A Year of Late Cornish

Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ü gens hag Etek De Gwener , pempes warn ü gens mis Hedra Friday, 25 th October Sin trolergh ew hebma. Trolergh ew ev war nans dredh an coos bian. Scochvorr (scochvordh) ewa raga nei war t û a'n vorr a-dal. Saw hedhyw na ellen nei y û sya dreven (drefen) bos lettyes gen gwedhen godhys. Pur boos ew an idhyow warnedhy ha pur wadn ew an dor dhort an glaw. Res ew dhen g ò rtos gen perthyans rag cussel an pluw dh'y threhy dhe ves. En Truru ma vorr (fordh) lettyes gen t ü s whel. Na ora vy rag fra! Martesen mowns o encledhyas pibow nowydh e'n dor. Ma sinys gwarnyans en liwyow spladn. Ma diversyon rag an kerry. This is a footpath sign. It's a footpath downhill through the little wood. It's a shortcut for us towards the road opposite. But today we can't use it because it is blocked by a fallen tree. The ivy on it is very heavy and the ground is very weak because of the rain. We must wait for the parish council to cut it aw...

Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ü gens ha Seytek De Yow , pajwora warn ü gens mis Hedra Thursday, 24 th October My a scrifas radn a lether nowodhow hedhyw. Res ew dhebm scrifa m ô y avorow. My a gavas fotos ha notednow a arethyow dhe'm bagas art. En mis Hedra, Graham Gynn a gowsas ow t ò chya edhyn Pow Tai (liwys avel tegednow) ha brithow ev a liwyas. En mis Gwedngala, Bron Freake, donsyores bale ha liwores a dhescrifas an keverednow tredh art ha dons. Graham ha Bron ew awenys an dhew gen Mondrian, aneyl gans pictour a wedhen hag y gila gans y formyans en glas, r ü dh ha melyn. I wrote part of a newsletter today. I must write more tomorrow. I found photos and notes about talks to my art group. In October, Graham Gynn spoke regarding birds of Thailand (coloured like jewels) and pictures he painted. In September, Bron Freake, a ballet dancer and painter described the connections between art and dance. Graham and Bron are both inspired by Mondrian, one by a pi...

Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ü gens ha Whetek De Merher , tryja warn ü gens mis Hedra Wednesday, 23 rd October Martesen e vedh (y fedh) awel deg arta hedhyw, saw e'n mettin avarr niwlek ew hei. Ma'n howl o terevel ha derevel an niwl. Ma whath glouth war an gwels. My ell gweles olow – neb best a wrüg tòchya an glouthednow gans y gorf. Ma'n olow e'n glouth o mos tro hag olow brâssa. Ma tell. Palys ew gans an best na lies toll meur e'n gwels. Nag ew an llama ma. Nag ewa dhe vlamya. Brohes arta! Bùlük trûan! Gour trûan ewedh – an glesin glas diswres arta. Perhaps there will be lovely weather again today, but early in the morning it is misty. The sun is rising and lifting the mist. There is still dew on the grass. I can see traces – some animal has touched the dewdrops with its body. The traces in the dew go towards bigger traces. There are holes. That animal has dug many great holes in the grass. It's not this llama. He's not guilty. Badgers a...

Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ü gens ha Pemdhek De Meurth , nessa warn ü gens mis Hedra Tuesday, 22 nd October Pana jorna teg! Nag era glaw dhen ha nag o hei gwenjek. An howl a wr ü g spladna termyn hir. My a welas t ü s e'n dre heb c ô tys. My a veu re d ò bm gen côta. Thera cònidnas o lôwenhe en gwel, awos aga c ô tys blewek! Gellys veu an deves. Enevales bian o l ô wen dhe vos en golow an howl ewedh. Thera lies gwenenen ha lies gohien emesk an flourys idhyow. Ha my a welas dew dycky-Duw teg (amiral r ü dh) owth omhowla. Nebes whiles ew teg ewedh.  What a beautiful day! We didn't have any rain and it wasn't windy. The sun shone for a long time. I saw people in the town without coats. I was too hot with a coat. Rabbits were enjoying themselves in a field, despite their furry coats! The sheep had gone. Little animals were happy to be in sunshine as well. There were lots of bees and lots of wasps among the ivy flowers. And I saw two lovely butterflies (red a...

Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ü gens ha Peswardhek De L ün, kensa warn ü gens mis Hedra Monday, 21 st October Bestes ha flehes: leun ew o bownans a vestes ha flehes! Ma nebes o tos heb bos gelwys, y gila ew gelwys. Pana lies gòdh dhôr eus dadn agan degrëys lowarth? A wra anjei c ò sca en gwav? Pes brogh eus e'n nessa lowarth? Mowns o tos dhe balas tell et agan glesin las (o whilas bùlük). Tell ha bernyow ew sinys milyow bew ha bewek. Nei a gav sinys bestes marow ewedh. En termyn eus passyes agan chei o chei kiger. Otta asc ò rn scoodh kevys genen hedhyw – lies bloodh. Flehes ell bos kevys en gwedh! Gwell ew gans an maw ma o gwedhen per avel an vos grambla de. Animals and children: my life is full of animals and children! Some come without invitation, others are invited. How many moles are there under our garden steps. Will they sleep in winter? How many badgers are there in the next garden? They come to dig holes in our green lawn (looking for earthworms). Holes and h...

Dedh Dew Cans Pajar  Ü gens ha Terdhek   De S ü l ,   ü gensves mis Hedra Sunday, 20 th  October Deffrans et tien o hedhyw – ha m ôy skithüs .  My eth dhe delher gwary en Portreath, gelwys Camp-Sel, gans o mergh ha nebes tüs  m ôy, dewdhek flogh bold comprehendys.   (My a brederes dro dewdhek, saw my a gollas reken.) Kefewy o rag pednbloodh o mergh wydn. Eth bloodh ew hei lebmyn. An flehes a b ò nyas oll adro, ha 'jei a gramblas ewedh. Ma whegh fos crambla hir ena – rag whegh flogh e'n kettermyn, gen instructour ha hernessys sawder. Res veu dhodhans gosôwes s ü r ort descans.  Ò ja gwary e veu boos ha tesen gen eth cantol. Tòllwiskys o an stevel avel tylda (camp-sel). Today was completely different – and more tiring. I went to a play place in Portreath, called Base Camp, with my daughter and several other people, including twelve adventurous children. (I thought it was twelve, but I lost count.) It was a party for the birthday of ...