This week everyone at the Chateau de Lalande is celebrating the launch of Ruth's novel, which was partly written at the chateau. It's about the possibilities of starting a new life in France at any age, and Stephanie talks Ruth about the joys of moving to rural France. Meanwhile, the opera workshop begins, but there's trouble in paradise as a peahen falls seriously sick. To order Ruth Kelly's book, 'The Little Vineyard in Provence': 99p Kindle edition: https://amzn.to/2N23ylz Paperback edition: https://amzn.to/2Z4sqQ5 Escape to the chateau with ’The Chateau Diaries’ This weekly vlog follows the adventures of chatelaine Stephanie in her French 16th century home, the Chateau de Lalande, in the heart of rural France