the garden, all were amazing. Its been so long since I have watched such a masterpiece on TH-cam. You guys are amazing❤
Your daughters are a dream, so well mannered and well behaved, you both must be so proud. Im glad your holiday break went well and you enjoyed. I was so happy the day we moved into our barn renovation project in 2020. Here in Le bugue in the Dordogne it's an amazing. place. Love watching you both. Xx
I was carted around the South of France a lot as a kid, you seem to have visited a lot of the same places my parents took me to. Hopefully your girls will remember more of your trips than I did of mine.
Here in the USA the top award for film excellence is the Academy Award statue. I have watched, followed, and glanced at several "chateau" shows and I believe your posts are the very best. I enjoy the decor and work on projects, however the humor, authenticity, and adorable children sets your apart in a category far above any other. Thank you.
Such a beautiful tribute to your mother-in -law and a birthday cake. By honoring our family we are showing or children the way (of course unless there is a real reason not to). Enjoyed the beautiful travels. So glad you could get away a few days.
I love Arles, I used to live in Nimes for a while. A close friend just bought a house in the centre of Arles and keeps inviting me so maybe I will go after the summer. Lovely !
Really enjoyed visiting there 13 years ago at this exact time of year! Sad, it was our last trip to Europe as my husband suffered a stroke on April 30th, 2010. We loved seeing it
To paraphrase Anna, this video is magical. It brought back so many memories. Having lunch in the courtyard in Avignon, walking across the Pont du Gard, sitting on the beach in NIce. Driving the wrong way in a bus lane trying to find the train station to turn the car back in.. In my superb/reprehensible French, we stopped and asked a road crew, "Ou est le gare?" In perfect English, one of the crew said, "It's just over there on your left." I love the French. Looking forward to another trip to France this fall.
What a beautiful trip you had, and what special memories as a family! And to see Benoit and hear his gratitude! Many prayers that he will have years to enjoy his great tools and create beautiful things safely!
Thank you for taking us on this fabulous trip! I loved the time you spent in Avignon. It was very interesting to learn about all those different plants! The ocean was beautiful. The whole trip was wonderful! Love from Vermont
Reminded me of my honeymoon! 3 weeks going fom Monaco to Andorra! We had bull and rice in Sainte Marie, the Camargue, black bulls and white horses. Meeting a "nose" in Grasse, people watching in St Tropez, seeing the bullring and walking the walls in Arles, sketching the Pont du Guard. Fabulous time, love the south of France 😊
I'm so happy that you gave us the opportunity to show Benoit how much we care about him!
I think most people who watch regularly know Phil’s humour and know before clicking they were not really selling.
Exactly! Couldn't believe how some of the people on the live chat were getting their knickers in a twist about it. 😂
@@msaditu I don't wear knickers so I am knicker free...Maybe there will be A.I. knickers available for sale by Phil soon with a special chateau logo to for the knicker minded people.
There are other guys renovating a french chateau. Always let people believe they do that for their own living dream and now it's finished they sell it. I wonder when all the patreons realize that they throw their money in a developer... Crazy Crazy.
I would never believe that our two cuties here sell it, but if they would, I would lose my believe in mankind. 🥴😁
@@JayTH-cam1 I wouldn’t mind, they are renovating it to a very good standard. There aren’t a lot of people with skill and taste who will put all the effort, time and money needed to do this. It’s almost like crowd sourcing restoration. But a château for this size and age will never be ´done’ and they may want to move on one day if it becomes to much. Not that I wouldn’t be horribly sad if that were to happen.
I'm autistic and Philips jokes are sometimes hard for me to get because he always speaks in the same tone lol. Thankfully the comments tend to clear things up :)
I am so happy for Benoit! Anna and Phillipp, thank you for starting this fundraiser for your dear friend. It's great to know that there are still many good people in this world. Get well soon, Benoit!
💞 well said
I obviously missed what happened to Benoit, will someone update me? thank you
Benoit is worth listening to. An exceptional eloquent speaker when put to the test of time to get across what he wants to say.
Happy to see Benoit at the end! I pray he is doing better each day and the pain is less. The girls are loosing their baby faces… growing so fast!
My heart is full, watching your beautiful family explore such incredible places, the restoration of the chateau, and Benoit…Thank you for sharing it all!
It was so wonderful to see Benoit, and hear in his own words how profoundly this will change his life. You have done a wonderful thing for him.
What a beautiful holiday! Glad you can take an occasional break from renovations like this.
