Grandma's Attic

The picture of our house  below was taken when  we first moved in,  the grass was in sad dying shape from no water all summer.   So, with automatic sprinklers, we started pouring on the water.  Within a month we were the envy of the whole neighborhood,  lush and green.  Then we got our water bill.

What?  a water bill?  We never got a water bill in Oregon.  Of course not,  we had a well and water was free.  even the lady at the office was amazed it was so high....$160.00!   Much wiser now,  we shut the water down to once every few days,  and I'm hoping our next bill will be a lot lower. 

Water from a well.   What a blessing that we didn't even appreciate.  Live and learn.  (But we still have the greenest grass on the block)