This is how our house generally looks:

This is the den (what I call it) or living room (what Mark calls it). There is always a fire going in winter, so this is where you will find most of the living beings during the cold months. By the time summer rolls around and the animals disperse through the house again, I have had enough of having to fight for space on a chair.

And yes, the calico Cricket in the front is a blazingly fast tripod.

(Post-note. Uh-oh. Mark noticed I blogged him. :) )