Late Cornish 2023

De Sadorn, degves warn ugens mis Gwedngala Saturday, 30th September Farwel genes mis Gwedngala! Avorow a vedh mis nowydh. De, thera loor leun. Nag o hei loor gebmyn. Hei a veu keffres gorloor ha Loor an Drevas. De, tho an loor cudhys gen cobmol, bes my a wrug hy gweles nos Meurth, dadn an cloudys. Goodbye September! Tomorrow will be a new month. Yesterday, there was a full moon. It was not an ordinary moon. It was a supermoon as well as the Harvest Moon. Yesterday, the moon was hidden by cloud, but I saw it on Tuesday night, below the clouds.

De Gwener, nawes warn ugens mis Gwedngala Friday, 29th September Theram ow pedery arta a'n vledhen a vedn tos. Ma gwres genam folen moy a'm calander, mis Efen (hemm ew Metheven en Kernowek Cres). Eus pictours ell bos usys genam? Martesen neppeth coynt rag Golowan ha Dedh "Mazey" en Pensans. I'm thinking again of the coming year. I have made another page of my calendar, June. Are there pictures I can use? Perhaps something strange for Midsummer (Feast of St John the Baptist) and Mazey Day in Penzance.

De Yow, ethves warn  ü gens mis Gwedngala Thursday, 28th September De Yow ew dedh pur vesy raga vy. Ma dhebm  ü dn class rag pobel cowldevys e'n mettin. Henn ew vas rag pobel en Kernow hag  Âwstraly (thewa  gordhûher  ena). En dohajedh ma dhebm class aral rag flehes. Mettin ha dohajedh, thera nei ow scrifa whedhlow bian   gòcky rag  û sya agan gerva. Terweythyow nei a scrif troyllya tavas, pecar'a "Ma  Robard Barvrüdh  rych ow rei ro a rosednow  rüdh  dh'y wreg Robena!" Rag an flehes thew an lavarow moy sempel ha berra. Ha thera nei ow scrifa letherednek a vestes. "My a welas appa en milva." Thursday is a very busy day for me. I have one class for adults in the morning. That's suitable for people in Cornwall and Australia (it's evening there). In the afternoon I have another class for children. Morning and afternoon, we write silly little stories to use our vocabulary. Sometimes we write a tongue-twister, like "Rich Robert Redbeard ...

De Merher, seythves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 27th September Ma meur a dhaffar dhe d ü s whel. An electrisyen a dhros taclow rag whithra neujednow ha keverednow. Ev a dhros lies tra nowydh dhe staga dhe vosow ha nen. En kensa, res veu dhodho remova nebes taclow coth - ha trehy dhe ves gen hesken hanter copart dhe dhrehedhes an meters. Workmen have a lot of equipment. The electrician brought things for checking wires and connections. He brought many new things to attach to walls and ceiling. First, he had to remove some old things - and saw away half a cupboard to reach the meters.

De Meurth, wheffes warn ugens mis Gwedngala Tuesday, 26th September Udn jorna heb tredan! Nei a evas te dhort costrel ha debry boos yeyn. Bes an electrisyen a dheuth ha owna keniver tra. One day without elecricity! We drank tea from a flask and ate cold food. But the electrician came and fixed everything.

De Lun, pempes warn ugens mis Gwedngala Monday, 25th September Lowen o vy dhe gerdhes gen kei e'n howlsplan hedhyw. Lies tycky-Duw ha gwenen o lowen e'n howlsplan ewedh. Wheg o sawarn an flourys idhyow, ha leun a whirny ens. My ell henwel udn tycky-Duw avel mantel rudh, bes ma nekevy genam hanow an tycky-Duw aral. Mar deg ew ev, blewek y gorf ha brith y eskelly.  I was happy to walk with a dog in the sunshine today. Many butterflies and bees were happy in the sunshine too. The scent of the ivy flowers was sweet, and they were full of buzzing. I can name one butterfly as a red admiral, but I have forgotten the name of the other butterfly. It is so beautiful with its furry body and its speckled wings.

De Sul, pajwora warn ugens mis Gwedngala Sunday, 24th September Eus glawlen dhe whei? Nag ew hedna pur vas en Kernow drefen an gwens. Ma dhebm lies glawlen nedhys ha cabmys. Na wrug anjei durya pell obma. Rag glaw ha gwens warbarth ma othom dhewgh a gota stanch gen hod. Martesen nessa seythen e vedh othom a dalhat calish. Ma gwarnyans a wenjow crev ha taclow ow neyja! Bes en mis Hedra nei alja cawas kewer dobm moy. Gwrewgh gwitha agas glawlen avel howllen.  Do you have an umbrella? That's not very useful in Cornwall because of the wind. I have many twisted and bent umbrellas. They did not last long here. For rain and wind together you need a waterproof coat with a hood. Perhaps next week a hard helmet will be needed. There is a warning of strong winds and flying things! But in October we could have more hot weather. Keep your umbrella as a parasol.  

