I find it more than a little bit awesome that almost precisely a year ago today I wrote this entry. In it I record how proud I am of Lyn after seeing her play in her first Paraorchestra performance. I go on to wonder what might be in store for them: I knew they were going to be fairly successful, but, to be honest, I would not have dared to dream that they would hit the heights they have this year. It has frankly amazed me: first, going to Orchestra in a Field, and then watching them close the Paralympics. Moreover, although I’m not at liberty to say what, there are a few very big things in the pipeline. Lyn and I have some very busy days ahead.

Or rather, Lyn does: I’m not a member of the orchestra – I don’t play an instrument. I have thus started to feel guilty about glorying in a success which I have not contributed to. I feel rather like a groupie, a hanger-on. I suspect I just get in the way. I want to help somehow, though – I want to contribute in a more meaningful way; I suppose I want to be a proper part of this groundbreaking, increasingly important organisation. The question is, what can I do?