Blog: "Nothing But Bad Times"

[Matt R]

Those are but a few of the pictures I have...unfortunately some are ack in my home and I won't be able to post them until Christmas time.

[JJbeech]

Hi raeybo!
What a sad, sad story beautifully, beautifully told!
Can i just add i LOVED the way you have slowly cropped your avitar, so as we got to know more about this amazing woman, she appeared to come closer and closer to us!!
Sheer genius!!

BTW: you been in touch with a publisher yet???

TC: XXX

jj

[AnneMc]

Hi Matt:
Just wanted to say Thank you for letting us learn about your family.. Thanks for putting on the pictures nice to see the faces of the people we have been reading about. You have made your family very proud..

Cheers
Anne

[jethorp]

You young man are a credit to all your family I am sure they are so so proud of you Thank you for the story and the photos.Have a wonderful family christmas Matt.

[stonechat]

Hi

It makes me want to do the same on a smaller scale for my gt grandmother Ann Lee 1848-1940

There are a couple of the unknowns but they could be incorporated into the story.  However the story would not have such drama and the real tragedy was in the months after her death

Bob

[stonechat]

P.S.

Many many thanks for all this

[mare]

Matt I would just like to add my name to your admiration list ... you certainly have a talent for pulling the dates and family stories together into a compelling read. I didn't even need a bookmark, there it was each time almost top of my unread list. The continuing tragedies in their lives was a very sad tale though sensitively portrayed ... well done ... and great to see the photographs also.

You can be well proud ... definitely makes my efforts and scrappy jottings look a bit pathetic...

  mare

[prophetess]

Hi Matt,
Nice to see , the photo's, there certainly something to treasure,
you have quite a fanclub here, and I am sure we are all going to miss your blog,

Well done Matt, I Truly am proud to have you as my friend

[Ruskie]

Fascinating to see the photos, thanks Matt!

I must say I think that Ellen, Nellie and Henry certainly have a twinkle in their eyes, and what a gorgeous baby Daniel is! It is amazing that Mary Ann kept her dark hair - specially after such a hard life.

Well, I am looking forward to the next installment of the story. Now you've got this far, you can't really stop till you get to the present day. Got to get it all written down, so the BBC can get cracking on that TV series - Nothing But Bad Times! Excellent title by the way!