Jo MercurioFeb 8, 20222 minScents Take Me BackIn 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 MercurioJan 4, 20221 minPhotograph 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 MercurioAug 24, 20201 minPost-war Japanese vase travels down three generationsAll 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 MercurioJul 6, 20201 minMorning Coffee - A breakfast tray makes 40 years feel like yesterdayMy 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...