A Year of Late Cornish

  2023 Dedh Cans Üdnek ha Dogens De Merher, üdnegves warn ügens mis Me Wednesday, 31st May Hedhyw thera whans dhen a vos bys en Truro rag pres gans ow  hôr wheg ha'y gour . Res veu dhen mos dro dhe'n vorr a-dro  vrâs  Chi war Tonn. An daromres o syger. Scon hodna vedh tra a'n termyn eus passyes. An vorr a-dro a vedh gellys, bes en kensa ma meur a whel dhe wil. A vedh an daromres moy  üskis ? Today we wanted to go to Truro for a meal with my sister-in-law and her husband. We had to go round the big Chiverton roundabout. The traffic was slow. Soon that will be a thing of the past. The roundabout will be gone, but first there's a lot of work to do. Will the traffic be faster?

  2023 Dedh Cans ha Hanter Cans De Meurth, degves warn ügens mis Me Tuesday, 30th May Eus awen ha  mòna  luck dhewgh? Venjo whei bos trigys en chei gen deffrans, gen gnas? Ma chapel gwag en Penpons ogas dhe Cambron. Po whei alja perna chei an bal Dorcoth, ogas dhe Cambron magata. E vedh gwerthans poblek en mis Efen. Ma othom a whel, meur a whel, warnodhans. Martesen, en termyn a vedn dos, anjei a vedh anedhow teg. Nebonan a venja treylya scol veythrin dhe nebes radnjiow. Na vedh anjei mar deg. Terweythyow ma towl anfujek ow mos cabm. Res veu an scol hanter-derevys ma bos tednys dhe'n dor. Do you have inspiration and enough money? Would you like to live in a house with a differences, with character? There is an empty chapel in Penponds near Camborne. Or you could buy Dolcoath mine house, near Camborne as well. There will be an auction sale in June. Work is needed, a lot of work, on them. Perhaps, in the future, they will be beautiful dwellings. Somebody would like to ...

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Naw De Lün, nawves warn ügens mis Me Monday, 29th May  E'n gordhûher thew an treth gwag, saw e'n mettin ha dohajedh tho an treth hogstog - pur, pur vesy - leun a düs. Thera routh veur. An shoppys rag boos ha dewosow a wrüg trad da - dehen rew ha  scòbmow;  en arbednek. My a necovas (ankevas) ow hamera arta.  In the evening the beach is empty, but in the morning and afternoon the beach was very, very busy - full of people. There was a crowd. The shops for food and drinks did a good trade - especially ice cream and chips. I forgot my camera again.

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Eth De Sül, ethves warn ügens mis Me Sunday, 28th May Jorna spladn ewa. Awel deg ew hei. Segh ew hei, bes ma othom dhebm a law. Nag ew an gover bes pur vian lebmyn. Gellys ew an plodn.  Pe le ma'n pajerp â wes? Calish ew an bownans rag bestes bian. Ma flourys lowr en pub le saw nag eus lies gwenenen po lies tycky-Duw. Pe ehen a flourys ew da gen preves? Ens flourys cabm? Nag eus bes üdn aranen dhebm. E dal bos moy. It's a bright day. It's lovely weather. It's dry, but we need rain. The stream is only very small now. The pond has gone. Where are the newts? Life is hard for small animals. There are plenty of flowers everywhere but there are not many bees or many butterflies. Which type of flowers do insects like? Are they wrong flowers? I only have one orchid. There should be more.

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Seyth De Sadorn, seythves warn ügens mis Me Saturday, 27th May Ew an eb ò rn nos aswonys genowgh? Ello whei gweles "An Tarow" po "An Gevellyon" emesk an constellacyons? Lebmyn, nag ew termyn vas dhe vires. Mowns e'n ebòrn termyn an jedh ha ma'n howl aga c ü dha. Diwedh arw ò dh an Zodiak "an Tarow" a veu ügensves mis Me ha dallath sin an Gevellyon a veu kensa warn ügens mis Me. Whath en gwav ma othom a ymajinacyon dhe weles best po persons. Are you familiar with the night sky? Can you see "Taurus" or "Gemini" among the constellations? Now is not a good time to look. They are in the daytime sky and the sun hides them. The end of the Zodiac sign "Taurus" was 20th May and the start of the sign of Gemini was 21st May. Even in winter it needs imagination to see an animal or people.

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Whegh De Gwener, wheffes war ügens mis Me Friday, 26th May Silenus o duw bian en henwhedhlow Grek. Tho va duw a dhons, medhewnep ha'n wask win. Y das o Pan, du an gwylfos. Y dhama o Gaia, duwes an Norves. Bes eus keveren gen Kernow? Well, üdn scientist  a venthygyas an hanow rag nebes flourys "Silene". Ha ma lies anodhans en Kernow. Ma dhodhans henwyn kebmyn: soudoryon, bleujow kenis, glüsles. An brâssa radn ew rüdh, saw war an als nei alja gweles gwodroth po bleujen genisen wydn. Rüdh ha gwydn. A wrüg an scientist pedery a win?  Silenus was a minor god in Greek mythology. He was the god of dance, drunkenness and the wine press. His father was Pan, the god of the wild. His mother was Gaia, the goddess of the Earth. But is there a connection with Cornwall? Well, one scientist borrowed the name for several flowers, "Silene".  And there are lots of them in Cornwall. They have common names: soldiers, campion, spide...

