\u00c9g b\u00fd \u00ed parh\u00fasi vi\u00f0 einkar snyrtilega g\u00f6tu. \u00cdb\u00fa\u00f0irnar voru upphaflega \u00e6tla\u00f0ar \u00f6ldru\u00f0um og \u00e9g er eini \u00edb\u00fai g\u00f6tunnar sem ekki er ellil\u00edfeyris\u00feegi. Einst\u00f6k heppni a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 \u00feessa \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 sem er b\u00e6\u00f0i fallegri og betur einangru\u00f0 en gengur og gerist. N\u00e1grannar m\u00ednir eru ind\u00e6lt f\u00f3lk og alveg rosalega duglegir a\u00f0 taka til \u00ed g\u00f6r\u00f0unum hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
Conn\u00fd sem b\u00fdr vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0ina \u00e1 m\u00e9r er algj\u00f6r skrautfj\u00f6\u00f0ur. Gar\u00f0urinn allur skreyttur me\u00f0 styttum, bl\u00f3makerjum, lugtum og allrahanda d\u00f3ti sem er skipt \u00fat \u00e1 6-7 vikna fresti. \u00cd hvert sinn sem vi\u00f0 hittumst \u00fati s\u00fdnir h\u00fan m\u00e9r einhvern hlut sem h\u00fan hefur fengi\u00f0 fyrir l\u00edti\u00f0 og talar um a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feurfi n\u00fa alls ekki a\u00f0 vera d\u00fdrt a\u00f0 hafa fallegt \u00ed kringum sig.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g hef aldrei velt \u00fev\u00ed miki\u00f0 fyrir m\u00e9r hvernig anna\u00f0 f\u00f3lk m\u00e1lar h\u00fasin s\u00edn, hvernig gluggatj\u00f6ld \u00fea\u00f0 velur e\u00f0a hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 hefur l\u00f3\u00f0ina s\u00edna. \u00c9g d\u00e1ist a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed sem m\u00e9r finnst s\u00e9rlega fallegt, s\u00e9rt\u00e6k j\u00f3laskrautsr\u00f6skun me\u00f0 blikklj\u00f3sum sem l\u00fdsa upp stofuna hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u00e1 15 sek\u00fandna fresti fer \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r og \u00e9g myndi ekki vilja hafa b\u00edlakirkjugar\u00f0 e\u00f0a sorphaug n\u00e1l\u00e6gt h\u00fasinu m\u00ednu en yfirleitt koma m\u00e9r heimili og gar\u00f0ar annarra l\u00edti\u00f0 vi\u00f0. M\u00e9r finnst limger\u00f0i almennt frekar misheppna\u00f0 fyrirb\u00e6ri og f\u00e1tt lj\u00f3tara en hekk sem l\u00edtur \u00fat fyrir a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 steypt \u00ed kassalaga m\u00f3tum en ef f\u00f3lk vill hafa \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feannig n\u00fa \u00fe\u00e1 nenni \u00e9g ekki a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00fea\u00f0 ey\u00f0ileggja fyrir m\u00e9r daginn.<\/p>\n
Ekki hvarflar \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 renna yfir limger\u00f0i\u00f0 vikulega eins og m\u00e9r s\u00fdnist algengt h\u00e9r um sl\u00f3\u00f0ir. Mitt limger\u00f0i var klippt \u00ed vor, einu sinni, og Eiki klippti hluta af \u00fev\u00ed fyrir mig aftur \u00ed byrjun j\u00fal\u00ed, ekki af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e6ri \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 hafa \u00fea\u00f0 \u00f3snyrt, heldur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var or\u00f0i\u00f0 svo umfangsmiki\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g komst ekki a\u00f0 r\u00f3sunum og auk \u00feess var \u00fea\u00f0 vaxi\u00f0 inn \u00e1 mi\u00f0ja st\u00e9tt. Restin m\u00e1 vaxa eins og henni \u00fe\u00f3knast, M\u00e9r finnst \u00fafi\u00f0 limger\u00f0i fallegra en ferkanta\u00f0 og m\u00e9r finnt mosi l\u00edka fallegur og haf\u00f0i alls ekki hugsa\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja mosann \u00far l\u00f3\u00f0inni hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r fyrr en m\u00e9r var\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var vegna hans sem jar\u00f0arberjapl\u00f6turnar \u00ferosku\u00f0ust ekki vel. \u00c9g sk\u00f3f mosann fr\u00e1 jar\u00f0arberjunum, klippti r\u00f3sirnar, hreinsa\u00f0i burt netlur sem eru reyndar fallegar en ekki \u00fe\u00e6gilegt a\u00f0 ganga \u00e1 \u00feeim og kan\u00ednurnar s\u00e1u um a\u00f0 sl\u00e1 grasi\u00f0. \u00c9g fjarl\u00e6g\u00f0i l\u00edka helling af f\u00edflum, enda \u00fe\u00f3tt m\u00e9r \u00feyki \u00feeir s\u00e9rdeilis fallegir, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feeir dreifa s\u00e9r svo agalega miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur ney\u00f0ist eiginlega til a\u00f0 halda \u00feeim \u00ed skefjum ef eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 geta vaxi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
