About a month ago, a friend shared this collection of photos of young people swapping clothes with their grandparents, like this one (by Qozop):

Photographs by Qozop

I posted the link on Facebook with a not-subtle hint to my grandma that I thought we should steal the idea next time I was in town. Fast forward: Last night I slept over at my grandparents’ apartment and my friend Annie texted to ask if my grandma and I had swapped clothes yet.

So this morning we enlisted Grandpa as our photographer…

Assembled some accessories that wouldn’t be too hard to swap…

And here’s the result:

I love it. Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Smiths!

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Final diptych photos by Charles M. Smith, Maryland, 2014