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Pemp De Yow, pempes warn ügens mis Me Thursday, 25th May My a redyas re hedhyw ha lebmyn re skith o vy rag scrifa! Avorow my a vedn scrifa ow t ò chya duwyow Grek ha'n flourys ma. I read too much today and now I am too tired to write! Tomorrow I will write about Greek gods and these flowers .

    2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Pajar De Merher, pajwora warn ügens mis Me Wednesday, 24th May Teg o hei hedhyw. "Gero nei mos dhe Falmeth." "Nei alja perna dehen rew reb an mor." "Terweythyow nei a wel reunes ow qwary reb an carrygy na." An maw bian a venja gweles castel. "Otta beister vrâs rag  gòdn brâs ." Na veu escar veth hedhyw. Saw my wrüg gweles kerhydh wydn. It was lovely today. "Let's go to Falmouth." "We could buy ice cream by the sea." "Sometimes we see seals playing by those rocks." The little boy wanted to see a castle. "Here's a big window for a cannon." There was no enemy today. But I did see a white egret.

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Trei De Meurth, tryja warn ügens mis Me Tuesday, 23rd May Hedhyw my a viras ort Lynn Mayers ow cowsel adro dhe matethyon bal. Areth pur dhe les o, dhort Kresen Kernow. Thera lies meteth bal et ow pluw (en parth rüdh an mappa). Ma whath remenat  bal en ogas. An whel alja bos diantel. Terweythyow dilhas mos a veu kechys en jynnys. Nag o pilednow hir saw. Den po maw gwiskys en lavrek o moy saw avel benyn pow mos gwiskys en pilen. Today I watched Lynn Mayers talking about bal-maidens. It was a very interesting lecture, from Kresen Kernow (Cornwall Centre). There were many bal-maidens in my parish (in a red area of the map). There is still the remains of a mine nearby. The work could be dangerous. Sometimes a girl's clothes were caught in machinery. Long skirts were not safe. A man or boy dressed in a pair of trousers was safer than a woman or girl dressed in a skirt.

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Dew De Lün, nessa warn ügens mis Me Monday, 22nd May E'n gordhûher my a gerdhas gans an kei ha gweles dew po trei eskelly-grehen bian ow neyja ha cachya gwibes po gowdhanes. War an diwedh ma anprevyon lowr. (Ha lebmyn ma üdn tycky-Duw nos ow cronkya ow beister ha theram ow cravas  gwân gwibesen !) Gwibes ew ow eskerens. An eskelly-grehednas ell debry oll anodhans. In the evening I walked with the dog and saw two or three small bats flying and catching mosquitos and moths. At last there are enough insects. (And now one moth is bashing my window and I'm scratching a mosquito bite!) Mosquitos are my enemies. The bats can eat them all.

  2023 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Wonan De Sül, kensa warn ügens mis Me Sunday, 21st May Vysytors po ostyjy? Gelwys po na veu gelwys? Cabmdremenyjy po welcòbmys? Anjei a wrüg vajya pell. An kei yonk a dheuth en car, bes da ew ganjo pònya. Pel, mar pleg! Pyjy gwra towla ow fel. Moy! Moy! Ma'n kei yonk owth ania an kei coth. Da ew genam an kei yonk, saw nag ew da genam gweles an bulhorn ma war an delkyow na. Abele dheuth an bulhorn? Der an flapp cath, martesen. An bulhorn war an veister a slynkyas vorr hir, ha merwel. Ew an bulhornes war an vos bew po marow? Visitors or guests? Invited or uninvited? trespassers or welcomed? They have travelled far. The young dog came by car, but it loves to run. Ball, please! Please throw my ball. More! More! The young dog annoys the old dog. I like the young dog, but I do not like to see this snail on those leaves. Where did the snail come from? Through the cat flap, perhaps. The snail on the window slid a long way, and died. Are t...

  2023 Dedh Cans ha Dogens De Sadorn, ügensves mis Me Saturday, 20th May Taclow da ha taclow drog - an dhew e'n kethsam dedh. Lebmyn ma dhebm camera terrys aral. Na venjama blamya an meppik wheg - saw ev a veu an diwettha person dh'y senjy! Na vern, ma dhebm fotos erel. Bes gwrewgh gòrtos! Ma fotos war ow dornfôn, saw na ellama aga danon, rag neb praga. Res ew dhebm perna camera nowydh. Keniver jorna my a wel r üdhek en ke, ow cana. Hedhyw my eth dhe'n gwelyow ha gweles gwenely, diw wednel (po chicoges). Per üskis ens. Ha my a glowas lies awhesydh ow cana en wheg. Na whath, dewanhes o vy. Agan kentrevogyon a res chanjya chei. Ma'n perhen ow qwertha aga annedh.    Good things and bad things - both in the same day. Now I have another broken camera. I would not like to blame the dear little boy - but he was the last person to hold it! No matter, I have other photos. But wait! There are photos on my mobile phone, but I cannot send them, for some reaso...

