A Year of Late Cornish

    2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Trei De Sadorn, degves mis Hedra Saturday, 10th October "My a vedn derevel ow lagajow tro ha'n menedhyow." Hemm ew an kensa linen Salm Cans Onan Warn Ügens. Menyng an scrifer o an menedhyow en Jerusalem, bes ma menedhyow dhe nei en Kernow. Nag era nei ow whilas gweres a-dhor an menedhyow. Thera nei ow convedhes agan le gen agan menedhyow. My a wel Carn Bre ha my a wör an dre ma ew Redrüdh. Thera vy ow qweles Ker Kif (po ew hedna Caer Dane?) ha otta vy en Peran Treth. Nei a wel Carn Breanek ha nei a wör an tû Breanek. "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills." That is the first line of Psalm 121. The meaning of the writer was the hills in Jerusalem, but we have hills in Cornwall. We are not seeking help from the hills. We perceive our position by our hills. I see Carn Brea (Hill Tor) and I know this town is Redruth. I see Caer Kief (Treestump Fort) (or is that one Caer Dane?) and here I am in Perranzabuloe. We see St Agnes Be...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Dew De Gwener, nawes mis Hedra Friday, 9th October Ass o loos an mettin! Thera an glaw ow whetha dhort an sooth, war agan bedn, ha nei ow kerdhes dhe'n savla buss. Na alja nei gweles agan ker; cudhys o gen glaw, pecar'a niwl po cloudys isel. Nei eth dhe Redrüdh rag brehlinansow moy - bedn Covid. Ha nei ow tos tre, thera an gwens ow whetha dhort an noor - war agan bedn arta, saw nag era glaw na velha. Garow o an mor - meur a vordarth. Hen glaw, nei alja gweles tabmow a liw e'n ke. Rüdh ha bryght - thew an re na greun kellyn ha greun an jowl.  What a grey morning it was! The rain was blowing from the south, against us, as we were walking to the bus-stop. We couldn't see our hillfort; it was covered in rain, like fog or low clouds We went to Redruth for more vaccinations - against Covid. As we were coming home, the wind was blowing from the north - against us again, but there was no longer any rain. The sea was rough - a lot of surf. Wit...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Wonan De Yow, ethves mis Hedra Thursday, 8th October Pub dedh, thew termyn a'n nos hirra ha termyn a'n jedh còtta. En scon, nei a wra treylya an clockys; üdn eur moy a-varr. Etho, diw eur mettin a vedh üdn eur mettin. E vedh üdn our moy dhe nei e'n gwily. E vedh gòlow moy e'n mettin rag mos dhe'n scol, mos dhe'n sodhva, hag erel. Bès e vedh dohajedh còtta, ha res vedh dhen mos dhe'n gwely moy a-varr. A vedh hedna esy? A wra an keun convedhes? Whath anjei a wra divüna re a-varr.  Every day, the night time is longer and the daytime shorter. Soon, we will change the clocks; one hour earlier. So, 2a.m. will be 1a.m. We will have an extra hour in bed. There will be more light in the morning for going to school, going to the office, etc. But there will be a shorter afternoon, and we'll have to go to bed earlier. Will that be easy? Will the dogs understand? They will still wake up too early.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Pajar Ügens De Merher, seythves mis Hedra Wednesday, 7th October Hedhyw ma gwens crev. Gwens segh dhort an est ew, ha yeyn lowr. Ma'n lednow ow seha war an linen en termyn cott. Kidnyadh ew, saw nag eus lies delen marow whath, ha nag üjy an del ow codha dhort an gwedh. Ma bohes delen ow treylya liw, saw thens minorita. Mons ow cortos an rew. Today there is a strong wind. It is a dry wind from the east, and quite cold. The washing dries on the line in a short time. It is autumn, but there are not many dead leaves yet, and the leaves are not falling from the trees. A few leaves are turning colour, but they are a minority. They are waiting for the frost.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Nawnjek De Meurth, wheffes mis Hedra Tuesday, 6th October Trosüs o an keun en mettin ma. Rag fra? Pandr'o a droos? Pandr'o an jynn na e'n vôwnder? My a viras der an veister. Thera tüs whel. Onan anodhans a veu ûhel war an wern telegraff coth. Res o dhe'n kei gòrtos e'n chei. Na res keun harha ort tüs whel. War an diwedh gellys ens ha'n keun alja mos e'n lowarth. Pandr'ew an box ma war an wern telegraff? Na wrüga vy besca gweles hebma kens lebmyn. Thew rag telecomûnicacyons, theram ow pedery. Nag eus fônys gen neujednow na velha. Puptra ew gen gwiasva po todnow ayr.  The dogs were noisy this morning? Why? What was happening? What was that machine in the lane? I looked through the window. There were workmen. One of them was high on the old telegraph pole. The dogs had to stay in the house. Dogs must not bark at workmen. In the end they were gone and the dogs could go in the garden. What is this box on the telegraph pole. ...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Etek De Lün, pempes mis Hedra Monday, 5th October Ma drog branja warnam, ha drog scovarn ewedh. Rag fra? Eus annes warnam? Nebes creg o vy, ha terweythyow theram ow striwy ha pâsa. E'n seythen tremenys my a vetyas lies person en pemp kyttrin, en dew garr, en hel, e'n chei medhek, en dew jei. Piwa veu tòchys gen annes? Ow diwvregh ew tydn. My a veu brehlinys de Sadorn bedn an flou (en bregh). Martesen hemm ew an caws. Skith o vy ewedh. Martesen my alja còsca avorow, oll an jedh! I have a sore throat, and earache, too. Why? Have I caught a cold? I'm a bit hoarse, and sometimes I sneeze and cough. In the past week I met a lot of people on five buses, in two cars, in a hall, in the doctor's surgery, in two houses. Who was suffering from a cold? My arms are sore. I was vaccinated on Saturday, againt flu (in an arm). Perhaps that is the cause. I am tired as well. Perhaps I could sleep tomorrow, all day!