IPhoto '09 Restore from Time Machine... pictures missing, can you help?

I decided to restore an older iPhoto Library (from 2 days ago), and my most recent imports (span of time of a month) have disappeared. The events show up in the Library, but when I click on it, only gray boxes appear... no photos.
Does anyone have a solution to get the photos back? I thought that this was the purpose of having the Time Machine... to be able to restore old files and (in this case) libraries.
Thanks in advance for your help.

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    I don't want to (unless I have to) reinstall the OS as there is nothing wrong with it, but I do just want my Mac back how it was the day it go nicked (I have a backup a few hours before it went)
    The thief deleted my account's pictures some software lots of thing.
    Thanks for your help on this - Very lucky to get it back!
    What a stupid theif lol
    A good tip for anybody with mobile me!

    http://duncandavidson.com/2008/01/restoring-from-time-machine.html

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