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Today a fellow came to install our new water systems. We now have a reverse osmosis filter system for our drinking water. I notice an improvement in taste over the filter we've been using. Our water now tastes as good as bottled water in my opinion. Larry says we should have done a blind tasting like we did for our tequila. Too late! Tomorrow we will get our new water softener hooked up and also a new water heater. We should be all set for water. There is local interest in gray water systems (using waste water for irrigation), but it requires a second set of plumbing and we don't use that much water outside to make that practical. There is also a push for solar water heaters. We decided that the payback would take to long. As a local pointed out, the water here isn't cold to begin with, especially in summer. It doesn't take as much energy to heat it as in WA. Our new energy star gas heater should be an improvement.

Larry and I both went on an organization kick today. It wasn't planned or discussed. He went through our bills and paperwork and set up a system for keeping the paperwork in order. I organized our garage while waiting for the installer to come. I have our tools in order now, all our paints labeled and in one place, and our gardening tools together. We don't have a lot, so it didn't take too long. I just don't want things to get out of hand like what happened to our garage in Bellevue. I enjoyed myself while working--I had a lecture by my favorite music historian to listen to. Work goes by fast when I have something fun to listen to.