She was playing just 3-4 things she learned one of which was this Mozart piese. Later I found out she comes from a polish busking family her father plays Bandoneon and her mother was a saw player. I found them playing in after dark hours on the street. I talked to them. Asked the little girl if she is joining her parents. She answered " Daddy says it's too late for my concert"...

July 21, 2010 at 1:35 am Today I had a very strange day I got up early to go on the island. Hvar to the early ferry. I boarded a Ferry that was frozen somewhere in the 1983-85. All of ferry smelled of socialist nostalgia: paneling, chairs, tables, pictures on the walls, the ads in "Korekom" :) expensive whiskeys in lightly dusty and obviously aged windows. Right down to the bartenders in the lobby bar - Old school pro around his 50s with painted thin mustache and smily slig

Why should Adults Play What is adult play? In our modern lives, adults focus so heavily on work and family commitments that they never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, they’ve stopped playing. When we do carve out some leisure time, we're more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in creative play like we did as children. Just because we’re adults, that doesn't mean we have to take ourselves so seriously and ma

Rolling on the floor with your baby or getting down on your knees to play with a young child is vitally important—both to your child’s development and to your own health. Play is essential for developing social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills in children. In fact, far from being a waste of time or just a fun distraction, play is a time when your child is often learning the most. Whether it’s an infant playing “peek-a-boo,” a toddler playing make-believe, or an olde