As mum to three daughters, who in turn have two children each, I know how important it is for, perhaps, the majority of us, to have at...

MONTY, my brother Mum says everyone misses Monty’s diary and she thinks they’d like it if I meowed on her blog to take his place....

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...

In my new book A Good Enough Mother, I explore the difficulties of parenting two young children completely alone, while also holding down...

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...

New Year Resolutions Hello again, humans, it’s me, Monty, your favourite feline commentator on the bewildering business of living with...

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...

Guest Interview with my sister Maddie Maddie. She's pretty, but very nervous. Hello, Maddie. Now look, I know I’m your brother, and...

Hello humans. Are you happy that your outdoor territory is beginning to warm up now? Maddie and I certainly are. We like being outside,...

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...

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...

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...

Strange goings-on in the Great Outdoors; and an exciting birthday present. Hello, friendly humans. I hope you, and especially the cats...

Hello humans. I want to meow to you today about sleeping (one of my favourite hobbies), and specifically about places for sleeping. When...

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...

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...

Every time I think I’ve worked out how this strange alien species – the humans – work, they do something even stranger. Take my female...

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...

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...

Humans, I’ve decided, are very strange creatures. Just when I begin to think I understand them, they do something totally unexpected and...