A Year of Late Cornish

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans ha Dewdhek De Sadorn, üdnegves warn ügens mis Gorefen Saturday, 31st July Ma kellys genam ow hamera! Pe le ma va? My a'n trouvyas bes nena my a wrüg y gelly arta. Thera flehes obma hedhyw, ow qwary gwariow teg et ow lowarth, bes nag eus genam fotos veth anodhans. Na wrüga nei mires ort an Gwariow Olympyk. Pandr'eus kellys gena nei? E veu lies kesstrif rag tüs po benenes üdnek ha rag parys. Da ew genam sport warbydn ûsadow, ke nag o vy campyer en onan anodhans veth.  Ma cledhya - my a sayas hedna. Gen saber, whei ell gweskel agas adversary a-ûgh dhe'n wast. Na wrüga vy besca saya lebmel gen gwelen, sethorieth, pel-voly treth, po resegva clòjyow. Martesen ow mab gwydn yonk a vedn gwil diwrosya BMX. I've lost my camera! Where is it? I found it but then I lost it again. There were children here today, playing beautiful games in my garden, but I have no photos of them. We didn't watch the Olympic Games. What did we miss? There were many contests for ...

2021 Dedh Dew Cans hag Üdnek De Gwener, degves warn ügens mis Gorefen Friday, 30th July Enawel Evert a dheuth e'n nos. Thera gwens crev ha tervüs. Lies delen ha lies aval a veu whethys dhe'n dor. My a wra crampeth avalow avorow. Ow mergh a forsakyas hy degol campya bian üdn jedh a-varr. Hy theylû a spenas an nos glôs a-jei dhe peder vos chei. Na veu nebes campyers may fortüdnyes. Destriys o aga tyldys. Res veu dhe nebes persons bos sawyes dhort scathow-gool e'n tewlder. Bettegens, vas o an awel rag segha dilhas gòlhys hedhyw! Storm Evert came in the night. There was a strong, noisy wind. Lots of leaves and lots of apples were blown down. I'll make an apple pie tomorrow. My daughter abandoned her little camping holiday one day early. Her family spent the night snuggly within four house walls. Some campers were not so lucky. Their tents were destroyed. Some people had to be rescued from yachts in the dark. However, the wind was good for drying washed clothes today. Eth ge...

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans ha Deg De Yow, nawes warn ügens mis Gorefen Thursday, 29th July Dedh blewek a veu sawys gen areth pur dhe les e'n gordhûher. Meur ras dhe Ben Bruch ha Joe Eska.  Anethow teknologieth kedhlow ha kescomûnyans a wrüg ow galosegy gosôwes ort dew dhen ow clappya dhort radnow America deffrans. Anjei a wras appôsyans a lether berr dhort William Bodinar dhe Daines Barrington. Barrington o den jentyl a'n class ûhel gen whans a wodhvos - era Kernôwegoryon po Kernôwegoresow veth en Kernow? Era po nag era? A veu gòstel dhodho? Ev a glowas Dolly Pentreath, etho ev a waynyas y wòstel. Na wrüga va whilas kedhlow moy dhort Bodinar (na rei dhodho mona veth). Soweth! Hedna veu ahoson kellys. Bodinar o pescader. Era supersticyon emesk pescaders? Ev a elwas y hònan "dean Bodjack an puscas" - martesen na veu whans dhodho a ownekhe an puskes dhe ves. Ma dhen pictours a Barrington ha Dolly, bes nag eus imach a Bodinar. Soweth!  Nag o va mar aswonys avel Dolly. O Bodinar...

   2021 Dedh Dew Cans ha Naw De Merher, ethves warn ügens mis Gorefen Wednesday, 28th July Thew lavar Olympyk trei ger en Latyn: "Citius, Altius, Fortius". Thew hebma ow menya "Scaffa, Ûhelha, Creffa". "E'n pempes dedh An Gwariow Olympyk en Tokyo, pandr'ew darvedhys? Benyn dhort Hawaii a waynyas medal owr rag morplaynya. Ûhelha po scaffa? Soweth, nag eus morplaynyer dhort Kernow. Piw a wrüg devisya morplaynya - Hawaii po Kernow? Bettegens, üdn den yonk a dhallathas y gawl neyja en Wade ha Bosvena. Thew ev esel an para leb o gwaynyoryon a vedalys owr en resek dascor (pedergweth dew cans meter maner frank). Scaffa en dhiogel! Fatla ort "yonca" po "cottha"? Ma nebes strivoresow pur yonk en tennis moos ha rostellans (sport nowydh war styllen ros) - nag ens bes mòsy (mowysy). Ma nebes strivoresow moy "arves" - marhogesow prevys e'n torn dressage. Ma dhodhans lies medal solabres. Ha fatla ort "tecka"? Res ew mergh d...

