2024 Dedh Dogens hag Eth
De Sadorn, seytegves mis Whevrel
Saturday, 17th February
Pandr'ew sarffen? Men pur deg ew ev, brith pecar'a crohen sarf, terweythyow gwer ha terweythyow rudh. Lies mil bledhen alebma tho ev deg kilometer dadn enep an Norves, saw ev a veu herdhyes emann, dredh tòbmder ha powsder. Ha lebmyn whei ell y weles e'n Lesard, en Porth Keynans dres ehen. An carrygy ha'n âljow ew lentrys gen todnow. An men ell bos lentrys dhe lenter avel cor gen treylyers sarffen. Moy vedhal ewa avel marbel saw moy galish avel sebonven. Treylyers an sarffen ell gwil taclow bras ha bian, et aga shoppys, saw an sarffen a res bos an ehen own. Calish ew lebmyn dhe gawas an men own rag mòngleudhya - na ell anjei kemeres an carrygy ha'n âljow reb an treth! Whei ell gweles ow tochya treylyers an sarffen war
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/meet-last-serpentine-turners-cornwall-9102883
What is serpentine? It is a very beautiful stone, patterned like a snake's skin, sometimes green and sometimes red. Many thousands of years ago it was ten kilometers below the surface of the Earth, but it was pushed upwards, through heat and pressure. And now you can see it in the Lizard, particularly in Kynance Cove. The rocks and cliffs are polished by waves. The stone can be polished to a waxy sheen by serpentine turners. It is softer than marble but harder than soapstone. The serpentine turners can make large and small things, in their workshops, but the serpentine must be the right sort. It is difficult now to get the right stone for quarrying - they cannot take the rocks and cliffs by the beach!
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