That website states "The diaries cover the period of May 1940 to December 1942"
I'm pretty sure that her lacemaking didn't start until some time later - she told me once that she'd had surgery and was supposed to take thing easy for a while so she learned to make lace and hadn't stopped talking about it since! During the war years I think she was busy with the family's motor garage business, as well as looking after the children. I know Doreen's daughter Mary (Bill's twin) from Lace Guild conventions. Sadly their elder brother Arthur died in 1944 at the age of 8. On 20 Sep 2012, at 14:38, Janis Savage wrote: > This book is about Doreen Wright who started the Lace Guild. Her son, Bill, > contacted me a year or more ago to ask for information about her visit to > South Africa in the early 1980's. I don't know if the book goes as far as her > lacemaking activities. Brenda in Allhallows www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
