Feng Shui Apple

Feng Shui design on apple. 

Have you ever asked for a personal Feng Shui consultation?

I have found a Feng Shui consultant in my city and ask her to make an analysis. She basically consults on  classical Feng Shui, Ba Zi (a life-path, incluiding relations (family, partners, kids), business (career, profession, finances) and Ba Zi of children). The lady also makes a "lucky date" forecast for a deal or an action.

I have always been interested in a personalized analysis. So I decided to get one. Will receive it next week. It will be a verbal report during our meeting. Private meeting allows to ask questions, discuss the details and interpret the things better. 

While my consultant makes tables and charts I have got an inspiration to carve a Feng Shui apple. 

There are the apple with my tarot cards and my medallion on the photograph.

Carving tool: a thin thai knife.

Fenh Shui apple, my tarot cards and a medallion

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By this blog post I want to share a few words about a new Wiki project related to food. MyCityCuisine is Food & Travel Wikipedia that guide you to a traditional cuisine from around the world.

MyCityCuisine project is on the stage of filling up with content. I took a look at the website and found some cities I have been to. It was a fun to recall my culinary experience in those countries:

Barcelona. I remember pizzeria and fast food only. In my opinion it is difficult to find a restaurant of traditional spanish cuisine in Barcelona. I have managed to enjoy spanish food in Sevilla. I liked paella, beer and olives, fried sea food and cheese. And some baking too.

 Beijing. Peking Duck is the most delicious thing I have tried in Beijing. I have been to Beijing for a short trip so I did not managed to try much. The most shocking dish was a bug kebab in a street market. I saw chinese men eating bugs & worms kebab and that was enough to me to experience the dish. (check up the pictures of that kind of kebabs in Street Food section Deep Fried Inserts on MyCityCuisine)

Cairo. I loved egyptian sandwiches with Tahini sauce and Tamiyya. I also tried a sugarcane juice. Someone said me to beware of the local street food, but believe me it is tasty. I am OK and still alive after that.

Riga. Latvian food tastes like Russian food. It is simple and tasty. I did not found anything exotic there. One thing I was impressed by is a really large plate. When I asked a half  portion of the dish that was too much to me yet.

Tokyo. Well :)) I guess I have tried everything in Japan apart from Fugu fish. I have tasted fresh fish and black eggs boiled into sulphur spring. Japanese cuisine is my favorite one (while I prefer a well cooked dishes).

On MyCityCuisine you will find the names, description and photo of the national food from around the world. You are able to update info like in other Wiki websites.

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Clay Dolls

Today I attended a clay modeling lesson organized by our Japanese Club for its members. Mrs.Kiryukhina, a famous Sakhalin artist, taught us to work with clay. We have been making traditional Russian clay dolls. It was my first time of clay modeling. I can say it is fairly a relaxing and pleasant work. Mud makes your fingers sensitive. You feel mud as alive substance. 

I took some pictures from the lesson.

This is the working place. Mud, wet cloth, a wheel and wooden sticks.

The doll of mine. It's wearing a russian woman cap and holding a bread and salt in hands. Front and backside views.

Traditionally Ladies can hold a baby or animals (chicken, goose, pig, cat). Below pictures are the works of people from my group:

Dancing Ladies:

The taller doll is created by Vladimir, the only man in the group today.

All together in the circle. Dolls are done. They are going to be dryed for 2 months. And then they will be set into fire. In the end of August we will get us all together to burn our dolls.

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My trip to Japan

I've just came back from Japan. You are welcome to my Facebook album with pictures from Tokyo, Hakone, Osaka and Kyoto.

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Jigsaw Puzzle Game With Fruit Carving Arrangements

Play Jigsaw Puzzle Game with the fruit carving arrangement pictures.


Shuffle - mix up the puzzles
Original - original picture
Numbers - show on/off numbers of the puzzles

Start the game

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In this blogpost I want to thank David Bronson and his "How To Garnish" website for presenting me as the member of the month. My carving creations went on 5 top raiting.


If you love food garnishing and fruit carving and if you have pictures of your works sign in the HowToGarnish.com and share your photos and opinion with other members. The website community counts more than 500 members from all the world. Registered members are able to publish their own blogs and recipes with the HowToGarnish.com.

I like the usability of the site and I really enjoy communicating people there who 99% are chefs (apart from myself, I am a lover :)

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