A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Terdhek De Meurth, nessa mis Efen Tuesday, 2nd June Ma trei mis en gwenton a veteorologieth: mis Meurth, mis Ebrel ha mis Me. Degensete a veu an diwettha dedh a vis Me ha'n diwettha dedh a wenton. Ma trei mis en hav a veteorologieth: mis Efen, mis Gorefen ha mis Est. Etho, de a veu an kensa dedh a vis Efen ha'n kensa dedh a hav. Bes nag üjy an gewer ow convedhes an sêsons! E veu gewer drovadnüs en mis Me ken dalladh an hav. Lebmyn ma dhen an cowasow a veu gwaytyes genen en mis Ebrel.  There are three months in meteorological spring: March, April and May. The day before yesterday was the last day of May and the last day of spring.  There are three months in meteorological summer: June, July and August. So, yesterday was the first day of June and the first day of  summer. But the weather does not understand the seasons. There was tropical weather in May before the beginning of summer. Now we have the showers we expected in April.

  2026 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Dewdhek De Lün, kensa mis Efen Monday, 1st June  Whei alja desky lies poynt gramassek en udn radn cott a whedhel po daralla. Otta sompel andhien bian. You could learn many grammatical points in one short part of a story or tale. Here's a little, incomplete example.   “Ma odhom dhebm a olifans gwydn .” Lev ow hôr Rosa ew hedna. Nag o nei bes nowydh devedhys tre dhort scol.   “Gwra gofyn ort dha dhama wydn .” Lev agan dama ew hedna.    Ma hei ow cosôwes bes hanter orth Rosa. Hanter hy rach ew kemerys gen caletter aral . Fatel ell hei gwitha Arthòr, agan broder bian , dhort towla yos tettys ort an gath? Ma dhodho gallos marthys rag nebonan ew bes trei bloodh coth . This shows the use of bes meaning but, in the sense of only or just (sometimes in a negative sentence). Nag o nei bes nowydh devedhys tre ... We have only just come home… (lit. We aren’t but newly come home…) Ma hei ow cosôwes bes hanter ...

  2026 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Üdnek De Sül, üdnegves warn ügens mis Me Sunday, 31st May Ew da geno whei debry bohow? Ew da genowgh eva sugen vogh ha gwin? Thera dhe'n Grekys ha dhe'n Romans duw a'n gwin (Dionysus po Bacchus). Ma lies imach a'n duw na. Ma ehen a vogh gwin marthys da henwys Bacchus blanc, wheg y sawor hag ôdor. Nag ew sugen ha gwin ascorras üdnek dhort grappys. An has ell bos gweskys dhe rei oyl has. Marthys ew hedna rag agan crohen. Coweth ow mab ew gwrier sebon. Ma va ow ûsya oyl has bogh organek et y lin gòlhy dorn Bacchus blanc. Pur wheg ew an sawarn ewedh.   Do you like eating grapes? Do you like drinking grape juice and wine? The Greeks and Romans had a god of wine (Dionysus or Bacchus). There are many images of that god. There is a wonderful wine grape variety called Bacchus blanc, with a nice flavour and aroma. Juice and wine are not the only products from grapes. The seeds can be pressed to give seed oil. That is wonderful for our skin. My son'...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Hanter Cans De Sadorn, degves war ügens mis Me Saturday, 30th May Üdn jedh moy! Nag era tra veth deffrans. Re dòbm o an gewer arta. Whath theram ow qwitha ort ow gour, etho na ellama mos mes gans an kei yonk. Bettegens, nag eus whans dhe'n kei coth a gerdhes telher veth. Martesen avorow a vedh gwell. One more day! There wasn't anything different. The weather was too hot again. I'm still looking after my husband, so I can't go out with the young dog. Anyway, the old dog doesn't want to walk anywhere. Perhaps tomorrow will be better.

  2026 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Naw De Gwener, nawes warn ügens mis Me Friday, 29th May Gordhûher ew solabres ha na worama pele eth an jedh. My a wrüg fyttya nebes boos, tra veth marthys; golhy nebes dilhas, tra veth dres ehen; redya nebes levrow ha paperow, tra veth re hir; gwary gen agan keun, tra veth posigys e'n tòbmder-ma. Nag ew da genam gweythresow chei! Nag eus pictours wheg veth. Ma drog troos dhe gour vy. Na ell ev gwil tra veth. Res ew dhodho bos sedhys gen y droos ûhel. Ma eskis specyal dhodho. It's evening already and I don't know where the day went. I did some cooking, nothing wonderful; washed some clothes, nothing remarkable; read some books and papers, nothing too long; played with our dogs, nothing stressful in this heat. I don't like housework! There are no nice pictures. My husband has a bad foot. He can't do anything. He has to be seated with his foot high. He has a special shoe.

  2026 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Eth De Yow, ethves warn ügens mis Me Thursday, 28th May  'Whynas' nag ew ger plegadow, bes anjei ell bos flourys pur deg. Welcòm ew whynas et ow lowarth. Ma hasednow ow terlentry pecar'a tegednow. Tavol wherow, tavol trenk, manegow lowarn, gwelsednow kerna; mons ow cachya an howlplan ha kerna en awel glor. 'Losôw mogh' ew hanow hager, bes an flourys ew maga wydn ha deg avel kegis bûgh po Las Metêrnes Anna.  'Weeds' is not a pleasing word, but they can be very beautiful flowers. Weeds are welcome in my garden. Seeds are shining like jewels. Bitter dock, sheep sorrel, fox gloves, shaking grasses; they catch the sunshine and shiver in a breeze. 'Hog weed' is an ugly name, but the flowers are as white and pretty as cow-parsley or Queen Anne's Lace.