A&E

On Aug. 21, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the corner of Hurlbut Ave.

Paradise Ridge Winery will host a special winemaker dinner on

Albacore Tuna fanatics are really chomping at the bit right now. It is that time of year when warm, blue, 58.5 degree water comes in close enough for sport boats to target these great eating fish. Typically anything inside of 50 miles is considered close but when the water gets into seven miles off of Carmel like it did last weekend, then there is some serious access for most boaters. Scores of five to 15 tuna per rod were reported with fish to 35 pounds. Wow! These fish really put up a great fight and, as already mentioned, are tremendous table fair.

As the year draws to a close, let’s review some of the more important transiting energy patterns that have been, and will continue to be. In general, we can discern two primary themes emerging. One is transformation. Saturn transits indicate where we have work to do. Saturn entered Scorpio, the sign of transformation, in October. Whatever house (area of life) we have the early degrees of Scorpio in our natal chart needs to be worked on. The intention should be letting go of whatever is  old and stagnant in order to prepare for new beginnings in that same area in the future.

Once again, my sunflowers’ leaves are in tatters, in some cases