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From Our Village Green Family To Yours We want to wish you a wonderful holiday season.
December 2017
The Holiday Season always brings out the best in us all. We want to recognize there are a lot of Holidays for all faiths in December.
Let us continue to spread goodwill, kindness and caring as an every day practice. Here is to what truly matters; the gifts of good health, valuing friends
& family, celebrating & accepting diversity, and being kind to each other.
No act of kindness, no matter how small,
is ever wasted. -Aesop
VILLAGE GREEN NEWS 2701 CORABEL LANE SACRAMENTO CA 95821
www.villagegreensacramento.net
Gān Bēi!
We all know how to order a gin and tonic or a martini without sounding foolish, but these days bars have dozens
of exotic cocktails - with equally exotic names - on their menus. Now a new guide reveals exactly how to say the most commonly
mispronounced drinks on offer at late night drinking spots. While some of the drinks you will know how to say from years of
ordering, others, such as a caipirinha, are much harder to pronounce. Learn how to say the names of popular drinks so that next time you
want to try a new cocktail, you won't stumble over how to say it.
Amarreto Sour Anejo highball
Baja gold Bloody Mary Boulevardier
Brandy Alexander Caipirinha Caipivodka
Cosmpoliton Cuba Libre
Daiquiri Gibson Gimlet Glogg
Hurricane
Jack Rose Kir Royale
Lime Rickey Mai Tai
Manhattan Margarita
Margeurite Martini
Midori Sour Mint Julep
Mojito Moscow Mule
Mudslide Negroni
Old fashioned
Salty Dog Sazerac
Sea Breeze Sgroppino
Sidecar Singapore Sling
Sloe Gin Fizz Spritz Veneziano Tequila Sunrise
Ti punch Tom Collins Vieux carre
Wahine Whiskey Sour White Russian
Sei Gesund!
Glögg - pronounced 'Glug' – is the Swedish version of mulled wine - but it usually
contains a lot more booze than the English version
Sgroppino - pronounced sro-pee-no - is an Italian
dessert of a glass of Prosecco mixed with vodka and topped with a scoop of lemon sorbet
The Marguerite is a precursor to the dry martini
and contains vermouth, orange bitters, and gin
The Boulevardier cocktail is composed of whisky, sweet vermouth, and
campari
A Vieux Carré is a New Orleans drink named after the city's French
Quarter made with whiskey, cognac, vermouth, Benedictine
liqueur, and bitters
A Baja Gold is made with tequila, triple sec, pineapple juice, lime juice, and sugar syrup
À Votre Santé!
An Añejo Highball meanwhile contains rum,
curacao liqueur, ginger beer, lime juice and bitters
Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail,
made with lime, sugar, and Brazil's most common
spirit, cachaça
Caipivodka is the same cocktail but prepared
with vodka instead of cachaça
The Ti' Punch is a rum-based mixed drink that contains rum, lime and
cane syrup. It is popular in the Caribbean islands.
The Spritz Veneziano is a wine-based cocktail commonly served as an aperitif in Northeast Italy that contains Prosecco, Aperol
and soda water
A Wahine is a Tiki-style cocktail that contains rum,
vodka, pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar syrup
Na Zdravi!
December Movie Night
Only One Movie Night In December Due to The Holidays
Set in Nazi Germany at the height of the
Holocaust, the Zookeeper's wife tells the story
of Antonina and Jan Zabinski, keepers of the
Warsaw Zoo. The pair worked tirelessly
to rescue as many animals and people
as possible from the deadly dangers of the
Nazi agenda. The Zabinskis' face the dangers
of the Nazi invasion, but continue to hide
people and animals from the soldiers that seek
to do them harm within the zoo's gates.
Starring Jessica Chastain, Oscar Nominated Actress & Alumni of Sacramento’s El Camino High School
Future actress Jessica Chastain was born Jessica Howard on March 24, 1977,
in Sacramento, California. She started performing at an early age in productions of
Shakespeare's works like Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet . Jessica is an
award-winning actress who has gained widespread attention for her work in
''The Help,' 'Tree of Life' and 'Zero Dark Thirty.'
Friday, December 15th - 6pm - Clubhouse
Movie Night
Magic Mushroom Night
Please Pay $8.00 by Monday, December 11th. Thank You
December Cooking Club Wednesday, December 13th - 6pm Clubhouse
Cooking Club
The name "tabby cat“ brings to mind many different things for different people. The old phrase "alley cat" may come to mind with some people:
the rough-coated, scar-nosed, tattered-eared lurker of alleys and dumpsters.
