A Year of Late Cornish

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Terdhek De Yow, degves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Thursday, 30th September Fatel alja ow bownans bos whath moy müscok? Hedhyw ow mergh a dreylyas dido, ha lebmyn ma lies sagh, kistow cart ha nebes artickel mebel moy ow tervesca ow chei. Ma tervesk lowr ow honan solabres! Res ew dhedhy gòrtos annedh nowydh. Ma fowt meur a dreven resnadow en Kernow. Ancledhys ew ow hamera en neb le! E'n kettermyn, trei flogh a wrüg gòrtos difün terebo hanter nos ogastei. How could my life be any more crazy? Today my daughter became homeless, and now there are many bags, cardboard boxes and several extra items of furniture cluttering up my house. I have enough clutter myself already. She has to wait for a new home. There is a great affordable housing shortage in Cornwall. My camera is buried somewhere! Meanwhile, three children stayed awake until nearly midnight.   Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today anterys  buried artickel  (m)  item, article dido ~ heb to  homel

   2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek De Merher, nawhes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 29th September   Jorna spladn o, kenth o an gwens yeyn lowr. Glas o an mor. Goskeusys o an trolergh dhort an gwens tredh an keow et agan kerdh an moyha kerys. Whath ma lies moren dhû. Da ew gen an maw bian aga huntel gans y hengok. Ha da ew ganjo crambla emann war yet brâs dhe weles an vergh e'n pras agan kentrevoges. War an diwedh ma badna dowr e'n gover bian, saw nag eus golitha po dowrlam. Thewa linen a blodnow. Otta prev treweythüs. Nag ew gweles gena vy kens lebmyn. Ewa gwenenen po kelyonen? Ma esperans dhebm na wra hei gwana na piga. Ass ew brâs hy lagajow! It was a bright day, though the wind was quite cold. The sea was blue. The footpath was sheltered from the wind between the hedges in our favourite walk. There are still a lot of blackberries. The little boy likes picking them with his great-grandfather. And he likes climbing up on a big gate to see the horses in our neigh

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Üdnek De Meurth, ethves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Tuesday, 28th September Modrepedh yonk ew gweroresow pur dha. Ow mergh wydn ew heweres gans hy noy bian. Gleb o an jedh, bes war an diwedh an glaw eth dhe ves. Thera meur a dhowr war an grow - oll an bily bian ew liwyow teg. An flehes a wras cuntelyans. Nei a wra desernya an sortow men moy diwedhes. Martesen ma tabm a sarffen. Da ew ganjans mos heb skichow (eskisyow).  Nag üjens ow clowes an yeynder. Da ew gen an vos fittya boos. Da via gen an maw bian gweres dhedhy. Young aunts are very good helpers. My granddaughter is helpful with her little nephew. The day was wet, but in the end the rain went away. There was a lot of water on the gravel - all the little pebbles are pretty colours. The children made a collection. We will identify the sorts of rock later. Perhaps there is a bit of serpentine. They like going without shoes. They don't feel the cold. The girl likes cooking. The little boy would li

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Deg ha Trei Ügens De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Monday, 27th September Whel calish ew gwitha flogh trei bloodh. Ma meur a nerth dhe flehes. Eus batry dhodhans? Ma othom a lagajow en kil a'n pedn. An maw ma ew pur wheg, saw re godnyk ha challenjüs ew ev. Ma va ow whilas myschew pup pres. Na vedn ev bos skithys! Nag eus trok-tedna, nag eus copart ew saw dhort besyas bian. Ev ell herdhya mebel. "Brâs ha crev oma!" Kevys ew ganjo ow danva rag choclat. Ma othom dhebm a delher nowydh. It's hard work taking care of a three-year old child. Children have a lot of energy. Do they have a battery? You need eyes in the back of your head. This boy is very sweet, but he is too clever and challenging. He is continually looking for mischief. He doesn't want to be bored! There's no drawer, there's no cupboard, that is safe from little fingers. He can shove furniture. "I'm big and strong!" He has found my hiding place for chocol