I had a wonderful mother-in-law also. She was incredible and our children adored her. We lost her to breast cancer. She was ready to pass over as after five years of surgeries, chemo, and radiation, the doctors could do nothing else for her and even with pain meds she was suffering so. We all told her it was fine for her to rest now and said our good-byes but we, I, miss her so much. I’m so thankful for all the years I had with her love enveloping me. This was a really nice video.
so happy to see Benoit and know his hand is healing. thank you for letting us all know so we could help him. Benoit can thank us all by promising to continue to tease Philipp and bless the chateau with his great wood working skills. thank you both, Daphne and Ian, for setting up the gofundme so we could help. the world really is a good place hugs.
It was so nice to hear from Benoit and thank you Philip and Anna, Daphne and Ian for launching the fundraiser for such a deserving man. You are Angels!
What happened?
Oh my, well Benoit was cut quite severely by one of his big saws, so Phillip, Anna, Daphne and Ian (a young couple who own a Chateau and who are helped by Benoit as well), started a fundraiser to purchase Benoit a safer saw, which he is now using to do his wonderful work work.
@@normamurray4450 Thank you for letting us know. That was really kind of them to do! Safety is very important!
You are very welcome! Yes, safety is very important.
I am so sorry for Benoit's accident. I grew up in a family of carpenters 5 brothers and my dad. Once when I was 2.5 yrs old I got my fingers too close to the blade of a table saw and lost quite a piece from the top of my wedding ring finger. My brothers and father have had some accidents over the years. I wish Benoit a swift recovery. I loved the trip with you and the girls. They are growing up so fast. I am full of joy that you're not selling your home. I love phillips sense of humor he is so dry. I think you are a wonderful mom. Hello and love to the family from Nova Scotia , Canada. We live in a beautiful province. Look us up on Maps sometime.
I loved your adventure! I love the South of France so much that I bought a property there to fix up and live in the non-summer months. Next time you visit the south, check out the Languedoc-Roussillon region. That is where my property is and it is so beautiful there.
We love exploring the South of France! I was about to comment and mention one of our favorite villages, Uzes, but then you showed it! 😄 We loved seeing St. Paul de Vence as well. So much beauty throughout France!
I must really congratulate you on the Gofundme for Benoit, it was so successful and showcases the incredible power of group though and action. I am so happy that it gives him some respite and I pray that he heals well.
I am especially glad that it not only will buy him a new workshop of tools, but give him enough money to support his bills while he heals....
Benoit is so cute! Glad his hand is healing well. ❤
Hello Benoit, I am so pleased your work-space will be fitted with safe machines so you can, after fully recovered, continue your wonderful work and creations. Angel blessings and healing for your poor fingers. Xxxx❤
Your girls are living life to the fullest! They will continue in your footsteps!🗼
Bless Benoit! I am thrilled lovely things are happening for him and his family. Thanks for taking us South....how lovely that was!🥳💕🌻
How lovely! Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is one of my favorite places to visit. Have been there several times. Thanks for taking us along on your trip south! Nice to see Benoit as well. Wishing him a speedy and thorough healing. So nice what you all did for him, and so generous of the donors. What a loving community you have built here. ❤
So enjoyed this! Lily is such a bright one! So impressed as she explained the aqueduct. Ella spotted a handsome boy in a black and white striped shirt...OH NO!!! Philipp starting the color bloom trend is so happening! And to end with our beloved Benoit, it was a perfect holiday! Thanks for taking this American on a magical South of France holiday- vicariously enjoyed it very much!🥰😘
I feel as though I'm living in France! There is a gentleness in these programmes, a subtle and artistic flavour that is unique. I had no idea as to how stunning the South is... Thank you for your humour and delightful positive approach to all your pursuits, in a world that is full of negative news...
I'm so happy for Benoit, what a wonderful man. I wish him a speedy recovery and return to his soon to be completely modern workshop!
The name "Avignon" activated something in my brain from ages ago, started singing immediately along with the girls 😄 Glad you had a gorgeous vacation!
I loved your trip. Thank you for taking us along. The trip inspired Philip. I could see his wheels turning in his head. Dreaming of future endeavours.
Anna and Phillip, you are the best support of your friends, I love you for this and gave us the chance to help. I wish a functional healing for Benoit, much strengh and confidence!
I think everyone that was worried about the title should have kept in mind who came up with it. Philip’s sense of humor 😂😂❤
What a beautiful video. Thank you for the tour of south France and for the update on Benoit. You all make the world a better place.
Being also a Normandy resident, I can totally understand your desire to escape to the south of France.
Very nice documentary as always and the fundraiser's success for Benoit showed the strength of your community.