L\u00f3\u00f0in var mj\u00fak af mosa og hl\u00fdleg og \u00feegar Bjartur var b\u00fainn a\u00f0 aka burt vagnhlassi af gar\u00f0\u00fargangi fannst m\u00e9r \u00feetta alveg h\u00e6fileg umhir\u00f0a um gar\u00f0inn, hann var notalegur en ekki svona dau\u00f0hreinsa\u00f0ur eins og hj\u00e1 n\u00e1gr\u00f6nnum m\u00ednum sem vir\u00f0ast allir vera a\u00f0 keppa til ver\u00f0launa um snyrtilegasta gar\u00f0inn.<\/p>\n
\u00cd allt sumar hafa n\u00e1grannarnir elskulegu, heilsa\u00f0 m\u00e9r gla\u00f0lega me\u00f0 h\u00f3fsamlega or\u00f0u\u00f0um athugasemdum um a\u00f0 \u00feetta s\u00e9 g\u00f3\u00f0ur dagur fyrir gar\u00f0vinnu. Lengi h\u00e9lt \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru bara a\u00f0 finna s\u00e9r eitthva\u00f0 til a\u00f0 spjalla um og \u00fear sem \u00feau eru alltaf \u00e1 kafi \u00ed gar\u00f0vinnu, \u00f6ll, taldi \u00e9g a\u00f0 \u00feau v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 tala um sj\u00e1lf sig, \u00fe.e. a\u00f0 \u00feetta v\u00e6ru g\u00f3\u00f0ir dagar fyrir \u00feau sj\u00e1lf til a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed gar\u00f0inum. \u00dea\u00f0 var fyrst \u00feegar Carla, konan hinum megin, bau\u00f0st til a\u00f0 l\u00e1na m\u00e9r gar\u00f0verkf\u00e6ri og gefa m\u00e9r lauka, sem m\u00e9r var\u00f0 lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 \u00feau \u00e1ttu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00c9G \u00e6tti a\u00f0 sinna gar\u00f0inum betur. \u00c9g var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 hissa \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed, \u00fear sem gar\u00f0urinn var \u00ed fyrsta langi langt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vera \u00ed neinni \u00f3r\u00e6kt en auk \u00feess s\u00e9st ekki einu sinni inn \u00ed hann, nema fr\u00e1 Conn\u00fd og \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 eins a\u00f0 h\u00fan beinl\u00ednis tro\u00f0ist \u00e1 milli runna. \u00c9g af\u00feakka\u00f0i \u00fev\u00ed bara verkf\u00e6ri og lauka me\u00f0 bj\u00e1nalegu brosi, d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 hissa \u00e1 \u00feessum \u00e1hyggjum n\u00e1grannakonu minnar af gar\u00f0i sem h\u00fan s\u00e9r ekki. Nokkrum d\u00f6gum s\u00ed\u00f0ar var \u00fea\u00f0 svo Conn\u00fd sem kveikti \u00e1 perunni hj\u00e1 m\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
\u00deannig er a\u00f0 fyrir framan h\u00fasi\u00f0 eru malarbe\u00f0 me\u00f0 nokkurm sm\u00e1r\u00f3sarunnum. \u00c9g var \u00e1 lei\u00f0 \u00fat \u00feegar Conn\u00fd nefndi, afskaplega kurteislega a\u00f0 ‘vi\u00f0’ (les \u00e9g) \u00feyrftum a\u00f0 uppr\u00e6ta nokkrar netlur sem voru farnar a\u00f0 stinga s\u00e9r upp milli steina. \u00de\u00e6r h\u00f6f\u00f0u ekkert plaga\u00f0 mig, \u00fear sem \u00e9g geng hvort sem er ekki \u00ed malarbe\u00f0unum og \u00feessi tegund ber falleg, fj\u00f3lubl\u00e1 bl\u00f3m sem fara bara vel vi\u00f0 bleiku sm\u00e1r\u00f3sirnar. \u00dea\u00f0 var samt greinilegt a\u00f0 netlurnar f\u00f3ru \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 Conn\u00fd og \u00fear sem \u00e9g get allt eins haft netlur \u00ed bakgar\u00f0inum ef mig langar til \u00feess, kippti \u00e9g \u00feeim upp \u00feegar \u00e9g kom heim. Conn\u00fd var\u00f0 ekkert l\u00edti\u00f0 hamingjus\u00f6m og benti m\u00e9r vingjarnlega \u00e1 a\u00f0 sumssta\u00f0ar v\u00e6ri kominn mosi milli hellna.