Although I never actually met Lydia, I feel that I knew her pretty well. We were knitting buddies through Ravelry (I live in Australia), and we had many interesting discussions about everything under the sun via PM. She gave us no hint that she was seriously ill, and we have been trying to contact her for months. I had no way of contacting her IRL, but in my heart of hearts, I knew that she wasn't with us anymore. She leaves a very big gap amongst the knitters on Ravelry, and will be sadly missed by all