The Old Stone House, Pizza and Gelato

This has been a full on, productive, work filled week! In the midst of loads of planning, moving classroom furniture, quick visits with cousin, sister, friends... I missed a very important milestone. On September 1st,  a.l.o.e. i love had it's one year anniversary!!!

I made the commitment to try out this blogging thing for a year, and let me tell you there were times when I didn't want to put in the time (and boy does this take time, especially when you don't really know what you're doing), but I am still here and apparently I have more to say and more to share :)

So I leave you with a perfect afternoon in Brooklyn and a few of my favorite spots.

The Old Stone House

l'albero dei gelati

Old school Brooklyn pizza a few doors down from the gelato shop!

a.l.o.e. in the classroom

A.l.o.e. in the classroom has arrived! It's a blog dedicated to my teaching and learning adventures. You can visit a.l.o.e. in the classroom here. 

How will I manage teaching and posting regularly on two blogs you ask??? I have no idea. Hahaha. My thoughts are, a lot of planning (as usual), less tv (except for Downton Abbey and other Masterpiece classics... and maybe a Housewife of some city every once in a while), definitely little or no travel for a while... We will see. Where there's a will there's a way, One day at a time, Reach for the stars, ... and all that other good stuff :)

I leave you with the last days of summer in Brooklyn. x

A gorgeous summer sky

Many, many trees grow in Brooklyn

This one is my favorite

My first, ever, live, baseball game!

MCU Park, Coney Island

Cheerleaders!

Me and Chrissy, my teaching partner/partner in crime.
You will be seeing more of her this year ;)

Good old fashioned fun

Frida, The New York Botanical Garden & My New iphone 6!

There's nothing like visitors to get your butt out of the house, to places you have never been to in your own city! 

My new iphone 6 and I had our first visit to The New York Botanical Garden last week :) 

Taken by my friend Jo on her iphone 6

Taken by my friend Jo on her iphone 6

I think I'm going to really like playing with this new toy ;)

New Exhibitions at The Brooklyn Museum

We have a lovely friend visiting from London this week, and of course I had to take her to one of my favorite places. She actually suggested going and pointed out a couple of new exhibitions; one called The Rise of Sneaker Culture and the other FAILE: Savage/Sacred Young Minds. Both were worth the visit.

Here's a peak at FAILE: Savage/Sacred Young Minds. Enjoy :)

Artists & Craftsman Supply

Artists & Cratsmen Supply opened their doors in Park Slope, Brooklyn, a little over a year ago. It is located very close to my school and let me tell you, it is a dangerous, dangerous place.

The store is housed in a large warehouse and this is only a fraction of what is available! For more store locations, go here.