Hydroponics and Adjustable VR Lenses in 2020s

One of the dolls fell off the closet shelf, and guess who had a field day chewing on her jewelry?

I’m excited because my genius of a husband stumbled upon a couple of awesome things. One is adjustable lenses for both farsightedness and nearsightedness for the Quests. The other is a hydroponic plant-growing system for indoors. Not only will it be fun to grow some fruits and veggies, but it will also save us a little money. The only fruit that would be feasible with the size we plan to get is strawberries—other types require more space and effort.

We want to be able to simply submerge the seeds in the nutrient-dense water and let them grow under the grow lights.

I still have the sweetie tomato seeds to plant in the three little 4-inch starter pots we have, too.

Anyway, I’d love to grow things that should be easy enough with this system—mini cucumbers, leafy greens, herbs, arugula, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Tom wouldn’t eat any of it, of course, but he would enjoy watching them grow. I might even grow some flowers like colorful petunias. Jasmine has boring little white flowers but the smell is to die for. Maybe I’ll add some lavender if there’s room.

The door handles in here are getting old and not working properly. One of the bathroom knobs is broken, and I’ve always preferred lever handles, so we’re going to replace them with levers. We’re only doing the bedroom and bathroom doors, not the closets.

I slept long and well last night after taking a full clonazepam. I still woke up a few times—and even went to prison for life in my dreams. I don’t know what I did or if I knew Tom, but I was hopelessly trying to console myself with the thought that at least I would never have to die alone.