« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 28 June 06 04:58 BST (UK) »
Hi, Suffolk Mawther --
I enjoyed reading your explanation of "mawther" and a bit of the Suffolk dialect. I tried reading it aloud, but my American accent couldn't quite get around it all! It did bring back memories, however! I have a tape recording (reel-to-reel) of my dad and some Suffolk friends reading humorous stories out of the East Anglian magazine, back in 1960!
I hope that your walking tour of Framlingham went well this past weekend. I am not acquainted with the town, but I did locate it in my trusty Philip's Suffolk street atlas!
I have seen pictures of the little church in Syleham, and once read that the people used to climb up the Saxon round tower to see if Vikings were coming up the river!
If you are ever up that way again and could see if Great Green still exists, that would be lovely.
Sincerely,
Susan M. Blake
Phoenix, Oregon
U.S.A.
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