A Year of Late Cornish

2022 Dedh Trei Hans Peswardhek warn Ügens De Merher, degves warn ügens mis D û Wednesday, 30th November An diwettha dedh a vis D û  ha nag eus bes üdnek dedh warn ügens terebo an diwettha dedh a'n vledhen. Gellys ew kidnyadh. Gwav a wra dalla. Ma whath nebes scavellow cranak sc übellek. Ma gwedh didhel ha gwedh bythwer, bes ma del marow whath dhe nebes gwedh. Bes pe  sêson  ewa? Solabres ma buddys hir lily an Corawys reb an eglos ha flourys eythin melyn e'n ke. Corawys? Nag ew Adhwen dallathys bes namnygen!    The last day of November and it's only 31 days till the last day of the year. Autumn has gone. Winter will start. There are still some scruffy toadstools left. There are leafless trees and evergreen trees, but some trees still have dead leaves. But what season is it? There are already long daffodil buds by the church and yellow gorse flowers in the hedge. Lent? Advent has only just begun!

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Terdhek warn Ügens De Meurth, nawes warn ügens mis D û Tuesday, 29 th  November Da ew genam an valy ma dhort Peran Treth dhe Tywar'n heyl. Dhort an trolergh dhe Fenten Beran my a wel Melinjy ha radn a Tywar'n heyl war an tewednow. Glas ew an mor hedhyw. Ma gover bian ow resek an valy war nans bys e'n mor. Ma va ow tallath en fenten ogas dhe'n eglos Peran. E'n hav, an gover a dhesehas, segh marow, bes thera glaw lowr dhen rag y dhe resek arta. Ha ma'n plodn ow lenel (lenwel) arta rag heyjy. Nebes helyk coth o trehys – a vedn anjei drei rag skyll arta? My a vedn mires gen les. Na vedn agan b ô wnder liva arta e'n gwav, ma pib vr â s en dadno dhort an plodn. En termyn eus passyes e veu res ena, tho vy s ü r. Ma'n gover bian ow tremena nebes lowarthow gen ponjow bian po pibow moy. I like this valley from Perranzabuloe to Perranporth. From the footpath to Perranwell I see Bolingey and part of Perranporth on the dunes. The sea is grey

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Dewdhek warn Ügens De Lün, ethves warn ügens mis Dû Monday, 28th November Alan Kent a scrifas lever "Best Goon Bren". Whedhel ewa, bes alja bos possybyl cawas cath vrâs pecar'a hedna en Kernow? Na wrüg Matthew Peek gweles best br â s war Goon Bren en Kernow, bes ev a gemeras foto a vest war woon en Pow Densher. Ma lost hir dhodho pecar'a cath. Ma othom dhen a nebes ergh. Nena, nei alja whilas olow. Ma treys brâs dhe lew venedh ha ma va ow cül olow b râs. Alan Kent wrote a book "The Beast of Bodmin Moor". It's a story, but could it be possible to have a big cat like that in Cornwall? Matthew Peek didn't see a big beast on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, but he took a photo of a beast on a moor in Devon. It has a long tail like a cat. We need some snow. Then we could look for tracks. A mountain lion has big feet and it makes big tracks.

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans Üdnek warn Ügens De Sül, seythves warn ügens mis Dhû Sunday, 27th November Na vadna vy scrifa a yeyn nowodhow hedhyw. My a venja drei nowodhow lôwen. Ma telher enwejek nowydh dhe'n Trest Ertach Kernow. Aqwiryes ew an telher storek a'n tardhegves cansbledhen ma dhort Ertach Sowsnek. Pe le ma va ha pandr' ewa?  Thew hei venten sans a'n oos cres ha crows reb an vorr. Ma chei venten, martesen pemdhek cansbledhen, pecar'a portal, gen peulyow (pyllars), gwaregow ha pednow gravys. Dres lycklod,  ûsyes  o an venten rag bejydhyansow. Leverys o dr'alja an dowr sawya clefny, dallder ha  müscotter . Ma va oll en Sent Clar, ogas dhe Lyskerwys. Ew an den ma Sent Clar? I won't write about bad news today. I would like to bring happy news. The Cornwall Heritage Trust has a new special place. This historic thirteenth century site was acquired from English Heritage. Where is it and what is it?  It is a  mediaeval holy well and wayside cross. There is a we

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Deg warn Ügens De Sadorn, wheffes warn ügens mis Dû Saturday, 26th November En hav, thew an ryvar bian ma wheg ha cosel ha possybyl ew rag flehes dhe wary etto. Bettegens, de tho deffrans. Na venja flogh veth gwary ena! Thera nei ow tremena pons bian en hav dhe dhrehedhes an treth. De, an pons a veu vednys gen whethfians enawel. Thera den ow surfya an todn! En telher aral, carr a veu "gòlhys" bys e'n mor. In summer, this little river is nice and quiet and it is possible for children to play in it. However, yesterday was different. No child would want to play there! We cross a little bridge in summer to reach the beach. Yesterday the bridge was overflowed by a storm surge. A man was surfing the wave! In another place, a car was "washed" into the sea.

