It's not all about the kids, though. Sometimes a grown-up needs to have a good time on the town at night - not the kind of good time that Felicity and Ben had when they drank too much and broke into the indoor pool at the university, but a good time. There is an old church in Edgartown called the Old Whaling Church, and sometimes they will have concerts there. Livingston Taylor just played there. He is James Taylor's brother. Richie Havens plays there - cool people like that. Singer-songwriter folk artists.

Ah, it's the perfect Saturday. Then again, aren't all Saturdays perfect on Martha's Vineyard? Well, this one certainly would be. Here's how Russell would spend her perfect Saturday morning on Martha's Vineyard: I'd go to the West Tisbury Farmer's Market, which is one of the coolest things about the island. I would go and get all my fresh vegetables for the week and homemade pies and fresh-cut flowers. It's also a cool place to hang out at and see people you haven't seen in a long time and meet some of the local farmers.
After that, I would probably go get my coffee in Vineyard Haven, which is a little bit more of a town. The cell-phone reception isn't always working in Up-Island, so I'd get my coffee and walk around the little shops of Vineyard Haven and make all my phone calls there. One of my most favorite stores is Nochi, which a friend owns. They have the most beautiful furniture mixed in with little exquisite things and baby clothes, which I've bought tons of there.

In the afternoon, Russell would head to the beach for some family time. I would drive to Up-Island in the afternoon to watch Shane surf. On the north shore, there are calm waves, but on the south shore, Up-­Island, there are more waves. So he'd probably surf on a beach like Squibnocket. All these names are so funny - they are Indian names.