A Year of Late Cornish

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Nawnjek  De Sül, nawves mis Ebrel Sunday, 9th April   Pask! Re ew rag henvam goth. Easter! It's too much for an old granny.

   2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens hag Etek De Sadorn, ethves mis Ebrel Saturday, 8th April Leun o agan lowarth hedhyw gen flehes gwyls! Agan mergh wydn vrâs a settyas helgh tresor gen deg gidyans rag an yonkers ha yonkoresow. Saw na veu batel gen bambous radn an helgh. Ha na veu gidyans na tresor veth e'n wedhen. Our garden was full of wild children today! Our big granddaughter organised a treasure hunt with ten clues for the youngsters. But a battle with bamboos was not part of the hunt. And there were no clues nor treasure in the tree.

  2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Seytek De Gwener, seythves mis Ebrel Friday, 7th April De Gwener an Grows ew ev. Hebma a dal bos dedh cosel, theram pedery. Saw nag ew ow bes cosel hedhyw. Ma pemp flogh wydn gen ow gourty ha genam - ha teyr hath, üdn kei ha üdn hogh Gyny! Nag ewa cosel. Ma othom dhodhans a voos ha didhan. Mall ew ganjans Pask, bes ma üdn jedh moy dhe wòrtos.  Ma tecter oll adro, en lowarthow ha'n pow an-dro. Saw de, na veu sawor wheg - drefen bos lesa bousel e'n gwelyow. Ma dhebm lies melyonen wheg, saw na aljama aga clowes.   It's Good Friday. This should be a quiet day, I think. But my world is not quiet today. My husband and I have five grandchildren with us - and three cats, one dog and one guinea pig! It is not quiet. They need food and amusement. They are looking forward to Easter, but there is one more day to wait. There is beauty all around, in gardens and the surrounding countryside. But yesterday, there was...

  2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Whetek De Yow, wheffes mis Ebrel Thursday, 6th April Ma annes ha pas warnam ha skith o vy. Nag eus nerth lowr dhebm dhe scrifa moy. I am suffering from a cold and a cough and I'm tired. I don't have enough energy to write any more.

  2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Pemdhek De Merher, pempes mis Ebrel Wednesday, 5th April Nag ew da gena vy glaw. Nag ew da genam bos gleb. Bes glaw ew pur vas rag oll an lojow glas. An vergh a gar debry gwerwels nowydh (bes nag üjens ow tebry an brially). An maw bian a gar glaw. Ev a gar lebmel dres plodnow ha, pecar'a Peppa Porhel, en plodnow leyjek. Mebyon a vedn lebmel heb plodnow ewedh - aga  dewdròs ow neyja a-ûgh an leur .  I do not like rain. I don't like being wet. But rain is very good for all the green plants. The horses love eating new growing grass (but they do not eat the primroses). The little boy loves rain. He loves jumping over puddles and, like Peppa Pig, in muddy puddles. Boys will jump without puddles too - their two feet flying above the ground. Geryow  Words a- û gh  above brially  primroses  (widely used but not well attested) debry  to eat, eating  ( SWFM  dybri ) dewdròs   (dual)  two feet, pair of feet...

2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Peswardhek De Meurth, pajwora mis Ebrel Tuesday, 4th April Nanj ew ügens bledhen my a veu en clojy en Resohen. Meur a ras dhe whei Mester (lebmyn Professor) Taggart, surjeon marthys, a'm  g ò bernans nowydh a vownans, gans ow holon ownys.     Twenty years ago I was in a hospital in Oxford. Many thanks to Mr. (now Professor) Taggart, a wonderful surgeon, for my new lease of life, with my mended heart. 

  2023 Dedh Pajar Ügens ha Terdhek De Lün, tryja mis Ebrel Monday, 3rd April Skith o vy. An jorna o besy lowr, üskis lowr, ha na veu termyn dhebm rag bos syger. My ell lenthe lebmyn, bes termyn ew rag gwely.  I'm tired. The day was quite busy, quite fast, and I did not have time to be slow. I can slow down now, but it's time for bed.