Amma situr \u00e1 r\u00famstokknum \u00e1 Fj\u00f3lug\u00f6tu 19 b, \u00ed herbergi \u00feeirra afa \u00e1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0inni. Prj\u00f3nandi eins og alltaf, fagnar m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g birtist, n\u00edu \u00e1ra, d\u00f6kk \u00e1 br\u00fan og br\u00e1, talar um hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 alltaf bjart yfir m\u00e9r. Ekki sl\u00e6mar m\u00f3tt\u00f6kur frekar en fyrri daginn. Afi situr andsp\u00e6nis \u00f6mmu og r\u00e6r \u00ed gr\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0, spyr fr\u00e9tta, r\u00e6skir sig svo og sp\u00e1ir \u00ed ve\u00f0ri\u00f0. Alltaf r\u00f3 og spekt kringum \u00feau \u00ed ellinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g segi fr\u00e9ttir af Hofteignum, \u00feau hl\u00e6ja s\u00ednum dillandi hl\u00e1tri. \u00cd gegnum hl\u00e1turinn berst tifi\u00f0 \u00ed prj\u00f3num \u00f6mmu. Eitt \u00f3gleymanlegt augnablik \u00ed eil\u00edf\u00f0inni. Inga fr\u00e6nka birtist svo, kn\u00fasar mig um lei\u00f0 og h\u00fan bi\u00f0ur mig a\u00f0 skottast \u00fat \u00ed bakar\u00ed og kaupa bakkelsi me\u00f0 kaffinu. Afi brosir og segir \u201eH\u00fan er svo sporl\u00e9tt, \u00d3skin m\u00edn\u201c. H\u00f6f\u00f0ingskapur Ingunnar br\u00e1st aldrei, haf\u00f0i alltaf opi\u00f0 h\u00fas fyrir gesti og gangandi, a\u00f0 g\u00f6mlum, \u00edslenskum sveitasi\u00f0. \u00c9g kem svo til baka me\u00f0 upp\u00e1halds s\u00e6tabrau\u00f0i\u00f0, kringl\u00f3ttu sandk\u00f6kuna me\u00f0 bleika glass\u00farinu. Afi og amma f\u00e1 f\u00e6rt kaffi\u00f0 upp og \u00e9g me\u00f0 \u00edskalda mj\u00f3lk \u00ed glasi. Afi les T\u00edmann, vi\u00f0 r\u00f6bbum saman. Kve\u00f0jumst me\u00f0 fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum og kossum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g helt heim \u00ed str\u00e6t\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Amma \u00ed br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi okkar H\u00f6gna 27. \u00e1g\u00fast 1966. Upp\u00e1b\u00fain \u00ed peysuf\u00f6tum, hl\u00fd og brosmild, vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 R\u00f3shildar, m\u00f6mmu minnar. Seinna \u00ed heims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 okkur \u00e1 Arag\u00f6tunni. Skildi ekkert \u00ed hvers vegna \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 stilla \u00feessu gamla drasli upp \u00ed stofunni, gamall rokkur og koparketill. \u00de\u00e1 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa betra a\u00f0 eiga hra\u00f0su\u00f0uketil. \u00c9g \u00f3k henni svo heim til G\u00fdgju \u00e1 Austurbr\u00fan. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 \u00f3kum framhj\u00e1 n\u00fdju kj\u00f6rb\u00fa\u00f0inni \u00e1 horninu l\u00e6tur h\u00fan mig vita a\u00f0 sig hafi alltaf langa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed eina af \u00feessum n\u00fdm\u00f3\u00f0ins b\u00fa\u00f0um. \u00c9g naga mig enn \u00ed handarb\u00f6kin fyrir a\u00f0 hafa ekki stoppa\u00f0 og snara\u00f0 \u00f6mmu me\u00f0 m\u00e9r inn \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0ina. Amma \u00e1 Selvogsgrunni, umvafin umhyggju og hl\u00fdju Valger\u00f0ar, tengdad\u00f3ttur sinnar. \u00dear var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00e1 Bessasta\u00f0ak\u00f6kur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g var svo heppin a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kynnast systkinum \u00f6mmu, b\u00f6rnum Sigur\u00f0ar snikkara og kirkjusmi\u00f0s og Gy\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00dea\u00f0 voru Margr\u00e9t eldri og Margr\u00e9t yngri, og svo J\u00f3n, sem settist a\u00f0 \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, l\u00edklega Los Angeles, starfa\u00f0i sem smi\u00f0ur, giftur Peggy. \u00deau efnu\u00f0ust t\u00f6luvert, en \u00e1ttu ekki afkomendur. Vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00f6ll, \u00feau J\u00f3n og Margr\u00e9tarnar \u00ferj\u00e1r \u00ed bo\u00f0i hj\u00e1 R\u00f6gnu G\u00edslad\u00f3ttur silfursmi\u00f0s, d\u00f3ttir Margr\u00e9tar yngri sem bj\u00f3 \u00ed Austurhl\u00ed\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Reykjaveg (n\u00fa b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Laugardalsv\u00f6ll). Miklir