Hello dancing lady. I use the phone a lot and call my friends, i write letters. Then i go outside run errands and hopefully bump into my neighbors. I get out to the store, make small talk. I also do chat on line, facebook. I then connect asking people what they are doing and usually i get an invite or they come over to my house and drop in. I am in the loop, i know what is going on so i don't feel isolated. That is big in my book. Then you can go from there, people often make plans and invite you in them. I hope this helps, tc