Árdís - 01.01.1963, Blaðsíða 21

Ársrit Bandalags lúterskra kvenna 19
guests at Höfn and it means just that “there is sunshine in the
harbour”.
Now let me tell you a little about this new home. It is built
on a hillside, split level architecture, painted light brown with
darker roof. You enter a large, square hall, a door on the right
leads into the offi.ee beyond which are the matron’s quarters. A
long hall has rooms on both sides. Down a few steps you come to
the main level, which contains a large room fifty-four feet by
thirty-six feet, large windows on two sides and glass sliding doors
which open onto a balcony eight feet by thirty-six feet long.
Sitting out on the balcony on a sunny day, you have a delightful
view of the Fraser river and the hills and mountains beyond. The
far end of the large main room is comfortably furnished with easy
chairs, small tables, a T.V., piano etc. and with a carpet on the
floor. On the other side is the dining-room section with eight
to ten individual tables seating six persons each, with chairs to
match. The kitchen is complete with modern equipment, including
an electric dish washer. As on the upper level, there is a long
hall extending to the left, with rooms on both sides making a
total of ten private rooms and sixteen double rooms. The unfinished
lowest section has twelve more rooms and a large recreation room,
the latter in the process of being completed.
A beautiful grandfather clock in the living room was presented
to the Home by Mrs. Lil. Summers, in loving memory of her
late husband L. E. Summers, who passed away April 13, 1954—
a former chairman of the executive board.
The Home is filled to capacity, forty-two people as residents
and a staff of eight. When the unfinished rooms are completed,
there will be room for eighteen more. And what do these people
do all day—beside being waited on? It may seem dull and depres-
sing to you, but let me assure you that is not the case! These
people are mostly well adjusted kind and tolerant. They have
lived a long time, known joy and sorrow, poverty, hard work,
perhaps even a measure of success. They have built homes, raised
families, worked in church and community clubs and been good
neighbours. They have probably had few leisure hours or time
for hobbies. But now that is all changed and they find that they
have more time than they know what to do with. Of course,