innileikar, miki\u00f0 hlegi\u00f0 og slegi\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 l\u00e6r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deessi stemning minnir \u00e1 samkomur systkinanna, barna J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu og Sveins, \u00e1 fullor\u00f0ins\u00e1runum. \u00de\u00e1 var tala\u00f0 h\u00e1tt og af \u00e1kafa, deilt um p\u00f3lit\u00edk, sandgr\u00e6\u00f0slu og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt, og hlegi\u00f0 d\u00e1tt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En l\u00edf \u00f6mmu og afa var ekki bara gle\u00f0i og dans \u00e1 r\u00f3sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amma er r\u00famlega tv\u00edtug vi\u00f0 giftingu og \u00e1ri\u00f0 1908 eru \u00feau komin til Eystri \u00c1sa \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu. \u00c1sar voru kirkjuj\u00f6r\u00f0, \u00fear sem afi \u00f3lst upp hj\u00e1 f\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00ednum, s\u00e9ra Sveini. Hann var \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00fdl\u00e1tinn. \u00c1 innan vi\u00f0 20 \u00e1rum hafa \u00feau eignast 15 b\u00f6rn, \u00ferj\u00fa l\u00e9tust \u00ed bernsku. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki alltaf tilhl\u00f6kkunarefni a\u00f0 eignast b\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum, fleiri munnar a\u00f0 metta. Eitthvert barnanna hefur rifja\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 \u00feegar amma gr\u00e9t, \u00fe\u00e1 gat \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 merki um a\u00f0 n\u00fdtt barn v\u00e6ri \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. Amma st\u00fdr\u00f0i b\u00fai og b\u00farekstri og kom b\u00f6rnunum \u00e1 legg, me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 svokalla\u00f0ra kv\u00edgilda, sem var f\u00e1t\u00e6kt og eignalaust f\u00f3lk, komi\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed vinnumennsku. Heimili\u00f0 var barnmargt, afi oft a\u00f0 heiman vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lei\u00f0segja f\u00f3lki yfir M\u00fdrdalssand. Gestkv\u00e6mt var \u00ed \u00c1sum, \u00feurftu b\u00f6rn oft a\u00f0 ganga \u00far r\u00fami, og jafnvel a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 eftir matnum ofan \u00ed svanga fer\u00f0alanga. Hin r\u00f3ma\u00f0a gestrisni gat \u00feannig veri\u00f0 ansi grimm heimaf\u00f3lki. \u00deetta h\u00e9lt amma utan um af reisn, trygg\u00f0i b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum gott atl\u00e6ti, bein \u00ed baki fram \u00ed andl\u00e1t. \u00dea\u00f0 voru \u00feung spor \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldan var\u00f0 a\u00f0 flytja b\u00faferlum 1923, a\u00f0 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal. Margir gr\u00e9tu, en sagt er a\u00f0 R\u00f3shildur og Run\u00f3lfur hafi \u00f6skra\u00f0 af sorg. Sigursveinn t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 b\u00fainu \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi 1942. 1949 flytjast afi og amma til Ingunnar og Ara \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed sveitunum einkenndist af har\u00f0ri bar\u00e1ttu vi\u00f0 duttlunga n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki fram hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed liti\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0a kvenna \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum var gj\u00f6r\u00f3l\u00edk \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00fa er. Fe\u00f0raveldi\u00f0 r\u00edkti \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldum, stj\u00f3rnkerfi lands og sveita var algj\u00f6rlega \u00ed h\u00f6ndum karla, svo ekki s\u00e9 minnst \u00e1 kirkjuna, sem r\u00e9\u00f0i miklu um andlegt l\u00edf f\u00f3lks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 minnast \u00f6mmu J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu n\u00fa sem hetju \u00ed s\u00ednu hversdagsl\u00edfi. B\u00f6rnunum sem lif\u00f0u kom h\u00fan \u00e1samt Sveini afa til manns. \u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 gera l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far k\u00f6rlum \u00e6ttarinnar, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 mj\u00f6g svo \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegt a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a feril d\u00e6tranna. Duglegar og dr\u00edfandi, hver \u00e1 s\u00ednu svi\u00f0i, \u00f3ragar vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 n\u00fdjungum. Enda \u00e1ttu \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ed m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni, \u00f6mmu okkar og lang\u00f6mmu, fyrirmynd, sem d\u00e6tur \u00feeirra hafa teki\u00f0 \u00ed arf og flytja til n\u00e6stu kynsl\u00f3\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Myndarlegur er skerfur hennar til frelsisbar\u00e1ttu kvenna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir og d\u00f3ttir hennar R\u00f3shildur Sveinsd\u00f3ttir \u00ed br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi Ingunnar \u00d3skar \u00feann 27. \u00e1g\u00fast, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
Amma J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t me\u00f0 d\u00e6trum s\u00ednum \u00ed Hamrahl\u00ed\u00f0 1956.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Amma m\u00edn, J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir: Myndir og minningabrot. \nIngunn \u00d3sk Benediktsd\u00f3ttir \nAmma situr \u00e1 r\u00famstokknum \u00e1 Fj\u00f3lug\u00f6tu 19 b, \u00ed herbergi \u00feeirra afa \u00e1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0inni. Prj\u00f3nandi eins og alltaf, fagnar m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g birtist, n\u00edu \u00e1ra, d\u00f6kk \u00e1 br\u00fan og br\u00e1, talar um hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 alltaf bjart yfir m\u00e9r. Ekki sl\u00e6mar m\u00f3tt\u00f6kur frekar en fyrri daginn. Afi situr andsp\u00e6nis \u00f6mmu og r\u00e6r \u00ed gr\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0, spyr fr\u00e9tta, r\u00e6skir sig svo og sp\u00e1ir \u00ed ve\u00f0ri\u00f0. Alltaf r\u00f3 og spekt kringum \u00feau \u00ed ellinni. \n\u00c9g segi fr\u00e9ttir af Hofteignum, \u00feau hl\u00e6ja s\u00ednum dillandi hl\u00e1tri. \u00cd gegnum hl\u00e1turinn berst tifi\u00f0 \u00ed prj\u00f3num \u00f6mmu. Eitt \u00f3gleymanlegt augnablik \u00ed eil\u00edf\u00f0inni. Inga fr\u00e6nka birtist svo, kn\u00fasar mig um lei\u00f0 og h\u00fan bi\u00f0ur mig a\u00f0 skottast \u00fat \u00ed bakar\u00ed og kaupa bakkelsi me\u00f0 kaffinu. Afi brosir og segir \u201eH\u00fan er svo sporl\u00e9tt, \u00d3skin m\u00edn\u201c. H\u00f6f\u00f0ingskapur Ingunnar br\u00e1st aldrei, haf\u00f0i alltaf opi\u00f0 h\u00fas fyrir gesti og gangandi, a\u00f0 g\u00f6mlum, \u00edslenskum sveitasi\u00f0. \u00c9g kem svo til baka me\u00f0 upp\u00e1halds s\u00e6tabrau\u00f0i\u00f0, kringl\u00f3ttu sandk\u00f6kuna me\u00f0 bleika glass\u00farinu. Afi og amma f\u00e1 f\u00e6rt kaffi\u00f0 upp og \u00e9g me\u00f0 \u00edskalda mj\u00f3lk \u00ed glasi. Afi les T\u00edmann, vi\u00f0 r\u00f6bbum saman. Kve\u00f0jumst me\u00f0 fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum og kossum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g helt heim \u00ed str\u00e6t\u00f3. \nAmma \u00ed br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi okkar H\u00f6gna 27. \u00e1g\u00fast 1966. Upp\u00e1b\u00fain \u00ed peysuf\u00f6tum, hl\u00fd og brosmild, vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 R\u00f3shildar, m\u00f6mmu minnar. Seinna \u00ed heims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 okkur \u00e1 Arag\u00f6tunni. Skildi ekkert \u00ed hvers vegna \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 stilla \u00feessu gamla drasli upp \u00ed stofunni, gamall rokkur og koparketill. \u00de\u00e1 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa betra a\u00f0 eiga hra\u00f0su\u00f0uketil. \u00c9g \u00f3k henni svo heim til G\u00fdgju \u00e1 Austurbr\u00fan. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 \u00f3kum framhj\u00e1 n\u00fdju kj\u00f6rb\u00fa\u00f0inni \u00e1 horninu l\u00e6tur h\u00fan mig vita a\u00f0 sig hafi alltaf langa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed eina af \u00feessum n\u00fdm\u00f3\u00f0ins b\u00fa\u00f0um. \u00c9g naga mig enn \u00ed handarb\u00f6kin fyrir a\u00f0 hafa ekki stoppa\u00f0 og snara\u00f0 \u00f6mmu me\u00f0 m\u00e9r inn \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0ina. Amma \u00e1 Selvogsgrunni, umvafin umhyggju og hl\u00fdju Valger\u00f0ar, tengdad\u00f3ttur sinnar. \u00dear var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00e1 Bessasta\u00f0ak\u00f6kur. \n\u00c9g var svo heppin a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kynnast systkinum \u00f6mmu, b\u00f6rnum Sigur\u00f0ar snikkara og kirkjusmi\u00f0s og Gy\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00dea\u00f0 voru Margr\u00e9t eldri og Margr\u00e9t yngri, og svo J\u00f3n, sem settist a\u00f0 \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, l\u00edklega Los Angeles, starfa\u00f0i sem smi\u00f0ur, giftur Peggy. \u00deau efnu\u00f0ust t\u00f6luvert, en \u00e1ttu ekki afkomendur. Vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00f6ll, \u00feau J\u00f3n og Margr\u00e9tarnar \u00ferj\u00e1r \u00ed bo\u00f0i hj\u00e1 R\u00f6gnu G\u00edslad\u00f3ttur silfursmi\u00f0s, d\u00f3ttir Margr\u00e9tar yngri sem bj\u00f3 \u00ed Austurhl\u00ed\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Reykjaveg (n\u00fa b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Laugardalsv\u00f6ll). Miklir innileikar, miki\u00f0 hlegi\u00f0 og slegi\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 l\u00e6r. \n\u00deessi stemning minnir \u00e1 samkomur systkinanna, barna J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu og Sveins, \u00e1 fullor\u00f0ins\u00e1runum. \u00de\u00e1 var tala\u00f0 h\u00e1tt og af \u00e1kafa, deilt um p\u00f3lit\u00edk, sandgr\u00e6\u00f0slu og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt, og hlegi\u00f0 d\u00e1tt. \nEn l\u00edf \u00f6mmu og afa var ekki bara gle\u00f0i og dans \u00e1 r\u00f3sum. \nAmma er r\u00famlega tv\u00edtug vi\u00f0 giftingu og \u00e1ri\u00f0 1908 eru \u00feau komin til Eystri \u00c1sa \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu. \u00c1sar voru kirkjuj\u00f6r\u00f0, \u00fear sem afi \u00f3lst upp hj\u00e1 f\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00ednum, s\u00e9ra Sveini. Hann var \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00fdl\u00e1tinn. \u00c1 innan vi\u00f0 20 \u00e1rum hafa \u00feau eignast 15 b\u00f6rn, \u00ferj\u00fa l\u00e9tust \u00ed bernsku. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki alltaf tilhl\u00f6kkunarefni a\u00f0 eignast b\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum, fleiri munnar a\u00f0 metta. Eitthvert barnanna hefur rifja\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 \u00feegar amma gr\u00e9t, \u00fe\u00e1 gat \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 merki um a\u00f0 n\u00fdtt barn v\u00e6ri \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. Amma st\u00fdr\u00f0i b\u00fai og b\u00farekstri og kom b\u00f6rnunum \u00e1 legg, me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 svokalla\u00f0ra kv\u00edgilda, sem var f\u00e1t\u00e6kt og eignalaust f\u00f3lk, komi\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed vinnumennsku. Heimili\u00f0 var barnmargt, afi oft a\u00f0 heiman vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lei\u00f0segja f\u00f3lki yfir M\u00fdrdalssand. Gestkv\u00e6mt var \u00ed \u00c1sum, \u00feurftu b\u00f6rn oft a\u00f0 ganga \u00far r\u00fami, og jafnvel a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 eftir matnum ofan \u00ed svanga fer\u00f0alanga. Hin r\u00f3ma\u00f0a gestrisni gat \u00feannig veri\u00f0 ansi grimm heimaf\u00f3lki. \u00deetta h\u00e9lt amma utan um af 1a reisn, trygg\u00f0i b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum gott atl\u00e6ti, bein \u00ed baki fram \u00ed andl\u00e1t. \u00dea\u00f0 voru \u00feung spor \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldan var\u00f0 a\u00f0 flytja b\u00faferlum 1923, a\u00f0 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal. Margir gr\u00e9tu, en sagt er a\u00f0 R\u00f3shildur og Run\u00f3lfur hafi \u00f6skra\u00f0 af sorg. Sigursveinn t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 b\u00fainu \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi 1942. 