Tonight I went for a walk up Reabold Hill, then up Rosscommon Hill where I met Rob at the end of his day. As we met at the peak of the hill a small flock of black and white cockatoos flew over, calling their beautiful haunting call.

The magic of the moment dispelled my sadness over my mother’s increasing frailty:-)

Tonight I walked up Rosscommon Hill, one of the gifts of living in our rental house in Floreat – it’s just around the corner and has a wonderful 360 degree view. So I could see the full moon as it rose into the mauve/blue of the eastern sky at sunset.

It was so magical that I sat on the rocks on the top of the hill in awe.

Today we received a delightful email from Dick, Rob’s brother who lives in Sydney. He, his wife, their daughter, her partner and children, and Dick and Sue’s son Jamie, caught up with Tristan, Blaine, Tom and Thea in Sydney. This is the first time that these 2 parts of the Campbell family have met so it was quite special:-)

Dick noted that Thea and Sophia (on the left above) had quite a conversation about the magic castle.