All you need to know about me and this blog…

 

Not a me, me, me kinda person, so a short and sweet version of it all.

 

 

Hi, I’m Gill, a wee (about 5ft) Scottish lass and a Native English writer. I’ve been married over ten years – but been together for a lot longer – to a much taller, not much younger Englishman, and we live in Finland.

I will be gittering on – i.e. talking about – about entertainment of all sorts with occasional tales about Finland, Scotland, films (especially disaster movies and non-English language films), film and TV related music, TV, books, Dallas (the original series), mental health, handsome actors (here read a bit of a crush on Alain Delon) and other random topics.

Often my reviews will come with a wee informative or apt comment provided by Darlin Husband… He has been my constant sofa companion for most of these reviewed films and TV shows. Darlin Husband also chose the picture for this page, saying it sums up the ingredients of my blog perfectly. He also joins me for guest posts and in choosing the content that is featured in my Realweegiemidget (and her Darlin Husband) Recommended Reels monthly posts.

Speaking of random topics, with credit where credit is due, my Gravatar and WordPress blog icon is from Shannon McGee and can be found on Flickr HERE. It has not been altered from the original picture. This picture is also found on my blog promotion sites, Mastodon, Bluesky and Pinterest. It’s called Movie Night W/Cina, and it’s just purrfect (pun intended).

Realweegiemidget translates as “real little Glaswegian”. This Scottish phrase kinda sums me up, really. I’ve been square-eyed – a phrase for describing a non-stop telly watcher – and obsessed with films (pr filums, as I used to pronounce this word) since I was really wee. My mum says she used to find my head underneath the covers, watching my films in my imagination.

In the 1980s, I got obsessed with Dallas (the original series), sometime around the time JR Ewing got shot. This TV series – and its regular and more obscure cast members – is probably mentioned here much more than it should be…

Speaking of reviews, I’ve added a trailer – or preview – for everything I review from YouTube (or other mentioned sites) so you can get the full cinematic experience. If you click on those blue film and telly titles in my posts, you will get to another review written by my fair hand. And a short explanation about how my ratings work is HERE.

Anyway, I’d like to say a big thank you for reading, commenting and possibly following this blog. I would love to read any feedback, comments and review suggestions you have on my Contact page. Or if you want me to review your book, film, TV show or to be interviewed about your career in show business, do contact me HERE.

Also, a huge thanks to my mum for her support, and for ensuring I add an eye candy rating when applicable… and it goes without saying any with Alain or Helmut Berger automatically get 10…

Also, a super huge thanks to my Darlin Husband for being my sometimes editor, but my main supporter.  I would like to point out he is Darlin without the G, and it’s not as a reference to those forum sites that talk about the DH. 

Darlin Husband is, however, a homage to the great, late Larry Hagman, who, on being cast as the man you love to hate, J.R. Ewing in Dallas, was called Darlin’ by Linda Gray, who was to be cast as his wife, Sue Ellen, on meeting her on their first day on the Dallas (1978-91) set. 

Anyway, Darlin, thank you for helping me understand all the computer stuff (such as knowing that Stats is not a motivational pop-up of a shirtless Jason Statham when you finish a blog entry, but it should be). Also for your riffing, your random film facts, for providing the tissues when I sob, for stopping me from getting irritated and turning green at times and for not minding getting your hand squeezed when I get scared.

I love you now, today, always and tomorrow, and you will always be my no. 1 eye candy (sorry to Alain Delon).

Love

Gill at Realweegiemidget Reviews  xx

 

PS If you really must know what I look like… here is me and the late actor, David Warner. He was the dapper, silver-haired actor and gent with a wicked sense of humour (and more about when I met him, HERE).

 

 

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