1949 flytjast afi og amma til Ingunnar og Ara \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. \nL\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed sveitunum einkenndist af har\u00f0ri bar\u00e1ttu vi\u00f0 duttlunga n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki fram hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed liti\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0a kvenna \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum var gj\u00f6r\u00f3l\u00edk \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00fa er. Fe\u00f0raveldi\u00f0 r\u00edkti \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldum, stj\u00f3rnkerfi lands og sveita var algj\u00f6rlega \u00ed h\u00f6ndum karla, svo ekki s\u00e9 minnst \u00e1 kirkjuna, sem r\u00e9\u00f0i miklu um andlegt l\u00edf f\u00f3lks. \n\u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 minnast \u00f6mmu J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu n\u00fa sem hetju \u00ed s\u00ednu hversdagsl\u00edfi. 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Amma m\u00edn, J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t: Myndir og minningabrot - Sagan okkar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sagan.is\/?page_id=392\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Amma m\u00edn, J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t: Myndir og minningabrot - Sagan okkar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Amma m\u00edn, J\u00f3hanna Margr\u00e9t Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir: Myndir og minningabrot. Ingunn \u00d3sk Benediktsd\u00f3ttir Amma situr \u00e1 r\u00famstokknum \u00e1 Fj\u00f3lug\u00f6tu 19 b, \u00ed herbergi \u00feeirra afa \u00e1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0inni. 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H\u00f6f\u00f0ingskapur Ingunnar br\u00e1st aldrei, haf\u00f0i alltaf opi\u00f0 h\u00fas fyrir gesti og gangandi, a\u00f0 g\u00f6mlum, \u00edslenskum sveitasi\u00f0. \u00c9g kem svo til baka me\u00f0 upp\u00e1halds s\u00e6tabrau\u00f0i\u00f0, kringl\u00f3ttu sandk\u00f6kuna me\u00f0 bleika glass\u00farinu. Afi og amma f\u00e1 f\u00e6rt kaffi\u00f0 upp og \u00e9g me\u00f0 \u00edskalda mj\u00f3lk \u00ed glasi. Afi les T\u00edmann, vi\u00f0 r\u00f6bbum saman. Kve\u00f0jumst me\u00f0 fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum og kossum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g helt heim \u00ed str\u00e6t\u00f3. Amma \u00ed br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi okkar H\u00f6gna 27. \u00e1g\u00fast 1966. Upp\u00e1b\u00fain \u00ed peysuf\u00f6tum, hl\u00fd og brosmild, vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 R\u00f3shildar, m\u00f6mmu minnar. Seinna \u00ed heims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 okkur \u00e1 Arag\u00f6tunni. Skildi ekkert \u00ed hvers vegna \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 stilla \u00feessu gamla drasli upp \u00ed stofunni, gamall rokkur og koparketill. \u00de\u00e1 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa betra a\u00f0 eiga hra\u00f0su\u00f0uketil. \u00c9g \u00f3k henni svo heim til G\u00fdgju \u00e1 Austurbr\u00fan. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 \u00f3kum framhj\u00e1 n\u00fdju kj\u00f6rb\u00fa\u00f0inni \u00e1 horninu l\u00e6tur h\u00fan mig vita a\u00f0 sig hafi alltaf langa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed eina af \u00feessum n\u00fdm\u00f3\u00f0ins b\u00fa\u00f0um. \u00c9g naga mig enn \u00ed handarb\u00f6kin fyrir a\u00f0 hafa ekki stoppa\u00f0 og snara\u00f0 \u00f6mmu me\u00f0 m\u00e9r inn \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0ina. Amma \u00e1 Selvogsgrunni, umvafin umhyggju og hl\u00fdju Valger\u00f0ar, tengdad\u00f3ttur sinnar. \u00dear var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00e1 Bessasta\u00f0ak\u00f6kur. \u00c9g var svo heppin a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kynnast systkinum \u00f6mmu, b\u00f6rnum Sigur\u00f0ar snikkara og kirkjusmi\u00f0s og Gy\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00dea\u00f0 voru Margr\u00e9t eldri og Margr\u00e9t yngri, og svo J\u00f3n, sem settist a\u00f0 \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, l\u00edklega Los Angeles, starfa\u00f0i sem smi\u00f0ur, giftur Peggy. \u00deau efnu\u00f0ust t\u00f6luvert, en \u00e1ttu ekki afkomendur. Vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00f6ll, \u00feau J\u00f3n og Margr\u00e9tarnar \u00ferj\u00e1r \u00ed bo\u00f0i hj\u00e1 R\u00f6gnu G\u00edslad\u00f3ttur silfursmi\u00f0s, d\u00f3ttir Margr\u00e9tar