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TORRAS Neck Fan: FirstUse

September 28, 2025 // 0 Comments

Earlier this Summer we took a FirstLook at a device called a “neck fan” or “wearable air conditioner.” The basic idea is that the fans wrap around a [...]

Urban Safari: Highland Happy Hour

September 21, 2025 // 0 Comments

A little while back, we kicked off the weekend right with a laid-back-but-whisky-forward gathering, designed to help those who made their way to The Haven in Jamaica Plain [...]

Fellowes Shredder : FirstLook/FirstUse

September 14, 2025 // 0 Comments

Identity theft is seriously on the rise. To combat it, whenever possible and practical, we opt for receiving our statements and important documents electronically. Why? [...]

Guinness and peanut butter…WHAT???

September 7, 2025 // 0 Comments

It was a simple question: “…you want a shot of peanut butter whiskey with that Guinness?” OK, let’s step back a bit and catch our RainyDayCocktail [...]

Worx PowerShare Cordless Pruning Saw

August 31, 2025 // 0 Comments

We like Worx products because they are thoughtfully designed, well-constructed, and reasonably priced for home gardeners.  The RainyDayGarden has a pretty decent collection [...]

Beach Gear Round-up: Summer 2025

August 17, 2025 // 0 Comments

RainyDay usually does an Autumn Gear Round-up, but we had planned an Autumn vacation and didn’t think we’d have the time to get to the round-up. So, we shifted [...]

TORRAS Neck Fan: FirstLook

August 10, 2025 // 0 Comments

Fans made of leaves have been around since ancient Egypt. Manually operated rotary fans were invented back in the Han dynasty (fl. 180 CE). In the late 1880s, Schuyler [...]

InkOMG: Semi-Permanent Tattoos FirstLook

August 3, 2025 // 0 Comments

The joke about “getting a tattoo” has always been: “Hey, it’s only forever :-)” For folks interested in getting a tattoo but are not keen on the [...]

Cereus : The Queen of The Night

July 27, 2025 // 0 Comments

Background Cereus cacti are native to South America, particularly east of the Andes Mountains. They are also found in the southern Caribbean islands. Specific countries [...]
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