I am all alone this Christmas season so your vlogs are my "family". They are beautiful stories each day. Thank you so so much.

Stephanie and Michael YOU'RE the BEST team .. Love to see your energy together.. ❤ LOVE you guy's! ❤

Steph, you and Michael are hilarious and work so well together! Was feeling a bit down tonight, but found myself laughing outloud while watching your vlog, it put a smile on my face! Thank you! Looking forward to the next one!! :)

You both searching for horseradish root was the highlight. It’s the part of the adventure you will always remember.

You've smashed it! Perfect advent partnership Steph and Michael making perfect Christmas scones!! Fantastic fun, just love this vlog 💖💖

I love the spontaneous late night jont through the garden looking for horseradish, so fun.

Hello Stephanie and all Lalanders! Congratulations for another year with wonderfull Christmas Diaries! As a portuguese who loves drinking tea, i must add a small coment about it. While it’s fairly common knowledge that Westerners have China to thank for the original cultivation of the tannic brew, it’s far less known that it was the Portuguese who inspired its popularity in England - in particular, one Portuguese woman. It was Catherine of Bragança (daughter of Portugal’s King John IV) wife of King Charles II introduced the ritual of drinking teas to the English Royal Court and the habit adopted by the aristocracy. When Catherine arrived in England, tea was being consumed there only as a medicine. I wish all of you a wonderful Christmas Holidays! ❤

Brilliant!!! Cranberry-spice scones with mincemeat and brandy clotted cream - the perfect Christmas treat. Thank you!!!!🇨🇦

The pastries. How I miss the pastries. And all of you, as well... 💚

I do love seeing these two adventurous adventurers together again! Such a pair of gigglers. 🙏

I believe the cucumber should be peeled before being sliced so there should be no cucumber skin in the sandwiches.

Michael reminds me of the amazing talented man we first met on these videos two years ago. I think being with good friends has been uplifting for him as it usually does for most of us!

You and Michael casually heading out to the garden in the dark for horseradish!! Aren't good friends the best!!? Afternoon tea looked delicious and the table was beautifully set!!

Catarina de Bragança was the Portuguese aristocrat , Queen of England, married the king Charles Il in 1662, who introduced the habit of drinking tea, because Portugal was one of the first European countries to import tea.

I love me a culinary adventure! Well done Stephanie and Michael for an innovative twist on scones! And Dan for knowing where the horseradish was, sight unseen.

I love your warm intro & the new aerial view of Lalande!! If Dan did that, it is so nice!! And Michael had success with the scones :) Love his laugh at the end. He & Stephanie are so much fun to watch together. And it all looked Very yummy!!

The enthusiasm! I love it!💗 Stephanie and Michael the friends dream team.

Another fabulous video. Thank you.

Wow 💕. Love this channel so dearly. I’ve really taken it to my heart ❤️

I love how English Steph gets when Michael is there. hahah

Love how the finger sandwiches are arranged for serving. British tea looks fun.

Michael! Christmas scones! Recipe please, pretty please!

What a beautiful idea! I just love the friendships you’ve developed, both old and new. To have friends who share in your interests is such a magical gift and I love watching your interactions.

Beautiful! Loved seeing you and Michael and Philip and gang.

Thank you for the lessons on afternoon tea ☕️ I’ve often wondered where and how it originated. I would definitely love to try those finger sandwiches. I love the friendship you and Michael have and the way you play your humor off each other. You two really brighten the kitchen. I quite enjoy your laughter. Happy Holidays from Utah in the USA 🇺🇸

The adventures between Steph and Michael P are my favorite - there is just something about their friendship that I love so much.

So funny you and Michael out hunting for horseradish lol. Yummy the scones looked with the cream and jam. Loved watching x

Loved this video - Traditional English Afternoon Tea is my all time favorite culinary experience, for me it's simply sublime and going to Fortnums for Afternoon Tea is my Favorite thing to do in London. I really want the recipe for the Christmas Scones.

Recipe for scones and Brandied clotted cream please!!!!! Looks yummy 🌺❤️

Stephanie for the smoked salmon tea sandwiches may I suggest lemon zest rather than lemon juice. The juice, along with the tartar sauce, can make the bread soggy if not eaten immediately.

Wow! Stunning room, stunning table, stunning food and beautiful people! What fun and of course I'll need now to make the scones.

