A Year of Late Cornish

  2024 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Dew De Sül, degves warn ügens mis Efen Sunday, 30th June  Diwedh an mis ewa hedhyw. Hanter an vledhen ew gellys. Nag eus bes dew vis moy a hav dhe dhos, ha nena e vedh kidnyadh. Hedhyw, thera kefewy havek rag agan flehes wydn. Pur vewek ens. Da ew ganjans bos   a-warra (a-wartha) dhe wòles e'n ayr (war drampolin) po dadn an dowr en kibel dòbm. Terweythyow, ma nebonan nag ew lowen. Bes croust ew medhakneth rag pubonan. (Nag era tra veth rag gullys war an to!) It's the end of the month today. Half of the year has gone. There are only two more summer months to come, and then it will be autumn. Today there was a summery party for our grandchildren.  They are very lively. They like being upside down in the air (on a trampoline) or under the water in a hot tub. Sometimes, there is someone who is not happy. But a picnic is good medicine for everyone. (There was nothing for gulls on the roof.) Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today a-warra dhe wòles  up

  2024 Dedh Cans Pajar Ügens ha Wonan De Sadorn, nawes warn ügens mis Efen Saturday, 29th June Pandr'ew mis da rag flourys? Ew mis Efen an gwelha? Gellys ew oll flourys wheg an gwenton. Radn anodhans ew denty. Lies bleujen lebmyn, en hav, ew creffa. Ma lies flour saw na wrüga vy gweles lies tycky-Duw hedhyw. My a glowas gwenen e'n wedhen ma, leun a flourys gwydn. Thera anjei ûhel e'n scorednow, etho na aljama aga gweles.  Anjei alja bos qwilkioresow  (gohy)! Gwell ew genam gwenen. Skejwedhen vrâs ew hei. Rag fra üjy hei obma, reb trolergh ow ledya dhe velyn goth, gen prasow glas a-derdro? Herwedh ûsadow nei a wel skejwedh avel keow lowarthow, trehys compes. My a welas flourys gwydn erel reb an vorrow (fordhow) - cala gwyly po kerenja, my a grej.  Thera meur anodhans.    What is a good month for flowers? Is June the best. All sweet flowers of the spring are gone. Some of them are dainty. Many flowers now, in summer, are more robust. There are lots of flowers but I didn't

  2024 Dedh Cans ha Pajar Ügens De Gwener, ethves warn ügens mis Efen Friday, 28th June Terweythyow thew an gewer re dòbm raga vy. Ow crohen ew re vlemm ha my a lesk re esy. Da via genam bos nebes liwys gen an howl, bes na vadna vy bos howlleskys.  Ma othom dhebm a'n vitamin D bes  na via da bos cowlleskys! Ma bestes erel na venja bos cowlleskys. Trigys ens en cocounys scroffek a whethfiansow an dowr en eythinen. Henwys ew "trefyas an gog", saw nag eus gog dhe vos gwelys na clowys, ha nag ew trefyas. Da ew ganjans an niwl dhort an mor. My ewedh! Er ew. Sometimes the weather is too hot for me. My skin is too pale and I burn too easily. I'd like to be somewhat suntanned (coloured by the sun), but I will not be sunburnt.   I need the vitamin D but  it wouldn't be good to be burnt up! There are other animals that wouldn't like to be burnt up. They live in frothy cocoons of bubbles in a gorse bush. It's called "cuckoo spit", but there is no cuckoo to

  2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Nawnjek  De Yow, seythves warn ügens mis Efen Thursday, 27th June  Thera ostyjy yonk dhen de Merher, dew flogh ha dew vest. Thera mos (mowes) vrâs ha cosel gen kei brâs ha whar, ha maw bian ha bew gen gast vian ha  müscok. Thera blew hir dhe'n vos vrâs ha blew berr ha smodh dhe hy hei hei. Thera blew berr dhe'n maw bian,  saw thera blew hir ha crüllyes dh'y gei. Nei a gerdhas (reb an  mòn gleudh overdevys) gen agan keun - an düs yonk gen aga heun yonk, ha my (benyn goth) gen ow hei coth.  Anjei o üskis, saw tho vy syger. Res veu dhodhans agan  gòrtos.   We had young guests of Wednesday, two children and two animals. There was a big quiet girl with a big placid dog, and a small lively boy with a crazy little bitch. The big girl had long hair and her dog short, smooth hair. The small boy had short hair, but his dog had long curly hair. We walked (by the overgrown quarry) with our dogs - the young people with their young dogs, and me (an old woma

