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We have a beagle.  Not this beagle, but one equally as adorable.  Our beagle, George, has lived with us since she was eight weeks old and we adore her.  Sure if you lived next door to us you’d be forgiven for thinking she was the bane of our existence.  Especially because you can routinely hear us yelling out an exasperated “George!” or an angry “Off the tiles!”.

We had no idea what getting a beagle meant when we got her.  We had absolutely no clue about how much trouble she would find, or how she’d end up running the house or just how much you could love a dog.  But we’ve come to know the true meaning of love and frustration.

Would we change it if we could.  Hell no!  For as much as she drives us mental we still love and adore her.  In fact, it’s all I can do not to convince HUBBY that we need another beagle.

So in honour of the little miss that has captivated our heart and ruined our furniture I give you a George inspired Music Monday.

I’m a massive Cat Stevens fan.  In fact I thought he was quite the handsome man when I was in high school.  I have spent many a good night singing along to his songs.  One quite memorable night that involved singing “I’m being followed by a moonshadow” at top level drunk as a skunk.  Good times.

He has one of the most amazing voices and I think I could listen to him for hours on end and never tire of it.

The other reason I love his music so much is because it was a gift from my Mother.  A lot of my musical inclinations are spawned from my Mother.  She always has music playing and a lot of my Saturdays at home involved playing music on the stereo while she went about her chores and we tried to annoy her.  Whenever I hear Cat Stevens it’s hard to separate him from memories of my Mother.  I hope one day I can pass on his music to my children.