French apartment renovations, Day 646: The best theater performance ever

All of us except Eric went to a theater performance at the new Théâtre National de Nice, just a short walk away in Old Nice. It was a retelling of Hansel and Gretel. (Eric stayed behind to finish sanding the floors, and in retrospect he should have come.)

I came into the performance with low expectations, anticipating something annoying and over-the-top cutesy for little children. I came away completely entranced and enthralled. It was the best theater performance I've ever been to. Everyone loved it, even Zari and Dio. (Well, my dad didn't understand a word so maybe he didn't love it as much!)

Today was a huge work day in terms of both renovating and then breech things. We sanded down the floors (two passes with 100 and 120 grit on the big floor sander, 2 passes with 80 and 120 with an orbital sander on the edges, then lots of final spot sanding), did tons of stenciling, vacuumed the rock walls, took apart and packaged our broken table saw, and raised the grain. All in one day!

It's after midnight and it's raucous outside on the street. The Irish Pub on the corner must be full.

I took a picture of my hands at the theater. Glue residue and gold paint--this is after cleaning my hands with mineral spirits!