T'PREFACE

Fower goin i'five! Anuther yeear's gooan by, an as ah sit mah darn to start anuther Awmynack, I feel inclined to lewk back o' t' past tooathery yeear, an see wot changes they've browt.

Five yeear seems a lot to lewk forrad tul, bud to lewk back on, wha! it dusn't seem as long as wun o'them dreeams when yo dreeam ye'r getting chased in aht ov a lot o'snickets bi a pig wi' three nooases an a horn a fut long grown up aht ov ivvery nooase, an ivvery time yo turn a corner the's anuther three nooas'd pig stood i' yer way! Them's t' sooart o' dreeams yo dreeam after a gurt fried fish an chip puttatey supper!

Still, the's been a lot o' changes this last five yeear for us all. Changes for better er for warr! For it's a world o'changes, an as long as we live we goa on changin, an wot happens after we're deead – well, th'es nivver nobody com'd back yet to tell us.

Five yeear owd! Little I thowt when I rate mi first awmynack, wot a lot o' friends it 'd bring me. Bud it hez done, an ah'm bottom thenkful to feel wot thaasands upon thaasands o' Yorksher people taks a interest i' mi green-backed awmynack, an hah kindley they lewk forrad to me plain hooamli tawks.