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Naw De Sül, wheffes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Sunday, 26th September Otta flourys idhyow! Leun ew an keow anodhans, pals en nectar ha podn flourys rag an gwenen. Mons ow tynya gohy ha kelyon ewedh. Ma dhebm camera gweythresek. Nag ewa nowydh, ownys ew ow hamera coth, moy po le. Lebmyn, ma whans dhe'n flehes y ûsya rag kemeres fotos aga honan. Etho, ma dhebm crogen bulhorn (an flehes a gar bulhornes) war vos goth ha gor-redenen vrâs. E veu lies fôtô a'n dor ha cloudys, ewedh! Behold ivy flowers! The hedges are full of them, abundant in nectar and pollen for the bees. They attract wasps and flies, too. I have a functional camera. It's not new, my old camera is mended, more or less. Now, the children want to use it for taking photos themselves. So, I have a snail shell (the children love snails) on an old wall and a big male fern. There were lots of photos of the ground and clouds, too. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today bulhorn ~ buljig 

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Eth De Sadorn, pempes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Saturday, 25th September Pandra wher genam? My a gemeras nebes fôtôs bes lebmyn ma kellys genam an camera! Res ew dhebm gwil devnydh a  fôtôs coth.   Devedhys veu ow mab dhe gemeres dhe ves üdn gwily na veu ûsyes rag y jei nowydh, saw ow gour a feljas an fram, ha rag hedna nag eus whans dhedhy anodho na moy. Thera pajar flogh dirowl ow creatya tervans ha deray e'n lowarth ha'n crow. Ma mar lies gwaryel - rag fra nag eus spas lowr ragtans et aga anedhow aga honan? Ellama towla nebes gwaryellow dhe ves?  A wron'jei attendya?     What is the matter with me? I took some photos but now I have lost the camera! I must make use of old photos. My son came to take away one spare bed for his new house, but my husband split the frame, and so he doesn't want it any more. Four turbulent children were creating turmoil and disarray in the garden and the shed. There are so many toys - why isn't there

2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Seyth De Gwener, pajwora warn ügens mis Gwedngala Friday, 24th September Hedhyw, nag eus termyn lowr dhebm dhe scrifa ha nag eus dhebm tra veth dhe leverel. Ha henn'ew oll! Nos da! Today, I do not have enough time to write and I have nothing to say. And that's all! Good night!

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Whegh De Yow, tryja warn ügens mis Gwedngala Thursday, 23rd September Pandr'ew an nowodhow en Kernow? Ma caletter diannetter en Kernow. Dianethys ew moy ha moy pobel drefen bos whans dh'aga ferhednyon a gwertha aga treven po 'ga treylya dhe havosow. Ma othom a lies annedh rag an termyn. Ma othom rag qwarters stüdhyoryon ewedh. Ervirys ew gen Consel Kernow dhe berna dew bark degolyow rag anedhow rag an termyn rag an bobel dhiannedh. Ma towl rag dastevyans a radn a Truru. E vedh trei hans annedh hag ügens; pemdhek a'n cans warn ügens a vedh anedhow "cavadow". Teg lowr ew an towl. E vedh qwarters stüdhyoryon (rag pajar cans), cresen universita, ôstel, leur termyn frank ha moy. En teleryow erel, ma cresednow termyn frank ow keas. Martesen e vedh treven moy ena. What's the news in Cornwall? There's a homelessness problem in Cornwall. More and more people are evicted because their landlords want to sell their houses or turn

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemp De Merher, nessa warn ügens mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 22nd September Niwlek o an nos ha cüdhys gen vayl o an loor leun. E'n mettin, thew an gwels glouthek. Ma keniver dagren a lebor ow tastewydnya an ebòrn, ha ma'n gwiajow kenis ow terlentry pecar'a jowals. Leun ew an keow a frûtys bian liwys lebmyn - mor dû en dreys, ogan rüdh ros en ros kei, ogan rüdh en spern gwydn, eyrin en spern dû, mor scaw dû en scaw, mor rüdh war wedhros, mor rüdh bryony. Meurgerys ens gen liworyon ha liworesow. Kemer' with! Na wrewgh debry an frûtys cabm. The night was misty and the moon was veiled. In the morning, the grass is dew-covered. Every little teardrop of moisture mirrors the sky, and the cobwebs sparkle like jewels. The hedges are full of little coloured fruits now - blackberries in brambles, red rosehips in dog roses, red haws in hawthorns, sloes in blackthorns, black elderberries in elders, red berries on honeysuckle, red bryony berries. They