A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Whetek ha Dogens De Sül, terdhegves mis Gwedngala Sunday, 13th September Theram ow longya dhe fyttya kidnyow rag ow whôr wheg war an Sül, bès hedhyw my a veu an ostyades. Trei myldir mes a Drurû ma tavern wheg, pur hengovek, gen boos da. Meurgerys ew ev. Ow gour a dhebras yar Gyny rôstys gen tettys rôstys ha lies losôwen, y whôr a dhebras kig bowin gen oll an losow. Losôwegores o vy, rag hedna na wrüga vy debry kig. An tettys rôstys o pur dha. I usually prepare lunch for my sister-in-law on a Sunday, but today I was the guest. Three miles out of Truro there is a nice pub, very traditional, with good food. It is popular. My husband ate roast turkey with roast potatoes and a lot of vegetables, his sister ate beef with all the vegetables. I am a vegetarian, therefore I did not eat meat. The roast potatoes were very good.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pemdhek ha Dogens De Sadorn, dewdhegves mis Gwedngala  Saturday, 12th September Hedhyw, my a gramblas war venedh et ow lowarth dhe vires ort an ploumbren coth. Dhort an ke my ell gweles Menedh Budnick en pellder. Eus ploum? Eus po nag eus? Ma mes glas. An gwyweres a vedh lôwen; nag eus know coll gerys. An edhyn a vedh contentys; e vedh ogan hag agrows lowr rag an gwav. A vedhama plesys? Da ew genam ploum; rag debry, rag bryjyon po rag gwil gin ploum. Ma bohes eyrin da saw, en gwettha pres, brâssa radn an ploum ew cüdhys gen kewny gwydn. Pe le ma an gin? Today, I climbed uphill in my garden to look at the old plum tree. From the hedge I can see Budnick Hill. Are there any plums? Are there or aren't there? There are unripe acorns. The squirrels will be happy; there are no hazelnuts left. The birds will be contented; there will be enough haws and rosehips for the winter. Will I be pleased? I like plums; for eating or boiling or for making plum gin. There are ...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Peswardhek ha Dogens De Gwener, üdndegves mis Gwedngala Friday, 11th September My a welas difygyans an howl en mis Est. An loor nowydh a dremenas tredh an howl ha'n norves, ha skeuj an loor a godhas war an norves. Golow an howl a veu  lettyes en radn. Moy a-dhiwedhes, an norves a veu tredh an howl ha'n loor. An loor leun a dremenas der skeuj an norves. An loor a dreylyas rüdh. Na wrüga vy gweles difygyans an loor na. Re gomolek o an nos. Haneth en nos na wra vy gweles an loor, drefen bos loor nowyth. Na wra an loor dastewydnya golow an howl tûa'n norves. Gravedh an howl ha'n loor warbarth a wra tedna an mortid moy ûhel, ha moy leun.  I saw a solar eclipse in August. The new moon passed between the sun and the earth, and moon's shadow fell on the earth. The light of the sun was partially obstructed. More recently, the earth was between the sun and the moon. The full moon passed through the earth's shadow. The moon turned red. I did not see th...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Terdhek ha Dogens De Yow, degves mis Gwedngala Thursday, 10th September  My a scrifas lies ger e'n mettin ma. My a scrifas lies ger moy e'n dohajedh ma. E'n gwettha pres, nag ew an geryow na vas rag ûsya et ow blogg. Ha nag eus dhebm fotos veth naneyl rag lymnansow. E'n gordhûher my a glappyas en Yeth an Werin, ha redya whedhel en Bagas Redya, bes nag eus pictours. Martesen avorow a vedh gwell! Martesen e vedh neppeth dhe weles. I wrote a lot of words this morning. I wrote a lot of words this afternoon. Unfortunately, those words are not suitable for using in my blog. And neither do I have any photos at all for illustrations. In the evening I talked in a Language of the People, and read a story in a Reading Group, but there are no pictures. Perhaps tomorrow will be better! Perhaps there will be something to see.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Dewdhek ha Dewgens De Merher, nawes mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 9th September Glaw lowr ew da. Re a law ew drog. Glaw en telher own ew da. Glaw en telher cabm ew drog. Gen glaw lowr en telher own plansow ell tevy et ta. Heb glaw veth ma deveyth ha tir wast dhen. Gen loskvan cünys fossil thera nei ow cawas glaw trenk. Ew hedna vas po drog? Martesen ev alja drei nebes sulfur ha neitrojen dhe'n dor mars eus fowt anodho. Bes nag ew glaw trenk da rag delkyow. Badna glaw war do ew da lowr. Badna glaw der toll en to ow crow ew grevos. An nenbren ew gleb. Res ew an toll bos ownys. An to a dal bos stanch. Enough rain is good. Too much rain is bad. Rain in the right place is good. Rain in the wrong place is bad. With enough rain in the right place plants can grow well. Without any rain at all we have desert and wasteland. With burning fossil fuels we are getting acid rain. Is that good or bad? Perhaps it can bring some sulphur and nitrogen to the ground if there's a sho...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Üdnek ha Dogens De Meurth, ethves mis Gwedngala Tuesday, 8th September Trehys ew an ys. Ma arrish - henn ew gwel leun a sowl. Wòja an glaw ma skyll gwer. Ma neppeth rag an gwarrak dhe dhebry. Nag ew an termyn own, na whath, dhe aras an dor gen jynn-tedna hag arder ha gònis has rag nessa bledhen. Re segh ew an dor whath - ha calys avel carn; avel carn calys. Nag ew an bestes gwarrak godra; lodnow ens rag kig bowin. The corn is cut. There is a stubble field - that is a field full of stubble. After the rain there are green shoots. There is something for the cattle to eat. It is not the right time, not yet, to plough the ground with a tractor and plough and plant seed for next year. The ground is still too dry - and hard as rock; as hard rock. The animals are not dairy cattle; they are bullocks for beef. Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today aras to plough arder (m) plough carn calys (m) hard rock gònis has to sow seed, plant seed gwarrak godra (coll.) dairy ...