Q. In a recent Answer Man, you got into a discussion of what color Zuzu's petals were in "It's a Wonderful Life." Why don't you ask Zuzu? Karolyn Grimes, the actress who played her, now lives in Carnation, Wash. She travels the country and makes appearances at Christmas shows and always includes her most famous movie line in the autograph, "Every time a bell rings, another angel gets his wings." R.S. Lindsay A. I did indeed ask Zuzu herself, and Karolyn Grimes replied: "I guess it is time to tell all. My rose was a burgundy color. Not a fancy rose at all, but to a little girl in the dead of winter, I guess it was very beautiful, especially if you won it. Wonder what I did to win that rose??? "The film is timeless -- it applies to yesterday, today and tomorrow. We can all identify with the fellow whose dreams never quite work out the way he envisioned for himself. But in the end, we reflect on our own lives and realize that we have touched others and truly made a difference. We also are reminded, once again, what really are the most important things in our lives: faith, family and friends. "There is a needlepoint sampler on the wall of the Bailey Building and Loan, in George's office. When there is a run on the bank, before he goes out to address the people, he pauses a moment and looks at the portrait of his father, and under it is a needlepoint sampler that says, 'All you can take with you is that which you've given away.' Too bad our bankers of today can't learn something from that."