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Danny Melville’s Lost Stitches: The Bostitch Legacy and My Crazy Jamaican Family (Ian Randle Publishers, 2021) is now available. The press release explains, “This is Danny Melville’s story, told in a heartfelt, candid, relatable way and with no punches held. In writing this story he has been helped by long-time friend, Rachel Manley whose elegant and lyrical writing style evident in her own family memoir Drumblair, succeeds in making Lost Stitches a rollicking good read.” Description: Danny Melville was content with his laid-back life in Jamaica. He spent his days playing polo with friends and other locals at his famed Chukka Cove, sipping on rum or maybe a Red Stripe, and living every day to the fullest. He knew how fortunate he was to have this life of privilege, which came from old family money: a legacy from his American great-grandfather Thomas Briggs, who over a hundred years ago perfected and mass-produced the stapling machine and made his Boston ....
For Many, It s Hardship For The Holidays Thomas Briggs evens out the stump of a Christmas tree at Wilson Farm in Lexington Matt Baskin/GBH News Hard Holidays The holiday season is a time many look forward to all year. Usually, it s a time for family gatherings and to practice long-held traditions. But the raging pandemic and crumbling economy have forced people of all ages to make difficult holiday choices, as the traditional season of joy now carries unexpected hardships and considerations. Thomas Briggs can sense it. The 22 year old has sold Christmas trees at Wilson Farm in Lexington for the past six winters. He said he has noticed a depressing trend this season. ....