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Scents Take Me Back
In my efforts to declutter, one of things I think of moving out is the perfume left by my mother. Her favorite, and an easy Christmas...
Jo Mercurio
Feb 8, 20222 min read


Photograph it Now!
I recently learned again the value of photography. Several years ago I photographed my deceased mother-in-law's pearl necklace gracing a...
Jo Mercurio
Jan 4, 20221 min read


Post-war Japanese vase travels down three generations
All my life growing up in my parents’ house, my mother would say about her large dining room hutch which she was so proud of, “Someday...
Jo Mercurio
Aug 24, 20201 min read


Morning Coffee - A breakfast tray makes 40 years feel like yesterday
My cousin Pam told me she tried for years to give Gramma’s china to her kids. No takers. The beautiful crystal? No thanks. She gave it...
Jo Mercurio
Jul 6, 20201 min read
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