Chateau Meiland: the aftertalk

Lil had something nice planned for tonight (what exactly? I'll ask later), so I'm taking over the honors. No punishment, because Chateau Meiland happens to be my favorite too. And I also happen to have a nanny who knows Martien personally. Yes, yes, you can't argue with that, can you? Our Martien used to have a boutique in Noordwijk and our Stella happens to come from there. So if Jacques d’Ancona complains that Martien is playing a character, I know from our Stella that Martien has always been like that. Yesterday was a party again. Let's go over the highlights.

1. Martien pulls bread from a machine

“But can that be done? And does the money have to go in the slot?” Then feeling and touching very carefully and yes, there he pulls a delicious, freshly baked pain from the wall. “We’ll eat nicely with a herb butter.” Oh Martien, have you ever not made a party out of your day?

2. Scary, that machine

A tree has fallen over and that’s obviously not such a nice entrance. So Erica and Maxime walk with an electric saw and wheelbarrow towards the culprit tree. Martien strolls over, his scarf fluttering in the wind. “Ooooo, I always find that SO scary, that machine. The smoke that comes out too.” According to Erica, it’s supposed to be like that and that wood, she still has to chop it into small pieces, then it’s only ready for the fireplace. “No way,” says Martien. “That’s fine. I’ll make that cozy. Just leave that to me.” When he walks into the living room with his wheelbarrow, we know he’s right.

3.  The drying scene

Hatsekiedee, just throw the soaking wet sheets in the dryer, that’s what the new girl does. Martien has never seen it before. “C’est la mer, la mer.” That’s way too wet, that won’t dry. Let’s count what treize was again. “Quand c’est fini, je rebiens.” There, that really came out smoothly from Martien. Wine?

4. Martien and the jump leads

“Ooo, I find this so scary. Oh, I don’t want to die.” We don’t want that either, Martien. Not for a long time and never.

5. At the hairdresser

Carolien has to cut his hair. “It’s getting wispy and I hate wispy.” It starts to rain. “That’s okay, then you don’t have to tie it up.” Caroline combs his hair forward. “NO, not on the lock.” Caroline: “But it’s WISPY, Mart!” “Not on that lock!”

6. “I’ll do it again!”

7. “Where is that woman?”

8. “Do you have apple juice?” asks a new guest. “We are alcohol-free.” Caroline: “Geez, you could have gone a castle further.”

9. Caroline: ”Then I’ll just do your neck with my trimmer. I usually do other things with it, but…” Martien: “I’m fine with it all.”

10. Does Maxime say ‘piesvol’ or ’peaceful‘?

11.  I really feel like having those chocolate cakes from Martien now. And in the next episode, that too.