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Jean Derespina

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Jean Derespina is a small business owner who writes marketing materials for her clients. In addition to business writing, she has been a creative writer for many years, but The Famous Phoebe of Long Island: Phoebe's Adventures at Sailors Haven is her first published book.

Jean and her husband, Frank, spent about twenty years boating on the south shore of Long Island. You're invited to join them and their fun-loving shelter pup, The Famous Phoebe of Long Island, on boat trips to many of the beautiful towns and beaches they visited. ...more

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Phoebe Comes Home

Date: March 20, 1999

Finally! We’re shopping at North Shore Animal League. The puppy room had cages along two walls side by side and stacked up to six feet with a little ball of fur in each. There was quite a selection, and we really hoped to take our puppy home today.

The Famous Phoebe of Long Island - Phoebe's Adventures at Sailors HavenAnd there she was! Oh, those black circles around her amber e Read more of this blog post »

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Published on December 17, 2021 08:18

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