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2024 Day 324

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  2024 Dedh Trei Hans Pajar warn Ügens De Meurth, nawnjegv es mis Dû   Tuesday, 19 th November   Goraswonys ew Kernow rag sten ha olcadnow erel dhort y story balweyth ha whelober. E'n Gwithty Riel Kernow en Truru whei ell gweles ingots a sten. Re wadn ew sten dhe vos û syes y h ò nan oll - saw gen olcadnow erel warbarth ma va ow kil aloys (kesolcadnow) marthys. Meurgerys ens gen artystys ha creftoryon. An keun brons en Redr ü dh ew formys haval dhe'n bombadys towlys dhe ves gen t ü s bal. Ha my a aspyas kei deffrans en tavern de - bottel gwin gen c ô ta pewter. Cornwall is very well known for tin and other metals through its mining and manufacturing history. In the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro you can see ingots of tin. Tin is too weak to be used all alone - but together with other metals it makes wonderful alloys. They are popular with artists and craftsmen. The bronze dogs in Redruth are formed like discarded miners' wellingtons. And I espied a different dog in a ta

2024 Day 323

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  2024 Dedh Trei Hans Trei warn Ügens   De Lün, etegves mis Dû   Monday,18 th November   Fatel ellama descrifa an gewer hedhyw? Nag eus bes ü dn ger - loos! An eb ò rn ew comolek ha'n ayr ew leun a law pecar'a ligyn. Na via whans dhe nagonan gweles foto tirwedh lebmyn. Gleb ew an dor. Nei a dhebras kidnyow da en Blackwater gen ow diw h ô r wheg, saw nag era vy nevra kemeres fotos a'm boos ha nag eus gwel dramatyk veth dhe Blackwater. De Gwener a veu deffrans ort hedhyw. Howldrevel a bayntyas an commol rosliw. De Yow thera glebor war an gwels; na dagrow glaw na ligyn bes glouthednow, pecar'a adamantys bian. How can I describe the weather today? There is only one word - grey! The sky is cloudy and the air if full of rain, like mist. The ground is wet. Nobody would want to see a landscape photo now. We ate a good dinner in Blackwater with my two sisters-in-law, but I never take photos of my food and Blackwater has no dramatic scenery. Friday was different from today. Su

2024 Day 322

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  2024 Dedh Trei Hans Dew warn Ügens   De Sül, seytegves mis Dû   Sunday,17 th November   Terweythyow my a wel neptra en pelder ha my a vedn goven, "Pandr'ew hedna?". An mappa ma ew gwerik. Dhort chei agan mab, ogas dhe'n savla tren Penryn, nei ell gweles meyn bedhow war vena. Henn a dal bos Eglos-hay "Glebe", martesen. (Glebe ew ger Sowsnek.) Ma lies scath-gool war an dowr ewedh. Dhort Falmeth (Aberfala) de nei alja gweles (theram ow pedery) Chei Trevissome - trigva Mester Dowman, perhen Cutty Sark, famos gorhel-g ò lyow. Saw nag ew an gwreck gossednek na an Cutty Sark! Sometimes I see something in the distance and I want to ask, "What is that?". This map is useful. From our son's house, near Penryn railway station, we can see gravestones on a hillside. That should be the "Glebe" Cemetery, perhaps. (Glebe is an English word.) There are many sailing boats on the water too. From Falmouth yesterday we could see (I think) Trevissome Ho