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Naw warn Ügens De Gwener, pempes warn ügens mis Dû Friday, 25th November A venja whei gwil tesen po oyow scurrys po crampeth? Ma othom dhewgh a oyow. Bes ma fowt a oyow en nebes shoppas. Ma stylednow gwag en gorvarhasow. Rag fra? Ma lies yar war lies bargen tir. Bes ma'n cost a voos rag an edhyn ow cressya ha nag eus mòna luck dhe'n diogow. Nag eus  pêmet lowr dhort an gorvarhasow.  Ma'n gorvarhasow ow  cül   prow saw ma'n tiogow ow  cül coll. Na vedn nebes tiogow gwertha oyow dhe'n gorvarhasow na velha. Na vedn radn anodhans cawas yer nowydh, radn anodhans a ladhas aga edhyn moy a-bres del ûsyes. Ma skiberyow gwag. Res ew dhen pe moy rag agan oyow. Gellys ew nebes tiogow mes a'n negys. Na wrewgh perna oyow en gorvarhasow. Gwrewgh perna agas oyow dhort marhas tiogow po reb yet an bargen tir.  Would you like to make a cake or scrambled eggs or pancakes? You need eggs. But there is a shortage of eggs in some shops. There are empty shelves

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans hag Eth warn Ügens De Yow, pajora warn ügens mis Dû Thursday, 24th November E'n Statys Ûnyes America hedhyw ma pobel ow còlya Dedh Grassans. Lies cock ha yar Gyny a vedh rostys e'n vorn - pecar'a Nadelik! Ma lies  recît.   In the United States of America today people are celebrating Thanksgiving Day. Many cock and hen turkeys will be roasted in the oven - like Christmas! There are many recipes.

2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Seyth warn Ügens De Merher, tryja warn ügens mis Dû Wednesday, 23rd November Ma prisyow a geniver tra ow cressya. Ma gorothom gen cost a vownans. Ew da genowgh cor ha cofednow kig? Kig bowin ew teyrgweyth moy ger. Ma oll an devnydhyow en pup tra ow costya moy. Ha nag eus mòna lowr dhe'n brâssa radn an bobel rag perna taclow. Ma nebes tavernow coth ha shoppas pasty meurgerys ow keas. Terweythyow ma perhednyon ow qwertha an derevyans ha terweythyow ma peboryon owth omdedna. En keth termyn ma whans dhe "Gregg's" a egery shoppa nowydh. A vedn anjei ûsya kig bowin iselha ras rag gwil pastys iselha ras?  Prices of everything are rising. There is a crisis with the cost of living. Do you like beer and pasties? Beef is three times more expensive. All the ingredients in everything are costing more. And most people don't have enough money to buy things. Several old pubs and popular pasty shops are closing. Sometimes owners are selling the building and

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Whegh warn Ügens De Meurth, nessa warn ügens mis Dû Tuesday, 22nd November Na veu whans dhebm a vos mes hedhyw. Re yeyn ha re leb o an gewer. An kei o anvodh ewedh. Terweythyow ma othom dhebm a wòrtos a-jei ha debry choclat! Martesen nei a dal henrosa a'n hav ha dedhyow howlek war dreth. I didn't want to go out today. The weather was too cold and too wet. The dog was reluctant as well. Sometimes I need to stay indoors and eat chocolate! Perhaps we should dream about the summer and sunny days on a beach.

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Pemp warn Ügens De Lün, kensa warn ügens mis Dû Monday, 21st November  Nag eus bes üdn mis terebo an cottha dedh ha'n hirra nos. Thew an nosow hir solabres ha da ew genen gweles gòlowow teg. Soweth, na ellama drivya en termyn an nos ha na ellama gweles lies gòlow. Da via genam mos bys en Heligen (an Lowarthow Kellys) - ma dhodhans disqwedhyans meur, gen lies best. Ma dorgy (brogh), lowarn, gwywer ha moy. Greg Martin a gemeras lies foto marthys. Martesen troyl dhe tavern coffy wheg alja bos moy es.  It's only one month until the shortest day and the longest night. The nights are long already and we like to see beautiful lights. Sadly, I can't drive at night time and I can't see many lights. I'd like to go to Heligan (the Lost Gardens) - they have a great display, with many animals. There's a badger (brock), a fox, a squirrel and more. Greg Martin took many wonderful photos. Perhaps a visit to a nice café could be easier.

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Pajar warn Ügens De Sül, ügensves mis Dû Sunday, 20th November Dew esel ow theylû ew clav - drog branja, drog scovarn, pâs hackya, febyr - Covid! Na ell an maw bian mos tre, saw da ew ganjo kerdhes gans an kei ha whilas bulhornes. Two members of my family are sick - sore throat, earache, a hacking cough, fever - Covid! The little boy can't go home, but he likes walking with the dog and looking for snails. 

