Ah... hibernation is good :)
And cocooning. That's how butterflies are made.
I also like a lot of solitude and silence. It's good to cut out the noise and clear the mind to create authentically. I find anyway.
Sometimes a post takes me months to finish. Just because I know it's not ready. I mean, that it's not fully processed and so may have the wrong motivation. Y'know?
Then the message gets lost so it's pointless anyway.
Are you still making music?