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St Bernadette - an incorruptible

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jul 19

While in Nevers, France, we visited the Convent Chapel where the incorrupt body of St Bernadette lies in a glass casket. Her body was exhumed several times and at one point washed. This resulted in her exposed face and hands...

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Very 'ordinary' stain-glass windows in Nevers Cathedral, France

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Jul 19

While in France recently in a house-boat on the Canal Lateral a la Loire, we spent two nights in Nevers. The cathedral there, of Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Juliette, was built between the 11th and 16th centuries. During World War II, it...

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Unusual coat-hangers

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Jun 19

While in Nevers, France, we attended some markets. There were the usual displays although of course they differed somewhat because we were in a different country. I bought a couple of French books for my daughter-in-law and we...

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A lucky dog in Nevers, France

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 25 May 19

We’ve been without internet for some days but are now in a hotel in Paris. Four of us fly out in the morning. While in Nevers in France, we visited the markets and I spotted this dog which was sitting in a child’s carrier behind...

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Hugo, Ravel and Monnot

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 20 May 19

In Nevers in France, we came across references to two very famous people and one that I hadn’t heard of before. A doorway had a plaque saying the building had been the residence of Victor Hugo (1802-18850, a poet, novelist and...

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A 'dry' toilet in a park in Nevers, France

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 18 May 19

We’ve spent today in Nevers in France. Although it was threatening rain, it stayed fine all day. We met some very friendly people too. After mooring the boat around lunch-time, we walked into town. It was quite a distance but we...

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Have you heard of incorruptibles?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381928) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Feb 19

Have you heard of 'incorruptibles'? I wrote about them on Bubblews and did an even longer post about them on Infobarrel. This discussion mostly comes from the Bubblews post. Incorruptibles are people whose bodies don't decay...

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What are three "nevers" of your life, & why???

Stiffler07 @Stiffler07 (1356) • United States 14 Jan 11

3-Things you would never do in your life, and why not???

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