The Hunt Is Over

Here. It. Is.

(Why aren't there any exclamation marks in the preceding sentences? Let's try again.)

Here! It! Is!

Episode 2 of The Hitch is now available! Download a copy of Treasure Hunt FREE Sunday through Thursday. And since I'm so generous to let you read for free: will you be so generous as to leave an Amazon review? Muchas Thankas! 

Swimmer's Itch

If you're not accustomed to lake swimming, you might not know what "The Itch" is. It happens late in the summer, when parasites float through the water looking for a new host (usually waterfowl) and come in contact with human skin. The larva penetrate the skin but find that humans aren't suitable hosts and die just under the skin. (Lovely, no?) They then cause an inflammatory immune reaction, giving the swimmer big red, itchy welts. It ain't pretty. No siree. (Or no Siri, if you are the tech savvy type.) If you want to see how pretty it ain't click here. But if looking at nasty rashes on pasty white people ain't your thing, then just keep a readin'.

Why am I telling you this? I don't know. We actually have learned how to avoid "The Itch" and haven't had to deal with it in years. Maybe I'm bringing it up because "The Itch" sounds like "The Hitch" and I was hoping to have Episode 2 ready for you to download this week.

But alas, we've been spending too much time swimming (but not itching) and I haven't been able to put the finishing touches on it to make it as perfect as Montana sunset. (No picture, sorry. You'll just have to use your imagination.)

Maybe I also mention "The Itch" because I'm itching to do some serious writing once the kiddos are back in school. I might have to wear mittens so I don't scratch myself to death in the next 2 weeks. I can make it? Yes I can!

But can you make it one more week to read Episode 2 of "THE HITCH?" Yes you can! It will be worth the wait. And completely itch-free.

Sensational Summer

Hey! I'm late posting today, and not because I forgot, but because I broke Blogger. I wanted you guys to see how lovely Montana is in the summertime, but I added too many photos and a big error message popped up and said, LORI JUST GET ON INSTAGRAM! 

But alas, I have whittled down my photo montage to give you just the best of the West. 

This is Bannack, a ghost town in SW Montana

 I was worried because I didn't have my big camera when we stopped in Bannack, but my little cell phone did A-OK.


The canola fields in bloom in early July:

Same area, playing with filters:

Speaking of filters, I did something strange with this pic of a cabin in the mountains,
but it turned out sorta awesome.

Love how technology lets us look more talented than we really are. :)

Wheat field, back to using no filtas:

At my house, the sun after a heavy rainstorm:  

And what's a summer photo album without a picture of a lake? Here's Flathead:

Now you know what my summer has looked like; I want to know what you've been up to this summer. But since you can't post pictures in comments (lame Blogger!), you're going to have to use your senses and describe it to me. Remember when we did Christmas Senses? Let's do the same thing, but with summer. 

So, 

Summer sounds like: boats on the lake, kids playing in the water, foxes yelping in the night

Summer smells like: fresh huckleberries and the fresh, mossy smell of the forest

Summer looks like: heaven (see above)

Summer tastes like: Sweet Peaks Ice Cream and homemade huckleberry milkshakes

Summer feels like: warm sunshine on my face and shoulders, cold lake water on my toes. 

Your turn: share your summer senses with us! And make sure you stop back in 2 weeks, because I will have an awesome prize for ALL. (Hint, it rhymes with THE WITCH, but it has nothing to do with Halloween.) (Got it?)