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Jo Mercurio
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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...
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Jo Mercurio
Jan 4, 20221 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...
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Jo Mercurio
Aug 24, 20201 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...
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Jo Mercurio
Jul 6, 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...
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Jo Mercurio
May 13, 20201 min read
Ruth's Pearls
An image from my mother-in-law's bedroom connects my urban life to a rural past.
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Jo Mercurio
May 12, 20202 min read
Touchstones - Keeping the love but not the stuff
Let go of stuff but not the love. Use photography to create touchstones of memories.
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Jo Mercurio
Apr 6, 20171 min read
Where the passion began
Candid photography of people in transition, in the moment or over a period of time thrills me. My enthusiasm for editorial photography...
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