De Sadorn, tryja warn ugens mis Gwengala Saturday, 23rd September Ma keniver tra ow treylya hedhyw. De a veu an diwettha dedh  arwòdh an Zodiak "An Werhes". Hedhyw ew an kensa dedh arwòdh an Zodiak "An Vantol". (Ello whei ajon (aswon) an constellacyons e'n eb ò rn (ebron)? Hagensoll, hedhyw ma'n howl  a-ûgh keheja an bes, etho thew an "keheja dedh ha nos" - an dhew ader dro dewdhek our. W ò ja hebma, an nosow a vedh hirra avel an dedhyow. Tabm ha tabm, an nessa trei mis a wra treylya moy ha moy tewal. Ma'n kidnyadh  ò bma en dhiogel.  Everything is turning today. Yesterday was the last day of the Zodiac sign "Virgo". Today is the first day of the Zodiac sign "Libra". (Can you recognise the constellations in the sky?) Furthermore, today the sun is above the equator of the world, so it is the "equinox" (equal day and night) - both approximately twelve hours. After this, the nights will be longer than the days. Bit by...

De Gwener , nessa warn ügens mis Gwedngala Friday, 22nd September   Kidnyadhek lowr ew an keow . E vedh greun rüdh kelyn lowr rag Nadelik. Ma’n wedhen sycamor na ow treylya gorm drefen an “ alwhedhow ”. (Whath thew an delkyow glas .) Pur wenjek ew an awel hedhyw, ha garow ha trosüs ew an mor. Ma’n flourys hydrangea ow türya , saw mons ow treylya liw ewedh .     The hedges are quite autumnal. There will be plenty of red holly berries for Christmas. That sycamore tree is turning brown because of the “keys ”. (The leaves are still green.) The weather today is very windy, and the sea is rough and noisy. The hydrangea flowers are lasting, but they are turning colour too.  

De Yow, kensa warn ugens mis Gwedngala Thursday, 21st September Ow howethes wheg ha skientel a verwas nanj ew nebes seythen, dhort shora an colon. Re yonk o hei. Hedhyw nei a leveras genes farwel. Benatuwgana, Viv. My sweet, talented friend died a few weeks ago, from a heart attack. She was too young. We said farewell today. Peace be with you, Viv.   

De Merher, ügensves mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 20th September Thera gwens crev ha glawas poos e'n nos ha'n mettin. En gwelha pres, na veu agan trampolin whethys e kerdh. Gellys ew an gwens  trosüs  ha'n glaw lebmyn, pecar'a leverys towl an gewer. Bes whath my ell clowes son an mor - ha wotiwedh my ell clowes an gover bian ow resek dhort an plodn bas, ke nag ewa bes frosen. There was strong wind and heavy rainfall in the night and the morning. Fortunately, our trampoline was not blown away. The noisy wind and rain have gone now, like the weather forecast said. But I can still hear the sound of the sea - and at last I can hear the little stream running from the shallow pond, though it's only a trickle.

De Meurth, nawnjegves mis Gwedngala Tuesday, 19th September E'n jedh hedhyw nei a res degy agan seher du a  strôl  dhe'n vorr (fordh), po aga herdhya rag en gravar ros. Re vian ew an vownder rag  trònk-carr frajen.    Ma towlow dhe'n Consel rag an bobel a Gernow a usya atalgistyow ros bras. A alja nei herdhya onan anodhans en agan bownder leyjek, gans oll hy thell?  Nowadays we must carry our black sacks of rubbish to the road, or push them along in a wheelbarrow. The lane is too small for a dustbin lorry. The Council has plans for people in Cornwall to use large wheelie bins. Could we push one of them in our muddy lane, with all its holes?

De L ü n, etegves mis Gwedngala Monday, 18th September Thera livyow dhe nebes vorrow en Caresk drefen an glaw. Thera glaw  ò bma ewedh, saw nag o mar dhrog. An v ô wnder ew nebes slotter ü s, saw whath nag eus dowr lowr rag an gover. L ô wen ew an kernogow d û dadn an geryn law, ha thew tycky-Duwes ha gohy da lowr.   Several roads in Exeter had floods because of the rain. There was rain here too, but it was not so bad. The lane is a bit muddy, but there still isn't enough water for the stream. The toads under the rain butt are happy, and butterflies and wasps are OK.