Lögberg-Heimskringla - 30.01.1981, Page 2

2-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 30. JANÚAR 1981
Those were the days
by EVELYN THORVALDSON
Raised eyebrows! That is the usual
reaction I get from my children,
when I tell them what travelling to
and from school was like for me,
thirty years ago. Due to such rapid
changes in our modern society, they
will likely not have the opportunity
to experience any of it.
When I was their age (and youn-
ger), I lived on a farm, with my two
uncles and their families, four miles
from the nearest school. Most often,
my older brother and I walked those
four miles, twice-a-day, five-days-a-
week. Mother would wake us early
in the morning, as there were farm
chores to help with before getting
ready for school. She would pack us
a lunch, put it in special home-made
1981 ^oard of Directors Icelandic
Society of Edmonton NORÐURL-
JÓS CHAPTER; Solli Sigurdson
-President; Harold Halldorson
-Treasurer; Ninna Campbell -Sec-
retary; Chris Mac Naughton - Mem-
bership; Sam Thorkelson -director
-at - large; Colleen Lycar -Director at
- large; Gudbjörg Letovrneau -Dir-
ector - at large; Beulah Arason
cloth bags with shóulder straps, that
we could carry on our backs. I don't
recall how much time we allowed
for the walk, but I do remember, we
were never late. There were no
houses or buildings of any sort along
the way. It was a bush road, used
mainly in the summer months, as a
route for hayland. We saw nature at
its best along that road. Deer,
coyotes, foxes, partridges, prairie
chickens - just to name a few. We
would study their tracks, their
nests, and some of their habits. It
was fascinating! Occasionally, in the
winter, when the horses weren't
needed for hauling hay, we were al-
lowed to harness one up to a home-
made toboggan for the journey,
which was designed with a seat at
-President Ladies Group; Lucille
Oddson - President Saga Singers.
"MEET THE ICELANDERS"
night will be held February 8 at the
Scandinavian Centre at 7:30 p.m.
Film of Iceland will be shown. Cof-
fee will be served after the film.
Porrablót.
Date: February 28, 1981 Scandina-
vian Centre. Begin 6 p.m.
the front for my brother, giving him
a good view for driving the horse. It
had a feed-sack filled with hay. That
feed-sack was great at keeping my
feet warm, as well as keeping the
horse fed through the day. It was
fun, and a break in routine for us, tof
be able to travel by horse and tobog-
gan. I remember, when we would
get cold, we would jump out and
run along-side the horse, until our
feet got warm again. There was so
much peace of mind then! The only
sounds being those of yelping
coyote pups; mating calls of the
deer; thumping wings of the part-
ridge.
The big trip for us in those days,
was the thriteen miles to town.
Horse and buggy in summer, sleigh
in winter. The trip never seemed
long, with all the fun we would have
along the way. We would start out
early in the day, and come home
late at night. The road was all ours! I
remember it well! - the bright my-
sterious moon, the shiny stars, the
never-still northern lights - and
peace.
When I think back over those
years, it's almost shattering to the
mind to compare what my children
have experienced, in terms of
travelling. Today, my oldest child
has her own car, which she uses
mainly for commuting to and from
her job. She has to contend with
busy traffic, focusing her mind on
road signs, road conditions, careless
drivers - and time. Not much peace
of mind! My son, the youngest
child, has only two blocks to walk to
school. In those five minutes, there
are many other children on their
way to school as well; crossing
streets, dodging traffic, some in a
hurry, some not. Not much peace of
mind!
When we travel as a family today,
it is by car or airplane. We have had
the opportunity of taking our chil-
dren on many trips. By air, we have
been to Iceland, England, Scotland,
Ireland, California and Barbados.
By car, we have been to every major
city in Canada. It is astounding to
believe that one can travel from
Winnipeg to Iceland, by air, in
simply five hours. Thirty years ago,
it would take that long to travel by
horse the thirteen miles to town
and back.
Our children are fortunate (in a
sense), to know the luxuries and
conveniences of modern-day travel,
and to be able to see life as it is in
other countries. However, I feel
rather sad, that they will likely
never know how to take the time
to experience some of the simple
beauties along the way; the buds
and birds in the spring; the leaves,
crisp and colored, in the fall; the
sparking, freshly fallen snow in the
winter.
News from
Norðurljós - Edmonton
Leskaflar í íslensku handa byrjendum
.......... m 15. t is pronounced like t in time.
8. k is like c in cold. Examples: tími (time); tapa (lose); toppur (top); taða (hay); tá (toe) and
Examples: kólna (get colder), kaldur (cold); kaka (cake). te (tea),
In a number of words we have the double or the long k, written kk, a
sound which is quiet alien to English speaking persons.
Examples: þakka (thank), krakki (child, youngster), frakki (coat).
Before e, i, í, y, ý, æ, ei, ey k is pronounced kj.
Examples: kenna (teach), pronounced kjenna, kista (chest), pronounced
kjista, kíkir (field glass), pronounced kjíkur, kyn (kin, gender), pronounc-
ed kjin, kýr (cow), pronounced kjír, kæna (small boat), pronounced kjæna,
keila (cone, a special kind of fish), pronounced kjeila, keyra (drive), pro-
nounced kjeira.
9. 1 is sometimes a bit similar to 1 in leave.
Examples: lifa (live), líf (life), lasinn (sick), loga (burn with a flame).
Double í, written 11 is very often pronounced like dl.
Examples: ..alla (call), pronounced kadla, allur (all), pronounced adlur.
10. m is pronounced like m in man.
Examples: mikill (great) miði (ticket); mold (earth, dirt); mildur (mild);
milli (between), pronounced midli; m is sometimes long (double) as for
inst. in fimm (five), and in komma (comma).
11. n is pronounced like n in name.
Examples: nál (needle); nám (study); nef (nose); nei (no); nagli (nail); ná
(get, catch); n is long in kanna (pot, coffeepot, teapot); banna (forbid).
Double n is often pronounced as dn. Examples: einn (one), pronounced
eidn; Sveinn (personal name), pronounced Sveidn.
12. p is like p in pen.
Examples: pabbi (daddy); partur (part); panna (frying pan); pípa (pipe);
planta (plant); p is long in heppinn (lucky) and kappi (hero, champion).
13. r is similar to the Scottish r.
Examples: renna (run); rófa (tail); róa (to row) and rúða (window pane).
We have long (double) r in Snorri (personal name) and karri (male ptar-
migan). Note that rl is often pronounced like rdl or dl as in karl (old man),
pronounced kardl or kadl. rn is often pronounced as rdn or dn as in barn
(child), pronounced bardn or badn.
14. s is like s in sun.
Examples: sól (sun); Siggi (personal name); sápa (soap); sauma (sew). s
is long in kassi (box) and passa (take care of).
We have long t in detta (fall) and sjötti (sixth). This sound is different
from the double t in English.
16. v is similar to v in English vat (large tub, cistern).
Examples: vör (lip); væta (to wet, moisten); von (hope), and vita (know).
17. x is a bit similar to English x.
Examples: fax (mane); strax (at once) and lax (salmon).
18. z is never like English z. It is pronounced exactly like Icelandic s (no.
14).
19. þ is pronounced like th in think.
Examples: það (it); þunnur (thin); þykkur (thick) and Þóra (personal
name).
Note that þ only occurs at the beginning of a word (in initial position).
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