\u00deegar vi\u00f0 kynntumst Ellu bjuggum vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll \u00ed gamla Vesturb\u00e6num. Og Vesturb\u00e6rinn var \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 daga eins og vinalegt \u00feorp, sj\u00e1lfu s\u00e9r n\u00e6gt. \u00dear var allt til alls, fiskb\u00fa\u00f0 \u00e1 horninu, mj\u00f3lkurb\u00fa\u00f0 og bakar\u00ed og sjoppa \u2013 jafnvel sk\u00f3smi\u00f0ur. Allt \u00ed g\u00f6nguf\u00e6ri. Vi\u00f0 sem vorum \u00fativinnandi t\u00f3kum str\u00e6t\u00f3 \u00ed vinnuna, f\u00f3rum inn \u00ed \u00f6nnur hverfi, en hl\u00f6kku\u00f0um alltaf til a\u00f0 sn\u00faa aftur \u00ed Vesturb\u00e6inn a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldi dags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ella \u00e1tti heima \u00e1 R\u00e1narg\u00f6tunni \u00ed vinalegu b\u00e1ruj\u00e1rnskl\u00e6ddu h\u00fasi me\u00f0 st\u00f3rum gluggum. \u00dear bjuggu l\u00edka Anna Kristine og Lizella d\u00f3ttir hennar. \u00c9g \u00e1tti oft erindi vi\u00f0 \u00d6nnu Kristine, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 unnum saman a\u00f0 bla\u00f0a\u00fatg\u00e1fu \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00edma. Og \u00fea\u00f0 var alltaf svo gaman a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja \u00fe\u00e6r allar m\u00e6\u00f0gur. Hver annarri skemmtilegri og hl\u00e1turmildari. Vi\u00f0 s\u00e1tum \u00ed stofunni og l\u00e9tum fara vel um okkur \u00ed hv\u00edta fallega s\u00f3fanum. Ella kveikti \u00e1 kertum og bar okkur g\u00f3\u00f0g\u00e6ti me\u00f0 kaffinu. \u00dea\u00f0 geisla\u00f0i af henni, og glettnin var aldrei langt undan. Hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 g\u00e1tum hlegi\u00f0 og skemmt okkur!<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e6r m\u00e6\u00f0gur \u00e1ttu ekki langt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja fr\u00e1sagnarg\u00e1funa. Ella var d\u00f3tturd\u00f3ttir hins fr\u00e6ga sr. \u00c1rna \u00de\u00f3rarinssonar, sem \u00de\u00f3rbergur ger\u00f0i \u00f3dau\u00f0legan me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skr\u00e1 listilegar fr\u00e1sagnir hans af \u201evondu f\u00f3lki\u201c undir J\u00f6kli. Sagt var, a\u00f0 \u00fear hef\u00f0u komi\u00f0 saman lygnasti ma\u00f0ur \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0arinnar og s\u00e1 tr\u00fagjarnasti. S\u00e1 lygnasti \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir, vel a\u00f0 merkja \u00ed \u00feessu samhengi, s\u00e1 sem kunni a\u00f0 f\u00e6ra \u00ed st\u00edlinn. Og \u00fea\u00f0 hefur svo sannarlega gengi\u00f0 a\u00f0 erf\u00f0um.<\/p>\n
\u00c9g vissi \u00fea\u00f0 ekki fyrr en seinna, a\u00f0 Ella hef\u00f0i dvalist sex \u00e1r \u00ed Skotlandi, fr\u00e1 fermingu til tv\u00edtugs. Gott ef h\u00fan bj\u00f3 ekki \u00ed kastala uppi \u00ed H\u00e1l\u00f6ndum. Eigandi kastalans haf\u00f0i stunda\u00f0 laxvei\u00f0ar \u00e1rum saman \u00ed Straumfjar\u00f0ar\u00e1 og or\u00f0i\u00f0 vinur fj\u00f6lskyldu Ellu. M\u00e9r finnst einhvern veginn n\u00fana, \u00feegar \u00e9g hugsa til baka, a\u00f0 \u00feessi langa dv\u00f6l \u00ed fjarl\u00e6gu landi hafi veri\u00f0 henni d\u00fdrm\u00e6t reynsla og marka\u00f0 pers\u00f3nuleika Ellu meira en nokku\u00f0 anna\u00f0. H\u00fan var b\u00e6\u00f0i umbur\u00f0arlynd og \u00e6\u00f0rulaus og alltaf svo j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 \u2013 s\u00e1 bara \u00fea\u00f0 besta \u00ed hverjum og einum.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 \u00feessum \u00e1rum bar\u00f0ist ma\u00f0urinn minn fyrir p\u00f3lit\u00edsku l\u00edfi s\u00ednu dag hvern \u00e1 Al\u00feingi. \u00cd hvert skipti, sem vi\u00f0 Anna hittumst e\u00f0a t\u00f6lu\u00f0um saman \u00ed s\u00edma, br\u00e1st ekki, a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e1tti a\u00f0 skila bar\u00e1ttukve\u00f0ju til J\u00f3ns Baldvins fr\u00e1 Ellu. H\u00fan studdi hann \u00ed \u00f6llu hans str\u00ed\u00f0i, hvatti hann eins og besta m\u00f3\u00f0ir. Ef eitthvert m\u00e1l st\u00f3\u00f0 t\u00e6pt \u00ed almennings\u00e1litinu var JB farinn a\u00f0 spyrja: \u201eHva\u00f0 segir Ella?\u201c H\u00fan var okkur sto\u00f0 og stytta, \u00f3gleymanleg.<\/p>\n
Brynd\u00eds og J\u00f3n Baldvin.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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