Byrd Spilman Dewey, Florida’s Pioneer author, captured the adventures of the Blessed Isle cat and dog families in her whimsical 1907 book The Blessed Isle and its Happy Families. The many memorable cats and dogs at Ben Trovato, the Dewey’s lakeside estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, have their tales told by their muse and resident caretaker.The dogs Foozle and Van, along with Catsie, Roi, Deedie, and all the Blessed Isle cats, adventure in the sometimes dangerous wilds that once covered old West Palm Beach. Upon the thickets of sand pine, oak, and palms, the Dewey pets enjoyed their personal paradise with Byrd and Fred Dewey.