I wish him full recovery and looking forward the upcoming projects.
15:33 that greenhouse is amazing
Happy to see Benoit is doing so much better. Keeping him in our prayers for a speedy recovery 🙏🏻❤
You guys are amazing human beings to help a friend like this, iam speechless how kind you two are and how everyone came together to help your Friend.
The sincere gratefulness conveyed by Benoît is more than thanks. It was my pleasure to donate to his safety. I wish I could give him a great big hug. I hope you recover soon Benoît.
I'm no longer able to travel, so thank you for taking us with you on the trip! The girls are really growing so fast!
Benoit's humility underscores his considerable charm. as a life long amateur woodworker I can relate in a very small way. the bad luck was unfortunate, the good luck well deserved. best of luck Benoit
your kindness to benoit and his immense gratitude brought me to tears. lovely lovely human beings all of you
So happy to see Benoit! He looks well.❤ I am so happy he will get a newer saw with money raised for him. Philip and Anna, thank you for helping him, true friends indeed. Daphne and Ian too.❤ Loved the video of the south.....beautiful countryside, historical buildings, are my cup of tea. 😊
I am so glad that you got away for a wee break and I love hearing the girls speaking french....wonderful! What a lovely holiday....so happy for you all and what a blessing that these towns are so close to where you live.....so much to see. Thank you for taking us along!
Ah Benoit, you are an integral part to this International, TH-cam community that Anna and Philipp have created. We await your return to trading barbs with Philipp. Don’t be a stranger during your recovery, and have some fun remaking your workshop. Best wishes from Washington, DC!
Glad to see Benoit is expected to heal with use of his hand. What a great get-a-way!
Thank you for sharing your lovely family moments. It's so sweet to see you together
Love Benoit, thanks for the lovely work he does
It looks beautiful! I love all the different plants they grow at the restaurant, it looks amazing. Thanks for the message from Benoit, I hope he continues to heal xx
Philipp and Anna, this was a beautiful video. From the beauty of the locations, scenery, the children, and the music I thoroughly enjoyed your wonderful family vacation. Your mom is lovely and the girls love for their grandparents and vice versa is something to cherish. Ending this video with the update from Benoit, his appreciation for the contributions and outpouring of love touched my heart. xx
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. The photography and scenery were wonderful. Continued good healing to Benoit. All the best from Vancouver Island 🇨🇦
What a beautiful, relaxing vlog-thank you so much! I am happy for Benoit, who received such a positive prognosis for his recovery. ❤️❤️
What a magnificent trip …..so glad you took us all along with you…I m very very envious. I m sure that restaurant got your brain cells churning with ideas for home and garden …bravo
What a lovely virtual trip to the South of France you have given us! I hope that Benoit continues to heal, and am so glad that the fundraiser will allow him to work in a safe environment!
You all surprised my memory banks when you traveled to my old home of Provence. I lived in Salon de Provence and I used to go over to Avignon for shopping. I bet the girls would love the sand (not stone) beaches when the summer heat is on. So nice to see you Benedict, and glad to know you are healing and in such good spirits. Looking forward to seeing what you all have decided to do with garden around the gates.
Love that you share this amazing journey with us. I hadn’t realize how much Roman influence there was in southern France. So happy to see Benoit looking good. Praying for a speedy recovery ❤❤❤
Phillip you did a great job diversifying the vacation itinerary. Some of the best memories are created this way.
So happy Benoit is on the mend!
That was a lovely trip down memory lane for me. We used to vacation in the South of France when we lived in Paris during the summers and they were magical indeed. We are craving some warm weather here as well. Very nice to hear from your good friend Benoit, wishing him the best.
Your daughters are lucky. I'm very happy for them. I was also blessed with parents like you and had a wonderful childhood. Thank you for bringing back those memories and virtually creating new ones.
BEAUTIFULLY edited, Phillip!
This is the third time I have watched this video in the past month, and enjoy it more each time. It is good to see you and Anna relax and wonderful to go on holiday with you. Yes it was a vicarious holiday for us who watch your videos, but none the less enjoyable. Hope you get your boat sometime Philipp, I loved the freedom and peace of sailing. Lovely to see Lily and Emma in all their innocence enjoying life with two very caring and honest parents. Glad to see the charming Benoit is healing, and looking forward to the future. It is always uplifting to watch your videos. Thank you both.
As much as I love Normandie for all its histoire et mystique, I could live in the south of France all the rest of my life. The climate with its sunshine and brimming herbal and medicinal gardens would be the best cure for coming out of a cold winter in midwest America!
