me and my brother Glenn

[Skittles]

as many of you know he passed away in November. I had always had the picture of him on the left and I found the picture of me at this house. When I got home I put the two together and I actually remember when it was taken. In England they took pictures of siblings at school together. Glenn had grabbed my elbow and said DON'T SMILE! When I asked why he said it would drive the teacher "batty". So the guy is trying to take our picture and the teacher was exasperated, shouting SMILE! SMILE! They finally gave up and took the damn thing - I was about ready to crack up but he kept a beautiful angelic face going the whole time.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. How cute...and what a funny story

life sure was different then, eh friend?

[Skittles]

2. yeah, we were English schoolkids

not sure why we weren't in uniform - lol, maybe they had a casual day :D

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Great picture..and a great story. So sorry for your loss.

Glad you found the other half of the picture...kind of like he is still around you.

[Lisa0825]

4. adorable picture!!! and a sweet memory too! (nt)

[Left Is Write]

5. What a sweet picture.

And a sweet memory of your brother.

[bettyellen]

6. aww, that's a sweet memory and an amazing picture. thanks, skittles.

[RetroLounge]

7. Cute pic, and a nice story too.

Thanks

RL

[Zomby Woof]

8. Too damn cute

:D

[Kahuna]

9. That is an adorable picture...

You were a "babe" even when you were a babe. I hate that about you. :P

:hi:

[Skittles]

10. lol

ya know, people who know me say I still look like that! :)

[xmas74]

11. You look like you can't hold out on the smile much longer

there.

[ffm172]

12. and her brother looks like he is sucking up his laugh also

it is a really cute pic.

[Skittles]

18. we were only 11 months apart in age

we were constantly mistaken for twins

[Skittles]

13. I was about to bust out laughing

the teacher was wildly waving her arms and getting red in the face :o

[xmas74]

14. It's a great picture.

And at least you can remember the story behind it-unlike so many pictures that can draw a blank.

[ffm172]

15. I can just see it in front of me

thanks for sharing. You can write very vividly, that story comes to live the way you wrote it.

[Skittles]

17. thanks ffm

I was first published at age 11 - wrote a letter to an English paper about an article in which they had stereotyped Americans. :)

[ffm172]

19. cool a writer

I love reading, but lack the ability to write vividly. Even though I love to talk :)

[johnnie]

16. Cute picture

And a sweet and funny story. "Drive the teacher batty"..LOL, my kind of guy. That's what made it worth going to school.