To tell the truth, this morning was quite a difficult one.

As I mentioned yesterday, it would have been Lyn’s birthday. Dominik knew this too, so earlier today he asked me to take him to Eltham Cemetery, where Lyn’s ashes are. He had never been, and wanted to pay his respects. Of course I was happy to do so, so after breakfast this morning we went together along the footpaths next to the A2 to the cemetery. It had been a while since I had been, and to be honest I wanted to know what, if anything, had happened with Lyn’s remains, and whether her brother Paul had ever got in contact. When we reached the cemetery, however, we were told that they had not heard anything, and so had scattered Lyn’s ashes in the small woodland area there; Lyn never had any form of ceremony or funeral.

I think this saddened both me and Dom. We went to the area, and stayed there among the trees for a few minutes. It was deeply emotional – Lyn deserved so much more. I thought it appropriate to play this song I wrote for Lyn on my Ipad, and Dominik took this photo.

Naturally, we agreed that the best thing to do now would be to organise some kind of get-together or remembrance event, where we can invite all of Lyn’s old friends and give her the send-off she deserved. I suppose things like the pandemic have got in the way of such events over the last few years, but Lyn was such an incredible person who struck everyone she met with her zest for life, that I think everyone would agree that to deny her such an event would be something of a betrayal. After all, I think L would have wanted everyone to come together and listen to some great music.