2026 Day 125

2026 Dedh Cans Pemp warn Ügens

De Meurth, pempes mis Me
Tuesday, 5th May

Da ew gen an Kernôwyon cawas degol gen mûsik ha donsya - ha meur a dros. Dalladh a vis Me ew ascûss pur dha. Nag eus bûhes ha deves dhe gemeres en havregow, saw whath thew an termyn gwelys avel dalladh an hav. En Pennsans ma lies Corn Me ha whibow ha bran gawrek, Old Ned y hanow, dhe leverel "Gellys ew Gwav". En Lanwedhenek ma dew Hebyhors (bagas snod rüdh ha bagas snod glas) ow kesstrivya. Didhanüs ew rag pobel goth ha pobel yonk.

The Cornish people like to have a festival with music and dancing - and a lot of noise. The beginning of May is a very good excuse. There are no cows or sheep to take into summer pastures, but still the time is seen as the beginning of the summer. In Penzance there are a lot of May Horns and whistles and a giant crow, called Old Ned, to say "Winter is Over". In Padstow there are two competing Obby 'Osses (red ribbon team and blue ribbon team). It's entertaining for old people and young people.

2026 Day 124

2026 Dedh Cans ha Pajar warn Ügens

De Lün, pajwora mis Me
Monday, 4th May

Thew an rüdhek ma bold lowr. Nag ewa methek. My a ell dos nes gen camera. Bes an kei ma ew methek derag camera. Ma va ow pònya dhe ves! Terweythyow ma va ow hartha warlergh kerry ha tüs gen keun ow tremena an chei. Nag ewa methek nena. Da ew genam clowes an edhyn ow cana e'n gwedh. Gwres ew genam nebes videos be na ellama aga treusperthy dhe'm blogg. Soweth! Na ellowgh gosôwes orth ow mola dhû (en pelder) na an colobmen coos e'n ke.

This robin is quite bold. It isn't shy. I can come close with a camera. But this dog is shy in front of a camera. It runs away! Sometimes it barks after cars and people with dogs passing the house. It's not shy then. I like hearing the birds singing in the trees. I made some videos but I can't transfer them to my blog. Sadly! You cannot listen to my blackbird (in the distance) nor the woodpigeon in the hedge.

2026 Day 123

2026 Dedh Cans Trei warn Ügens

De Sül, tryja mis Me

Sunday, 3rd May

Glaw! Glaw a wra. Gleb ew an gewer. Glaw, glaw, ke dhe ves! A wrüg an bulhornes e'n mettin  ragleverel an liw e'n dohajedh? Nag ew da rag oll an düs na a venja mos dhe'n treth. E vedh degol kebmyn avorow. Soweth! Ma pollgledh bian dhebm lebmyn. Na ellama neyja etto bes my a alja lagya.

Rain! It rains. The weather is wet. Rain, rain, go away! Did the snails in the morning foretell the deluge in the afternoon? It's not good for all those people who would like to go to the beach. There will be a public holiday tomorrow. What a pity! I have a little moat now. I can't swim in it but I could paddle.

2026 Day 122

2026 Dedh Cans Dew warn Ügens

De Sadorn, nessa mis Me

Saturday, 2nd May

Ew hebma kei bian nowydh? Nag ew. Thew an kethsam kei heb y vlew hir! E veu trogh blew dhodho. Lebmyn ev ell pònya oll adro dhe'n lowarth heb treylya re dòbm. Nag ew an flourys dhe les dhodho. Ma whans dhodho a y bel. Bes my a gar an flourys. Ma bleujyow aval wheg e'n wedhen goth crestednys gen kennen an coos. Gellys lebmyn ew oll an spern dû bes ma'n spern gwydn ow tos. Nanj ew cans bledhen en Treyew thera trygys teylû Anstis (ma Lys Kernow ena lebmyn). Hendas Anstis a veu lowarther ha thera bos lilak et y lowarth. Lebmyn ma flogh an bos lilak na et ow lowarth vy (ro dhort y wohydh). Pur deg ew ha pur wheg y sawar. (Ma dhodho hanow aral: plüven pennsevik.) 

