shewasavisitor

(r.e.: P.S. Love British spelling!; Dear F.)

…”Canadian English IS UK English! (We spell it colour, non?)

When I was volunteering at the ACS’s D S (think …), I spelled something that had a Z in it but I said “zed” instead of “zee” and it set off a WAVE OF FASCINATION that lead to me having to explain CANADA. Looking back, the one thing I remember them finding the most fascinating was ice wine.

The word I spelled with a Z in it was actually someone’s name: A G. She was one of my co-volunteers and was the first ethnic Bond girl, appearing in two Bond movies. She’s married to the CEO of Columbia Pictures (S S). Her dog’s name is Sushi. She told me I was like a daughter and cried the day I went home.

Alex Trebek was the one who introduced A to S. A’s link to Canada is Alex which she explained cemented her bond to me even more.

A G is actually Israeli and won Miss Israel in 1960 and was the best part of From Russia With Love:

One day I’ll stop posting about California. But there’s so much about it that I think of too often.