PLASTIC DRAMA!!!!

Let me introduce you to the latest addition to my collection: Oomph! Ayumi.
I wasn't impressed with her when she was released at first (probably due to the dull dress). Then I saw some pictures of her, and I realized that, well, she is mini-me: blonde hair , tanned complexion, green eyes, high cheekbones and pointy chin (Sasha agrees, even if he noted that  she would a perfect mini me  if she had thin lips) Anyway we're talking about a general resemblance: it's just "mini-me" after all!
Still I didn't buy her, as I thought that, being an ITBE doll, she had to be on a tall body. And, besides my vowing not to add any more Tall bodies to my collection, I don't have that kind of figure.
Then checking the net I realized she comes on a Poppy body!!!!

I found her at a bargain price, so finally I bought her. Here she is, right out of the box (but with a new dress). She's going to be called Billina.

As I wasn't happy with her hair I took her with me to the hairdresser. My friend Anna made her my same hairdo!

Now I LOVE her!

I was just one girl short to match all the guys, but now that she arrived home DRAMA sets in!!!

I didn't have any official mini-me and Odette acted as a stand in, but as Carlo is Sasha's "mini-him" you can see that something is going to happen.

I think that Carlo never really forgave Odette for the "wedding dress joke", or maybe it is just  that mini-him has to be matched with mini-me?

They look perfect together, and they have also the right height difference!

From now on they are going to be the new "travelling dolly" couple.

Now someone has to tell Odette. Ermanno is going to undertake this task, after all he's been able to convince Margherita that he and the twins are her long lost family!!!!

Odette is really distressed, but Ermanno is convinced she'll be fine if I'm going to  find her a new fiancee.

Luckily we have some choice of single guys, and she's going to make her pick between Attilio, Cesare and Omero.

I don't believe Omero really suits her, too rugged.

And Cesare is too much of a gigolo, I already know him, even if he doesn't  have a proper dress yet.

I think Attilio is perfect, he's got a 60's  Brit look, as she does, and they're are going to be a very nice Mod couple!

More about Billina and Carlo soon!

Travelling dolly: Odette in Kos (a well deserved vacation)

This time I'm not going to tell you about a trip I've made. And I'm not going to tell you about Sasha's fabolous adventures in some faraway place.
Each year Sasha (at the end of summer) accompanies a group to some seaside resort on the Mediterranean (in Greece, Turkey, Crete or Rodhes), I usually don't go with him as the end of september is not a good moment on my job. (This trae for instanc e my agenda was already hall filled by the e e of June!) So each year he comes home with some backgrounds for the girls.

I haven't used any of them until now (except for the Marsa Alam pictures in the Odette in Egypt posts), but Odette and Carlo had a very stressful summer (with those neighbors who wouldn't be a bit stressed?) and they were due for a vacation.

I know, I had to start their Mexican explorations, but that will be a full fledged, multi-instalment trip, this is just a summer distraction!

Furthermore, even vacations in resorts have their charms, so I've picked Kos as their destination.

There's not a lot to be said about the vacation, apart from the fact that people is very ospitable, food is great and that if you like swimming there's no sea like the Mediterranean (IMHO).

Odette and Carlo begin exploring the resort, nice walking paths surrounted by bougainvilleas

And look at the  beach over there!

Quite an elegant pool!

They decide to have some lunch before going to the beach

Grilled fish! 

Odette changed in a more comfortable outfit and they are off to the beach!

Fishermen preparing their boat? no, just tourists.....

The sea is simply amazing!

And one last shot in the pool

But who's that girl looming in the background????

You'll find out soon enough!

Kisses Billa