A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Seytek De Merher, etegves mis Meurh  Wednesday, 18th March   Da ew genam natur, pub best ha plans, brâs ha bian (moy po le). Lôwen o vy dhe weles gwenen emesk an flourys et ow lowarth. Nag oma mar lôwen dhe 'ga gweles e'n chei, en beistry ûhel. Maglednys! Kellys! Emesk lies gwias kenisen. (Gwenton ew - termyn ew rag glânheans gwenton wòja an gwav.) Ma othom dhe'n wenenen wòcky ma a drouvya an daras egor po beister egor. Ellama gweres dhedhy? Theram ow kemeres own rag codha. Nag eus whans dhebm a sqwachya ow clün aral. Ma guckous nowydh ow tos solabres e'n lowarth. Clehigow blou - ha ma clehigow gwydn, ewedh, war vagas reb an vos. I like nature, every animal and plant, large and small (more or less). I am happy to see bees among the flowers in my garden. I'm not as happy to see them in the house, in high windows. Trapped! Lost! Among lots of spiders' webs. (It is spring - it's time for spring cleaning after the winter.) This silly be...

2026 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Whetek De Meurh, seytegves mis Meurh Tuesday, 17th March Treylyes ew loos an gwav dhe'n arhans (argan) hag owr an gwenton. Arhans ew an rüsk gwydn ow besowen wydn, ha owr ew an bagas eythin melyn war an ke coth. Oll ew gwyls, gonys gen natur. An brially? Melyn, pecar'a manyn. Nag ens owr. The winter's grey has turned to the spring's silver and gold. Silver is the white bark of my silver birch tree, and gold is the gorse bush on the old hedge. They are all wild, planted by nature. The primroses? Yellow like butter. They aren't gold.

2026 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Pemdhek De Lün, whetegves mis Meurh Monday, 16th March Gellys ew De Meurh Enes (dedh rag crampeth) ha ma Pask (dedh rag oyow Pask) ow tos - saw na whath. Thera nei e'n cres a dermyn Corawys, termyn rag sparyans. Bettegens, de o üdn jedh a lowender, Dedh Damyow po De Sül Mabmow. En termyn eus passyes e veu dedh heb whel, rag pobel chei yonk ha prentysys dhe vysytya aga mabm po eglos vabm (telher aga bejydhyans). Terweythyow e veu flourys ha tesednow bian rag an düs yonk dhe rei dh'aga mabmow. Hedhyw en jedh thera nei oll ow perthy cov a gan damyow - lies gweyth gen flourys dhort an gorvarhas po savla petrol ! Shrove Tuesday (a day for pancakes) is gone and Easter (a day for Easter eggs) is coming - but not yet. We are in the middle of Lent tide, a time for abstinence (fasting). However, yesterday was one day of joy, Mothers' Day or Mothering Sunday. Once upon a time it was a day without work, for young domestic servants and apprentices to visit their ...

2026 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Peswardhek De Sül, pemdhegves mis Meurth Sunday 15th March Pandra aljama perna e'n varhas de Sadorn en Trurû? Pandr'eus dhe werha (wertha)? Ma lies stall gen meur a voos gwres ha gonys gen an düs. Ew da genowgh neppeth wheg? Ma mel a Gernow, ma fujj gwres gen mel. War an keth stall ma kyfeythyow a lies sort, marmaladys rag sampel. Ma othom dhewgh a vara dhe dhebry gen agas kyfeyth? My alja gweles oll sortow torthow  ha tesednow. Martesen whei a bernas pyckel. Fatla ort tabm keus dhe dhebry ganjo? Ma whans dhewgh tria neppeth deffrans? Fatla gen tastya boos Turkek?  What could I buy in the Saturday market in Truro? What is for sale? There are many stalls with a lot of food made or grown by the people. Do you like something sweet? There's Cornish honey, there's fudge made with honey. On the same stall there are various preserves, such as marmalades. You need bread to eat with your preserve? I could see all kinds of loaves and cakes. Perhaps you bou...

  2026 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Terdhek De Sadorn,  pajardegves mis Meurh Saturday, 14th March "Clowow! Clowow! Clowow!" Egerys ew Marhas de Sadorn an tiogyon. Ma Crier an Dre Trurû ow teclarya an nowodhow. Marhas pur dha ew hei.  "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!"  (Hear! Hear! Hear!)The farmers' Saturday Market is open. The Town Crier of Truro declares the news. It's a very good market. 

2026 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek De Gwener, terdhegves mis Meurh Friday, 13th March De, nei a welas imajys a buskes - lies briel ha üdn sylly. Nei a vires orth nebes crestenogyon - canker, legast ha nebes bibynes boubyn. Crestenogyon ew caffloryon temmigow.   Bes pandr'ew "nath"? Edhen ew, onan gelvin lies liw dhedhy. Hei ell degy nebes puskes bian et hy gelvin.  Yesterday, we saw images of fish - many mackerels and one conger eel. We looked at several crustaceans - a crab, a lobster and some shrimps. Crustaceans are scavengers (collectors of debris). But what is a "puffin"? It's a bird, one with a colourful beak. It can carry several little fishes in its beak.  Brilly ow clappya Brilly ow clappya, geryow für, brabm an gath, Mackerel chatting, wise words, bullshit (cat's fart) Syllyes ow neyja, losyow hir, brabm an nath, Eels swimming, long tails, puffin's fart (more nonsense), Kencres ow mos dhe gova dadn Crabs going to hide under Gòbmon ha hûjes bil...