Is this a new little dog? No. It's exactly the same dog without it's long hair! It had a haircut. Now it can run all around the garden without becoming too hot. The flowers are of no interest to it. It wants its ball. But I love the flowers. There is sweet apple blossom in the lichen-encrusted old tree. All the blackthorn (sloe) has gone now but the white thorn (may or hawthorn) is coming. A hundred years ago in Treyew there was the Anstis family living (County Hall is there now). Grandpa Anstis was a gardener and there was a lilac bush in his garden. Now I have a child of that lilac bush in my garden (a present from his daughter-in-law). It is very beautiful and its scent is very sweet. (It has another name: noble's feather/quill.)

 

 

2026 Day 121

2026 Dedh Cans Onan warn Ügens

De Gwener, kensa mis Me
Friday, 1st May

Cala Me lôwen! An gwelha radn a'm dedh a veu kerdhes dhe'n savla buss e'n mettin a-varr (ha kerdhes tre e'n dohajedh). Pur deg o oll ladnow reb an vorr. Ma mar lies flourys gwyls, owryek, rüdh, gwydn ha glas. Tredh an dhew, my a spenas termyn pur sqwithüs bos sedhys en nebes bussys ha romys gòrtos ha tremenvaow an clojy. Dhort termyn dhe dermyn, ow golok a veu prevys nena ow lagajow a veu scannys, fôtôgraffys ha whithrys. Flourys gwydn ew kegis bûgh (las Metêrnes Ann) ha kennin gwyls. Flourys rüdh ew soudoryon (bleujow kenis). Flourys glas po blou ew bleujow a'n gog.

Happy May Day! The best part of my day was walking to the bus-stop in the early morning (and walking home in the afternoon). All the banks by the road were very beautiful. There are so many wild flowers, golden, red, white and blue. Between them both, I spent a very boring time sitting in several buses and hospital waiting rooms and corridors. From time to time, my vision was tested then my eyes were scanned, photographed and examined. White flowers are cow parsley (Queen Ann's lace) and ramsones (wild garlic). Red flowers are campion/soldiers (spider flowers). Blue flowers are bluebells.

2026 Day 120

2026 Dedh Cans hag Ügens

De Yow, degves warn ügens mis Ebrel

Thursday, 30th April

Hedhyw thew an diwettha dedh a vis Ebrel. Pur vesy o ha pur skith o vy. Termyn nos ew lebmyn ha ma othom dhebm a gòsca. Res ew dhebm difüna a-varr avorow. Ma poyntyans dhebm e'n mettin e'n clojy. Etho, nos da!

Today is the last day of April. It was very busy and I am very tired. It's night time now and I need to sleep. I have to wake up early tomorrow. I have an appointment in the morning at the hospital. So, good night!

2026 Day 119

2026 Dedh Cans ha Nawnjek

De Merher, nawes warn ügens mis Ebrel

Wednesday, 29th April

John Passmore Edwards o Kernow a bris, genys en Blackwater nanj ew moy es dew cans bledhen, en mis Meurth, mil eth cans trei warn ügens. Y das a veu carpenter, bryhyer ha lowarther. Trei diner (tredner) pub seythen a beas scol ha descansow moy rag an maw (dew dinar rag y vreder). Ev a redyas pup tra. War an diwedh ev a dreylyas scrifer ha perhen paper nowodhow. Levrow ha skians o pur a bris dhodho. Etho ev a vyldyas levervaow, institûcyons, museums ha disqwedhvaow art. Dengarer meur y larjes o ev. En mil eth cans pajar ugens ha dewdhek ev a ros chei yagheans en Tywarnheyl, rag tüs dhe spena termyn gwelhe wòja clojy ha ken mos tre. Hedhyw e'n jedh thew an chei radnys. Ma dewdhek radnjy en "Cort Nampara". (An hanow ew dhort an whedhlow Poldark, scrifys en ogas.)

 

John Passmore Edwards was an important Cornishman, born in Blackwater more than two hundred years ago, in March 1823. His father was a carpenter, a brewer and a gardener. Threepence each week paid for school and extra tuition for the boy (tuppence for his brothers). He read everything. In the end he became a writer and the owner of a newspaper. Books and learning were very important to him. So he built libraries, institutes, museums and art galleries. He was a generous philanthropist. In 1892 he gave a convalescent home in Perranporth, for men to spend a period of convalescence after hospital and before going home. Nowadays the house is divided. There are twelve apartments in "Nampara Court". (The name is from the Poldark stories, written nearby.)