The Diary of Nathaniel Bryceson (Part 9 - Final)

[Ruskie]

I think seeing the diary will have been the highlight of your trip to the UK!

Most definitely! 

[deb usa]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Ruskie

How wonderful to see the "Real Thing" .... I am so glad you had a great time.... !!!!! I am speechless ...and a little weepy! I was in London in March but had not yet found Nat and his diary!

Can't wait for your update and hopefully some photo's with you and the Diary!

Take care ...safe travels

deb

[Daisy Loo]

Have missed Rc for the last while, as real life has been keeping me very busy!  Ruskie, I am delighted you saw the diary.  What a great way to finish your journey!  Amazing to have walked by Richmond buildings. 

Thanks for starting this thread so long ago...it most certainly was a great journey.  Great meeting everyon too

[Mongibello]

I thought you might like to see these.
Left to right: Ruskie, Adrian, Judith, Alison & the bloke who looks like a tramp on the right is yours truly.   Photo by courtesy of Mrs Mongibello
Also one with Ruskie & THE DIARY

Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year to you all

[Siamese Girl]

How lovely to be able to put  faces to names

I had no idea that the diary was in such a poor state - its a wonder that it has survived!

Carole

[deb usa]

Great photos!!! 

Thank you, Mrs Mongibello

[nestagj]

Thank you so much for the photos.  Sorry haven't been on till now - been pretty poorly with a chest infection !

So sad to see the diary finished ! Yesterday I closed the tab I had open to check the diary every day - it was very final !

It has been great to meet you all and hope that our paths will cross (in the rootschat world) again

Hope you all have a good Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Nesta

[snowyw]

Ruskie!!  That is just brilliant and a fitting end to a great story!!

[drykid]

I had no idea that the diary was in such a poor state - its a wonder that it has survived!

Yeah I was a bit shocked by that too.  It looks like remounting each page is the only thing that's stopped it from detoriating completely.  If the other volumes detoriated in the same way (which is likely if they were kept together) then I have to say I'm less hopeful than I was about others having survived.  The tattier the condition the more likely it is that someone will have just binned them as old rubbish   Also I thought only odd bits here and there were missing from the transcription, but if the pages in that photo are typical then it looks like whole chunks have been lost at the margins.  So maybe the transcription is less complete than I assumed it was.

Also I meant to say sooner that I thought Jim's blog was a thoughtful summing up the publishing of the diary and the interest it generated. Thanks for that

And yes, it's fitting that the discussion on here started with Ruskie and ends with her seeing the diary for herself