A Pure Heart
Our refrigerator operates pretty well and is nice looking in appearance. It has one flaw, however—cold water is accessible only from the inside. Both doors have to be opened in order to reach the plastic dispenser. This lets the cold air escape, while chilling the person who is trying to get a drink! In our county, drinking water comes from Lake Huron and the Detroit River. Not being completely sure about its quality even when treated, we prefer filtered water over that from the tap. Rather than buying a new refrigerator that has a dispenser on the outside of the appliance, Al and I decided to have a filtering unit installed under the sink. As a little girl, my mom played around the creek near her home. One day she was thirsty and got a drink from a large can that was on the back porch. Afterwards she remembered that she had collected some tiny tadpoles in that can! We kids grew on tap water and sometimes drank straight out of the garden hose when it wa...