Thanks for sharing another great journey! It is lovely to watch you and the girls enjoy valuable family time! ❤🥰🙏🏼
Happy for Benoit ! That is very good news.
Where you live is becoming more perfect for all of you.
Thank you for taking us a long on your trip. Very beautiful, charming towns, gardens and the 14 the C building. The Roman aqueduct is very cool to see. Lucky to live where you do.
Hugs from Canada ❤️
I'm so happy to hear Benoit is on the mend and that the donations have been going well. He's the kind of hard working, caring, humorous and kind person that, when he needs help, would probably be the last one to ask for it but there are so many others who are more than willing to reach out and give him a boost when he needs it most. Your trip looked wonderful. The girls are really growing up quickly.
A decade past, I was like Philip, embarking with my sweetheart and our two daughters across Southern France in a rented car. The landscapes of Provence mirrored the very scenes you've captured in 2023, as if your lens transcended time. Life brimmed with sweetness and pledges of tomorrows. Alas, destiny wove an alternative tale, leaving me all alone today. Thus, I extend profound gratitude for upholding the dream, for affording me the chance to relive those cherished moments anew.
It was wonderful to see Benoit. I am so happy that he is healing well. I am really glad that fundraiser has gone so well! Love from Vermont
I lived in vt for a few years!! Loved and miss it so much!!
Greetings from California
I have only seen you on videos Benoit, you are the best, best, friend of Mr. Phillip, and so humorous, and the biggest heart also. The world need people like you and Anna and Phillip. Thank you all for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend. Oh yes, if Benoit doesn't have any prior surgeries, tell him to enquire from his doctor about the hyper baric chamber machine. It allows the circulation to increase healing. Very good, for wounds. Must not have any metal, in his body from old surgeries. Would be wonderful for his hand.
So happy to see Benoit and hope his healing continues. I hope he goes to a hand therapist for therapy to strengthen his fingers. ❤
MT heart was swelling as we went through the towns I had visited before! I loved being with the girls and you two. I enjoyed all of the vlog. Merci
What a lovely vlog…and then we had sweet Benoit, bless him. Well done Phillip, Anna, Ian and Daphne…..a real ‘feel good’ story
Lovely.thank you for taking us with you.and so glad to hear Benoit is on the mend
Thank you always for sharing and taking me (and I'm sure I talk for all of us) with you on a rich and happy family vacation.
Wish you the best.
It is so heart-warming to see Benoit doing so well. As bad as it was his accident could have been worse. To be part of this community and actually have the ability to help Benoit like this is pretty amazing.
Nice nice trip. thank you for the beautiful travelogue of Sud de France. The girls are lovely as well. Hope to see Oma again. Of course a huge hug and kiss to Ziggy. so nice to see Benoit loving his new found treasure machines. So glad you all set up the fund so we could contribute. Lovely man.
Thank you so much for taking us on holiday with you. Such an interesting and informative Vlog. So good to see you both relaxing and unwinding with your lovely girls. Sending love and healing thoughts to Benoit. ❤
That makes me cry, the generosity to a beautiful friend… that is everything… so good the girls have a history lesson while they have fun…
Now if you want good beaches, you have to come to Brisbane…
I go up once a week, still pinch my self as it’s so beautiful, even have a board and I’m 72….
You live in amazing place, you are extremely talented…
I loved the garden… what a pleasure to walk with the gardener telling you about the plants…
Well done….
Once again you've taken us on a fabulous journey to see the south of France! Most of us will never be able to travel that far or experience the the beauty of that region. Thank you. Also, it is such refreshing news to hear that Benoit is healing and at the same time being shown how much he is loved and appreciated. Your videos are always uplifting.
Fantastic video. I think the lovely rose is Banksia Lutea. It is a beautiful climbing rose which flowers well, however, with only one main flowering in early summer. It would do well in your garden, I think. Anyway, well worth a try, I think. Your château is absolutely beautiful. I can’t tell you how much I admire your untiring tenacity and attention to the minutest detail. Thanks so much for cataloging this wonderful project. It fills me with admiration. All very best, Michael.
I moved to Dordogne during first lockup and it is sooooooooooo hot. First year we cooked and lay on the tiled floor in the dark in August then we got slightly used to it but last summer 45° in the shade was again too much. Luckilly the building is so old it has all marble floors and thick walls. Do I regret the Mayenne, NO NO NO !
