A Year of Late Cornish

  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...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Eth De Sadorn, etegves mis Ebrel Saturday, 18th April Avorow a vedh an diwettha dedh arwòdh an Zôdiak "an Hordh (Horr)". Tüs genys dadn an sîn tan ma ew "bold", "nerthek", "fedhyanjek" ha "feskel". Wòja hedna e vedh sîn "an Tarow". Tüs genys dadn an sîn dor na ew "grondys", "diogel", "ynjyn gans y dhiwla", "pacyent" ha stubborn. Ow mab wydn bian ew "Tarow", saw ev ew pur "nerthek" ha "feskel" pecar'a'n "Horr". Da ew ganjo bos "ynjyn gans y dhiwla", bes "heb perthyans" ew ev. Martesen ev a veu genys en dadn sîn cabm! Tomorrow will be the last day of the Zodiac sign Aries "the Ram". People born under this Fire sign are "bold", "energetic", "confident" and "impulsive". After that it will be Taurus the sign of "the Bull". People born under that E...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Seyth De Gwener, seytegves mis Ebrel Friday, 17th April Pehên dornweyth ew hebma? Ehen gweyth najedh ew. Hemm ew  brosweyth. Da o gen hôr vy brojya, termyn hei veu yonk. Hei a dreylyas dall ha wòja hedna na alja hei y wil na velha. Hemm ew gwlân war ganfas, lies grei. Gwriadores varthys o hei. Da ew genam an owrgribenes. Gwell o an yer gen ow hôr. Peseul a yer eus e'n kensa pictour, ha pes mabyar bian? My a ell gweles deg mabyar warn ügens, theram ow pedery. What sort of handicraft is this? It's a type of needlework. This is embroidery. My sister liked to embroider when she was young. She went blind and after that she could no longer do it. This is wool on canvas, many stitches. She was a marvellous stitcher. I like the goldcrests. My sister preferred the chickens. How many hens are there in the first picture, and how many little chicks? I can see thirty chicks, I think.

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Whegh De Yow, whetegves mis Ebrel Thursday, 16th April Ma 'gan band ledan ha fôn an chei ow tos dre herl gweder dadn an dor, bes agan electrek ew degys gen neujednow a-ûgh dhe'n dor. Saw ew an herl gweder rag enawellow bes an neujednow ell bos dres dhe'n dor gen gwedh en gwens pur grev. Dhort termyn dhe dermyn ma nebonan ow tos dhe examnya ol an gwedh dadn an neujednow voltach ûhel. Ha ma nebonan aral ow tos dhe whithra an voltach isel. Eus othom a drehy neppeth? Lies scorren a godhas solabres e'n vledhen ma. E'n gwelha pres, nag ew agan gwedhednow e'n ke re hir. E'n gwettha pres, ma'n ploumbren Kea coth ow kilînya. Martesen an idhyow ew re boos. Our broadband and the house phone come by way of glass fibre under the ground, but our electricity is carried by wires above the ground. the glass fibre is safe from storms but the wires can be brought down by trees in a very strong wind.From time to time somone comes to inspect all the trees...

  2026 Dedh Cans ha Pemp De Merher, pemdhegves mis Ebrel Wednesday, 15th April An jedh hedhyw a veu pur hir ha pur vesy. Ha mirowgh ort an glaw (ha keser)! En mis Ebrel ma lies hager gowas . Sqwith marow o vy lebmyn! Ma othom dhebm a gòsk, etho na vadna vy scrifa blogg hir. The day today was very long and very busy.  And look at the rain (and hail)! In April there are many heavy showers. I am dead tired now! I need sleep, so I will not write a long blog.