2026 Day 316

2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Whetek

 

De Yow, dewdhegves mis Dû

Thursday, 12th November

An üdnegves dedh a vis Dû, an üdnegves eur, nei a wrüg remembra oll an düs a wrüg merwel en gwerryans. Rag fra an jedh na ha'n eur na? Drefen bos e'n eur na an godnys a godhas còsel e'n Kensa Gwerryans an Bes. Lies a veu cuntellys gen Kitchener. Famos ew an poster ma, gen bes ow poyntya tûa miroryon. Thera othom dhe'n pow a düs dhe ombla. Farage a wrüg war y lergh, ke nag eus minvlew dhodhans! Ma othom dhodho a esely rag y barty polityk. Nag eus othom dhe'n pow anodho.

On the eleventh day of November, at the eleventh hour, we remembered all the people who died in warfare. Why that day and that time? Because then the guns fell silent in the First World War. Many were recruited by Kitchener. This poster is famous, with a finger pointing towards viewers. The country needed people to fight. Farage copied him, though he doesn't have a moustache! He needs members for his political party. The country does not need him.

2026 Day 315

2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Pemdhek

De Merher, üdnegves mis Dû
Wednesday, 11th November

Devedhys ha gellys arta ew Nos Calan Gwav. An flehes wydn a liwyas aga fompyonow, bes lebmyn forsakys ha nakevys ens. Nag eus whans dhe'n flehes a dhebry pompyon. Nag ew da gena vy crampes bompyon (re wheg ew ha na ellama debry tos).  Bettegens, my ell fittya badna cowl pompyon (heb has ha heb rüsk). Nag eus meur a sawor dhe bompyon, etho my a wra ûsya onyon ha tomato ewedh. Hebma a vedh le blewek.

  

Halloween has come and gone again. The grandchildren painted their pumpkins, but now they are abandoned and forgotten. The children don't want to eat pumpkin. I do not like pumpkin pie (it is too sweet and I can't eat pastry). However, I can prepare a drop of soup (without seeds and without rind). Pumpkin doesn't have much flavour, so I will use onion and tomato as well. This will be less boring.

2026 Day 314

 2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Peswardhek

De Meurth, degves mis Dû

Tuesday, 10th November

Terweythow ma nerth lowr dhebm dhe wil meur a whel. De a veu jorna a'n par na. Hedhyw, nag eus nerth dhebm ha na ellama gwil tra veth! Ma othom a wil whel e'n lowarth, saw hager ew an gewer ha gwell via genam gòrtos e'n chei. My a wra redya.

Sometimes I have enough energy to do a lot of work. Yesterday was a day like that. Today, I do not have any energy and I can't do anything! Work needs to be done in the garden, but the weather is horrible and I'd prefer to stay in the house.  I'm going to read.

2026 Day 313

2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Terdhek

De Lün, nawes mis Dû

Monday, 9th November

Ajwonys ew Towynblistra rag morplaynya, ha meurgerys ew gen tüs neb a gar an mor. Bès, terweythyow ma othom dhe flehes a neppeth deffrans, neppeth moy saw. Mons ow tos òbma rag gwary ha cawas festow pedn-bloodh. Ma romys party rag debry an desen pedn-bloodh. Nag eus cübmyas rag boos (na skichow) war dhaffar gwary. Anjei ell daslebmel war drampolins. Anjei ell lappya adhort tour po slynka a-bera dhe pibow war nans bys en neppeth medhel. Anjei ell crambla ha cramya dres cawallow. Anjei ell mantoly war estyl ahes heb own a godha. Ma pyttys a gûbys ruber medhel. Da ewa rag aga gallos gwayans, ha mons ow spendya oll aga nerth re. Da ew hedna gen an düs gowldevys!   

Newquay is famous for surfing, and popular with people who love the sea. But, sometimes, children need something different, something safer. They come here to play and have birthday parties. There are party rooms for eating the birthday cake. No food (or shoes) is allowed on play equipment. They can bounce on trampolines. They can leap off a tower or slide down inside tubes to something soft. They can climb and crawl through cages. They can balance along ledges without fear of falling. There are pits of soft rubber cubes. It is good for their motor skills, and they use up all their excess energy. The grown-ups like that! 

2026 Day 312

 2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Dewdhek

De Sül, ethves mis Dû

Sunday, 8th November

Ass ew teg an lowarth e'n mettin a-varr. Otta an howl adhelher dhe'm baywedhen, ow creatya lies golôwas howl dres an scorednow.  Ma'n gwels ow terlentry gen adamantys a rew ha glouth. Ev a veu kensa rew an sêson. Ma va ow teudha e'n tobmder an howl. Na wra va dürya pell. Ma'n kei a gar spladna an howl magata.

How beautiful the garden is in the early morning. See the sun behind my baytree, creating many sunbeams through the branches. The grass is sparkling with diamonds of frost and dew. It was the first frost of the season. It is thawing in the warmth of the sun. It will not last long. The dog loves sunshine as well.

2026 Day 311

2026 Dedh Trei Hans hag Üdnek

De Sadorn, seythves mis Dû

Saturday, 7th November

Eus pejadow dhe'n Werhes Maria en textys coth? Ew Maria creies Metêrnes an Nev, leun a ras? O Maria golohes pecar'a diwes pagan? A alja hei gwil merklys? Pandr'ella nei diskevra a'n fedh pobel Kernow? O an Werhes Maria a bris dhe'n düs ow mires ort gwary mir? An qwestyons ma a veu radn bian an kescussülyans Skians hedhyw. 

Are there prayers to the Virgin Mary in old texts? Is Mary called Queen of Heaven, full of grace? Was Mary worshipped like a pagan goddess? Could she work miracles? What can we discover of the  faith of the Cornish people? Was the Virgin Mary important to the people watching a miracle play? These questions were a small part of the Skians conference today.

 

2026 Day 310

2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Deg

De Gwener, wheffes mis Dû
Friday, 6th November

Na wrüga vy gweles tanow creft veth newher. Na aljama mos mes. Bes my a glowas lies tardhow bian e'n lowarth ow hentrevogyon gen flehes (ken termyn mos dhe'n gwely!). My a glowas nebes moy anodhans moy diwedhes nep pell, wòja termyn degea an tavern. Hedhyw thew an awel cosel. Nag eus na gwens na glaw. Terweythyow ma ayrplayn üdn jynn po bargas (helicopter) sawya ow tremena a-ûgh. Dhort termyn dhe dermyn an bagas brâs a vriny tre e'n gwedh hir ew trosüs, ha nena ma'n edhyn ow neyja dhe ves. A-dhelher dhe'n ke my ell clowes kentrevik et y grow nowydh. Ma dhodho morthol ha tarder. Pana dermyn a vedn ev gorfedna?

I didn't see any fireworks last night. I couldn't go out. But I heard a lot of little explosions in the garden of my neighbour with children (before bedtime!). I heard some more of them later at some distance, after pub closing time. Today the weather is quiet. There is neither wind nor rain. Sometimes a single-engined aeroplane or a rescue helicopter crosses overhead. From time to time the big group of rooks in the tall trees is noisy, and then the birds fly away. Behind the hedge I can hear a neighbour in his new shed. He has a hammer and a drill. When will he finish?

Gerva rag hedhyw Vocabulary for today

bargas (colloquial = buzzard) ~ helicopter

briny tre rooks < bran dre (f)

degea to close

diwedhes late

gorfedna to finish

kentrevik (m) neighbour > (pl) kentrevogyon

morthol (m) hammer

tanow creft fireworks

tarder (m) drill

tardhow explosions < tardh ~ tarr (m)

trosüs noisy