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g haf\u00f0i einmitt undra\u00f0 mig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hj\u00e1 hinu f\u00f3lkinu \u00ed g\u00f6tunni er enginn mosi milli hellna en \u00e9g hef samt aldrei s\u00e9\u00f0 neinn skafa hann upp. \u00c1 st\u00f6ku sta\u00f0 s\u00e9r ma\u00f0ur hinsvegar gulan, visinn mosa og \u00e9g reikna\u00f0i me\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feau hef\u00f0u eitra\u00f0. M\u00e9r finnst bara mj\u00f6g fallegt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 mosa \u00e1 milli hellna en af tillitssemi vi\u00f0 Conn\u00fd, sem finnst \u00fea\u00f0 greinilega ekki, f\u00f3r \u00e9g samt \u00fat me\u00f0 hn\u00edf sem var hvort sem er l\u00e9legur, og byrja\u00f0i a\u00f0 skrapa mosann burt.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki unni\u00f0 \u00ed 5 m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00feegar n\u00e1grannarnir f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 koma til m\u00edn, einn og einn \u00ed einu. Carla kom fyrst. Sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i eil\u00edf\u00f0arverk a\u00f0 skafa mosann og \u00e9g myndi l\u00edka ey\u00f0ileggja \u00e1 m\u00e9r hn\u00e9n.
\n-\u00c9g vil ekki eitra. Kisurnar m\u00ednar vappa h\u00e9r um og auk \u00feess endar eitur alltaf \u00ed grunnvatninu, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\n-Vi\u00f0 notum ekki eitur, sag\u00f0i Carla hneykslu\u00f0, vi\u00f0 notum so\u00f0i\u00f0 vatn og salt.
\nSvo f\u00f3r h\u00fan inn en kom aftur me\u00f0 st\u00f3ra saltkrukku sem h\u00fan vildi endilega gefa m\u00e9r. Greinilega \u00e1kve\u00f0in \u00ed a\u00f0 styrkja j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a heg\u00f0un. \u00c9g \u00feakka\u00f0i en sk\u00f3f mosann samt upp \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e9r finnst lifandi mosi fallegur en dau\u00f0ur mosi mun lj\u00f3tari en enginn. Sag\u00f0i C\u00f6rlu a\u00f0 \u00e9g myndi svo hella saltvatni \u00ed s\u00e1rin til a\u00f0 hindra mosann \u00ed a\u00f0 spretta aftur. H\u00fan var hress me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 en haf\u00f0i or\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hn\u00edfar v\u00e6ru h\u00e6ttulegir og \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ru til verkf\u00e6ri sem hentu\u00f0u betur.<\/p>\n
Karlinn \u00e1 m\u00f3ti kom stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar me\u00f0 mosaskr\u00f6pu sem hann vildi endilega l\u00e1na m\u00e9r til a\u00f0 n\u00e1 mosanum \u00far bl\u00f3mabe\u00f0inu. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i reyndar alls ekki hugsa\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja \u00feann mosa \u00fev\u00ed hann var ekki a\u00f0 k\u00e6fa eitt e\u00f0a neitt en \u00feetta var af svo g\u00f3\u00f0um huga gert hj\u00e1 honum a\u00f0 \u00e9g gat eiginlega ekki anna\u00f0 en teki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 skr\u00f6punni. \u00d6nnur n\u00e1grannakona kom me\u00f0 svampmottu undir hn\u00e9n og f\u00e6r\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 gj\u00f6f og ba\u00f0 mig endilega a\u00f0 banka upp \u00e1 ef mig vanta\u00f0i verkf\u00e6ri. Conn\u00fd kom me\u00f0 rafmagnsklippur og klippti l\u00edtinn runna fyrir mig, \u00f3be\u00f0in. \u00c9g var ekki alveg viss um hvort \u00e9g \u00e6tti frekar a\u00f0 vera snortin yfir allri \u00feessari hj\u00e1lpsemi e\u00f0a pirru\u00f0 yfir afskiptaseminni en hef\u00f0i mig gruna\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feetta skipti \u00feau svona miklu m\u00e1li, hef\u00f0i \u00e9g fari\u00f0 \u00fat og skrapa\u00f0 upp mosa strax \u00ed ma\u00ed.<\/p>\n
Carla var \u00e1hugas\u00f6must. Kom af og til til a\u00f0 l\u00edta eftir verkinu, spyrja hvort h\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra m\u00e9r kaffi e\u00f0a hvort m\u00e9r v\u00e6ri or\u00f0i\u00f0 of heitt e\u00f0a hvort \u00feetta v\u00e6ri ekki erfitt verk.
