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Battling a King Cobra in Cambodia

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Battling a King Cobra in Cambodia True Story Tiger, my husband, and I biked back from the slum (slick huts no clean water, in need of shoes and rice village) after feeling used by God to spread His love and provisions among the poor. This very day at sunset the lighting was getting dim and we heard our two dogs (yellow labrador and boston terrier) growling and barking near the front door of our home (about 3 feet from our open front door). We run out to see a King Cobra with hood flared trying to strike our dogs. Our children Emily, Attalia and Jadon held the dogs back from getting bit as we circled the cobra knowing we had to kill it or be killed by the toxic venom. Tiger did not know if it was a spitting cobra since there are over 40 species of poisonous snakes in Cambodia so he had on his sunglasses as he yelled out, "Which way is the head facing! ". He told me to get a sheet so I ran and got off our bed and Tiger threw it on the cobra. The cobra quickly found a

How to make pasta with Jadon Smith in Cambodia.

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Breathe Better- Plant Shade Loving House Plants

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Hi Friends I have been researching on the internet all the many articles about how houseplants help you breathe better while in your home. So after researching the shade loving house plants here's what I dug up and planted. Join me and plant a fern, snake plant or other shade loving house plant too! Especially if you see these shade loving varieties Te ones I dug up were reproducing and needed to be spread out so no cost involved if you find a friend who wants to share. Shade loving house plants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ik9A9H6Dk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ik9A9H6Dk The flower above is at the end of the youtube video. Did you guess which fruit flower it is??? Emily Renee Smith is who inspires me to plant a garden for. She is now in Heaven, too soon at age 18 forever. She is pictured below in Cambodia the colors of a garden.  Below Em is a picture of Kale growing from a pack of seeds.  Please share tips on comments below as we garden tog

Natural ground cover garden, no mow, shades of purple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEFEIs-aPyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEFEIs-aPyM Natural ground cover stage 1= pulled out the grass, actually wrestled out the grass with my kids (Attalia & Jadon) helping for their chores to earn allowance. Will keep this post updated with the stages, but our neighbor said it took hers 3 years to spread nicely like that! Work in Progress. Share your garden & landscape ideas, I'd love to hear & see pics too. Much Love-Renee youtube title: Natural ground cover garden, no mow, shades of purple

Easy Pesto Recipe with Renee

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Helping the Poor in SE Asia with Tiger & Renee

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