I know! I am sorry I am talking about winter when we are only half way through Autumn. But the weather is getting colder. We even turned our heat on this past week. The leaves are falling from the trees. The days are shorter than they were. As the temperatures dip lower, you can't help but wonder what type of winter will we have? Will it be snowy? Icy Could we get lucky and have a mild winter? There is an old farmer's tale that a fruit can tell us what type of winter we will have. The fruit is a persimmon. The farmer's tale says that if you cut a persimmon seed in half you will see either a fork, a spoon, or a knife. If you see a fork , you are likely to experience a mild winter with light, soft, dry snow. If you see a spoon , you are likely to experience a hard winter. With lots of heavy snow, therefore needing a shovel (spoon). If you see a knife , you are likely to experience hard winds and ice, that will cut right through you. Toda...