A panoramic view of the road, barns, ponds, and hilly meadows is available from the sunroom at the opposite end of the house. The room has a glass door that opens onto a courtyard, which is often occupied by our dogs. A guest bedroom and office also overlooks the courtyard and provides a good view of the ponds, vegetable gardens, and ornamental tress planted alongside the ponds. This is a much-used room, as it houses our computer.

When someone is using the computer, there are usually cats or a dog on the bed and cats on the desk, or perhaps on the carpet-covered shelf under the window.

The cattery proper is downstairs. The area was converted from “normal” rooms, so the only architectural features that suggest that the area is anything but additional living space are the screen doors on the rooms. The largest part of the cattery is a large recreation room and kitchen. The room contains typical game-room furniture
 

and a large cat tree. (Actually, cat trees are all over the house, as are cat-themed art and craft objects.) Breeding males are segregated from the other cats, but they, too, receive plenty of love and attention. The overall ambience is one of harmony and tranquility.