Her great uncle, AlfonsKarpinski, was one of the artists who hung out at the legendary Art Nouveau cafe round the corner - Michalik's Den.
Rumours of dancing naked at Karpinski's favourite spot spread like hell-fire, although as it was, most of the artists went on to become venerable, moustachioed professors.
I had been impressed by all the pictures on the website and I must say it was seriously nice.