I knew I was in trouble the moment he walked through the door.

It's 3 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, and I awaken to intense light from the full moon streaming through my bedroom window.

Once the last cedar shingle had finally been nailed in place I removed the staging planks, the roof brackets and then the flimsy improvised staging.

With soft spots for youth and sports, and an almost finished basement, my family of four took the leap this summer and invited two Martha’s Vineyard Sharks college baseball players to live with us.

Excerpt from a talk by longtime summer resident Don Brown on the importance of friendship.