From the outside, "Ark farm" does not look like a cat lover's nightmare. It is a collection of rustic wooden barns and a farmhouse situated in an idyllic valley in the foothills of the Swiss Alps. Its owners have created an Aladdin's cave for country craft enthusiasts: full of spinning wheels, wooden looms, scented candles, Tibetan lambs' wool scarves, llama wool blankets and even sheepskin steering wheel covers.