[MargaretR]

I started this thread almost 3 years ago.
I never 'emerged', other than short strolls near my home, which fortunately is on the edge of civilisation.

I am well acclimatised to seclusion and have grown to enjoy it.

I do not respond to people who say 'get a life'.
I have had a very eventful one and now enjoy peace and quiet and my own company.