Traveling. Thedas is large and Wardens have keeps everywhere, and then the last year was getting as far away from Orlais as possible because of the Calling.
I can't imagine she would be the type to enjoy summer tea parties, no.
I- My mother was difficult. My father died years ago, and my mother never coped well with it. She took it out on Garrett especially, but she died when I was away and we didn't speak on very good terms after I became a Warden.