tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post1346666013030564557..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Secret of Sea-Dream House - Albert Payson TerhuneJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-3393842413970086332016-06-27T14:45:48.186-05:002016-06-27T14:45:48.186-05:00Pongee was a light fabric suitable for summer (but...Pongee was a light fabric suitable for summer (but not for fall), and even better, it was a silk that could be washed with laundry soap. It was quite popular in the 1920's and before.<br /><br /><a href="https://isabellaalden.com/2014/12/08/flossys-pongee-coat/" rel="nofollow">Here's a blogpost</a> about it, with the crucial detail about laundry!Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-75390451944997397672016-06-04T15:41:42.986-05:002016-06-04T15:41:42.986-05:00I was poised to punch the Amazon key...until I rea...I was poised to punch the Amazon key...until I reached "Not this time, my friends." But I'll look for it in Oasis, our fine used book store, when it re-opens next month. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-72282552709504188972016-06-03T17:53:57.960-05:002016-06-03T17:53:57.960-05:00Ooooh, love that cover, John! I'll have to kee...Ooooh, love that cover, John! I'll have to keep an eye out down here in North Carolina. I hear that there are a couple of used bookstores in nearby towns. One of these days I'm heading over there. I LOVE USED BOOKSTORES!!!!! Anyway, thanks for introducing me to yet another unknown (to me) author.<br /><br />Hey, did you ever read that Delano Ames book I sent you? CORPSE DIPOLOMATIQUE? I think you'd like it, John. But if you don't want to bother - then send it on back to me, kiddo. I'm in the mood to read it again. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-12620186367375566502016-06-03T17:18:31.289-05:002016-06-03T17:18:31.289-05:00John – Your post stirred dim memories from long, l...John – Your post stirred dim memories from long, long ago. Dog stories, that must be why I know this author’s name. Elgin Bleeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417587392887691664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-89396617001857663702016-06-03T14:10:35.613-05:002016-06-03T14:10:35.613-05:00Well, damn. I'd love to read this, but I'm...Well, damn. I'd love to read this, but I'm not going to lay out the cash. Perhaps a library sale, or estate sale, or...? Thanks for satisfying my curiosity on the book, and I like the cover a lot.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-15488811440376489512016-06-03T13:43:38.553-05:002016-06-03T13:43:38.553-05:00Of course you did! :^) I pay a lot more attention ...Of course you did! :^) I pay a lot more attention to descriptions of clothes, especially when the clothes are integral to the story, all because of you and your fascinating posts.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-33056079162310164272016-06-03T13:41:21.897-05:002016-06-03T13:41:21.897-05:00Ha! Pongee I knew all about - everything else was ...Ha! Pongee I knew all about - everything else was new to me...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-47436853243959143102016-06-03T10:36:02.011-05:002016-06-03T10:36:02.011-05:00I appreciate and enjoy your great review. You'...I appreciate and enjoy your great review. You've convinced me, however, that there are too many dollar-signs attached to the threat of purple fingers; perhaps I'm reading your review incorrectly, but unless I find a copy of this one in the library, I think I will be looking (and spending) elsewhere for a forgotten book morsel for future munching. But I really did enjoy your fun-to-read review. Well done!RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-23666541129587462002016-06-03T08:33:33.869-05:002016-06-03T08:33:33.869-05:00I suspect that my tolerance for purple prose is se...I suspect that my tolerance for purple prose is set a lot lower than your John so, for once, I am not too chagrined at its comparative lack of availability. On the other hand, I bet that if you get into it, it is great fun in the right spirit - thanks for all the greta context!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com