  2023 Dedh Cans Nawnjek warn Ügens De Gwener, nawnjegves mis Me Friday, 19th May Nag eus tra veth dhe les hedhyw! There is nothing interesting today!

  2023 Dedh Cans Etek warn Ügens De Yow, etegves mis Me Thursday, 18th May Da o gans ow mabm flourys gen sawarn wheg. Hy lowarth o leun a vleujednow sawrek. Terweythyow jylofers, bleujow vosow, solsow bian po mignonette wheg, terweythyow ros ha gwedhros. Lowarth vy nag ew mar dha. Hedhyw ew hy fednbloodh, saw pub dedh theram ow clowes flourys ha theram ow perthy co ow mabm.  My mother liked flowers with a sweet scent. Her garden was full of scented blooms. Sometimes carnations, wallflowers, narcissi or sweet mignonette, sometimes roses and honeysuckle. My garden is not so good. Today is her anniversary, but every day I smell flowers and I remember my mum.

  2023 Dedh Cans Seytek warn Ügens De Merher, seytegves mis Me Wednesday, 17th May Pur vian ew an loor hedhyw. Nag eus bes crobmen ydn. Avorow hei a vedh whath moy ydn. De Gwener e vedh loor nowydh. Nena res ew dhen g ò rtos terebo mis Efan rag loor leun arta. The moon is very small today. There is only a narrow crescent. Tomorrow it will be even narrower. On Friday there will be a new moon. Then we must wait until June for a full moon again.

  2023 Dedh Cans Whetek warn Ügens De Meurth, whetegves mis Me Tuesday, 16th May  Ma lies bleujen, bes rag fra nag eus lies tycky-Duw po lies gwenenen? Thera bleujow a'n gog, bes pe le ma'n coges? Gorfednys ew flourys war spern dû, ha lebmyn ma spern gwydn: en certan ma spern lowr ha wheg ew an sawarn. Ma gwedh an gwelha ow conis aga honan, car dre hevel. Mons ow tevy en gweres ha teleryow ew da ganjans. Martesen nag ew agan dewis nei. Ma edhyn ow qweres anjei.    There are lots of flowers, but why aren't there lots of butterflies or lots of bees? There were cuckoo blossoms (bluebells), but where are the cuckoos? Flowers on sloes (blackthorn) are finished, and now there is hawthorn (whitethorn); certainly there are enough thorns and the smell is sweet. The best trees plant themselves, so it seems. They grow in soil and positions they like. Perhaps it's not our choice. Birds help them.

  2023 Dedh Cans Pemdhek warn Ügens De Lün, pemdhegves mis Me Monday, 15th May Pana jorna teg! An gwens o yeyn saw an howl a spladnas. Thera flourys marthys en pub telher. My a gar gwenton. Ew da genowgh flourys rüdh? Ma goth Fowedh po Lafenak ha bleujow kenis (soudoryon). Ew melyn gwell genowgh? Ma lies  pâwbran ha dens lew. Gwydn? Ma whath kednin gwels ha lebmyn ma kegis bûgh (las Met ê rnes Anne) magata. Ha ma spern gwydn ha scaw ow tos. What a lovely day. The wind was cold but the sun shone. There were wonderful flowers everywhere. I love spring. Do you like red flowers? There's valerian (pride of Fowey or Padstow) and campion (spider blooms or soldiers) Do you prefer yellow? There are many buttercups and dandelions. White? There is still wild garlic and now there is cow parsley (Queen Anne's lace) as well. And whitethorn (hawthorn) and elder are coming.

  2023 Dedh Cans Peswardhek warn Ügens De Sül, pajardegves mis Me  Sunday, 14th May Nebes diwedhes, thera vy ow mires orth Eurovision. De, thera vy ow qwitha mebyon wydn. Etho, hedhyw tho vy skith. Ma lies ymach, bes pandra dhe dhewis? Ma lies dilhas  üthyk - presenters ha performyoryon po performyoresow. Na aljama aga degy ow honan! A bit late, I am watching Eurovision. Yesterday, I was looking after grandsons. So, today I am tired. There are lots of images, but which to choose? There are many extraordinary clothes - presenters and performers. I couldn't wear them myself!  

    2023 Dedh Cans Terdhek warn Ügens De Sadorn, terdhegves mis Me Saturday, 13th May E'n mettin a-varr my eth dhe'n treth - na wrüga vy mos dhe'n gool mûsek, saw dhe'n vedhegva rag pigbreghlin Covid. Nena my eth en kyttrin bys en Falmeth dhe vetya gen nebes scriforyon. Thera sinys an gool en pub le. Ma tokynva war an treth ha ma telher campya cawrek war an ayrbark. Whei ell gweles Carn Breanek en pelder.   In the early morning I went to the beach - I didn't go to the music festival, but to the doctor's surgery for a Covid vaccination. Then I went in a bus to Falmouth to meet some writers. There were signs of the festival everywhere. There's a ticket office on the beach and there is an enormous camp site of the airfield. You can see St Agnes Beacon in the distance.