A Year of Late Cornish

2020 Dedh Trei Ügens De Sadorn, nawves warn ügens mis Whevrel Saturday, 29th February Dedh Labm lowen dhe whei. Na vedh dedh aral pecar'a hedna terebo peder bledhen môy. O whei benenes andhemedhys? Whei alja profya mariach dh'agas caroryon. Hedna a veu tybyans Brigid Sans a Wordhen. (Gool Brigid a veu an kensa dedh a vis Whevrel.) Ma'n den ow sconya? Res ew dhodho perna manegow rago whei - en dewdhek copel.  Ma üdn jedh môy e'n vledhen ma - nei a dal cawas mona môy rag an jedh na! Ma costys môy. Avorow a vedh an kensa dedh gwenton - ha Gool Davydh Sans - üdn jedh môy diwedhes avel an vledhen eus tremenys.  Happy Leap Day to you. There won't be another day like this for another four years. Are you unmarried women? You could propose marriage to your boyfriends. That was an idea of St Brigid of Ireland. (St Brigid's Day was the first day of February.) The man refuses? He must buy you gloves - twelve pairs. There's an extra day in this year - we o...

 2020 Dedh Dogens ha Nownjek De Gwener, ethves warn  ü gens mis Whevrel Friday, 28th February Nag ew an gewer pur deg hedhyw, rag hedna gwell ew genam remembra dedhyow erel! Pur dha ew genam kerdhes war drolergh a'n als keffres ha war drethow. Mars eus trig my ell kerdhes dreus hen ewedh. Da ew genam dastewydnyansow cloudys e'n treth gleb. Da ew genam gweles mordardh gwydn ow spouma bedn carrigy dû. Terweythyow ma kescowetha dhe nei. Trojednow a venja kevradna agan croust. Teg ew aga flüv, avel cabmdhavasow e'n howl. The weather is not very lovely today, therefore I prefer to remember other days! I very much like walking on the coastal path as well as on beaches. If there is a low tide I can walk across a harbour as well. I like cloud reflections in wet sand. I like to see white surf foaming against dark rocks. Sometimes we have companions. Starlings would like to share our picnic. Their feathers are beautiful, like rainbows in the sun. Deg ger rag hedhy...

2020 Dedh Dogens hag Etek De Yow, seythves warn ügens mis Whevrel Thursday, 27th February De a veu ow fednbloodh - trei ügens bloodh ha pemdhek. My a fanjas flourys teg dhort ow mab. Nag ew oll an henwyn flourys godhvedhys genam. My ell gweles solsow bian melyn, lester purpur, tûlips (bleujyow tulyfant) rüdh ha melyn, bleujyow gwens ha neb sort a gajow (egrow). Ow noyth a wrüg omweles warnam ewedh. Otta nei en gwlânogow meurgerys -  gwlânweyth gwres gen ow hôr godnyk, hy mabm. Genys veu hei nanj ew pajar ügens bledhen ha deg avorow. An mor a veu pur dha genjy, etho nei eth dhe'n mor rag hy hova. Trig o po nebes. Yesterday was my birthday - seventy-five years old. I received beautiful flowers from my son. I am not familiar with the names of all the flowers. I can see yellow narcissi, purple irises, red and yellow tulips, anemones and some kinds of daisies. My niece visited me as well. Here we are in much-loved jumpers - knitting done by my clever sister, her mum. Sh...

2020 Dedh Dogens ha Seytek De Merher, wheffes warn ügens mis Whevrel Wednesday, 26th February De a veu De Meurh Enes, po Mardi Gras en Frenkek. Henwys ewa ewedh Dedh Crampeth. An diwettha dedh ew kens Corawys. Termyn ew dhe dhebry emann oll agas oyow, bleus, shòger ha sô ken sevel orth boos rych. Na wrewgh debry oyow lebmyn terebo Pask. Ew da gena whei crampeth? Crêpes Suzette ew pur fin - sawrys gen owraval , leun a wires ha leskys reb an bord. Nag ens a Gernow! Ma Resegow Crampeth en nebes treow ha terweythyow ma carnivals gen kerdhvaow. Ha hedhyw thew De Merher Lüjiw. Ma tüs ow mos dhe'n eglos.  Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French. It's also called Pancake Day. It's the last day before Lent. It's time to eat up all your eggs, flour, sugar and fat before abstaining from rich food. Don't eat eggs now till Easter. Do you like pancakes? Crêpes Suzette are very posh - flavoured with orange, full of alcohol and flamed at the table. T...

