It's a wet, wet, Winterthur

When is the best time to go visit the 1,000-acre du Pont Estate? With 60-acres of gorgeous gardens? In the pouring rain? So glad you agree as that is exactly when we went.

In.  The.  Pouring.  Rain.

The rain was kind enough to slow to a drizzle for a few brief moments and we dashed about as much as we could.

As you can see the back of the 175-room Winterthur main house really isn't that much different from mine.

Again, the reflecting pool was so similar to mine that I felt quite at home.

Although they did accessorize theirs differently.

The peony garden was like stumbling into an english fairytale princess garden. I think their inspiration came from mine.

As big as a dinner plate.

We toured inside and out and after all that oohing and aahing we were rather famished. So off we went to the Hotel du Pont for a four-course tea. 

Lovely finger sandwiches topped with an edible orchid bloom, although at home I usually add two blooms to my daily afternoon tea.

In the end, stuffed and finally dried out. A fantastic day.