Montreal! Today is the first school day in 17 years that I don't have to wake-up a child and rush them off to school. My daughter graduated the fabulous New York Rudolf Steiner School yesterday in a beautiful ceremony highlighted by the playing of Brahms' Sonata for Violin and Piano in G, the singing of the spiritual Soon Ah Will Be Done where the largely Upper East Side student body beautifully appealed to "meet my Jesus," and an elegant commencement speech by an old-time Steiner supporter who has sent five children to New York's Steiner School . There are many great teachers at this school and my daughter loved her two years there, following her 11-year-stint at New York's Lycée Français. Next year, she's off to Montréal to study fine art and to join her brother who is studing English Literature. Montréal is the site of a burgeoning Franco/New Yorker scene and I'm delighted to have both my kids attending school there. It only seemed fitting to celebrate my daughter's graduation at ICI restaurant in Brooklyn, which along with 360 is one of her two favorite restaurants in New York. We ordered a range of wines with sentimental importance to my daughter, perhaps the most important being the FRV100 from Jean-Paul Brun. While my daughter never sang spiritual songs with Jean-Paul Brun, she did learn the all-purpose word putain from him when she was nine-years-old. We also drank wines from Christian Chaussard, Catherine Roussel, Didier Barouillet and from several other growers I can't remember. In the grand French tradition, we arrived around 5 pm and left the table at about midnight. Despite the day beginning at the Steiner Graduation Ceremony, none of the wines were from practioners of biodynamie. But, they were all organic and delicious. It's an imperfect world. As they sang at yesterday graduation ceremony: Soon Ah will be done-a with the troubles of the world The troubles of the world The troubles of the world Soon Ah will be done-a with the troubles of the world Goin' home to live with God I want to meet my Jesus (I want to meet Him) I want to meet my Jesus (meet my Jesus) I want to meet my Jesus (I want to meet Him) I'm goin' to live with God I'm off today for Montréal where my daughter and I will be looking for an apartment, eating out, touring, arguing and having a good time. See you all soon! |
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