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

2026 Day 309

2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Naw

De Yow, pempes mis Dû
Thursday, 5th November

Nag o an Metêrn, Henry VIII, lôwen en mil pemp cans terdhek warn ügens. Na wrüg y wreg drûan, Catherine, don mab ragtho, mergh, Mary, en üdnek. Na venja an Pap grontya didhemedhyans dhodho, etho, ev a wrüg diberra dhort an Eglos Rom. Ev a dreylyas pedn Eglos Pow an Sowson. Wòja hedna, thera own dhodho rag lûyow lestry Pow Frenk ha Pow Spayn, powyow catholik. Ev a dherevas nebes castilly adro dhe'n als. Onan ew Castel Pendinas en Falmeth, gorfednys en mil pemp cans dogens ha pemp. Peder bledhen wòja hedna e veu Rebellyans an Lever Pejadow. Nag era whans dhe'n bobel Kernow a lever pejadow en Sowsnek. Thera strîf tredh Catholigyon ha Anglicanys rag lies bledhen. En mil whegh cans ha pemp e veu metêrn nowydh ha nebes catholigyon a gònsylyas warbarth dhe dardha an Senedh ha Metêrn James I. Henn o an Plott Podn Godn heb sowyn. Rag fra ew hedna dhe les hedhyw? Dreven e vedh disqwedhyans tanow creft hanath en Castel Pendinas. E'n gwettha pres, glaw a wra. 

The King, Henry VIII, was not happy in 1533. His unhappy wife, Catherine, hadn't borne him a son, only a daughter, Mary. The Pope wouldn't grant him a divorce, so he broke away from the Church of Rome. He became head of the Church of England. After that he was afraid of fleets from France and Spain, catholic countries. He built some castles around the coast. One is Pendennis Castle in Falmouth, finished in 1545. Four years after that there was the Prayer Book Rebellion. The Cornish people did not want a prayer book in English. There was conflict between Catholics and Anglicans for many years. In 1605 there was a new king and some catholics plotted to blow up Parliament and King James I. That was the unsuccessful Gunpowder Plot. Why is that interesting today? Because there will be a firework display tonight at Pendennis Castle! Unfortunately, it's raining.

2026 Day 308

2026 Dedh Trei Hans hag Eth

De Merher, pajwora Mis Dû

Wednesday, 4th November

Agan laundrys ew leun a dhel marow, dhort an enwedhen en lowarth kentrevoges dres ehen. Ow gour a gramblas skeyl rag tedna anjei mes. Na vedn nei an glaw dhe vedna war an vosow. E'n gwettha pres, whath ma del war oll an colwedh. An laundrys a wra gorlenwel arta e'n nessa enawel. E'n gwelha pres, na vedn an gelynen kelly hy del.

Our launders (roof gutters) are full of dead leaves, especially from the ash tree in a neighbour's garden. My husband climbed a ladder to pull them out. We don't want the rain to overflow on the walls. Unfortunately, there are still leaves on all the hazel trees. The launders will overfill again in the next storm. Fortunately, the holly won't lose its leaves.

2026 Day 307

2026 Dedh Trei Hans ha Seyth

De Meurth, tryja mis Dû

Tuesday, 3rd November

Ma kelynen vian dhe nei, war ladn. Ma delkyow dûlas dhedhy, saw nag eus greunen veth. Martesen re yonk ew hei. Herwedh ûsadow, ma flourys gwydn dhe'n kelyn cowldevys. E'n curl Sowsnek ma greun gwydn, maga wydn avel an leth. Bès nag eus rîm rag "leth" e'n curl Kernôwek, etho thera nei ow ûsya "rew" rag rîm rag "Duw". E'n lowarth e'n mettyn tho an gwels maga wydn 'vel an rew, saw nag o hebma rew. Tho glouth.

We have a little holly tree, on a bank. It has dark green leaves, but there is not a single berry. Perhaps it is too young. Usually, the fully grown holly has white flowers. In the English carol there are white berries, as white as milk. But there is no rhyme for "milk" in the Cornish carol, so we use "frost" for a rhyme for "God". In the garden in the morning the grass was as white as the frost, though this is not frost. It is dew.