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans hag Eth De Meurth, seythves warn ügens mis Gorefen Tuesday, 27th July Pur hebask ew an chei hedhyw - ha hedna ew coynt! Ûsyes o vy dhe dros ha godoryn. Hedhyw my ell gosôwes ort mûsek heb astalyans. Ken vorr, my alja mires orth radn An Gwariow Olympyk e'n tele. E vedh seytek dedh a gesstrif. Hedhyw ew an pajwora dedh. Eus medalys dhe Breten Veur whath? Ma dhen trei hans athlêt trei ügens ha pemdhek, bes na wrüg bes radn anodhans strivya betaneur-ma. An para yonk ma a lappyoresow artistyk a waynyas medalys brons. Otta medal arhans rag triathlon benenes. Ha medalys owr rag sedha kettermynek (dhort leur deg meter ûhel). Ha nag ew an re na oll an medalys.    The house is very peaceful today - and that is strange! I am accustomed to noise and disorder. Today I can listen to music without interruption. Alternatively, I could watch part of the Olympic Games on T.V. There will be seventeen days of competition. Today is the fourth day. Does Great Britain have ...

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans ha Seyth De Lün, wheffes warn ügens mis Gorefen Monday, 26th July Ma cres ha coseleth hedhyw, drefen nag eus flogh veth e'n chei! My ell kerdhes gans an kei bian ha lagatta an plansow. Ma prysken ow tevy en üskis et ow lowarth. An flourys purpur ew da gans an tyckies-Duw, saw nag eus lies tycky-Duw e'n vledhen ma. Na wrüga vy hy gonis. Nag ew an garednow crev, ha'n flourys ew poos. Hanter an garednow ew codhys dhe'n dor - pur shiek ew. My a drohas lies flour dhort an garednow terrys ha 'ga gorra en lestry coth. Ma pycher leth dhort Preiweyth Lake en Truru (gellys lebmyn). Ma cafas glas a Gernow, an keth liw avel an delyow. Ma jorrik jam maga coth avel ow honan. Ma dhe bub pedn a flourys lies flour bian. E'n portal ma bòssa gen plans melon. Ma dew frût bian bohes arves. Saw martesen my alja cuntel an coucòmber ha tomattys en scon. Nebonan alja aga debry - na ellama ow hònan (calish dhe vos dyjestys!). Ha calish ew dhe drouvya ow flourys teg e...

  2021 Dedh Dew Cans ha Whegh De Sül, pempes warn ügens mis Gorefen Sunday, 25th July Thera dhen mettin nerthek: trei flogh besy ow lebmel ha gwary. Mirowgh! Fatel o vy ûhel. Gero nei cachya tycky-Duw! Ma gwelen-roos peskecha dhebm.  Nag eus pesk veth ow neyja obma bes my ell gweles tycky-Duw ow neyja. Ma prei modelya nowydh dhebm. Gwell via genam gwil den ergh melyn po boos pretendyes. Na veu whans dhodhans a dhebry an keth boos rag li po kidnyow. Na alja anjei bos sedhys rag moy es peder mynysen en üdn skèth.  Üjy an flehes nevra ow cessya heb gwaya?  Teyr eur hag e veu hanajen vrâs. Gellys ew oll an flehes rag nebes ourys. Onan anodhans a dheuth tre gen kei bian termyn mos dhe'n gwily. Pur gòsel ew an kei. We had an energetic morning: three busy children jumping and playing. Look! How high I am. Let's catch a butterfly! I have a fishing net. There are no fish swimming here but I can see a butterfly flying. I have some new modelling clay. I'd rather make a yellow s...