yngri sem bj\u00f3 \u00ed Austurhl\u00ed\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Reykjaveg (n\u00fa b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Laugardalsv\u00f6ll). Miklir innileikar, miki\u00f0 hlegi\u00f0 og slegi\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 l\u00e6r. \u00deessi stemning minnir \u00e1 samkomur systkinanna, barna J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu og Sveins, \u00e1 fullor\u00f0ins\u00e1runum. \u00de\u00e1 var tala\u00f0 h\u00e1tt og af \u00e1kafa, deilt um p\u00f3lit\u00edk, sandgr\u00e6\u00f0slu og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt, og hlegi\u00f0 d\u00e1tt. En l\u00edf \u00f6mmu og afa var ekki bara gle\u00f0i og dans \u00e1 r\u00f3sum. Amma er r\u00famlega tv\u00edtug vi\u00f0 giftingu og \u00e1ri\u00f0 1908 eru \u00feau komin til Eystri \u00c1sa \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu. \u00c1sar voru kirkjuj\u00f6r\u00f0, \u00fear sem afi \u00f3lst upp hj\u00e1 f\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00ednum, s\u00e9ra Sveini. Hann var \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00fdl\u00e1tinn. \u00c1 innan vi\u00f0 20 \u00e1rum hafa \u00feau eignast 15 b\u00f6rn, \u00ferj\u00fa l\u00e9tust \u00ed bernsku. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki alltaf tilhl\u00f6kkunarefni a\u00f0 eignast b\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum, fleiri munnar a\u00f0 metta. Eitthvert barnanna hefur rifja\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 \u00feegar amma gr\u00e9t, \u00fe\u00e1 gat \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 merki um a\u00f0 n\u00fdtt barn v\u00e6ri \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. Amma st\u00fdr\u00f0i b\u00fai og b\u00farekstri og kom b\u00f6rnunum \u00e1 legg, me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 svokalla\u00f0ra kv\u00edgilda, sem var f\u00e1t\u00e6kt og eignalaust f\u00f3lk, komi\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed vinnumennsku. Heimili\u00f0 var barnmargt, afi oft a\u00f0 heiman vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lei\u00f0segja f\u00f3lki yfir M\u00fdrdalssand. Gestkv\u00e6mt var \u00ed \u00c1sum, \u00feurftu b\u00f6rn oft a\u00f0 ganga \u00far r\u00fami, og jafnvel a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 eftir matnum ofan \u00ed svanga fer\u00f0alanga. Hin r\u00f3ma\u00f0a gestrisni gat \u00feannig veri\u00f0 ansi grimm heimaf\u00f3lki. \u00deetta h\u00e9lt amma utan um af 1a reisn, trygg\u00f0i b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum gott atl\u00e6ti, bein \u00ed baki fram \u00ed andl\u00e1t. \u00dea\u00f0 voru \u00feung spor \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldan var\u00f0 a\u00f0 flytja b\u00faferlum 1923, a\u00f0 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal. Margir gr\u00e9tu, en sagt er a\u00f0 R\u00f3shildur og Run\u00f3lfur hafi \u00f6skra\u00f0 af sorg. Sigursveinn t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 b\u00fainu \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi 1942. 1949 flytjast afi og amma til Ingunnar og Ara \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. L\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed sveitunum einkenndist af har\u00f0ri bar\u00e1ttu vi\u00f0 duttlunga n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki fram hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed liti\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0a kvenna \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum var gj\u00f6r\u00f3l\u00edk \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00fa er. Fe\u00f0raveldi\u00f0 r\u00edkti \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldum, stj\u00f3rnkerfi lands og sveita var algj\u00f6rlega \u00ed h\u00f6ndum karla, svo ekki s\u00e9 minnst \u00e1 kirkjuna, sem r\u00e9\u00f0i miklu um andlegt l\u00edf f\u00f3lks. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 minnast \u00f6mmu J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu n\u00fa sem hetju \u00ed s\u00ednu hversdagsl\u00edfi. B\u00f6rnunum sem lif\u00f0u kom h\u00fan \u00e1samt Sveini afa til manns. \u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 gera l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far k\u00f6rlum \u00e6ttarinnar, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 mj\u00f6g svo \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegt a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a feril d\u00e6tranna. 