A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Trei Ügens ha Nawnjek De Gwener, ügensves mis Meurh Friday, 20th March Kehesnos lowen dhe bub onan. Gellys lebmyn ew an nosow pur hir. Wòja hebma an dedhyow a vedh hirra avel an nosow. Sòdhogel ew! Ma Gwenton ow tallath. Genes farwel, a Wav! Hedhyw, ma arwòdh an Zôdiak ow tiwedha. Genes farwel a Buskes! Gellys vedh an Puskes. Nanj ew termyn hir, me a dednas hebma rag pedn bloodh ow hor. Hedhyw e'n jedh, ma ger deffrans, spellyans aral. Avorow, ma'n stergelgh ow rei dhen An Hordh. Happy Equinox to everyone. Gone now are the very long nights. After this the days will be longer than the nights. It's official! Spring is starting. Farewell to you, o Winter! Today, a sign of the Zodiac is finishing. Farewell to you, o Pisces. The fish will be gone. A long time ago, I drew this for my sister's birthday. Nowadays, there is a different word, another spelling. Tomorrow, the zodiac is giving us The Ram (Aries). 

  2026 Dedh Trei Ügens hag Etek De Yow, nawnjegves mis Meurh Thursday, 19th March Del gwer! Nebes dedhyow a howlsplan ha distowgh ma'n helyk ow tardha mes gen delkyow ha cathes helyk gwer spladn. An losyow on na ew segh marow ha crin, bes an cathes helyk nowydh ma ew criv. An idhyow ew bythwer - glas o dres oll an gwav. Prest gwer ew ow baywedhen ewedh. Gonys gen neb edhen ew homma, theram ow pedery. Ma hei ow tevy pur üskis. A-dhelher dhe'n avalen goth ha'n payl terrys ma'n heligen vrâs agan kentrevogyon gen lies delen nowydh. Noth o hei dres oll an gwav. Ma bleujyow gwedh gwydn dhe gentrevek aral et y ge, keffres hag idhyow.  Green foliage! A few days of sunshine and suddenly the willows are bursting out with bright green leaves and catkins. Those old hazel catkins are bone-dry and brittle, but these new pussy willows are fresh. The ivy is evergreen - it was green through all the winter. My bay tree is also evergreen - this is planted by some bird, I think. It grows v...

  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...