\n-\u00deetta er ekkert erfitt og gengur vel en m\u00e9r finnst d\u00e1l\u00edtil synd a\u00f0 plokka upp \u00feessar sterku og \u00ferautseigu pl\u00f6ntur sem eru b\u00fanar a\u00f0 hafa svo miki\u00f0 fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tro\u00f0a s\u00e9r upp milli hellnanna, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g og reif Jakobsf\u00edfil me\u00f0 eftirsj\u00e1 upp \u00far st\u00e9ttinni.
\n-Elskan m\u00edn, \u00feetta er illgresi, \u00fatsk\u00fdr\u00f0i Carla.
\n-\u00dea\u00f0 eru meiri l\u00edkur \u00e1 a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur mei\u00f0i sig \u00e1 r\u00f3sum en f\u00edflum, samt eru f\u00edflarnir flokka\u00f0ir sem illgresi, bara af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00feeir l\u00e1ta ekki a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rn, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\n-Einmitt, sag\u00f0i Carla hamingjus\u00f6m, \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 hafa stj\u00f3rn \u00e1 illgresi. Sj\u00e1\u00f0u \u00feetta bleika \u00fearna \u00ed be\u00f0inu, \u00fea\u00f0 er l\u00edka illgresi, \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja \u00fea\u00f0.
\n-J\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 virkilega illgresi? M\u00e9r finnst \u00fea\u00f0 svo fallegt, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g. Carla horf\u00f0i \u00e1 mig eins og h\u00fan vissi ekki almennilega hvernig h\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 segja m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri t\u00e1f\u00fdla af m\u00e9r \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 vera d\u00f3naleg. Svo klappa\u00f0i h\u00fan m\u00e9r vinalega \u00e1 baki\u00f0 og gekk me\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 bl\u00f3mabe\u00f0inu til a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir m\u00e9r hva\u00f0a pl\u00f6ntur v\u00e6ru fallegar og hva\u00f0a pl\u00f6ntur v\u00e6ru lj\u00f3tt illgresi.
\n-En ef \u00fe\u00e9r finnst illgresi\u00f0 fallegt, \u00fe\u00e1 getum vi\u00f0 svosem ekkert sagt vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, sag\u00f0i h\u00fan svo d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00f6rv\u00e6ntingarfull.
\n-J\u00faj\u00fa, \u00e9g fjarl\u00e6gi allt illgresi svona upp \u00e1 g\u00f6tumyndina en m\u00e9r finnast f\u00edflar samt fallegir og l\u00edka \u00feessi bleiki arfi, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g eins gla\u00f0lega og m\u00e9r var unnt.
\nCarla horf\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0villt \u00e1 mig andartak en svo var eins og rynni upp fyrir henni lj\u00f3s.
\n-\u00dea\u00f0 eru n\u00e1tt\u00farulega ekki margir gar\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, \u00ed \u00f6llu \u00feessu hraunlendi? sag\u00f0i h\u00fan, r\u00e9tt eins og h\u00fan vildi \u00fatvega m\u00e9r afs\u00f6kun fyrir heimsku minni.
\n-J\u00faj\u00fa, \u00fea\u00f0 eru gar\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi en \u00e9g hef svotil enga reynslu af gar\u00f0vinnu, sag\u00f0i \u00e9g.
\n-Nei, \u00e9g s\u00e9 \u00fea\u00f0, sag\u00f0i Carla en alls ekki af vandl\u00e6tingu heldur af sannri sam\u00fa\u00f0 og horf\u00f0i vandr\u00e6\u00f0aleg \u00e1 hn\u00edfinn sem \u00e9g var endanlega b\u00fain a\u00f0 ey\u00f0ileggja.