  2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens hag Etek De Merher, wheffes warn ügens mis Efen Wednesday, 26th June Skith o vy hedhyw, etho na ellama scrifa blogg hir. Seythen Clappya Kernôwek ew hei e'n seythen ma. Ew gwelys genowgh agan poster? Ma lies vorrow dhe leverel "Hello". Da ew genam "Durdadhawhei" ha "Dursona dhewgh" ow hònan. Ello whei remembra agan poster an vledhen eus tremenys? Ero whei leverel an geryow own hedhyw? Wressa whei leverel an geryow na kens lebmyn? I am tired today, so I can't write a long blog. It's Speak Cornish Week this week. Have you seen our poster?  There are many ways of saying "Hello". I like "God give you a good day" and "God bless you!" myself. Can you remember our last year's poster? Are you saying the right words today? Did you say those words before now? Naw ger rag hedhyw  Nine words for today an vledhen eus tremenys  last year  (SWFM  warlena ) clappya  to talk, speak (a language), chat

  2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Seytek De Meurth, pempes warn ügens mis Efen Tuesday, 25th June Ma yeyn nowodhow dhen hedhyw. T rûan oma dhe scrifa hebma. Golow spladn an tavas Kernowek ew  devüdhys . Ma coll brâs dhe nei. Mina Dresser a verwas de. Bardhes an Orsedh, benyn a vry o hei e'n derevyans Kernôwek Diwedhes. Cowethes ha deskybel Richard Gendall o hei, ha hei a wrüg hy gwelha dhe radna y skians ha descasow. Ogas dhe ügens bledhen kens lebmyn Mina ha cowethesow, gwiskys avel  metydhyon bal, era en Redrüdh owth argemedna an tavas ha'n Cussül an Tavas Kernôwek. Dedhyow da ens, ow tesky Kernôwek gen Mina. We have bad news today. I am sad to write this. A bright light of the Cornish language is extinguished. We have a great loss. Mina Dresser died yesterday. A Bard of the Gorsedd, she was a significant woman in the Late Cornish revival. She was a friend and student of Richard Gendall, and she did her best to share his knowledge and teachings. Nearly twenty years ago Mina and

  2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Whetek De Lün, pajwora warn ugens mis Efen Monday, 24th June Golôwan lowen dhe bub onan. Nag ewa an howlsavla gwir, thew Gool J ô wan Baptyst. Saw hedhyw, nag era vy ow pedery a hav.  My a drouvyas nebes  volednow  coth a vûsek,  pernys  nanj ew lies  degvledhen  - en mòna coth! Dew  souls  rag "Santa Baby" (cân rag Nadelik), üdn souls ha whegh  diner  rag "Cuando Calienta el Sol" (pa tòbma an howl), trei souls rag " gerowgh nei dhe  godha en kerenja". Ha pemp cân gen Cole Porter rag pemp souls. Hedna veu meur a vòna e'n dedhyow na, saw tho talvys a geniver diner. Piw eus na gar Cole Porter? Nag o va  mûsek  classek po opera meur. Radn anodho o Latyn American ha standards jazz. Termyn my veu yonk da o genam cana  cânow  a'n par na en revue po  gwary cân  Nadelik.  My a ganas "neb dedh ow  prins a wra dos" avel Cinderella. En gwettha pres, nag eus  lev  dhebm lebmyn. Nep-pres ow lev a wra dos a-dro! Happy Mid

