Late Cornish 2021

De Meurth, wheffes warn ügens mis Genver Tuesday, 26th January Jorna loos! "Glas" o an mor ha "glas" o an ebòrn, saw hedhyw tho an "glas" moy avel loos a-der blou. Gleb o an ayr. An glaw a wrüg golhy an liw mes a'n ebòrn. Re leb ew rag ow hamera. Res ew dhebm ûsya fôtôs coth. Na veu ergh dhe nei, saw thera ergh en Swindon. Agan mebyon wydn a wras den ergh en park. "Pandr'ew an dewlagas?" "Sethednow." "Pandr'ew an frigow?" "Sethen." "A nag eus caretesen rag an frigow?" "Nag eus caretesen en park." "Pandr'ew an bòtonyow?" "Sethednow." "Pandr'ew an defra?" "Sethednow. Ma sethednow e'n park." "Ma va ow teudha lebmyn." Nag eus ergh lowr e'n pow ma rag skia, ha nag eus yey lowr rag skittra naneyl. Na ell an flehes slynkya en telher veth. O an seytegves cansbledhen moy yeyn? Ma'n düs ma ow skittra war gleudh po lagen rewys....

De Lün, pempes warn ügens mis Genver Monday, 25th January Ma ambos a gewer gwell. An ayr yeyn Arctyk a dal mos dhe ves hag ayr moy jentyl a-dhort an sooth-west a dal dos. Bes en mettin, na venja an yeynder kescar, thera patronyow glytt teg war an beistry dobyl gwedrys. En dohajedh thera whath yey war blodn. Bettegens, tòbm lowr o an howl, blou o an ebòrn ha thera cloudys plüvek. Thera skeujow cloudys war radn an gwelyow. En pelder thera turbins gwens ow treylya, bes pandr'a wrüg wharvos òbma? Nag eus gool dhe'n tour ma. Mowns war an dor. Ens codhys? There is a promise of better weather. The cold Arctic air should go away and kinder air from the south-west should come. But in the morning, the cold didn't want to depart, there were beautiful frost patterns on the double-glazed windows. In the afternoon there was still ice on a puddle.  However, the sun was quite warm, the sky was blue and there were fluffy clouds. There were cloud shadows on some of the fields. In the distanc...

Don't forget, you can do some revision with the new blog I am doing for youngsters: At Home With Cornish https://kernowekenchei.blogspot.com/ And if you want something longer to read, try Te ha Tesednow by Neil Kennedy. https://nebesgeryow.blogspot.com/ And if you want to listen to well-spoken Cornish, try Daniel Prohaska's audio course https://kernowekbew.com/

De Sül, pajwora warn ügens mis Genver Sunday, 24th January Da ew genam taclow münys. Termyn my veu yonk my a guntellas stompys letherdoll ha mergh cheny bian. Et ow whel my a viras orth bacteria ha treustrohow a gorfow gen microscop. Lebmyn da ew genam tednow gwres gen qwillen fin. Da ew genam temmigow. Thera vy ow cawas caletter liwya en maner lows. Thera vy ow whithra gis ha method pur glòs. Piw a wrüg lies ol dorn en cav? Martesen benenes. Miro orth an manilyon war an diwla en pejadow gen Dürer. Whei ell gweles pub gwythien ha cris. Ew hebma dorn mesk an flourys gen lymner arnowydh? Frida Kahlo a liwyas hy besowow scovarn dorn. Anjei a veu ro dhort Picasso, saw an pyctour a veu ro dhe'n medhek a wrüg owna hy dorn. Ha ma dornow dhe'n eledh en Lever Kells (terweythyow gen besyas hir!). I like little things. When I was young, I collected postage stamps and little china horses. In my work I looked at bacteria and cross-sections of bodies with a microscope. Now I like drawings ma...

    De Sadorn, tryja warn ügens mis Genver Saturday, 23rd January Nei a gerdhas war venedh Vorr Vòngleudh emann dhe vires orth an mor. Pandr'ew hebma war an gorwel? Ewa üdn lester po dew? Shâp astranj ew. Ma neppeth scrifys war an drenewen, bes na ellama y redya. Nag ewa cler lowr. Martesen ew gorhel sensoryon. Ma prasow oll adro dhebm. My ell gweles hordhes en kew. Anjei ell debry ha treylya tew. Ma deves pur dew, bes thens gen flogh. Ma üdn dhavas gen dew on solabres, on eyl dû hag y gila gwydn. Ma an gwenton a-droos! Ma'n howl e'n west ha ma'n loor e'n est. Nag ew an loor leun whath, etho na ellen nei gweles bes radn anedhy. Nebes "morow" ew pur gler - heb dowr ens. My ell gweles an Mor Gorothobmow.  We walked uphill up Quarry Road to look at the sea. What is this on the horizon? Is it one vessel or two? It's a strange shape. There is something written on the side, but I can't read it. It is not clear enough. Perhaps it's a container ship. T...

De Gwener, nessa warn ügens mis Genver Friday, 22nd January Kelmys ew agan bres dhe'n gewer - yeynder ha glebor en gwav ha tòbmder ha sehow en hav. Liw an mor, ewedh. A vedh dhen liv en gwav po craster en hav? Thera vy ow merkya an venten e'n vorr ow tos ha mos. Ma downder an gover ow terevel ha codha. Lebmyn ma dowrlam bian e'n lowarth agan kentrevoges. Ma dogens centimeter ha whegh a dhowr e'n Dowr Melinjy. Ma gwens keffres en hav ha gwav. An wedhen ma o en ke coth, ken codha. Ma meyn whath neythys e'n predn. Terweythyow ma othom a drehy gwedh codhys rag dowt anjei dhe daga an dowr.   We are obsessed with the weather - coldness and wetness in winter and heat and dryness in summer. The colour of the sea, as well. Will we have a flood in winter or a drought in summer? I notice the spring in the road coming and going. The depth of the stream rises and falls. Now there is a little waterfall in our neighbour's garden. There's 46 cm of water in Bolingey River. T...

De Yow, kensa warn ügens mis Genver Thursday, 21st January   Ma tû bera arhans en pub cloud tewal. Gellys ew an glaw (moy po le) ha ma'n howl ow spladn (dhort termyn dhe termyn). E'n androw, howl isel a wòlowas emann toppys an gwedh ha gwelyow. Scattrys et ow lowarth, ma temmigow a liw, flourys gòlow òbma hag ena. Ens flourys gerys war dhelher gans an vledhen eus passyes po ens flourys nowydh rag an vledhen ma? Lôwender flourys! Ma buddys flour rüdh tew war an camellia. Nag ew rosen an flour ma, rosliw y betalys ha melyn y beyl. My a gar an gwethy et y betalys. An  Hebe  ew gwydnrüdh denty, pecar'a lâss. There's a silver lining in every dark cloud. The rain has gone (more or less) and the sun is shining (from time to time). In the late afternoon, a low sun lit up the tops of trees and fields. Scattered in my garden, there are little bits of colour, bright flowers here and there. Are they flowers left behind by last year or are they new flowers for this year? The joy of ...