I didn’t post for a long time but…I’m always so tired in the evening. I think it is because of this very unstable (generally bad) weather we are having here.

Anyway last weekend we went to two flea-markets. I didn’t find amazing stuff (and on Sunday I didn’t find any doll at all) but I picked few things anyway on Saturday.

I got the pregnant Midge I wanted for a while (I should have bought her when she was in the stores!!!). She needs to be cleaned and groomed up but for 3 euros she’s fine:

an unknown doll by Giochi Preziosi (a very good Italian toys manufacturer) for 1 euro:

I like her dress and her face.

Always for 1 euro each I got this sweet-looking Skipper and a Monchhichi (I’m becoming addicted to them):

I also picked up a repro Barbie and My Scene Vespa (the mirrors are missing) for few euros:

And then again some small things like a black Kelly, a Barbie Baby and some pairs of shoes:

Last but not least…miniatures!!!

They are a bit “biggish” but I love the cup (it is real glass) and the geisha doll under the glass dome. I put them beside Momoko for size comparison:

That’s all for this round of fleamarkets

This is the beginning of my nice long weekend and tomorrow we are heading to the Barbie fair in Hamburg, I can’t wait!!! Hopefully I will find some nice bargains and post pictures next week.

I meantime I’ve been dolls-surfing and here is a small selection of what I’ve been looking at:

MiniaturesMadness photostream on Flickr: just amazing!

Miniature interiors by Michael Paul Smith always on Flickr: stunning!

Alpenfieber blog: I’m so delighted I found this blog, she’s obviously around my age judging by the subjects of her posts. I still din’t figure out how to leave a comment though since I have no google blogger account and it doesn’t accept my credentials as open ID, ohh. well…I will leave her a comment in some ways

And what have YOU being up to?

When I was younger and living in my own country I spent quite few Sundays visiting museums (the shops are closed on this day ..sob …sob) but not anymore. The life of an adult is sometimes taken up by more unpleasant stuff so  for example I spent today trying to tidy up my chaotic flat, ironing and cooking.

Now though I’m finally stretching my legs up on my bed and I decided I can still have a nice tour through museums. Do you want to join me?

If you’ve never seen them let’s visit together the Thorne Rooms at The Art Institute of Chicago: you can see here 15 of the 68 rooms they have on display at the museum. Other rooms can be seen at the Phonenix Art Museum and some more at the Knoxville Museum of Art.

If after that you still don’t have enough, we can go for a tour of Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle a the Museum of Science and Industry, always in Chicago.

If the Thorne Rooms are breathtaking, the Castle will leave you dazzled

Last, but not least, you could have a look at this nice event: some fashions from the 18th century modeled by historic puppets. The site is in Italian so if you do not speak it just jump here at the very beginning of the exhibition. Click on the number of the room to see what is displayed there. The event is hosted by BUMA: Museo Virtuale del Burattino e della Marionetta (Virtual museum of Puppets and Marionettes), very informative site but no english version, pity

So, that’s all for today, time to go to bed and…have a nice week!