A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Peswardhek De Gwener, pajwora warn ügens mis Ebrel Friday, 24th April Hedhyw my eth mes e'n lowarth emesk oll an flourys teg, rag gwary gen an keun. Ha lebmyn ma dhebm cleves striwy, asthma a tho vy pur skith (sqwith). Pandr'ew an flourys? Ma bleujyow aval ha bleujyow a'n gog. Today I went out into the garden among all the beautiful flowers, to play with the dogs. And now I have hay fever, asthma and I am very tired. What are the flowers? There are apple blossoms and bluebells.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Terdhek De Yow, tryja warn ügens mis Ebrel Thursday, 23rd April My a gar mis Ebrel. Mis pur deg ew, gen liwyow ha sawarnow wheg dhort lies flour. Leun ew an keow ha gladnow vorr gen bleujow a'n gog, kednin trehornek ha bleujow kenis (soudoryon).   Gwenen a gar an bleujow a'n gog.   I love April. It's a very beautiful month, with colours and sweet scents from many flowers. The hedges and road verges are full of bluebells, three-cornered leek and red campion (soldiers). Bees love the bluebells.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Dewdhek De Merher, nessa warn ügens mis Ebrel Wednesday, 22nd April Pehên dornweyth ew an re ma? Ehen gweyth najedh ens. Nag ens brosweyth poran, saw ma nebes brosweyth ettans. Cloutweyth en jei, cloutys gen divers padnow. Ma nebes geryow gwriys war an cloutys: olcan ha henwyn kelmys gen balweyth. Ma mir coth dhe nebes an cloutys; nabmys ens (gen te po gossen?). Ma imagys a jynnweyth: jynnys bobb (jynnys keber), jynnjiow, jynn tüs gen tüs bal, ha meteth bal.    What sort of handiwork are these? They are a type of needlework. They are not embroidery exactly, but there is some embroidery in them. They are patchwork, patched with various bits of cloth. There are several words stitched on the patches: metal and names connected with mining. Some of the patches look old; they are stained (with tea or rust?). There are images of engineering: beam-engines, engine houses, a man-engine with miners, and a balmaiden.

  2026 Dedh Cans hag Üdnek De Meurth, üdnegves warn ügens mis Ebrel Tuesday, 21st April Hedhyw nei eth dhe Redrüdh gen kyttrin rag pigbreghlin COVID19. Nei a veu gelwys drefen bos bloodh vy moy es trei ügens ha pemdhek. En gwettha pres, ma'n breghlin dhe'n farmassy bes na wrüg an provier danon (danvon) najedhow piga veth! E vedh res dhen dos tre termyn aral. Res veu dhen deleja an termyn terebo an nessa kyttrin. Nei eth dhe'n leverva ha trouvya nebes levrow e'n radn Kernow. Ma voslen dhe les war an vos. Today we went to Redruth by bus for a COVID19 vaccination. We were invited because of being over 75 years of age. Unfortunately, the pharmacy has the vaccine but the supplier didn't send any needles! We will have to come back another time. We had to while away the time till the next bus. We went to the library and found some books in the Cornwall section. There is an interesting wall-hanging on the wall.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Deg De Lün, ügensves mis Ebrel Monday, 20th April De Lün ew an jedh rag kemeres dhe ves agan scòllyon. Pub peswardhek dedh ma cutellyans atal, ha pub peswardhek dedh ma cuntellyans tacklow neb ell bos dasûsys. Re ydn ew agan bôwnder rag trònk-carr an gaffloryon scòll. Nag eus rom veth dhe dreylya. Etho  res ew dhen tegy agan seher dhe'n vorr. Ma nebes kentrevogyon ow ûsya kerry. Ma seher rüdh rag plastek ha olcan golhys (alûminum ha horn). Ma seher melynrüdh rag cartbord ha cartednow glân ha ma seher blou rag paper glân. An boxys dû ew rag botlow ha pottys gweder. Monday is the day for taking away our waste. Every fourteen days there is a rubbish collection, and every fourteen days there is a collection for things that can be recycled. Our lane is too narrow for the rubbish collectors' lorry. There is no room to turn. So we have to carry our bags to the road. Some neighbours use cars. There are red bags for washed plastic and metal (aluminium and iron). The...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Naw De Sül, nawnjegves mis Ebrel Sunday, 19th April Nebes tüs e'n seytegves cansbledhen ha'n etegves cansbledhen a dreylyas an Deg Arhadow Duw. Kens hedna Beyblow  Sans costek en Sowsnek a veu redyes en eglosyow. Ottòbma sampels a'n keth arhadow, ow tòchya an  seythves dedh  an seythen ( de Sül/Sabbat ). Several men in the 17th Century and 18th Century translated God's Ten Commandments. Before that costly Holy Bibles in English were read in churches. Here are examples of the same commandment, regarding the  7th day  of the week ( Sunday/Sabboth ). Anhanow 1612 Te pergh cof the wetha sans an  dyth sabbat , whegh dyth te wra whel ha wra myns es thys the gwyll mes an  sythvas dyth  yw  An Sabbat  an arluth thy Dew : yn henna te ny wra ehan a whel, te nyn thy vab, nyn thy mergh, nyn thy dean whel, nyn thy mosewhel, nyn thy loudnow, nyn thy dean uncowth na travyth es abarth chy thy portow : rag yn whegh dyth an arluth...