Over the course of the last two years, Isabel has discovered the wonders of the DVD section of the Regina Public Library. Having made her way through the collection of the Wascana Library, she looked further afield. A visit to an RPL branch revealed that there are some 15,000 DVDs in that system. After the first winter of borrowing 12 per week x 20 weeks, Mum realized that she likely would never run out.
Our old family friend, Beth, whose grandparents Jeanie & John Willie Stilborn shared a friendship with Isabel's father-in-law William Barnsley, is our faithful go-between. Between the shelves in the library and the DVD shelf in Isabel's room, that is. Beth is a regular visitor to the public library and a perfect volunteer for this job. Each weekend, Beth appears with a new batch of DVDs and picks up the ones Mum has seen. They talk about what Mum has learned this week, and what might be choices for another week.
Yesterday, Isabel emailed her daughters: "I watched the 2006 Edinburgh Tattoo dvd last night-good." Hmmm....are you imagining what an Edinburgh Tattoo might look like? Make sure you google "Edinburgh Tattoo" rather than just "tattoo" or the images that pop up on your computer might be different than what you expect!
Isabel tends not to be a movie or TV series watcher. Rather, documentaries are a favourite choice. This past year health issues such as Yoga for Arthritis, Learning about Autism, and Exercises to Keep Your Brain Fit have been high on Miss Robertson's list.
Rick Steve's Travel Shows of Europe are another favourite along with geographical studies of different countries particularly related to bodies of water. Any shows dealing with animals make the grade. The Planet Earth series is a particular favourite. And for all you Abernethy quilters, have you seen "The Art of Quilting" which Mum has enjoyed twice this winter because of the vivid colours on a cloudy day? Garden documentaries from North America, the UK, and Europe also fill the quiet hours of a winter afternoon after a day's therapy.
There have many gifts of these last four years in Mum's life. And the kindness of a volunteer driver and the richness of a library system's resources are only two of them.
Ideas welcome for any of the favourite shows you have seen that just might happen to be one of the 15,000 found in Regina Public Library.
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