Put mincemeat in your scone mix and ground mix spice they’re yummy! Oh and when cutting your scones, never ever turn/ twist the cutter just push it straight down then lift it up. If you twist it you seal the edges and they don’t rise as good as they should do.

Your Christmas vlogs this year are really fantastic. I am loving them. Love seeing Michael and Stephanie together

My favorite one so far. Thank you for doing these videos.

The scene with the Chistmas tree and the tea table all set looked like a fairy tale xx

Definitely going to try making The Xmas Scone, look delicious.. A fabulously festive foodie vlog 🤗🎄

This was wonderful. I like the idea of tiny scones -- when you have big ones they are so filling and no room for anything else!

On a dark and cold November evening this was the best antidote, had me chuckling all the way through! And those scones - will be giving them a go :) Thanks for your efforts, roll on tomorrow's episode of the Advent adventures!

When I make ribbon sandwiches, I make some of them with 3 slices of bread and two different fillings which complement each other. I also trim the crusts off after I have made them. Next time, I will try cutting off the crusts before I start. Don't forget Fortnum and Masons for afternoon tea in London. I took my son there once when he was a teenager and he told me we had to leave as it was too posh. I replied that if he checked our family tree, he would discover we were fine. In Melbourne, one of our best afternoon tea venues is the Windsor Hotel. Loving your Christmas vlogs. Thanks to everyone who helps to make them xo

Absolutely trying the scones out! And it is such a treat to have both Michael and Stephanie on the channel. You guys are such sweet sweet friends! Thanks for the Christmas spirit! 💫

I would like to mention this, is that Christmas card giving, is a dying out, and I really think, that we need to try, to get the message out, to have people, send out more Christmas cards, it gives Christmas more of a warm personal Touch 🎄

Good for you rallying Stephanie! You and Michael are a great team and I loved that you had to call DAN. Nice table too Phillip….

Cornwall is jam first, clotted cream on top. Devon is clotted cream then jam. I live in Devon but eat it the Cornish way. And you put a thick blob of cream on, you don’t spread a little smear. Micheal’s variation for Christmas looks very good.

Enjoy the new intro, really professional. Good chemistry in this vlog

Beautiful! Well done, you three! Cant wait to try that scone recipe! Freshly dug and grated horseradish - Merry Advent!

Stephanie you are delightful bet the finger sandwiches you made are delicious 👍🌟

The Christmas scones looked yummy. Might try making these myself.

I just looooove ‘going out in the dark to dig up something for the kitchen adventures’!!!! That’s so me… 😉💞😉

Oh Michael love it when your there with Stephanie you both make christmas. Brilliant in the garden you are both so funny. Do love you two together when you both cook even better all looks delicious

Michael, I host a Christmas Tea every year and I serve Scones as one of the goodies. I will definitely be making the scones with cranberries and spices next year. Unfortunately, I hosted this years' 2 days ago! Stephanie, your sandwiches look fantastic! I'll do the beef/horseradish finger sands next year and the smoked salmon and tartar sauce next year as well. What a gorgeous table Phillip! Oh, I was amazed at how you grated the horseradish right onto the beef. I harvested a root of it from my garden years ago and began to chop the whole thing....the pain!!!! I could hardly see or breathe, it was so strong! I had no idea I wasn't meant to do a gigantic batch all at once!

You have really stepped up the camera work and the editing with these Advent episodes! It is so much fun watching you all grow and become even more polished all while you remain as fresh and friendly as ever. I love the intimate feeling of all your videos, but can’t help but recognize you all have major skills at creating irresistible content.

Orange or Lemon zest is also great with the cranberry scones!

I could watch anything about afternoon tea all day long! I think you should make regular afternoon tea videos! Maybe provide it to guests and show us the behind the scenes!

I normally take my three now 7 year old grandchildren out to Christmas tea each December. Due to covid I have for the last 3 years made the afternoon tea with the kids each in charge of one tier of goodies. This year I plan on making your Christmas scones and introducing the kids ( William, Rinn and Olive ) to mincemeat. I am sure the scones will be a big hit thanks

The entire crew is compeletly amazing how eveyone can bring their talents to the actual table to enjoy a meal! It is a wonderful blessing to watch all of you!

I am now craving those scones! Definitely making Christmas scones this year. Cheers!

Just lovely!! You all amaze at the lengths you will go to to have fresh horseradish from the garden! I love it!! And you always have so much fun doing it!! Blessings to you all!!

