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I’m planning to go out again tomorrow to ascend another of my unconquered Wainright Fells. This is called Seathwaite Fell, and it involves a longish drive round to Borrowdale. The actual fell is only about 2,000ft high, and should be straight-forward. I will have to be careful, in case there is any ice lurking in the gullies, but I need to go and attempt this one. It is one of those fells which I have been past and around on lots of occasions, but have never been on. If I get to do it there will hopefully be pictures and a report on facebook.

I still have a multitude of tasks facing me, and the temptation to stay in tomorrow and do paperwork is great. I need to produce something for the Writing Course which re-commences this Friday, and I have a couple of ideas. There are also jobs for HF Holidays and the local church which need sorting out. But I intend to go out and try.

The issues with my father continue. He and my mother have been to visit an accountant today, so that part of the situation seems to have moved on, but I think that the anxiety attack that this business has brought on is continuing. I think he will need to see the doctors, and my mother is sorting this out. When they moved house many years ago he had a similar problem, involving doctors and even a psychiatriac nurse before he settled down. This is a great shame, and I don’t know what the answer is. My non-professional diagnosis is GAD (general anxiety disorder), and I suspect he has always had it, but that it has come to the surface as he has aged. It seems to manifest itself in a need to be in control, and his distress comes on when he is not in charge of whatever is going on. I hope he will be alright, and hope that mother will be able to cope as well. We are a long way away here, and cannot just pop over to sort things out.

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