Tabbies are so ubiquitous that many people think of them as a breed. Not so; the tabby is a color pattern, most often stripes, but sometimes
stripes and whorls, or even spots and stripes. The tabby pattern is so popular that it can be found in many pedigreed cats today, and is accepted in
a number of breeds by the most popular registries.
Probably the most distinctive feature seen in common on all tabby cats is the "M" on their foreheads. You will also see this M on many of the big jungle
cats, such as tigers, cheetahs, and ocelots.
Egyptian Royalty From the ancient Egyptian days came the first legend about this unique
marking. Cats were worshiped as gods, and the cat has never forgotten this. Indeed, the Goddess Bastet was depicted with a cat's head and Re, the Sun
God was often depicted as a cat. Cats were called Mau, most likely a reflection of their conversational sound. The word Mau also translated to seeing or light.
The Tabby in the Manger Another wonderful legend about the origin of the "M" tells about Mary and
the tabby cat in the manger. It seems that the baby Jesus was cold and fussing, and Mary asked the manger animals to move in closer to warm him. The
manger was simply too small to accomplish that, but a little tabby cat came in and nestled next to the baby, and cosseted Him with purring and warmth.
Mary was so grateful, she bestowed her own initial, "M" on the cat's forehead. Mohammed and the Tabby
Islam legend tells us that Mohammed loved cats. One story says that he once cut off a sleeve of a garment when he had to leave to attend prayer, rather
than to disturb his cat, Muezza, who was sleeping upon the sleeve.
Katie’s Korner
Although there are many variations of each, the tabby pattern falls into four basic classes:
Mackerel Tabby Cat A mackerel tabby has narrow stripes that run in parallel down its sides. This is by far the
most common pattern, so much so that some people think it should have received the title "Classic.“ The body has narrow stripes running down the sides in a vertical pattern.
Ideally the stripes are non-broken lines; evenly spaced. They branch out from one stripe that runs along the top of the cat’s back down the spine, resembling fish skeleton — which
is why the term “mackerel” is used to describe it.
Classic Tabby Cat The classic tabby cat has bold, swirling patterns along its sides — much like a marble cake.
It is called a “blotched tabby” in some regions. The pattern of circular smudges on the classic tabby’s body closely resembles a bullseye.
Spotted Tabby Cat A spotted tabby has spots all over his sides. These spots can be large or small, and
sometimes appear to be broken mackerel stripes. They can be round, oval or rosettes. Often, a mackerel tabby with a broken pattern resembles a spotted tabby cat.
Ticked Tabby Cat A ticked tabby cat does not have the traditional stripes or spots on her body, and may not, at first, seem to be a tabby. However, like all tabbies, this coat pattern has tabby markings
on the face and agouti hairs on the body.
Mackerel Classic Spotted Ticked
Katie’s Korner
Book Club Meets Wednesday,
December 27th
6PM - Clubhouse
Book Club
Book Club
THE GOLEM AND THE DJINNI An immigrant tale that combines elements of Jewish and Arab folk mythology, The Golem and the Jinni tells the story of two supernatural creatures who arrive separately in New York in 1899. One is a golem, created out of clay to be her master’s wife—but he dies at sea, leaving her disoriented and overwhelmed as their ship arrives in New York Harbor. The other is a jinni, a being of fire, trapped for a thousand years in a copper flask before a tinsmith in Manhattan’s Little Syria releases him.
New York Times Best Seller List
THE ROOSTER BAR by John Grisham
News & Notes
The financial toll of a conviction will play out for years to come, and in many states, that can add
up to $20,000 before everything is over. This includes bail, fines, legal fees, increased auto insurance premiums, loss of work income, court-ordered alcohol education programs and more.
Yellow Cab: 444-2222
Boxed & Canned Donations Accepted In The Office - Thank You For Your Generosity
Red Hawk Trip Thursday, December 7th
Pay on or Before the 1st to Enter Win a Trader Joe’s Gift Card
Ted D. and Maricela & Roberto
November Early Birds
Dates To Remember
Cooking Club – December 13th 6pm Clubhouse
Movie Night – December 15th - 6pm Clubhouse
Book Club - December 27th - 7pm Clubhouse Office Is Closed Christmas
