Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

My husband is up at our cabin and I'm staying home.  Since we retired, I've needed some time alone and since he is not away from the house much, I never get the solitude I crave.  I used to go on retreats, but I've lost my retreat buddies due to aging and needing better accommodations.  In the past, we could sleep in a tent, drink from a hose, and get a shower once a week.  No more.  Falling is our big risk, and walking sticks and good hiking shoes are not enough.  So now I retreat at home.  I probably won't see anyone until my husband returns in three days, and that's fine with me.  I get up earlier when he's gone, as I am a morning person, and today I've already vacuumed the downstairs and worked on a stain on the kitchen rug.  I'll take a walk today and maybe look in the toystore for a surprise for my oldest grandson, as I'm visiting him Wednesday.  I'll eat lunch for dinner and dinner for lunch and NO COOKING.  I need a break.  I'm part extrovert, part introvert, and I need to feed both.  Right now, the latter.  I'm going to listen to my Buddhist teacher's dharma talk, streaming online soon, and do a little meditating.