  2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemdhek De Sül, tryja warn ügens mis Efen Sunday, 23rd June Res ew dhebm towla neppeth dhe ves! Ma dhebm lies lever termyn ow tòchya oll sortow taclow. Eus othom dhebm a anodhans oll? Dres lycklod, nag eus! Ma "Balweyth Kernow", dew dhyllans. My a vedn kemeres an re na. Ma "Myslexia", dew dhyllans ewedh. Anjei ell mos. Nag eus othom dhebm a's dasredya. E'n bledhydnyow deg ha trei-ügens my a bernas "Creftys", pajar ügens dyllans seythednek hag etek, pemdhek diner warn ügens pub seythen, dhe wil godhoniador. An keth bloodh ens avel ow mergh. Anjei a res gòrtos. Ha na ellama bewa heb art! I have to throw something away! I have many magazines about all sorts of things. Do I need all of them? Probably, no! There's "Cornish Mining", two issues. I'll keep those. There's "Myslexia", also two issues. They can go. I don't need to reread them. In the Seventies I bought "Crafts", 98 w

2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Peswardhek De Sadorn, nessa warn ügens mis Efen Saturday, 22nd June  Terweythyow thew flehes prederüs. Nag ew da ganjans gara aga mabmow. Ma whans dhodhans a vos gen aga damyow. Saw an maw bian ma a veu lôwen dhe dhos gena vy - ûghvam an teylû! Ma va ow trouvya keniver tra dhe les, etho my ell treylya y brederow a-drenewen. Ma va ow kemeres fotos gen ow hamera. Thera nei ow tereylya. Otta vy gen flourys hir, òtta va gen agan kentrevoges ha hy hasek dhû. Kerdh hir ew, etho ma lies tra dhe vos gwelys. Sometimes children are anxious. They don't like leaving their mums. They want to go with their mothers. But this little boy was happy to come with me - the matriarch of the family! He finds everything interesting, so I can distract his thoughts. He takes photos with my camera. We alternate. Here I am with tall flowers. Here he is with our neighbour and her black mare. It is a long walk, so there are lots of things to be seen. Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words fo

  2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Terdhek De Gwener, kensa warn ügens mis Efen Friday, 21st June Hedhyw nei a viras a-dro dhe'n park dasqwerth gen agan mab ha y gowethes. Nag era othom dhen agan hònan a dra veth, bes thera whans dhodho a baynt glas rag chambour y vab, ha thera whans dhedhy a vush rosen velyn rag hy lowarth bian. Ma pub sort oll a liwyow paynt en Homebase - lies dewis. Ma lies plans deffrans ewedh. Aga lavender ew gwell avel (ages) aga letherednieth! Today we looked around the retail park with our son and his partner. We did not need anything ourselves, but he wanted some grey/green/blue paint for his son's bedroom, and she wanted a yellow rose bush for her little garden. There's every possible variety of paint colours in Homebase - many choices. There are many different plants, too. Their lavender is better than their spelling! Deg ger rag hedhyw  Ten words for today bos othom dhe ... a...   to need (to be need to ...of...) bos whans dhe ... a...   to want (to

  2024 Dedh Cans Trei Ügens ha Dewdhek De Yow, ügensves mis Efen Thursday, 20th June Howlsav Lôwen dhe bub onan. Otta rosen rago whei. Na vedh an jorna avorow hirra avel an jorna hedhyw. An jorna hedhyw a veu an hirra, ha'n nos ma a vedh an cotta. Avorow an nosow a wra dallath treylya hirra. Hedhyw ma'n howl ow spladna a-ûgh Trovan an Canker. Avorow ma va ow tallath mos war tûa'n Keheja an Bes (car dre hevel) ha wòja hedna  war tûa Trovan an Aver. An Arctek ew "Tir an Howl Hanternos" - nag eus nos haneth en nos! Ha nag eus tra veth bes nos e'n Antarctek. Happy Solstice to everyone. Here's a rose for you. The day tomorrow will not be longer than the day today. The day today was the longest, and this night will be the shortest. Tomorrow the nights will begin to get longer. Today the sun shines above the Tropic of Cancer. Tomorrow it starts going towards the Equator (so it seems) and after that towards the Tropic of Capricorn. The Arctic is the "Land of