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Modjeska’s home survived!

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I got a reply from one of the Rangers at the Orange County parks department:

Fortunately the firefighters were able to spray fire retardant foam on the majority of the buildings in the canyon, and I am happy to report that the house and outbuildings are still standing. The meadow, as a clearing, provided a good amount of protection, as well. The grounds at Arden look remarkably good.

Minor I know, compared to the massive losses people have experienced down there, but very cool just the same.

I posted about my last visit to Modjeska and I recently updated and tagged some of my images from that trip on Flickr.

Family reunions and Polish actresses

Over the weekend my wife and I packed up the kids and headed to Southern California for a family reunion. That, of course right there is worth a blog posting because running through airports with kids and all their associated attachments is always fun.

But what was cool about this reunion was that is was held at the Helena Modjeska Historic House and Gardens. Now what you may be wondering is, “Um, where?”

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