Thaw in Julia-Eric Feud

The notoriously icy relationship between Julia and Eric Roberts appears to have defrosted recently in Tucson, where sister and brother came together to help console a family friend over the loss of a relative, reports PEOPLE Daily contributor A.J. Flick. While the visit with the friend was strictly private, the famous acting siblings (he's 43, she's 31) were spotted around town together, amicably water-skiing on a nearby waterway and hanging out at Senor Sammy's, a Mexican restaurant owned by a mutual friend. Eric Roberts, a vegetarian, even helped cook chicken at Sammy's -- and waved good-naturedly at passers-by who recognized him.