When we acquired our Nikkor 200-500mm lens, we had to consider the best way to carry the big lens on outings. Together, the zoom lens and D850 body weigh almost 8 pounds (!), [...]
Yup we…went. And in order to get as much Eclipsiality as possible, we went further afield than we anticipated we would. Days later, we are still awed by the whole d@mn [...]
The Mayan civilization began two thousands years before the birth of Christ, peaked between A.D. 250 and 900, and began its decline before the Americas were [...]
Boston used to host the Massachusetts Horticultural Society‘s huge annual New England Spring Flower Show, which heralded the beginning of Spring. We think the show [...]
We went to The Cher Show this Friday, the 35 smash hit, 2 1/2 hours of unabashedly fabulous musical storytelling of six decades of the life and artistic journey (which so far [...]
When we upgraded our Nikon DSLR from the D90 to the D850, we went from a 12MP sensor to a 47MP sensor. That massive increase in sensor size enables us to capture higher [...]
When we first acquired the new-to-us Nikon D850 body from a local wedding photographer who was upgrading to the Nikon Z, it came with its original accessories—manual, [...]
Knees are tricky things. They are critical to us humans being able to move. But use them too much, and they wear out. Don’t use them enough, and they tighten up. As we [...]
We assembled the Boos Cucina Elegante kitchen cart last May and have been using it for close to a year. For those looking for a summary of our opinion on this cart is that it [...]
The RainyDayMagazine folks have been learning about bourbons ever since we were introduced to them a number of years ago. A while back we had the opportunity to taste (and [...]
Sleep: it’s important. So important that most human beings will literally go mad if they don’t get it. A good night of solid sleep is often hard to come, but [...]
Every time we get a book delivery, it’s exciting. And when we get something from Lynx…well, we usually have to take measures in the office to keep heads from [...]
We have been doing RainyDay things since 2005 (TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE, people!!) Since then, we have gone through a couple of evolutions, but we still look to challenge [...]
Like previous years, this year we have put together some RainyDay-tastic Gift Guides for the 2023 holiday, full of suggestions for our readers. As with every one of [...]
As in previous years, we have put together some RainyDay-tastic Gift Guides for the 2023 holiday, full of suggestions for our readers. As with every one of our Guides, [...]
Maybe it was the super casual “wear-the-same-thing-to-work-as-you-wear-to-bed” philosophy during the pandemic, but donning on a piece of clothing that is not as [...]
Learning how to pick locks is a lot of fun, in a challenging sort of way. To “know” how to do something is nice, but being able to “do” the thing is a [...]
Jump starter power packs have come a looong way since we first looked at the Clore JNC Air way back when. The newer power packs are small, highly portable, and extremely [...]
Solo Stove makes the undisputed best fire pit in the business. We have been a fan ever since we experienced it first hand at a summer event. The solo stove is stainless [...]
The last time we saw Blue Man Group (BMG), it was the late ’90s. The show blew us away with their use of percussion, inventive ways of creating sound, and how the the [...]
Pleasure travel is awesome, but sometimes it is awful. When things go wrong, they often go wrong because of factors completely out of the traveler’s control — [...]
The RainyDayKitchen folks have looked at a lot of coffee-related gear over the years, but for some reason frothers never made it onto the review list. It’s not like we [...]
Tired of getting scratched up, burned up, or bitten up while working in the garden? The folks at Farmers Defense has a solution for all that and more. This is a bag of [...]
Recently, we noticed that the Xenon headlight on the driver side of our 23 year old Boxster was not “igniting”. It would flash when we turned the switch, but the [...]
We were at the Chestnut Hill Mall Apple Store for the iPad2 launch last Friday. The iPad2 went on sale at 5PM and by 6:30PM they had sold out of all versions. When Apple [...]
After we posted in early April that we had put out some bird cottages in the RainyDayGarden, a few readers suggested we also put out a house or two for Mason bees. While we [...]
When the pandemic started and lockdown began, we, like pretty much everyone else, went out less and cooked at home more. Even so, we weren’t always, uh, keen, to [...]
Last Winter in Boston was tough. Cold all the time, snow drifts up to the windows, school systems having multiple days of weather-related closings. We’ve had a lovely Summer, but the leaves are now changing into their autumnal colors. The cold weather will soon be with us again. Every Fall, the RainyDayGarage folks run through the [...]
Boston and baseball has had a love/hate relationship for a long time. Red Sox fans held their collective breath for the 86 years between the BoSox’s World Series [...]
Questar telescopes are known the world over for their quality instruments. We had a chance to see them first hand at the NEAF conference in 2011. While we were certainly [...]
Some of you may have received shiny new gadgets as presents during the holidays and may be wondering how best to protect them from the bumps and bruises of everyday use. The [...]