\n-En \u00fea\u00f0 er allt \u00ed lagi, b\u00e6tti h\u00fan vi\u00f0 hughreystandi. \u00de\u00fa spyr\u00f0 okkur bara ef \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed vafa. ALLIR \u00ed g\u00f6tunni eru tilb\u00fanir til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa \u00fe\u00e9r.<\/p>\n
M\u00e9r finnst d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 skr\u00fdti\u00f0 a\u00f0 taka svona miki\u00f0 inn \u00e1 sig hvernig anna\u00f0 f\u00f3lk hefur hlutina og ef n\u00e1grannarnir v\u00e6ru \u00e1 m\u00ednum aldri, myndi \u00e9g sennilega kalla \u00fe\u00e1 uppskr\u00fafa\u00f0 sm\u00e1borgarapakk og l\u00e1ta m\u00e9r standa n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00e1 sama um \u00feeirra \u00e1lit \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig \u00e9g hef minn gar\u00f0. M\u00e9r finnst samt eldri sm\u00e1borgarar, sem gera kannski ekki miki\u00f0 anna\u00f0 s\u00e9r til dundurs en a\u00f0 d\u00e1st a\u00f0 fullkomnu g\u00f6tunni sinni, mega vera p\u00ednul\u00edti\u00f0 afskiptasamari en a\u00f0rir. \u00dea\u00f0 sem stingur mig samt mest er hva\u00f0 \u00feetta er greinilega af umhyggju, fremur en vandl\u00e6tingu og \u00e9g \u00e1tta\u00f0i mig allt \u00ed einu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e1 til a\u00f0 hugsa \u00e1 svipa\u00f0an h\u00e1tt sj\u00e1lf. \u00c9g \u00e1 t.d. erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 tr\u00faa \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 einhver vilji vera r\u00f3ni og \u00e9g stend sj\u00e1lfa mig a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hugsa ‘eymingja ma\u00f0urinn, af hverju gerir hann sj\u00e1lfum s\u00e9r \u00feann \u00f3leik a\u00f0 lifa svona l\u00edfi?’ E\u00f0a ‘hva\u00f0 er eiginlega a\u00f0 hj\u00e1 f\u00f3lki sem hugsar ekki \u00fat i matar\u00e6\u00f0i sitt fyrr en \u00fea\u00f0 er or\u00f0i\u00f0 50 kg of \u00feungt?’<\/p>\n
\u00c9g held nefnilega a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 einmitt eitthva\u00f0 sl\u00edkt sem er \u00ed gangi. \u00deau taka sennilega arfann og f\u00edlana alls ekki jafn miki\u00f0 n\u00e6rri s\u00e9r og \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vita af ungri manneskju b\u00faandi vi\u00f0 netlur \u00ed malarbe\u00f0um og \u00f3ge\u00f0felldar mosar\u00e1kir milli hellna, \u00feekkjandi ekki einu sinni muninn \u00e1 arfa og yndisbl\u00f3mum. \u00c9g g\u00e6ti best tr\u00faa\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r \u00fat \u00ed b\u00fa\u00f0 seinni partinn og veifa\u00f0i C\u00f6rlu og Astrid, \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00e1tu vi\u00f0 snyrtilega gar\u00f0bor\u00f0i\u00f0 hennar C\u00f6rlu og drukku \u00e1vaxtasafa, hafi \u00fe\u00e6r einmitt veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 varpa \u00f6ndinni l\u00e9ttar fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ves\u00e6lings \u00cdslendingsbj\u00e1lfanum hlyti a\u00f0 l\u00ed\u00f0a betur n\u00fana.<\/p>\n
Fyrir j\u00f3lin spur\u00f0u n\u00e1grannarnir mig st\u00f6ku sinnum hvort v\u00e6ri engin hef\u00f0 fyrir j\u00f3laskrauti \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Conn\u00fd kom til m\u00edn fyrir j\u00f3lin og baust til a\u00f0 l\u00e1na m\u00e9r \u00fatiskraut (n\u00f3g \u00e1tti h\u00fan til sj\u00e1lf) en \u00e9g, sem er l\u00edti\u00f0 j\u00f3labarn, af\u00feakka\u00f0i. Fannst n\u00f3g a\u00f0 hafa ser\u00edu \u00ed glugga \u00ed nokkra daga og 2-3 \u00fatikerti. \u00c9g b\u00fdst vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g skreyti eitthva\u00f0 \u00fati fyrir n\u00e6stu j\u00f3l. Svona til a\u00f0 for\u00f0a eldri sm\u00e1borgurnum \u00ed hverfinu fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 leggjast \u00ed \u00feunglyndi yfir eymd minni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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