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The Damn News 5/7/08
Mom's Special Day...Edition
Some not so traditional images of Mother's Day!
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Treat Mom Right Ideas! Club Member Specials Mother's Day a history of ...in the USA!
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Mother's Day
The United States celebrates Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May. In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was imported by social activist Julia Ward Howe after the American Civil War. However, it was intended as a call to unite women against war. In 1870, she wrote the Mother's Day Proclamation as a call for peace and disarmament. Howe failed in her attempt to get formal recognition of a Mother's Day for Peace. Her idea was influenced by Ann Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker who, starting in 1858, had attempted to improve sanitation through what she called Mothers' Work Days. She organized women throughout the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides, and in 1868 she began work to reconcile Union and Confederate neighbors.
When Jarvis died in 1907, her daughter, named Anna Jarvis, started the crusade to found a memorial day for women. The first such Mother's Day was celebrated in Grafton, West Virginia, on 10 May 1908, in the church where the elder Ann Jarvis had taught Sunday School. Originally the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, this building is now the International Mother's Day Shrine (a National Historic Landmark). From there, the custom caught on — spreading eventually to 45 states. The holiday was declared officially by some states beginning in 1912. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day, as a day for American citizens to show the flag in honor of those mothers whose sons had died in war.
Nine years after the first official Mother's Day, commercialization of the U.S. holiday became so rampant that Anna Jarvis herself became a major opponent of what the holiday had become. Mother's Day continues to this day to be one of the most commercially successful U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States.
Another great patio slammer!
2005 Las Brisas A super value, the 2005 Las Brisas (a tank-aged blend of 50% Verdejo and equal parts Sauvignon Blanc and Viura) reveals lovely aromas of grapefruit, orange zest, and other assorted citrus. This light-bodied, crisp, fruity 2005 will offer abundant pleasure over the next 9 – 12 months.” Robert Parker 87 points. $10.99 |
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Winner's Tank Langhorne Creek Very nearly as huge as the last vintage and is a little more developed... lush, opulent the real deal! Jerry, Eleni and Monty think its better than the 2005! ....91 POINTS FROM PARKER $15.99 |
Champagnes and Sparkling Wines
sure to be a hit on Mother's Day!
J B Adam Cremant D’Alsace $17.99 – Great sparkling for you and
that loved one that can’t agree on sweet or dry.
Piper Heidsieck Brut ...Very special,special for $32.99
Gloria Ferrer Brut $14.99 Wine Spectator 90 pts.
Piper Sonoma Brut $12.99
Jeio Bisol Prosecco $13.99 a steal at twice the price!
Perhaps MOM needs more than a little help
relaxing ...try these out on her!
Pomegranate Martini Recipe
1/2 cups pomegranate juice
2 oz. Absolute Citron vodka OR white tequila
1 oz. Cointreau liquor
Cup of ice
Splash of sparkling water
Squeeze of lemon
Rasmopolitan Martini Recipe
Jazzed up with raspberry.
2 oz. Raspberry-flavored vodka
1 oz. Cointreau
1 oz. Cranberry juice
1 oz. Fresh sour mix
Lemon twist for garnish
Combine all ingredients except for garnish in mixing glass. Add ice and shake. Strain into your Swank Martini Glass and garnish
Rum Martini Recipe
6 parts light rum
1 part dry vermouth
1 dash orange bitters
Almond-stuffed olive
Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with olive
Lemon Drop Martini Recipe
6 parts lemon-flavored vodka
1 part dry vermouth
Granulated sugar
Lemon twist
Rim a chilled cocktail glass with granulated sugar. Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with lemon twist.
....and if she is really wound up try this!!!!
Blue Inca Martini Recipe
Flavored with tequila.
2 oz. Vodka
1 oz. Silver tequila
1 oz. Light rum
1 oz. Blue curacao
Pour all ingredients into mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill and strain into your Swank Martini Glass
Best Story Winner!
Bill and Laura Cort sent in a great photo story on their yurt trip in January on the border between Colorado and New
Mexico. These guys are great mountain jocks and always have interesting stories to tell about their adventures on the western slope! Appologized for not having his Crossroads cap but that it was too damn cold for a cap with out ear flaps!
