Articles by Carolyn Donovan and Wan Chi Lau

The Galobart Books: Codex Madrid II

May 4, 2025 // 0 Comments

It is always exciting when something comes from Galobart Books. We hoped-hoped-hoped that what came would be the companion to the Madrid Codex I; afterall, who [...]

Urban Safari: Great Horned Owlets in Boston

April 27, 2025 // 0 Comments

The Great Horned Owl (GHO) is one of the most common owl species in North America, but actually seeing them is not as easy as we thought it would be, even if they live in [...]

Battlefields of the American Revolution

April 20, 2025 // 0 Comments

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

April 6, 2025 // 0 Comments

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

March 30, 2025 // 0 Comments

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

March 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

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

March 16, 2025 // 0 Comments

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

March 9, 2025 // 0 Comments

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

February 23, 2025 // 0 Comments

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

February 16, 2025 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

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