Thursday 2 May 2019

2019 Day 122

Dedh Cans Dew warn Ügens
De Yow, nessa mis Me
Thursday, 2nd May

Hedhyw me a vedn scrifa adro dhe gantolyow. Rag fra? Me a welas flourys war wedhen vrâs, war gestenen marth. Thew an flourys en shapys pecar’a gantollow. Bes flour a’n par-na ew brâs lowr. Nag eus cantol mar vrâs et ow chei. Nag eus bes cantollow bian; cantollow rag tesednow pednbloodh, cantollow gen sawor, cantollow po nag eus tredan (eletrek). Cantolyow ell bos gwres a gor gwenen (ker) po cor paraffin (dhort oyl, moy ras). En termyn eus passyes en Truru (war Gay Lemon) thera gweythva vian henwys Whel Sebon ha Cantollow Atlas. Söath ras o ûsyes – blonek dhort bestas marow. Pana blas! Tüs bal a wrug degy cantollow sô.

  
Today I will write about candles. Why? I saw flowers on a big tree, on a horse chestnut. The flowers are in shapes like candles. But that sort of candle is quite big. There are no candles as big in my house. There are only little candles; candles for birthday cakes, candles with scent, candles if there is no electricity. Candles can be made of beeswax (expensive) or paraffin wax (from oil, cheaper). In times gone by in Truro (on Lemon Quay) there was a little factory called Atlas Soap and Candle Works. Cheap tallow was used, fat from dead animals. What a whiff! Miners carried tallow candles.

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