❤BENIOT XXXXX YOU ARE A STAR. So glad your on the mend. Rosie O from Devon England x 🇬🇧👏😎
Beautiful trip. Thanks for sharing. I'm so glad the fundraiser was successful. 🥰
I loved traveling with you 💖 history, nature, vegetables and the sea...just gorgeous and your little ladies very smart and enjoying the many things they were going by❤😊
Get well soon Benoit. You’re an awesome person. Please keep these videos coming.
Oh my! The history! I love it. Thank you for taking us along with you. Anything 100 years old is very old here in Western Canada.
Thank you for taking us along on vacation, my memories of our trip came flooding back and I can't wait to return again one day.
What a stunningly beautiful vacation. Thanks for taking us along. And I'm so glad that Benoit will have safer equipment! YAY!
Benoit, we are so happy to see and hear from you. Please take care of yourself, know that people all over the world care about you and your little fingers too ;-). Lovely video as always ❤
Hi Anna & Philipp, wonderful video, so nice to see you having a lovely family vacation! Nice to see Philipp's mom...Happy belated Birthday! So good to see and hear Benoit is doing well with his recovery! Thank you for sharing, take really good care of each other and yourselves. Lots of love from Canada. Kathy x 🌺🌺🌸🌸
This video is perfect simply perfect it looks like I watched a stunning documentary without being bored, the curation of clips, the interaction of Philip and his family along with the music, the architecture, the history, the garden, all were amazing.
Its been so long since I have watched such a masterpiece on TH-cam.
You guys are amazing❤
Glad you liked it!
Your daughters are a dream, so well mannered and well behaved, you both must be so proud. Im glad your holiday break went well and you enjoyed.
I was so happy the day we moved into our barn renovation project in 2020.
Here in Le bugue in the Dordogne it's an amazing. place.
Love watching you both. Xx
I was carted around the South of France a lot as a kid, you seem to have visited a lot of the same places my parents took me to. Hopefully your girls will remember more of your trips than I did of mine.
Here in the USA the top award for film excellence is the Academy Award statue. I have watched, followed, and glanced at several "chateau" shows and I believe your posts are the very best. I enjoy the decor and work on projects, however the humor, authenticity, and adorable children sets your apart in a category far above any other. Thank you.
Glad you like them!!
benoit you so deserved your a lovely man and truly talented carpenter
Such a beautiful tribute to your mother-in -law and a birthday cake. By honoring our family we are showing or children the way (of course unless there is a real reason not to). Enjoyed the beautiful travels. So glad you could get away a few days.
It would have been better if they had included her on there getaway. Sad to leave her alone.
I love Arles, I used to live in Nimes for a while. A close friend just bought a house in the centre of Arles and keeps inviting me so maybe I will go after the summer. Lovely !
You Always Get me amazed every sunday show you deliver! I cant help but keep loving how the story evolves...
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank God Benoit is recovering well. ❤
Thank you for sharing your vacation with me. I have never seen such places and so enjoyed the children. Sending love. Lyn
Really enjoyed visiting there 13 years ago at this exact time of year! Sad, it was our last trip to Europe as my husband suffered a stroke on April 30th, 2010. We loved seeing it
To paraphrase Anna, this video is magical. It brought back so many memories. Having lunch in the courtyard in Avignon, walking across the Pont du Gard, sitting on the beach in NIce. Driving the wrong way in a bus lane trying to find the train station to turn the car back in.. In my superb/reprehensible French, we stopped and asked a road crew, "Ou est le gare?" In perfect English, one of the crew said, "It's just over there on your left." I love the French. Looking forward to another trip to France this fall.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for taking us with you on an adventure to the south, enjoyed it a lot.
I was hoping we would see Benoit, a speedy recovery ❤
What a beautiful trip you had, and what special memories as a family! And to see Benoit and hear his gratitude! Many prayers that he will have years to enjoy his great tools and create beautiful things safely!
Merci, Anna et Phillipe, pour cette vidéo incroyable! I love exploring France through your lens ♥️♥️
Thank you for taking us on this fabulous trip! I loved the time you spent in Avignon. It was very interesting to learn about all those different plants! The ocean was beautiful. The whole trip was wonderful! Love from Vermont
When I read "Selling the Chateau" I nearly started to cry. But I'm so happy for guys a well deserved break I think .❤❤❤
I actually yelled 😊
Reminded me of my honeymoon! 3 weeks going fom Monaco to Andorra!
We had bull and rice in Sainte Marie, the Camargue, black bulls and white horses.
Meeting a "nose" in Grasse, people watching in St Tropez, seeing the bullring and walking the walls in Arles, sketching the Pont du Guard. Fabulous time, love the south of France 😊
So glad Benoit is healing nicely ❤