Puzzle #606

[mrspunkysmom]

c, please!

[Karen]

-ames and -i--er rounded the hill at the to- of the -asture * it
was little used now, a-d overgrown with weeds a-d scru- * to ma-e
their dail- chec- on the farm's -oundaries and fences. The two
of them would have made a lovel- -astoral -ainting, the
still*handsome, -lue*e-ed, tall and cragg- old farmer with his white
shoc- of windswe-t hair, and the intense and -ur-oseful low*to*the*ground
-lac- and white -order Collie, moving ra-idl- -ut off*-ilter on his
three legs.



cassiesmom: D(23) M(8) F(9)= 40
Pinot's Mom: T(32) S(19) H(23) E(44) = 162
sana: R(21) = 21
Felicia's Mom: N(23) W(13) G(7) V(4)= 47
Asiel: L(23) O(27) U(11) = 99
mrspunkysmom: I(23) A(29) C(8) = 112

Letters left to guess:
BJKPQXYZ

[Freckles]

P please.
Karen, did you miss a couple "and"s?

[mrspunkysmom]

Y please.

[Karen]

Woops, you are right a couple N's went missing from some of the "ands" - the count is right, just "undid" a couple by accident.

-ames and -ipper rounded the hill at the top of the pasture * it
was little used now, and overgrown with weeds and scru- * to ma-e
their daily chec- on the farm's -oundaries and fences. The two
of them would have made a lovely pastoral painting, the
still*handsome, -lue*eyed, tall and craggy old farmer with his white
shoc- of windswept hair, and the intense and purposeful low*to*the*ground
-lac- and white -order Collie, moving rapidly -ut off*-ilter on his
three legs.



cassiesmom: D(23) M(8) F(9)= 40
Pinot's Mom: T(32) S(19) H(23) E(44) = 162
sana: R(21) = 21
Felicia's Mom: N(23) W(13) G(7) V(4)= 47
Asiel: L(23) O(27) U(11) = 99
mrspunkysmom: I(23) A(29) C(8) Y(5) = 117
Freckles: P(10) = 10


Letters left to guess:
BJKQXZ

[Pinot's Mom]

Just an FYI - I'm dropping from the competition on this one...we're getting ready to go out of town for a couple of weeks and I will not be able to host if I get it....have a great time puzzling!

[Karen]

Well, have a nice trip, and we will miss you and Pinot while you are away!

[Asiel]

A K please

[Karen]

-ames and Kipper rounded the hill at the top of the pasture * it
was little used now, and overgrown with weeds and scru- * to make
their daily check on the farm's -oundaries and fences. The two
of them would have made a lovely pastoral painting, the
still*handsome, -lue*eyed, tall and craggy old farmer with his white
shock of windswept hair, and the intense and purposeful low*to*the*ground
-lack and white -order Collie, moving rapidly -ut off*kilter on his
three legs.



cassiesmom: D(23) M(8) F(9)= 40
Pinot's Mom: T(32) S(19) H(23) E(44) = 162
sana: R(21) = 21
Felicia's Mom: N(23) W(13) G(7) V(4)= 47
Asiel: L(23) O(27) U(11) K(5) = 114
mrspunkysmom: I(23) A(29) C(8) Y(5) = 117
Freckles: P(10) = 10


Letters left to guess:
BJKQXZ

[mrspunkysmom]

B, please!

[Karen]

Not much left to guess!

-ames and Kipper rounded the hill at the top of the pasture * it
was little used now, and overgrown with weeds and scrub * to make
their daily check on the farm's boundaries and fences. The two
of them would have made a lovely pastoral painting, the
still*handsome, blue*eyed, tall and craggy old farmer with his white
shock of windswept hair, and the intense and purposeful low*to*the*ground
black and white Border Collie, moving rapidly but off*kilter on his
three legs.



cassiesmom: D(23) M(8) F(9)= 40
Pinot's Mom: T(32) S(19) H(23) E(44) = 162
sana: R(21) = 21
Felicia's Mom: N(23) W(13) G(7) V(4)= 47
Asiel: L(23) O(27) U(11) K(5) = 114
mrspunkysmom: I(23) A(29) C(8) Y(5) B(6) = 123
Freckles: P(10) = 10


Letters left to guess:
JKQXZ

[mrspunkysmom]

Like Miss Pinot, I've got more than a few things to do this weekend. Y'all enjoy and I'll be glad to drop in and guess a letter or two.

[Karen]

Well, as the puzzle is basically all solved, let's move on to the next one. The only missing letter at this point is the first one, which is, of course, a J, so the final quote reads (putting hyphens and dashes back in instead of asterisks:

James and Kipper rounded the hill at the top of the pasture - it
was little used now, and overgrown with weeds and scrub - to make
their daily check on the farm's boundaries and fences. The two
of them would have made a lovely pastoral painting, the
still-handsome, blue-eyed, tall and craggy old farmer with his white
shock of windswept hair, and the intense and purposeful low-to-the-ground
black and white Border Collie, moving rapidly but off*kilter on his
three legs.

It is from one of the short stories in Dancing Dogs, by Jon Katz, a collection of short stories. I interviewed him for the radio show last week!

Asiel, would you like to do the next puzzle, as you have the next-highest point total, after the two ladies who have passed because of other obligations?