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Ingunn \u00d3sk Benediktsd\u00f3ttir Amma situr \u00e1 r\u00famstokknum \u00e1 Fj\u00f3lug\u00f6tu 19 b, \u00ed herbergi \u00feeirra afa \u00e1 efri h\u00e6\u00f0inni. Prj\u00f3nandi eins og alltaf, fagnar m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g birtist, n\u00edu \u00e1ra, d\u00f6kk \u00e1 br\u00fan og br\u00e1, talar um hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 alltaf bjart yfir m\u00e9r. Ekki sl\u00e6mar m\u00f3tt\u00f6kur frekar en fyrri daginn. Afi situr andsp\u00e6nis \u00f6mmu og r\u00e6r \u00ed gr\u00e1\u00f0i\u00f0, spyr fr\u00e9tta, r\u00e6skir sig svo og sp\u00e1ir \u00ed ve\u00f0ri\u00f0. Alltaf r\u00f3 og spekt kringum \u00feau \u00ed ellinni. \u00c9g segi fr\u00e9ttir af Hofteignum, \u00feau hl\u00e6ja s\u00ednum dillandi hl\u00e1tri. \u00cd gegnum hl\u00e1turinn berst tifi\u00f0 \u00ed prj\u00f3num \u00f6mmu. Eitt \u00f3gleymanlegt augnablik \u00ed eil\u00edf\u00f0inni. Inga fr\u00e6nka birtist svo, kn\u00fasar mig um lei\u00f0 og h\u00fan bi\u00f0ur mig a\u00f0 skottast \u00fat \u00ed bakar\u00ed og kaupa bakkelsi me\u00f0 kaffinu. Afi brosir og segir \u201eH\u00fan er svo sporl\u00e9tt, \u00d3skin m\u00edn\u201c. H\u00f6f\u00f0ingskapur Ingunnar br\u00e1st aldrei, haf\u00f0i alltaf opi\u00f0 h\u00fas fyrir gesti og gangandi, a\u00f0 g\u00f6mlum, \u00edslenskum sveitasi\u00f0. \u00c9g kem svo til baka me\u00f0 upp\u00e1halds s\u00e6tabrau\u00f0i\u00f0, kringl\u00f3ttu sandk\u00f6kuna me\u00f0 bleika glass\u00farinu. Afi og amma f\u00e1 f\u00e6rt kaffi\u00f0 upp og \u00e9g me\u00f0 \u00edskalda mj\u00f3lk \u00ed glasi. Afi les T\u00edmann, vi\u00f0 r\u00f6bbum saman. Kve\u00f0jumst me\u00f0 fa\u00f0ml\u00f6gum og kossum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00e9g helt heim \u00ed str\u00e6t\u00f3. Amma \u00ed br\u00fa\u00f0kaupi okkar H\u00f6gna 27. \u00e1g\u00fast 1966. Upp\u00e1b\u00fain \u00ed peysuf\u00f6tum, hl\u00fd og brosmild, vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 R\u00f3shildar, m\u00f6mmu minnar. Seinna \u00ed heims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 okkur \u00e1 Arag\u00f6tunni. Skildi ekkert \u00ed hvers vegna \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 stilla \u00feessu gamla drasli upp \u00ed stofunni, gamall rokkur og koparketill. \u00de\u00e1 v\u00e6ri n\u00fa betra a\u00f0 eiga hra\u00f0su\u00f0uketil. \u00c9g \u00f3k henni svo heim til G\u00fdgju \u00e1 Austurbr\u00fan. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 \u00f3kum framhj\u00e1 n\u00fdju kj\u00f6rb\u00fa\u00f0inni \u00e1 horninu l\u00e6tur h\u00fan mig vita a\u00f0 sig hafi alltaf langa\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fara inn \u00ed eina af \u00feessum n\u00fdm\u00f3\u00f0ins b\u00fa\u00f0um. \u00c9g naga mig enn \u00ed handarb\u00f6kin fyrir a\u00f0 hafa ekki stoppa\u00f0 og snara\u00f0 \u00f6mmu me\u00f0 m\u00e9r inn \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0ina. Amma \u00e1 Selvogsgrunni, umvafin umhyggju og hl\u00fdju Valger\u00f0ar, tengdad\u00f3ttur sinnar. \u00dear var bo\u00f0i\u00f0 upp \u00e1 Bessasta\u00f0ak\u00f6kur. \u00c9g var svo heppin a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 kynnast systkinum \u00f6mmu, b\u00f6rnum Sigur\u00f0ar snikkara og kirkjusmi\u00f0s og Gy\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ar. \u00dea\u00f0 voru Margr\u00e9t eldri og Margr\u00e9t yngri, og svo J\u00f3n, sem settist a\u00f0 \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum, l\u00edklega Los Angeles, starfa\u00f0i sem smi\u00f0ur, giftur Peggy. \u00deau efnu\u00f0ust t\u00f6luvert, en \u00e1ttu ekki afkomendur. Vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00f6ll, \u00feau J\u00f3n og Margr\u00e9tarnar \u00ferj\u00e1r \u00ed bo\u00f0i hj\u00e1 R\u00f6gnu G\u00edslad\u00f3ttur silfursmi\u00f0s, d\u00f3ttir Margr\u00e9tar yngri sem bj\u00f3 \u00ed Austurhl\u00ed\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Reykjaveg (n\u00fa b\u00edlast\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 Laugardalsv\u00f6ll). Miklir