Now this is a peculiar, and perhaps out of blog-character article for me to post. it is personal. But something about this family home on Martha's vinyard spoke to me. And its not about martha's vinyard, either. it s the idea of a large family home for gatherings. Now my sister Amy once said that she wanted to have a family home that the kids and their kids could return to. But I don’s want to live in a vast home that I have to care for. But a family vacation home could be, should be a little less formal, less everyday.
I like family reunions, and I remember in years past suggesting that we should get a house somewhere, but all the other members of my family believer in variety.
“Why would you want to do that?” they ask.
So every other summer is adventure time. We all think about where to go, consult on the accommodations and the plan, it seems like a lot of work to me.

But what I picture is a family compound where the kids know what to expect. They can anticipate, and then savor experience for anticipating again.
Maintaining such a fantasy place seems like a lot of work to them.
Well, see you at the summer place, in my dreams.
. An Island, A House, A Family, Summer - New York Times: "A big house, like a long life, can accommodate many contradictions. "