A month ago I decided to focus on my writing and ignore all the excitement around me. I was determined; very determined not to celebrate Christmas. But I forgot all that promise to myself and carried away by the joy of my sister Caddy’s first book, since she set up a publishing house I bought myself a ticket to Perth to attend the launch. That is best decision I made. The weather is great – mild and sunny. I made my sisters happy. And I have escaped the rush, the crowd, the madness, the train break-downs. Here I am sitting in the upstairs room, in my sister Celine’s house and writing without any distractions. It is a beautiful space, large and sunny. The large window frames the lush green and colour of the garden outside.