Then I look for older books, the shabby ones in the corner. You just never know what'll turn up. Summers says she's always reading four or five books at a time. She's also taken an interest in alternative healing and has a stack of reference books handy. And they always have been.
Summers says it's a family thing.
I can remember my sister, standing there in the kitchen, doing dishes and reading the newspaper at her feet. Reading is just something we did. As for her new business, Summers figures it'll keep her busy during those times she's not engrossed in a book. And I've got a long time to go. I intend to live to 120.