Years ago, when my children were young, they picked out a gift for me. It was a t-shirt that had a picture of flowers and the words, “Perennial Optimist.” They didn’t know what perennial optimist meant, they just thought I would like the flowers on it. Perennials are the plants that come back in the […]
Perennial Optimist
WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, OSU Extension, Perry County, Family and Consumer Sciences
PHOTO CREDITS:
- pixabay
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