The film is about Tait's mother, who her grandchildren (Tait's children) affectionately nicknamed "Ga". The film shows Ga going about her everyday business - smoking, walking in the countryside, hopping through her garden, having a cup of tea, people-watching from her window, eating sweets, reading, and gardening. She is shown to have a good sense of humour, as she is often laughing and smiling, and being silly (hopping through the garden, spinning around with her arms held out).
The audio comprises of a tune played on some type of woodwind instrument, atmospheric audio of wildlife, and Tait's voiceover. Tait states that Ga is a nickname given to her by her grandchildren, but that Tait herself can barely remember her own grandmother. There is an expert of birdsong as Ga sits outside in the countryside. There is some dialogue about riddles that the Norse ancestors told, which may be something that contributes to Ga's playfulness. At the end, Tait says that Ga lives in the Orkney Islands "which is a lovely place to be brought up in".
The film creates a sense of who Ga is, and displays through the footage and voiceover her personality, what she enjoys, and her playful nature. It is a refreshing look at an elderly person, as her playfulness shines through. I think that Tait has created a "portrait" of Ga - has depicted her likeness by using film, and this film is even more impressive to me considering it was made in the early 1950s, as I thought that it was made a decade or so later than that.
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