Stephanie, just as the bread crusts should be removed, the cucumbers should be peeled too! It all looks wonderful and love the scone recipe!

Just outside Detroit, Henry Ford collected buildings to make a historical village and museum called Greenfield Village. One of the buildings was a stone cottage from the Cotswalds, and in the summer it's great fun to have a traditional tea in the beautiful English garden surrounding the cottage.

I am loving these Advent vlogs! Stephanie you are brilliant! Thank you!

Stephanie and Michael together are perfection!

That was perfect my mouth is watering write this recipe down Michael

Loved it!! I loved how you ventured outside. Great fun 🎄

Afternoon Tea is my favourite 'meal' for any occassion! The scones look delicious!

How fun! And the Christmas glow in the salon looks beautiful on video!

lovely lovely lovely! lovely table setting with all the dainty sandwiches etc!🤗

Love, love, love this!!!! I did have High Tea once in a chic hotel and it was a great experience! :)

So cozy and delightfully beautiful!!!

I’m loving the daily vlogs!

We grow Cranberries in Ontario (Bala Cranberry Festival in October) and I love “craisins “ instead of raisins in everything! For scones, I add orange rind and a wee bit of orange juice instead of vanilla.

Loving the Christmas scone what a great idea Michael xx

Thank you so much for celebrating Advent! Our family enjoys making the Wait for Christmas by celebrating Advent as well!! Thank you!!

My whole life has changed by just watching your vlogs. I learn something every time.

Those scones looked delicious, Michael! Thanks for the inspiration! How I wish I could have joined you all!

Ok, I’ve never had mince anything in my life. No excuses, just is but after watching all the British KZfaqrs rave endlessly, I am now profoundly interested. With scones and lots of clotted cream sounds amazing and way easier than a pie. Jar first, then homemade. This was fun. Getting redundant. That a good thing.

I’m a big Stephanie and Michael fan. Friendship abounds. Michael should visit more often!

I was raised with an English tea, and miss the tradition in the USA. Thank you for the great memories!

Ah hahahahaha. What a lovely little adventure ending with gorgeously yummy scones. The radish of the horse!!! Of course

Nothing like fresh from the garden, even in the frosty cold.

I adore you and Michael together you have such magic, as with no one else as I have noticed. Thank you for your wonderful vlogs.

Michael and Stephanie you are brilliant together great to see you in the kitchen and garden ❤️❤️

A nice refreshing garden adventure! That's dedication :)

The new Christmas scone recipe is genius! Will definitely try it. Such a fun video, with a hilarious hunt for the shy horseradish in the cold and dark! Well done Michael on digging s9me up 😊

You two together….magic🌟

Right, that's it, Christmas scones are a' coming... Utter brilliance Stephanie and Michael !! Not forgetting the brandy cream too 😋

So wonderful to see Michael! I am so enjoying the Advent Season with you all!

I love the adventure. How fun is that hunting for horseradish in the dark. Beautiful display. All looks delish!

Such fun, and the Christmas garland in the kitchen is looking fantastic!

So Fun!!! how superb the run to the garden for fresh horseradish! well needed..

Looked delicious nice introduction to afternoon tea. Merry advent. Scones looked delicious Michael.

How lovely, loved the foraging in the walled garden. I still roll out afternoon tea when I am able here in Melbourne.

OMG!!! I was literally drooling watching this one !! Makes me want to dash out in this miserable rain and raid our local patisserie! ;-)

Your afternoon tea sandwiches and scones looks divine.💙🌞

Love the whole meal, I could taste it in my mind😊. Always enjoy the videos and learn something all the time.

Christmas advent again! You inspired me to have my own private advent calender this year for my husband and I. We are empty nesters but I try to make Christmas meaningful. Also,thank you for making the episodes shorter. Happy Holidays, I can't wait to see what happens next!

I am always delighted to learn what you talk about and explain so beautifully. Always educational.

Everything looked amazing! 😍

This is so hilarious- we have just been rewatching Belgravia and it details the birth of afternoon tea - featuring the duchess too 💕

Thanks for showing us the English tea custom. Posting the recipes you’ve made is very much appreciated.

Fabulous etiquette. I'm with you Steph, salted butter with my cucumber sandwiches. Try making cranberry scones with white chocolate chips inside, Natty will love those!