The King lives on and is obviously a big fan of Crossroads Wine and Spirits! Photo taken by Don Bowers ...he's been under my influence for going on 3 decades and still doesn't drink but his wife does so she gets the bottle!
Best Picture of a Crossroads sighting North America
Anne Bowers shooting husband Don ...she wins a bottle of wine for this great shot in Arches National Park!
Winner best Crossroads Sighting in a foreign country Craig Ginter in Holland!
Local realtor extraordinary Craig Ginter in Amsterdam...come on in Craig we'll pick out a bottle of wine!
Best Day of the Winter!
Monday after the Super Bowl at Brighton and 3 feet of fresh all to ourselves after they closed the Canyon at 2 minutes till 8! I love the kid in the middle of the picture....he's not in our little band of brothers and sisters but why not ham it up for the photographer. Photographer unknown....sorry fella I'll drink it for you!
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91 points ...Best Buy Wine Spectator Monty, Jerry & Elemi already knew this was a steal after all we sell more Chateau St. Jean than any store on the Western Slope! Lively and refreshing Fume Blanc offers bright aromas of grapefruit, melon and lemon grass. The Semitone contributes a hint of sweet red apple that combines with the vibrant citrus, fig and spice characters found on the palate, creating a beautifully balanced wine with a long, lingering finish." $11.99 |
Altos De Luzon!
One of the most popular $15-20 bottles of wine in the history of the store! On the Spectator Top 100 list the year before last and a 90 pointer this year THE 2006 EDITION IS DELICIOUS! $18.99 |
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Devils in the Desert 2008 with Uncle Jerry! Next Photo Contest Start sending River Rafting , Climbing, Fishing and Hiking Pictures For the July 4th entry date! |
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Contest! ... the best 5 pictures of the season through July 15 will all win a bottle of Vega Can Lau or something of equivalent value and quality! $16.99 92 Points R Parker |
4//7/08 - 4/12/08 Weekly Specials for Club Members! Beaujolais Nouveau 1.5L was $23.99 now $17.99 Martin Codax Albrino 750ml was $148.99 now $12.99 Tres Picos Garnacha 750ml was $15.99 now $12.99 Osborne Cabernet 750ml was $15.99 now $12.99 Alto Moncayo Veraton 750ml was $39.99 now $34.99 Cuervo Tropina 750ml was $15.99 now $11.99 Cuervo Black 750ml was $21.99 now $18.99 Herradura Blanco 750ml was $39.99 now $35.99 Zapopan Silver 750ml was $22.99 now $19.99 Dos Manos Reposado 750ml was $27.99 now $24.99 Pyramid Apricot 12pk was $15.99 now $13.99 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 12pk was $13.99 now $12.99 |
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Next Ladies Night Wine Dinner @ Molina Rouge Wednesday, May 21st 6:30 PM RSVP 257 1557 |
Casa Las Roc as
Dennis Johnson and his better half Eileen built this lovely retreat in the hills above Sault, Mexico. If you frequent Mexico or have always wanted to explore the coastal scene there call Dennis at 970 241 9773 and he will get you up to speed on the ins and outs of traveling there!
Sault offers so many wonderful amenities, great food, relaxing beach time, wonderful people. The place that you stay should be NEW, CLEAN, ACCOMODATING, AND MOST OF ALL RELAXING. Casa Las Roc as is that home away from home for you.
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New Edition in the Stand!!!
If you have not read this publication the stories largely center around life in the great outdoors. It is a good read and I always look forward to each new issue even if it is slanted a little left of center! |
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Its a big Damn Sky! !
Galaxies Collide in NGC 3256
Explanation: Galaxies don't normally look like this. NGC 3256 actually shows a current picture of two galaxies that are slowly colliding. Quite possibly, in hundreds of millions of years, only one galaxy will remain. Today, however, NGC 3256 shows intricate filaments of dark dust, unusual tidal tails of stars, and a peculiar center that contains two distinct nuclei. Although it is likely that no stars in the two galaxies will directly collide, the gas, dust, and ambient magnetic fields do interact directly. NGC 3256, part of the vast Hydra-Centaurus supercluster of galaxies, spans over 100 thousand light-years across and is located about 100 million light-years away.
See more at http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
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