Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 76

Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 76
74 ÁRDIS what characterized her especially to the end of her richly happy eighty-eight years, was her joy in living and in serving those about her, although she did not think of it as service. She considered it her privilege to do for others and she took joy in it in a sort of matter-of-fact wholesome way. The first years on the farm she worked at all chores with her husband who had the misfortune to lose his left hand in his youth. Let no one think she neglected the housewifely duties inside the home, even though she worked part time in the hayfield at heavy chores. No, indeed, she indulged in all the traditional skills of an Icelandic pioneer wife and mother, utilizing to the full all the good things the farm had to offer. She made all the traditional Icelandic dishes, which kept the family in good health and spirits. She also learned from her non-Icelandic neighbors to make delicious cheeses, and she sewed the clothing for all the ten children, and in later life joyfully sewed suits and trousers as well as other garments for her grandchildren. She loved fine handwork and how she found time to make lovely fanciwork pieces is a mystery no doubt to modern housewives who, with all modern conveniences are so desperately pressed for time. Oddny joined the Women’s Institute in her district and many a beautiful woollen quilt found its way from her home to aid their charitable activities, as well as other handiwork deftly done by her nimble fingers. The children remember with love and pride the gaiety and jolly contentment that held sway in their home at Ebor. Oddny was very fond of young people and enjoyed their company to the end of her long and active life. Their farm was a regular week-end rendezvous for the young people of the district. Sometimes as many as twenty bicycles would be lined up outside the neat front fence all Sunday and some were still there on Monday morning as a few of the young folks had too far to go home during the night and so just stayed for breakfast! Oddny taught her daughters to sew and bake, make “skyr” and “lifrapylsa” so that they would be self- reliant, and naturally all hands pitched in to cook and to care for the influx of regular week-end visitors. Oddny and Hinrik retired in 1937, moving to the town of Virden and later to Winnipeg. After Hinrik’s dcath in 1946, Oddny lived happily with her two unmarried daughters, who hold administrative positions in the nursing profession. She did not cling to them help-
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