We have an olive tree and I am thinking it would be good to actually use them rather than just sweep them up.
http://agrariana.blogspot.com/2007/12/brining-of-olives_54.html

about olives wikipeadia

http://homedistiller.org/

http://thesurvivalpodcast.com/forum/index.php?topic=3665.0

I am going to build a solar dehydrator. A dehydrator dries food. A solar dehydrator dries food using the sun (wow)

Below are some pictures I have of one


and

taken from a very handy blog of homegrown revolution

There are instructions here

A lightbox is used to take photographs of small objects. I needed one for a project I am working on

I have just learnt how to use my camera and just built a lightbox for a project I am working on

I got the instructions from http://jyoseph.com/diy-light-box-for-product-photography/

Here it is!

From Winebusiness 18/01/09 1:25 PM

From Winebusiness 18/01/09 1:25 PM

Here are some images from my lightbox. (no photshop)

From Winebusiness 18/01/09 1:25 PM

From Winebusiness 18/01/09 1:25 PM

The images are fairly good although if you look hard you will see me and the lightbox reflected in the glass. I'm not sure how to get rid of that? Or if I can - they will do for now

Paul