how about N?

...with some T, please.

Sos Tnt !!!
 

-n- --n-o-s o- t-- ---s o- --ts,
-n- -o- t-- -oo-, -nst--- o- s--ts,
-s -o----- --t- t-- --n-s o- --ts.

S O N T

Hmmm, haven't found it yet, so I guess I'd better ask for another letter. A, please.

Santo
 

An- --n-o-s o- t-- ---s o- -ats,
An- -o- t-- -oo-, -nst-a- o- s-ats,
-s -o----- --t- t-- --n-s o- -ats.

From now on it can't be too difficult ;)

Well, you've still stumped me... rats? cats?? bats??? hats??? :rolleyes: doesn't sound familiar at all to me.

Perhaps some R's would help...

S A N T O R
 

you're quite close my lady:


An- --n-o-s o- t-- ---s o- -ats,
An- -or t-- roo-, -nst-a- o- s-ats,
-s -o--r-- --t- t-- --n-s o- -ats.

B ??

TAR-SONB (Sounds like a Numenorean King)
 

I still can't understand why you don't take another vowel...;)

An- -n-o-s o- t-- ---s o- -ats,
An- -or t- roo-, -nst-a- o- s-ats,
-s -o--r-- --t- t-- --n-s o- bats.

Those lines look like poetry, but I haven't been able to locate them. Maybe another letter will help: E, please.

Tar-soneb
 

An- --n-o-s o- t-e e-es o- -ats,
An- -or t-e roo-, -nstea- o- s-ats,
-s -o-ere- --t- t-e --n-s o- bats.

Aha! An unexpected location, yet wonderfully chosen! Tolkien quotes from Drayton's Nymphidia: That's the kind of pigwiggery that Tolkien despises - no wonder it didn't sound typical of our favorite author! Great quote, TM.

thanks, and of course you are correct...

btw Lady Telcontar, just a question...is the weather just as bad as where you live as here...???
I'm getting depressed with so much rain :(

As I live not so very far from your location, I imagine the weather is pretty much the same. It's stormy and rainy - not at all Christmasy. But candles help to spread natural light and chase away depression. Here's a new quote to cheer you up: (_ = -)

E

and yes, guess the Barrow Downs is a good way to get happier

E
 

- -- ---- ---- ---- --- --e -e---e- -- -------. -- -- --- ---- -e-e. -e ---e --- --e-e----- --- ----- --- -e------ ----_------, --- -- --- ----e -- ----e ----e-.

H

H E
 

- -- ---- -h-- ---h --- -he -e--he- -- ------h. -- -- --- ---- he-e. -e h--e h-- --e-e----- --- ----- --- -e------ ----_------, --- -- --- h---e -- ----e ----e-.

Happy New Year to all of you! :)

May I ask for the A's please?

+ A
 

And a happy New Year to you as well! You can ask all you want - and of course you'll get what you want... ;)

- a- --a- -ha- ---h --- -he -ea-he- -- -a----h. -- -- --- -a-- he-e. -e ha-e ha- --e-e----- --- ----- a-- -e------ ----_------, a-- -- --- h---e -- ----e ----e-.

My preciouSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !

H A S E
 

- a- --a- -ha- ---h --- -he -ea-he- -s -a---sh. -- -s --- -a-- he-e. -e ha-e ha- --e-e----s --- ----s a-- -e------ s---_s----s, a-- -- --- h--se -s ----e ----e-.

"c"s?

+ C (only 1)
 

- a- --a- -ha- ---h --- -he -ea-he- -s -a---sh. -- -s --- -a-- he-e. -e ha-e ha- --e-e----s -c- ----s a-- -e------ s---_s----s, a-- -- --- h--se -s ----e ----e-.

R

- a- --a- -ha- ---h --- -he -ea-her -s -ar--sh. -- -s --- -ar- here. -e ha-e ha- -re-e----s -c- ----s a-- -err---- s---_s--r-s, a-- -- --- h--se -s ----e --r-e-.

I can't do without some T ! ;)

edit: I found it even without tea ;)

"I am glad that with you the weather is warmish. It is not warm here. We have had tremendous icy winds and terrific snow-storms, and my old house is quite buried."

Father Christmas in his letter from 1932 (with the lovely Oxford silhouette)

Aww, you skipped T-time?! Well done, Guinevere! Next one's yours...

(Apparently the North Pole is keeping its cold weather this year, at least so far.)

alas, the lady Guinevere was quicker...
and indeed, too bad that the weather is like this...

anyway, no matter what quote you choose please give me an A+ right ahead

Describing my present condition ;)

"-'-/ ----/ --/ a/ -------/ --a/, a--/ -/ ----/ --/ -a-/, ---/ -/ -a--/ ---/ --/ --a-----/ ---a-/."

Oh dear, is that good or bad? Well, some T is always good...

I'd rather have tEEE :)

TEA ;)

"-'-e/ -ee-/ t-/ a/ ------e/ tea/, a--/ -/ -ee-/ --/ -at/, ---/ -/ -a-e/ -e-/ --/ --a----e/ --ea-/."

I have a feeling that this will be solved very quickly...

"m"s?

Well, as any mention of "tea" gets my immediate attention, I do know where the quote is to be found without any further clues. He being Perry-the-Winkle, of course. After lots of holiday goodies, I do know what he felt like! :D

correct
 

:) well done, Esty!

Teatime is not always positive...

All this tea is making me hungry
I'd like some T-bone !!! ;)

Oranges for me, they don't have so many calories...

T O
 

--t -o- --- -o-- --- o- --- -o---, --- t-- ----. T--t -- --- -o- ---- to -o --- ----, --- ----- -t --- ----- -------- --- t--.