Story by Irene Butler. Pictures by Rick Butler
Published in Magic Carpets and Travellady e-zines and Today’s Senior News Magazine
A monkey swung on a vine above our heads in metronome-fashion, as if counting the humans entering his domain with each side-to-side movement. I set off into the tangle of jungle with my husband Rick and our [...]

Article and photos by Irene Butler
Published in Transitions Abroad Magazine
My hand grazed the elaborate design of miniscule leaves, winding vines, swirling spirals in ruby red and glittering gold, as soft as an angel’s wing, as strong as tinsel steel, as regal as an ancient Khmer ruler. I behold a fabric so fine; it is rightfully [...]