Royal Tea Scones Today we made the scones that were a part of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s daily tea service. We have it on the authority of Darren McGrady, former royal chef, that these scones were served religiously each […]
Queen’s Escape joins Patreon! After much consideration, and much frustration at the slow speed we’ve been able to decorate / renovate, we’ve decided to join Patreon! On this platform, fans & friends can pledge to support us on a monthly […]
Château 2022 Review & 2023 Dream Session Our first 3 months at Château de La Tuilerie / Queen’s Escape were full of projects, challenges, and ambitions realized. We sit down at the start of the new year and remember how […]
What kind of people buy châteaus anyway? Who am I? Who am I??? 24601!!!! That was for the Les Mis fans. 😉 Many of you have asked who we are / who we were before we made the plunge to […]
Heating a 600+ square meter château in winter. We’ve been busy this late fall and winter season getting the château winter-ready and also prepared for spring guests with the installation of fire extinguishers and smoke alarms. It’s not easy heating […]
Visiting Queen Margrethe’s summer castle in France We went to visit Château de Cayx in Luzech, France. One of our château Queen guest rooms is named for the current Danish monarch, Queen Margrethe II. Bo’s family was visiting from Denmark, […]
Decorating the château for Christmas 2022. It’s our first Christmas at Château de La Tuilerie, AKA Queen’s Escape. We didn’t go crazy. But we did a few things like candles in the windows, a dining room center piece made from […]
Our first château B&B guests! Owning a château comes with many of its own unique challenges, many of them related to cleaning. Just before we were to have our first family guests visit, Karen awakened a sleeping fly infestation! Rooms […]
Planting château flowers VIKING STYLE. We wanted to plant a few flower beds with some peonies and tulips. How hard can it be, right? HARD. We must have the toughest, rockiest, back-breakingist soil that ever there was. The limestone cliffs […]
The first château wild boar dinner. We have moved to wild boar country! We still haven’t seen one, but we have enjoyed what the locals call, “sanglier” in pate form as well as aged sausages. Some of our neighbors like […]
A look inside our château Queen rooms Lots of château buyers buy with the intention of massive renovation. That was not the case with us. We wanted projects, yes. But we knew we didn’t have the capacity to take on […]
Bringing the château terrace back to life. When we arrived at Château de La Tuilerie, the terrace was overgrown with weeds and the stone terrace hadn’t been cleaned in decades. After 2 pressure washers and a LOT of patience, we’ve […]
We got the castle! Finally, the second signing. Several months after the first signing, we are back for the second and final signing and oh, so ready to get the keys and begin our life in France at Château de […]
Château wedding venue dreams! Today we’re sharing with you where we’d like to host wedding ceremonies, after-wedding drinks, and receptions. We’ll take you into the Orangery, through the alley of century-year-old trees, and onto the terrace. We’ve got big plans […]
Next château renovation Queen Elizabeth II bridal suite Bo takes you through our plans to create a bridal suite at Queen’s Escape, named for the late Queen Elizabeth II. We plan to have a large room for the bride and […]
Where it all started. This is the story of us, Bo and Karen Christensen, driving to France for the first signing of our château in Martel, France. We had just agreed with on a price with the sellers and were […]