Dedh Dogens ha Whetek De Meurth, pempes warn ügens mis Whevrel Tuesday, 25th February Ma cleves e'n norves. Ev a dhallathas en China ha nena ystyn dhe powyow erel. Lebmyn ma va en Italy. Ma own dhe düs. Ma res dhe lies person dhe vos en diberthva dres peswardhek dedh a "quarantine". Bes pandr'ew an ger ma? Ev a dhallathas e'n Òjow Cres, e'n pajerdegves cansbledhen. Citys a'n als a venja bos gwithys rag epidemogow ball. E veu res dhe gorholyon dhort porhow plagys devedhys dhe Venice loja dogens dedh "quaranta giorni" ken tira. E'n men termyn ydnyal ew an treth. Ma ster gwenton reb an vorr bes degëys ew aga flourys, drefen nag eus howl. Ha hager galsh keser a wras an dor gwydn. There is sickness in the world. It started in China and then spread to other countries. Now it's in Italy. People are afraid. Many people have to be in isolation for fourteen days of "quarantine". But what is this word? It originated in the Middle...

2020 Dedh Dogens ha Pemdhek De Lün, pajwora warn ügens mis Whevrel Monday, 24th February Hedhyw nag eus traveth dhe les ow wharvos et ow bownans vy. My a viras der an veister ha na wrüg traveth gwaya - saw an glaw. Nag era kerry e'n vorr ha cüdhys o an edhyn e'n keow. Thera dowryednow war losyow ôn melyn. Na whath e veu wharvosow dhe les war an jedh ma en termyn eus passyes. Pryns Charles, Dûk Kernow a dheclaryas y ambos dhe Arlòdhes Diana Spencer.  Hedna veu en mil naw cans pajar ügens hag onan. Dyllys veu an foto ma e'n Calander Riel. Fatel ew an foto na junyes gen an nessa pictour? An den coth ew Pab Gregory terdhek. War an jedh ma en mil pemp cans pajar ügens ha dew ev a janjyas an calander. A ves eth an calander Julian coth hag en bera a dheuth y galander Gregorian nowydh. Ev a dhros a-bera an vledhen labm gen üdn jedh môy en mis Whevrel pub peder bledhen.     Today there is nothing interesting happening in my life. I looked through the window an...

2020 Dedh Dogens ha Peswardhek   De Sül, tryja warn ügens mis Whevrel Sunday, 23rd February E'n coos ogas dhe Eglos Hallow ma gooth vian. Nag ew an dor compes. Obma hag ena ell bos kevys dowrlam emesk gwreydhednow maglys. O anjei teleryow-stenek en termyn eus passyes?  Ma'n ooth ow cabmy - nag ew hei compes. Terweythyow ma hei ow tremena an trolergh - nei a gawas treys gleb! Res ew dhe'n trolergh tremena an ooth - rag hedna ma pons predn nowydh.  Ma pajar men brâs e'n vorr. Pandr'ew anjei? Trap a Gernow o anjei - dhe lettya chattal gellys dhe stray. Lebmyn ledan ew an trolergh ha nag eus chattal.  En pelder my a welas dowrlam pur vrâs - thera dowr ow scòllya mes a bib vrâs. Ew hedna an kethsam gooth?  In the wood near Illogan there is a little stream. The ground is not level. Here and there can be found a waterfall among tangled tree roots. Were they tin-streaming places in time gone by?  The stream bends - it is not straight. Sometimes it cro...

2020 Dedh Dogens ha Terdhek De Sadorn, nessa warn ügens mis Whevrel Saturday, 22nd February "Dedh Tregedna" en Cresen Scol Coth, Eglos Hallow. Thew hedna ow styrrya jorna leun heb clappya Sowsnek veth oll. Pur dhe les o - fittya ha debry boos, gwary gwariow bord, kerdhes en coos leyjek ha mires orth an plansow, class art, tastyans keusyow a Gernow, gosôwes (goslowes) adro dhe Kist Kov, cana morganow ha mires ort fylmow. Pur goth ew an coos, gen wedh kewniek ha gover ow resek en nans bian. Rag li nei a dhabras cowl gwres a tettys ha por, ha thera frût ewedh. Gwil cowl e'n gegin a veu moy es avel tedna crows Keltek! "Tregedna Day" in the Old School Centre, Illogan. That means a full day without speaking any English at all. It was very interesting - preparing and eating food, playing board games, walking in a muddy wood and looking at plants, an art class, Cornish cheese tasting, hearing about Memory Chest, singing shanties and watching films. The wo...

2020 Dedh Dogens ha Dewdhek De Gwener, kensa warn ügens mis Whevrel Friday, 21st February Jorna hoghstok o an jedh hedhyw, pur vesy. Agan flehes wydn a wrüg gòrtos et agan chei ha res ew dhen aga maga ha didhana. E'n gwelha pres, tho an jedh heb glaw ha possybyl o dhe wary et an lowarth. Da ew ganjans gwary pel droos ha crambla gen lovan ha skydnya gen lovan dhort gwedhen. E'n chei da ew ganjans liwya. An vôs a liwyas den ownekhes po sowdhanys, ledan y lagajow. Martesen thew ev denik. The day today was a crazy day, very busy. Our grandchildren stayed in our house and we had to feed them and entertain them. Fortunately, the day was rainless and it was possible to play in the garden. They like playing football and climbing with a rope and abseiling from a tree. In the house they like painting. The girl painted a scared or surprised man, with wide eyes. Perhaps he is a gnome. Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today besy busy crambla to climb denik (m) gnome...

