Saturday June 22 Day Trip

Mojeska Historical House

Heritage Park

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary

Here we are at our fun and unique day trip, Thanks to son Tom. It was a memorable day!! The scenery is not every day California!!
Our 1st stop was the Local Museum, it was small but very interesting. They had all stuffed wild life animals that were home to that region. However the kids seemed to enjoy the live snakes in their cages the most. That included some live rattle snakes!! In the Sanctuary there was a pool of water that contained lots of gold fish for us to look at, also there was at least one turtle seen above. There was a place to sit and watch the birds feed, a woodpecker on the right!!
The Main event for the day was the Modjeska Historical House, built in 1888. When we arrived we were told the house was closed but we could look around? Above is the house from a distance and a closer look. On the the right is the guest house. The home was built by Helena Modjeska, a Shakespearean actress and Polish patriot, and her husband Count Karol Bozenta Chlapowski. Helena was a Shakespearean actress and played tragic roles!!
Pictured above is the ice house, it was open for us to look around. Next is the front door. As we were getting ready to leave, a volunteer showed up with keys to open the door and gave us a tour through the house!! On the right is a picture of the Living room ceiling!!
Here are pictures of some of the fireplaces in the home. The stone fireplace above was in the Living room. This was the mode for heating the home!!
This is Helena's Bedroom, and her husband the Count's Bedroom on the right!!
The Music Room for herself and guests!!

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