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Battlefields of the American Revolution

The following from the USPS popped up on RainyDayMagazine’s radar last week… USPS to Issue Stamps of Historic Battlefields of the American Revolution [...]
Barsmith Mixers : Elevate your drinks

We ran out of Hatch Chili Margarita mixer so we ordered some from Barsmith. Along with the mixers, our friends there also sent along some of their new offerings for us to try [...]
Cattasaurus CatCave

When a few readers heard that Reese had joined the RainyDayMagazine team as the new RainyDayIntern, they graciously sent him a fabulous welcome gift. “I’m pretty [...]
Introducing…Reese the Kitten

Two years ago, we lost both of our beloved RainyDayInterns within the span of a month. Eliot and Milo lived good long lives and brought us a ridiculous amount of joy, [...]
DIY: $200 Katana…Anchoring the Blade

Until recently, sourcing component parts for a katana directly from craftsmen in China was not practical for an individual, especially from overseas…but no longer!!! [...]
DIY: $200 Katana…Assembly

One of the 2025 RainyDayProjects was to assemble a katana with pieces sourced directly from China using their version of Amazon marketplace (Temu and Aliexpress). We wanted [...]
DIY: $200 Katana…Test Fit

We started our katana DIY project at the beginning of the year. Our budget is: $50 for all the components (tsuka, seppa, etc.); $50 for the saya (lacquered, buffalo horn [...]
Illustrated Guides of Microscopic Life

We have the poster “The History of Existing Life” hanging on one of our walls. The print is a visual of all life’s evolutionary history and is beautifully drawn [...]
YES Watch V7 : Bezel Insert Change

The purpose of a bezel on a watch is to secure and protect the crystal. A rotatable bezel can also be used to mark/measure time, track directions, and perform calculations. [...]
Meade ETX-90 : Camera Adapter

At the end of last year we found an ETX-90 telescope that was BADLY in need of some TLC. We acquired it, cleaned it, and salvaged what we could of it. We considered tackling [...]
DIY: $200 Katana…sourcing the parts

The MFA in Boston has probably the largest collection of Japanese katanas in the world, including Japan. The work that goes into each sword component is, in and of itself, a [...]
Urban Safari: Bald Eagles on the Charles

The local Nature/Wildlife/Photography groups were abuzz with rumor/possibility that a pack of coyotes had brought down a deer on the Charles River (it has been cold enough [...]
Itomaki No Tachi

We made a fun, accidental find to start off the new year. Enjoy! Tachi Some 30 years ago, we acquired a replica tachi at an estate sale. The replica is of a of sword in the [...]
2025: a year of all things related to…carving!!!

We have been doing RainyDay since 2005 (that’s TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE, people!!). We have gone through a couple of evolutions since then, but we still adhere to our [...]
2024: A Year of Birding

At the start of 2024, we stated that our focus would be birding. Twelve months later, we take a look back at some of the highlights of the birds we saw, the outings we took, [...]
Meade ETX-90 : a rusty rescue with potential for restoration

An ETX-90 scope popped up on Facebook Marketplace at a price that was WAAY too good to be true. We figured it was one of three things: the scope’s mirror was damaged, [...]
Oriental Old Fashioned

We recently “met” Suntory TOKI whisky at the really terrific, third-generation, local business, Gary’s Liquors. An unexpected and HUUUGE bonus at [...]
Boxster Project: Hardtop Installation

It will be 25 years this Spring for our 2000 Porsche Boxster! We recently realized that we have never done a post on the installation of the Boxster hardtop. Even though we [...]
Graphene-X Everything Proof Series : FirstLook

Graphene-X has always been at the bleeding edge of clothing technologies. RainyDayMagazine has had some experience with their offerings, and has always been impressed [...]
Northern Lights, Comets, and Full Moons…Oh My!!!

The Northern Lights and other such sights are often visible only in locations in the Far North (also known as The Arctic). Because viewing opportunities outside The Arctic [...]
Dyson V8 Animal : Vacuum w/o cords

V8 Animal Someone in the local Buy Nothing group was giving away a Dyson V8 Animal vacuum stick with all the attachments, tools, and bits. Apparently, the vacuum had a [...]
Schaaf Wood Carving Tools: FirstLook

During our summer vacation we completed a project we began quite a while back: we decorated the post we made for our mat cutting practice by carving a dragon pattern into it. [...]
Oreck XL Vacuum: DIY repair

We have had an Oreck vacuum cleaner since 2005. The machine is light-weight, easy to maneuver, and has powerful suction. It is also quiet, works well on bare and carpeted [...]
DJI Neo : FirstLook

We looked at quadcopters—what we all call “drones”—back in 2005 and again in 2012. They were…interesting, but required too much user interaction to be [...]
The Galobart Books: Codex Madrid I

Leonardo di Vinci’s works, paintings, and inventions have fascinated the world, inspired generations of engineers, and had long ago captivated our imagination. We have [...]
COFB X-Pak EVO Sling Pack: FirstLook

A backpack is something everyone is familiar with, has used, and probably owns more than one. We certainly have reviewed many over the years, our favorites being from Tom [...]

RDG 2012 Summer Update

Looking back over the years we came to realize that we have not done updates of the RainyDayGarden during July and August. We are not quite sure why, but we thought we would [...]
Urban Safari: Macro In The Garden
May Flowers
Starting seeds collected from pods
Urban Safari: Spring At The Arboretum 2012

Sous Vide : Anova and Sansaire FirstUse

Perfectly cooked steaks, snappy jumbo shrimp, and juicy pork chops? Great cooks can do it every time, good cooks can do it most of the time, and most cooks can do it some of [...]
Spiced Fig Old Fashioned
Alsa Stainless FXSheeting
Grow Your Own Mushrooms
TEC infrared grill : Igniter repair

Boxster Project: Steering Wheel Cover

After 23 years and 210K+ miles, the leather on the Boxster’s steering wheel needed a “refresh.” A future project will be to color-treat the leather itself, and that DIY day will come, but someone posted on a Boxster forum about some good-looking covers, and that is the road we took for now. Faded steering wheel leather – [...]
Boxster Project: Litronics headlight repair
Reviving a dead Boxster battery
Boxster Project: Blower Replacement
Headlight Restoration: Meguiar’s
PorscheFest 2010
NYIAS 2011: Jaguar

Snowshoeing instead of shoveling

One of our readers put the bug about snowshoeing in our heads. With all the fresh snow on the ground, we convinced ourselves that, even though it was 13º, to venture [...]
Tensegrity Icosahedron
550 Paracord Belt
DIY: Tanto
OYO NOVA: FirstLook

BirdCam Pro InTheWild

The BirdCam and BirdCam Pros from Wingscapes are weather-proof wildlife cameras/videocams. Both cameras have been set up in various sections of the RainyDayGarden for [...]
RainyDayGiftGuide 2014 : iGear
Kata Owl 272-DL
EXO Labs On UNITRON
Sigma Zoom: Manchester By The Sea

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