innileikar, miki\u00f0 hlegi\u00f0 og slegi\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00e1 l\u00e6r. \u00deessi stemning minnir \u00e1 samkomur systkinanna, barna J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu og Sveins, \u00e1 fullor\u00f0ins\u00e1runum. \u00de\u00e1 var tala\u00f0 h\u00e1tt og af \u00e1kafa, deilt um p\u00f3lit\u00edk, sandgr\u00e6\u00f0slu og sk\u00f3gr\u00e6kt, og hlegi\u00f0 d\u00e1tt. En l\u00edf \u00f6mmu og afa var ekki bara gle\u00f0i og dans \u00e1 r\u00f3sum. Amma er r\u00famlega tv\u00edtug vi\u00f0 giftingu og \u00e1ri\u00f0 1908 eru \u00feau komin til Eystri \u00c1sa \u00ed Skaft\u00e1rtungu. \u00c1sar voru kirkjuj\u00f6r\u00f0, \u00fear sem afi \u00f3lst upp hj\u00e1 f\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00ednum, s\u00e9ra Sveini. Hann var \u00fe\u00e1 n\u00fdl\u00e1tinn. \u00c1 innan vi\u00f0 20 \u00e1rum hafa \u00feau eignast 15 b\u00f6rn, \u00ferj\u00fa l\u00e9tust \u00ed bernsku. \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki alltaf tilhl\u00f6kkunarefni a\u00f0 eignast b\u00f6rn \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum, fleiri munnar a\u00f0 metta. Eitthvert barnanna hefur rifja\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 upp a\u00f0 \u00feegar amma gr\u00e9t, \u00fe\u00e1 gat \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 merki um a\u00f0 n\u00fdtt barn v\u00e6ri \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. Amma st\u00fdr\u00f0i b\u00fai og b\u00farekstri og kom b\u00f6rnunum \u00e1 legg, me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 svokalla\u00f0ra kv\u00edgilda, sem var f\u00e1t\u00e6kt og eignalaust f\u00f3lk, komi\u00f0 fyrir \u00ed vinnumennsku. Heimili\u00f0 var barnmargt, afi oft a\u00f0 heiman vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lei\u00f0segja f\u00f3lki yfir M\u00fdrdalssand. Gestkv\u00e6mt var \u00ed \u00c1sum, \u00feurftu b\u00f6rn oft a\u00f0 ganga \u00far r\u00fami, og jafnvel a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 eftir matnum ofan \u00ed svanga fer\u00f0alanga. Hin r\u00f3ma\u00f0a gestrisni gat \u00feannig veri\u00f0 ansi grimm heimaf\u00f3lki. \u00deetta h\u00e9lt amma utan um af 1a reisn, trygg\u00f0i b\u00f6rnum s\u00ednum gott atl\u00e6ti, bein \u00ed baki fram \u00ed andl\u00e1t. \u00dea\u00f0 voru \u00feung spor \u00feegar fj\u00f6lskyldan var\u00f0 a\u00f0 flytja b\u00faferlum 1923, a\u00f0 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi \u00ed M\u00fdrdal. Margir gr\u00e9tu, en sagt er a\u00f0 R\u00f3shildur og Run\u00f3lfur hafi \u00f6skra\u00f0 af sorg. Sigursveinn t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 b\u00fainu \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur-Fossi 1942. 1949 flytjast afi og amma til Ingunnar og Ara \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. L\u00edfi\u00f0 \u00ed sveitunum einkenndist af har\u00f0ri bar\u00e1ttu vi\u00f0 duttlunga n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar. \u00dea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur ekki fram hj\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed liti\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0a kvenna \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edmum var gj\u00f6r\u00f3l\u00edk \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00fa er. Fe\u00f0raveldi\u00f0 r\u00edkti \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldum, stj\u00f3rnkerfi lands og sveita var algj\u00f6rlega \u00ed h\u00f6ndum karla, svo ekki s\u00e9 minnst \u00e1 kirkjuna, sem r\u00e9\u00f0i miklu um andlegt l\u00edf f\u00f3lks. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00fev\u00ed s\u00e9rst\u00f6k \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0a til a\u00f0 minnast \u00f6mmu J\u00f3h\u00f6nnu n\u00fa sem hetju \u00ed s\u00ednu hversdagsl\u00edfi. B\u00f6rnunum sem lif\u00f0u kom h\u00fan \u00e1samt Sveini afa til manns. \u00c1n \u00feess a\u00f0 gera l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00far k\u00f6rlum \u00e6ttarinnar, \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 mj\u00f6g svo \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegt a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a feril d\u00e6tranna. 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