   2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Trei warn Ügens De Sadorn, nawnjegves mis Dû Saturday, 19th November Pajar flogh wydn dhort pajar bloodh dhe üdnek bloodh, üdn colyn, üdn kei coth, diw gath goth, üdn hogh Gyny, lies pres, meur a dros ha hubbadòlya - pur leun o an jedh hedhyw! Ha thera ow gour trûan ow saya dhe vires orth an rugby! Skith of vy. Nag eus othom dhebm a leverel moy. Four grandchildren from four years of age to eleven years of age, one puppy, one old dog, two old cats, one guinea pig, many meals, a lot of noise and hubbub - the day was very full today! And my poor husband was trying to watch the rugby! I am tired. I don't need to say any more. 

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Dew warn Ügens De Gwener, etegves mis Dû Friday, 18th November Gwell o an jedh hedhyw. Nag o an mor dû po loos, bes brith o. Spladn o an howl, saw nag o va pur ûhel. Na alja nei gweles an howl, saw gòlow o an cloudys avel arhans. Nei alja gweles le an howl dhort an cloudys gwydn. Aljo whei ajon gwedhen der hy shâp? Otta derowen ha enwedhen. An enwedhen a gollas oll hy del solabres, saw ma del whath war an dherowen. An del ma dhort gwedhen deffrans ew tecka. The day was better today. The sea was not black or grey, but striped. The sun was bright, but it was not very high. We couldn't see the sun, but the clouds were bright as silver. We could see the position of the sun from the white clouds. Can you identify a tree by its shape? Here are an oak tree and an ash tree. The ash tree has already lost its leaves, but there are still leaves on the oak tree. These leaves from a different tree are more beautiful.

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans ha Wonan warn Ügens De Yow, seytegves mis Dû Thursday, 17th November Pana dedh d û ! Pana jorna loos! Glas ew an mor hedhyw ha glas ew an ebòrn ewedh. Yeyn lowr ew an gewer ha ma nowodhow yeyn lowr ewedh.   En Loundres, an Chonsler a res Derivas an Kidnyadh. Ma'n pow en kilans, gen kendon ow troyllya.  Res ew dhodho fastya an economy ha coselhe an marhajow arhanjek. E vedh cressyansow en tollyow ha trohow en spendya. Fatel wra oll hebma don war Gernow? Toll consel moy en mis Ebrel?        What a dark day! What a grey day! The sea is grey today and the sky is grey too. The weather is quite cold and there is quite bad news too. In London the Chancellor gave the Autumn Statement. The country is in recession, with spiralling debt. He must stabilise the economy and calm the financial markets. There will be tax rises and spending cuts. How will all this affect Cornwall? More council tax in April?

  2022 Dedh Trei Hans hag Ügens De Merher, whetegves mis Dû Wednesday, 16th November Da ew genam an story facyon. Nag o vy wor an gis ow honan, bes theram ow trouvya dilhas dhe les. Ma nebes f ô t ô s coth an teylû genam. Otta ow mabm gans hy   hô r vian. Flehes a Oos an  Metêrn  Edward o anjei. Aga breder gottha o a Oos an  Vetêrnes  Vyctoria! (Ma re a arhans e'n  f ô t ô, re dewal ew ev.) Ma aprodnyow gwydn ha botas  dû  dhodhans ha 'ga blew a veu  crüllyes . Piw a wras an aprodnyow? O anjei nowydh? Aga modrep o treheres dhe  Vetêrnes  Vyctoria. Nag o anjei gwiskys en aprodnyow gwydn, gen funednow gwydn en blew  crüllyes pub dedh!  Rag fra a veu an foto kemerys? O an termyn dallath an Gwerryans Meur? Radn aga breder a  wrüg  mos ker dhe ombla.  Hedhyw ew pednbloodh ow mabm. Martesen hei ew naw bloodh e'n ymach.   I like the history of fashion. I am not fashionable myself, bit I find clothes interesting. I have several old family photos. Here's my mother with her littl

  2022 Dedh  Trei Hans ha Nawnjek De Meurth, pemdhegves mis Dû Tuesday, 15th November Eus clowys gena whei, terweythyow ma dorgryjow dhen en Kernow? Ma Whithrans Dororiethek Bretednek ow qwil  mus ü ransow.   En mis Hedra dew gern a veu recordys peswardhek kilometer noor- west dhort  Portreath. An downder o whetek kilometer, gen mens  zêrô  poynt pajar ha  zêrô  poynt pemp war skeyl Richter. Kens hedna e veu kern bas bian ogas dhe Devrion. Nag o an krenyow clowys gen pobel. Bettegens, en mis Meurth an bobel Austol a glowas an dor ow kerna ha clowes  bòbm   ûhel . E veu tardra geothermek en Eden dhe'n   Grügys  Hors Porth Tewyn. Have you heard, sometimes we have earthquakes in Cornwall? The British Geological Survey makes measurements. In October two tremors were recorded 14km north west off Portreath. The depth was 16km, with magnitude 0.4 and 0.5 on the Richter scale. Before that there was a small shallow tremor near Devoran. The vibrations were not felt by people. However, in Mar