Kittens are always born upstairs in the second-floor master bedroom, which can easily be made dark and quiet. Mothers seem to appreciate this, and they are very particular about who gets to be in attendance during delivery. Mother and kittens live in the bedroom until the kittens are ready to venture out on their own.

Some cats have the run of the house, and one can encounter a cat or cat toy underfoot unexpectedly. Cats are often found

sleeping in various cat beds, on human beds, and on couches and chairs. They sometimes cuddle up with the dogs. The place comes alive when someone opens a can of cat food, however.

Most of the animals—certainly those who inhabit the house, anyway—have a blasé attitude toward visitors, whether child or adult. Having grandchildren living nearby means that both children and adults are often around, in addition to other cats and dogs. The major exception to this rule
 is Sarah Jane Potts, the blue-and-white matriarch of
  

the cattery who disappears when guests arrive, and only returns to domestic society when they have left.

Perhaps you now know more than you wanted to about FrankLee Cattery and about Spotted Acres Farm. The farm is, as we had hoped it would be, a kind of vacation spot away from the cares of the modern world that we get to visit every day. Perhaps you will drop by one day to visit us and the happy Tonkinese (and, of course, the other animals) with whom we share our lives.