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2026 Day 175

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  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemdhek De Merher, pajwora warn ügens mis Efen Wednesday, 24th June Etho, na ellama mos mes e'n tòbmder-ma. Na wra vy cowsel gen nagonan e'n strêt. Martesen my alja gelwel nebonan dhe'n chei vy; nebonan gen car dhodho. "A venjes ta cawas bolla'de? Badna corev yeyn, martesen? Elles ta còrtos rag kidnyow? Ma pesk ha scòbmow dhebm (e'n stiver). Po martesen nebes salat a via gwell. Ma tomatys ha lattys e'n yeyner." So, I can't go out in this heat. I won't chat with anyone in the street. Perhaps I could invite somebody to my house; somebody with a car. "Would you like to have a cup of tea? A drop of cold beer, perhaps? Can you stay for dinner? I have fish and chips (in the freezer). Or perhaps some salad would be better. There are tomatos and lettuce in the fridge."

2026 Day 174

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  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Peswardhek De Meurth, tryja warn ügens mis Efen Tuesday, 23rd June Whath, thew Seythen Cows Kernôwek, saw na veu Kernôwek veth clappyes genam hedhyw. Soweth! Re dòbm ew an gewer raga vy ha na wrüga vy mos mes. My wrüg gòrtos e'n chei, a-jei. Yeyn lowr ew agan chei. Kiger a vyldyas an chei avel gwithva rag y gig. Tew ha goskeusys ew an vosow men. Marthys ens rag gewer drovadnek -  rag an todn gressek ma. Na vedhama gòleyth ha na wra vy teudha avel manyn.   It is still Speak Cornish Week, but I haven't spoken any Cornish today. What a pity! The weather is too hot for me and I didn't go out. I stayed in the house, indoors. Our house is cool enough. A butcher built the house as a store for his meat. The stone walls are thick and shaded. They are wonderful for tropical weather - for this heat wave. I won't be a piece of roast meat and I won't melt like butter.

2026 Day 173

  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Terdhek De Lün, nessa warn ügens mis Efen Monday, 22nd June Otta nei en Seythen Cows Kernowek! A wrügo whei clappya Kernôwek e'n mettin ma, po dohajedh, po gordhûher? E vedh chons aral avorow - ha trenja. Whei ell leverel "Lôwena dhis" dhe'th teylû ha cowetha. Na vedh person veth gwelys genowgh avorow? Na amownt! Gwrewgh leverel "Durdadhawhei" dhe'th gweder mires (mirour) po dha jynn-amontya (compûter). Here we are in Speak Cornish Week! Did you speak Cornish this morning, or afternoon, or evening? There will be another chance tomorrow - and the day after tomorrow. You can say "Hello (joy to you)" to your family and friends. You won't see anyone tomorrow? Never mind! Say "May God give you a good day" to your mirror or your computer.

2026 Day 172

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  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek De Sül, kensa warn ügens mis Efen Sunday, 21st June Golowan lowen dhewgh! An howlsavla ew. An jedh hedhyw ew a hirra ha'n nos an cotha. En Pensans ma gool Golowan (gool Sent Jowan) dhe verkya cres an hav. Ma meur a vûsek ha donsya rag nebes dedhyow. Ma tüs tòllwiskys ewedh. Ha ma solempnita e'n cres an hav rag Gorsedh Kernow gen baner Awen. Hedhyw anjei a veu en Carnkie. Happy Midsummer. It's the solstice. The day today is the longest and the night the shortest. In Penzance there is a Golowan (Midsummer or the feast of St John) to mark the middle of summer. There is a loy of music and dancing for several days. There are people disguised too. And there is a ceremony in the middle of summer for the Cornwall Gorseth with the Awen banner.

2026 Day 171

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  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens hag Üdnek De Sadorn, ügensves mis Efen Saturday, 20th June Devedhys ew an diwettha dedh arwòdh an Zodiak "An Gevellyon". Avorow a vedh kensa dedh an nessa arwòdh "An Crang" po "Canker". Da ew genam tedna. En termyn eus passyes my a dowlas dewdhek desîn rag calander zodiak. Nag ew oll an spellyansow ûsys lebmyn (nag ens FSS). E'n henwhedhel, an "gevellyon" a veu mebyon - breder, bes my a dednas "gevellesow (mowesy ~ mosy)" - horydh! The last day has arrived of the sign of the Zodiac "Gemini, The Twins". Tomorrow will be the first day of the next sign "The Crab" or "Cancer". I like drawing. In the past I planned twelve designs for a zodiac calendar. The spellings are not all used now (they're not SWF). In the legend, the "twins" were boys - brothers, but I drew "girl twins" - sisters!

2026 Day 170

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  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Deg De Gwener, nawnjegves mis Efen Friday, 19th June Hav a-varr ew ha ma mellyon gwydn et agan glesin. An gwenen gwyls a'n car. Nag eus kevys genam mellyonen beder del whath, bes ma nebes scavellow cronek pur vian emesk an flourys. Nag ens ûs veth dhe wenenen. Ma avalow rüdh bian codhys dhe'n dor dadn wedhen yonk. An avalow gerys e'n wedhen a vedh brâssa ha gwell e'n kidnyadh. Saw nag ew hobma ow gwelha avalen. It is early summer and there is white clover in our lawn. The wild bees love it. I haven't found a four-leaved clover yet, but there are some very small toadstools among the flowers. They are no use to a bee. There are little red apples fallen to the ground under a young tree. The apples left in the tree will be bigger and better in the autumn. But this is not my best apple tree.

2026 Day 169

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  2026 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Naw De Yow, etegves mis Efen Thursday, 18th June Skith (sqwith) o vy. Class Kernôwek e'n mettyn, clojy gen ow gour e'n dohajedh, Yeth an Werin Kern ô wek e'n gordhûher, sewyes gen redyans a "Flehes an Henshorn". I'm tired. A Cornish class in the morning, hospital with my husband in the afternoon, a Cornish Yeth an Werin (language of the people) in the evening, followed by a reading of "The Railway Children".