Sheila Norton
Monty's Diary: April 2024: It's always my fault!
Hello, humans I’ve been told off again for not having anything to say in this diary for a long time. Apparently people (Mum calls them my...
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Sheila Norton
Mar 52 min
Parenting: The Hardest Job in the World
In my new book A Good Enough Mother, I explore the difficulties of parenting two young children completely alone, while also holding down...
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Sheila Norton
Aug 21, 20234 min
Monty's Diary: August 2023
Maddie: the 'Calendar Girl' Hello, humans It’s been a long time since I’ve meowed a new diary entry for my human carer – ‘Mum’ as she...
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Sheila Norton
Jan 21, 20235 min
Monty's Diary: January 2023
New Year Resolutions Hello again, humans, it’s me, Monty, your favourite feline commentator on the bewildering business of living with...
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Sheila Norton
Nov 11, 20224 min
Monty's Diary: Strange behaviour on the human front
November 2022 I have something weird to talk to you about today, humans. And that is, basically, you! I like to think I’m a reasonably...
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Sheila Norton
Jul 28, 20225 min
Monty's Diary : July 2022
Guest Interview with my sister Maddie Maddie. She's pretty, but very nervous. Hello, Maddie. Now look, I know I’m your brother, and...
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Sheila Norton
Mar 19, 20223 min
Monty's Diary: March 2022: Flying Prey and Other Meals
Hello humans. Are you happy that your outdoor territory is beginning to warm up now? Maddie and I certainly are. We like being outside,...
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Sheila Norton
Dec 30, 20214 min
Monty’s Diary December 2021: That strange time of year again!
Hello, humans! I have to warn you, I’ve got a lot to meow about this month so I hope all you humans have got a bit of spare time to...
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Sheila Norton
Aug 16, 20214 min
Monty's diary August 2021 : Vet visits, and new places to sleep.
Hello, all my human friends. I hope your tails and whiskers have all been nice and spruce since I last meowed on this blog, and that you...
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Sheila Norton
Jun 12, 20216 min
Is Your Pet a Toddler or a Teenager?
We all love our pets; I hardly need to say that, whether they’re dogs, cats, rabbits or any other kind of creature. But however much we...
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Sheila Norton
Apr 7, 20214 min
Monty's Diary: April 2021
Strange goings-on in the Great Outdoors; and an exciting birthday present. Hello, friendly humans. I hope you, and especially the cats...
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Sheila Norton
Nov 2, 20204 min
Monty's Diary, November 2020 : Sleeping
Hello humans. I want to meow to you today about sleeping (one of my favourite hobbies), and specifically about places for sleeping. When...
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Sheila Norton
Jul 4, 20204 min
Monty's Diary, July 2020
My sister Maddie Hello, humans. How’s life lately in your territory? It’s been pretty good in mine. I’m happy to say our human carers...
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Sheila Norton
Apr 16, 20203 min
Monty's Blog, April 2020 : A strange time - and our birthday!
Monty’s Diary : April 2020 It’s been a very odd time since I last meowed my thoughts to you like this. It all started when Mum and Dad...
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Sheila Norton
Feb 9, 20203 min
Monty's Diary, February 2020 : Why dogs?
Every time I think I’ve worked out how this strange alien species – the humans – work, they do something even stranger. Take my female...
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Sheila Norton
Jan 10, 20203 min
Monty's Diary, January 2020 : The thing they called Christmas.
Hello, it's me again, Monty the fearless cat, fluent in Human-speak. Yawn! You’ll have to excuse me if I fall asleep while I’m meowing...
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Sheila Norton
Dec 11, 20193 min
Monty's Diary : December 2019
Hello humans. I’m meowing this between naps, as usual. I must say I find it amazing how you humans manage to stay alive, with so few...
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Sheila Norton
Nov 12, 20193 min
Monty's Diary, November 2019 : Some surprises
Humans, I’ve decided, are very strange creatures. Just when I begin to think I understand them, they do something totally unexpected and...
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Sheila Norton
Oct 14, 20194 min
Monty's Diary, October 2019 : Out The Front – a Dog – and some new sleeping places
Hello my human friends. Sorry to have been a bit quiet on this blog recently. It’s been an exhausting time, and I’ve needed more naps...
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Sheila Norton
Aug 29, 20194 min
Monty's Diary, August 2019: Maddie's Scary Adventure
It’s difficult to find time to meow anything on Mum’s blog these days. I’ve been busy. We cats need our sleep, so we only have a few...
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