Sunday, 25 February 2024

2024 Day 56

 2024 Dedh Whetek ha Dogens 

De Sül, pempes warn ügens mis Whevrel 

Sunday, 25th February 




Pe le ma Noy? Martesen ma othom dhen a y lester! Mis Whevrel ew pur leb. Glaw ha glaw moy! Derbeudhys ew an dor ha whath ma’n cloudys ow tos, leun a law. Ma toll kenel bian e’n vôwnder, tagys gen prei. Na ell an dowr voydya dhort agan lowarth. My a scrifas hedna e’n mettin. E’n dohajedh, agan mab a dheuth, gen bottys stanch ha pal. Ev a gleryas an toll ha’n dowr a dhallathas devera war wòles.  



Where is Noah? Perhaps we need his ark! February is very wet. Rain and more rain! The ground is saturated and still the clouds are coming, full of rain. There is a small drainage hole in the lane, blocked with mud. The water cannot drain away from our garden. I wrote that in the morning. In the afternoon, our son came, with waterproof boots and a spade. He cleared the hole and the water started to flow down. 

Deg ger rag hedhyw. Ten words for today. 

bottys stanch ~ bottow stanch (pl.) wellingtons 

derbeudhys saturated, drenched < beudhy to drown 

dohajedh (m) afternoon 

lester (m) ark, vessel, ship, etc. 

othom (m) need > bos othom a to need 

pal (f) spade < palas to dig 

tagys blocked, choked 

toll kenel (m) drainage hole, drain 

voydya to drain away, drain off 

whath still, yet 

 

Saturday, 24 February 2024

2024 Day 55

2024 Dedh Pemdhek ha Dogens



De Sadorn, pajwora warn ügens mis Whevrel

Saturday, 24th February



A veu whei genys tredh ügensves mis Whevrel hag ügensves mis Meurth? Whei a veu genys dadn arwòdh an Zôdiak "An Puskes" po "An Pesk". Thewa radn an stergelgh tredh "An Deger Dowr" (tûa'n Soth-west) hag "An Horr" (tûa'n Est). Ello whei gweles an constellacyon e'n ebòrn (SWFM ebron) nos? Brâs ew ev, saw pur feynt. Calish (SWFM cales) ew dh'y weles. Nag eus lies steren spladn etto. Ajwonys (SWFM aswonys) o ev a-dhia termynyow ancyent - terwythyow üdn pesk ha terweythyow dew besk. Agan hanow ew dhort an Latyn ha'n whedhel Gwener ha'y mab Cupid ow scappya, junys warbarth gen corden (avel dew besk po degys gen puskes) dhort euthvil. My a wres an pictour ma rag ow hôr gottha  kens oll an chânjyansow scrifa-compòster. Ma lies ymach gen tüs erel.











Were you born between 20th February and 20th March? You were born under the Zodiac sign "Pisces" (the Fishes or the Fish). It is part of the zodiac (circle of stars) between "Aquarius", the Water Carrier, (towards the South-west)) and "Aries", the Ram, (towards the East). Can you see the constellation in the night sky? It is big, but very faint. It is difficult to see it. There aren't a lot of bright stars in it. It's been known since ancient times - sometimes one fish and sometimes two fishes. Our name is from the Latin and from the story of Venus and her son Cupid escaping, joined together by a cord, (as two fish or carried by fish) from a monster. I made this picture for my sister before all the spelling changes. There are many images by other people.

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

a-dhia from

degys carried, borne < verb degy or don

etto ~ enno in it, in him (SWFM ynno)

euthvil (m) monster

kelgh (m) circle (SWFM kylgh) 

puskes (pl.) fish(es) < pesk (m) (SWFM pysk)

steren (f) star > ster (collective plural)

stergelgh(m) zodiac <ster + kelgh (k>g)

tredh between

tûa towards


Friday, 23 February 2024

2024 Day 54

2024 Dedh Peswardhek ha Dogens 



De Gwener, tryja warn ügens mis Whevrel 

Friday, 23rd February 




Treveglos pur deg reb an mor ew Porthia. Ma strêtys ydn gen treven coth war pub tû, treven gwres a veyn po preien ha payntys gwydn. An tohow gwres a lehednow loos ew qwethys gen kewny rüdhvelyn. Oll an liwyow ew medhal. Nag ens garow. Da veu dhe Alfred Wallis lymna an treven ha’n cokow e’n hean. Bes terweythyow nebonan a dheuth gen tybyansow deffrans. Perhen tavern whekow a venja payntya an tavern gwydnrüdh candy. Ha moy a-dhiwedhes perhen aral a sordyas hòbadòlya gen y vosow blou cobalt. A vedh res dhodhans treylya an liwyow? My a vedn mos dhe whilas en hav!  











St Ives is a very pretty churchtown by the sea. There are narrow streets with old houses in every direction, houses made of stones or cob and painted white. The roofs made of grey slates are covered with orange lichen. All the colours are gentle. They are not harsh. Alfred Wallis liked to paint the houses and the fishing boats in the harbour. But sometimes someone comes with different ideas. The owner of a sweetshop wanted to paint the shop candy pink. And more recently another owner provoked an uproar with his cobalt blue walls. Will they have to change the colours? I will go and investigate in summer!

Deg ger rag hedhyw Ten words for today

a-dhiwedhes recently, lately, etc.

garow harsh, rough, etc.

gwydnrüdh pink (white-red)

hòbadòlya (m) hubbub, uproar, etc.

kewny (uncountable plural) lichen, moss, small seaweed

medhal gentle, soft, etc.

perhen (m) owner, proprietor, etc.

rüdhvelyn orange (red-yellow)

treven (plural) < chei (m) house (plural not cheiow)

tybyansow (plural) < tybyans (m) thought, idea, etc.