2020 Dedh Dogens hag Üdnek De Yow, ügensves mis Whevrel Thursday, 20th February Da ew genam tedna arwòdhow Zodiak en gis Keltek. E'n gwettha pres treylys ew an scrifa-compòster. E veu treylyans de e'n arwòdh an Zodiak.  "An Deger Dowr" a wrüg plegya dh' "An Pesk". Ma dhe nei meur a dhowr en natûr e'n jedh hedhyw bes thew An Deger Dowr arwòdh ayr. An Pesk ew arwòdh dowr - ha nei a ell desonôwy môy lowr a dhowr e'n mis ma ha'n nessa - sewyes gen cowasow mis Ebrel. Pana dermyn a wra an venten e'n vorr deseha? Gwydn ha dû - paper gwydn hag enk dû et ow thednans. Gwydn ha d û - hemm ew baner a Gernow. Nebes arwòdhow vorr ew gwydn ha dû - anjei ell bos gwelys heb caletter. Ma glenyow gweder bian (ballotini) e'n gwydn. Mowns ow tastewydnya golow. Dû ha gwydn ew palores ha golan ewedh. I like drawing Zodiac signs in a Celtic style. Unfortunately the orthography has changed.  There was a change in the signs of the Zodiac sign  yest...

2020 Dedh Hanter Cans (Dogens ha Deg) De Merher, Nownjegves mis Whevrel Wednesday, 19th February Whath üdn moy disqwedhyans art brentin en Truru. Cowethas Art Truru a wrüg gelwel Paul Westaway dhe gows genen. Nag eus besca dhodho descans art. Ev a dhescas y honan dhe liwya ha marthys ew an sewyansow. Terweythyow ma va ow cül garowder war vord gen plaster, ha nena levenhe gen paper treth ha cravas ha liwya gen liwyow acrylek. Thera dhodho pictours a Porth Ia ha Pensans. Da ew genam y frammys ewedh - dhort predn dasûsys. Yet another brilliant art demonstration in Truro. Truro Art Society invited Paul Westaway to speak with us. He has never had an art lesson. He taught himself to paint and the results are amazing. Sometimes he makes roughness on board with plaster, then smooths and scratches and colours with acrylic paints. He had pictures of St Ives and Penzance. I like his frames too - from recycled wood. Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today besca never (in the ...

2020 Dedh Dogens ha Naw De Meurth, etegves mis Whevrel Tuesday, 18th February 777. Seyth cans seyth deg ha seyth, po seyth cans trei ügens ha seytek. Eus nebes styrr dhe hedna? De hedna veu an niver a vloggys pub dedh ew scrifys genam. Eus redyes oll genowgh whei? Pes ger ew hedna? Era deg ger nowydh en keniver blogg? Hedna alja rei môy es seyth mil ger nowydh. A ellowgh whei remembra nebes anodhans veth oll? Peseul a eryow eus othom dhen a wodhvos dhe vos helavar - dhe glappya heb hockya? Cowsoryon genejek a davas a wor pemdhek mil dhe ügens mil teylû geryow (lemmas). Ma dhe nei vorr hir dhe dravalya warbarth! E'n men termyn my a dravalyas ow honan! Ass ew down an gover! Ass ew wheg dhe welas cathes helyk nowydh! Ma solsow ow tevy reb an vorr. Ass ens teg! Nag ew an cawlvleujow war an ayrbark mar deg. 777. Seven hundreds seven tens and seven, or seven hundreds three score and seventeen. Does that have some significance? Yesterday that was the number of daily blogs I...

2020 Dedh Dogens hag Eth   De Lün, seythdegves mis Whevrel Monday, 17th February Eus neppeth dhe les ow tòchya an jedh ma? Well, nanj ew dogens bledhen hag eth, en mil naw cans trei ügens ha dewdhek Senedh Breten Veur a wrüg vôtya dhe jûnya Marhas Kebmyn European. Ha lebmyn thera nei ow qwitya Europ. Nanj ew pajar cans bledhen po nebes, en pow a-bell dreus an Mor Brâs Atlantek, Myles Standish a veu dewisys avel an kensa hembrenkyas Trevesigeth Plymouth. E'n jedh hedhyw ma dhodho lies henedh. Martesen ma nebes en Kernow!  E'n kettermyn, e'n seythdegves cansbledhen otta mappa a Gernow. Nag era lies tre vrâs. Is there anything interesting regarding this day? Well, 48 years ago, in 1972 the British Parliament voted to join the European Common Market. And now we are quitting Europe. About four hundred years ago, in a country far away across the Atlantic Ocean, Myles Standish was elected as the first commander of the Plymouth Colony. Nowadays he has many descendants...