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  • The Mad Cat LadyBarbarella a.k.a. The Mad Cat Lady Born in 1966 and raised in Germany. From age 7 had private piano tuition. Taught piano from age 14 onwards. Moved to London in 1984. Played keyboards and sang backing vocals in various bands in London, most notably electro-goth band “Anno Lucis“. Spent a lot of nights in the 80s in the London Goth & New Romantic Scene (Batcave, Frizzby Fox/Hippodrome, Kitcat Club, Slimelight, Camden Palace etc.) Jobs in London: waitress, bike messenger, piano teacher, peepshow dancer, translator, and later medical and legal secretary. 1990s: Started recording solo music projects. 1996-7: Started to learn Web Design and moving away from making music to creating websites. Took part in a lot of Sci-Fi conventions all over the UK and one Babylon5 one in Los Angeles, always dressed up in various costumes (see Photo Gallery). 2000: Adopted Lugosi & Spider from the RSPCA March. Last music projects written and recorded in 2002/3 (Dominatrix Project). 2003: Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. 2004: Moved to Lanzarote, Canary Islands (click here for location). Started learning Photography (specialising in cats) and setting up Catnip Camera and Picture Lanzarote. 2006: Adopted Persian Princess Janelle (after her human “mummy” Teresa died). 2007: Diagnosed with…
  • Meet the CatsLugosi Bully Boy and overall Boss Cat. Likes: Fighting.  Dislikes: Car Journeys. Ruby Little Orange Spitfire Likes: Wrestling with her Brothers, Food, Playing. Dislikes: Being told off for being naughty. Spider Mischief Maker Extraordinaire. Likes: Getting in Trouble. Dislikes: The Vacuum Cleaner. Lugosi, Spider & Ruby – “Haus von Fluffenstein” – Videos Videos of Janelle too (who now lives happily with a good friend) [back to top]
    • Spider & Lugosi R.I.P. Book of MemoriesIn order to deal with my grief over losing my sweet, gentle boy Spider to cancer on 2nd September 2017, I have started a “Book of Memories” as suggested in the very helpful publication “Soul Comfort for Cat Lovers“. This is a creative way to write down all the cute and funny moments that you have of your furbaby, to which you can then come back to in later times/years.  Memories do fade over time, so I started this a few days after his passing while things about him are still very fresh in my mind. It helps work through my feelings of loss over him and turn something so incredibly sad into something beautiful, loving and creative.  I will publish more photos of each page from the book as I go along.  [gallery columns="5" size="medium" link="file" ids="9580,9599,9581,9582,9583,9584,9585,9586,9587,9588,9589,9590,9591,9592,9593,9594,9595,9596,9597"]
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  • Gothic LanzaroteYou might think that a sunny island like Lanzarote (situated HERE in the world) is totally unsuitable for Goths. What have sunshine and beaches to do with Goth, I hear you ask? Well, first of all, deep down most Goths *love* sunshine – meaning that they don’t like to be *in* it because it will damage their gothic pallor, but they love *looking* at it. Secondly, if you hate the beach in the daytime then you visit it at night. You know it’s the Goth thing to do. ;) But to get to the point now, there are actually quite a few things that will attract Goths to this lovely island. The total lack of a Goth Scene is of course not one of them, but while living here I have discovered many things that are very gothic indeed! :) Volcanoes Can you think of a force more beautiful and destructive? These are both qualities that Goths very much live for. Lanzarote is full of volcanoes, although only one is still “smoking” – this one is in the gorgeous Timanfaya National Park and you can actually eat food that has been grilled over the heat of this volcano up there…
    • A Friend’s View of Lanzarote
  • Music Projectsa:link, a:visited, a:active {color:#9E0E11;text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold} a:hover{color:white} p {padding-bottom:20px} h3 {padding-bottom:13px} The following are sound snippets (approx. 2 mins each song) from my old music projects from the early 90s up to around 2003. After that, all my creativity has gone into web design, graphic design and photography, and I haven´t written or recorded anything new since then. Also, sadly, due to bad co-ordination and pain from my illnesses (fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis) I have not been playing or singing live. My music is divided into 3 projects, because the styles are so wildly different, there was no way they would have ever fitted together. The “First” and “Endymion” Projects Under the name “SilkRush” I wrote and recorded the album “First – The Light Side” which contains all my cheerful pop and dance songs (plus some ballads), and “Endymion – The Dark Side” which reveals the darker gothic side of my music – “Shadow Dancers” (Endymion), for example, is a haunting goth piece with Kate Bush-style vocals, whereas “In the Summer Rain” (First) is a beautiful commercial ballad! The “Dominatrix” Project If you are into hardhitting industrial, trance and dark techno sounds then you might prefer this to SilkRush’s more “sane”…
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  • The Mad Cat LadyBarbarella a.k.a. The Mad Cat Lady Born in 1966 and raised in Germany. From age 7 had private piano tuition. Taught piano from age 14 onwards. Moved to London in 1984. Played keyboards and sang backing vocals in various bands in London, most notably electro-goth band “Anno Lucis“. Spent a lot of nights in the 80s in the London Goth & New Romantic Scene (Batcave, Frizzby Fox/Hippodrome, Kitcat Club, Slimelight, Camden Palace etc.) Jobs in London: waitress, bike messenger, piano teacher, peepshow dancer, translator, and later medical and legal secretary. 1990s: Started recording solo music projects. 1996-7: Started to learn Web Design and moving away from making music to creating websites. Took part in a lot of Sci-Fi conventions all over the UK and one Babylon5 one in Los Angeles, always dressed up in various costumes (see Photo Gallery). 2000: Adopted Lugosi & Spider from the RSPCA March. Last music projects written and recorded in 2002/3 (Dominatrix Project). 2003: Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. 2004: Moved to Lanzarote, Canary Islands (click here for location). Started learning Photography (specialising in cats) and setting up Catnip Camera and Picture Lanzarote. 2006: Adopted Persian Princess Janelle (after her human “mummy” Teresa died). 2007: Diagnosed with…
  • Meet the CatsLugosi Bully Boy and overall Boss Cat. Likes: Fighting.  Dislikes: Car Journeys. Ruby Little Orange Spitfire Likes: Wrestling with her Brothers, Food, Playing. Dislikes: Being told off for being naughty. Spider Mischief Maker Extraordinaire. Likes: Getting in Trouble. Dislikes: The Vacuum Cleaner. Lugosi, Spider & Ruby – “Haus von Fluffenstein” – Videos Videos of Janelle too (who now lives happily with a good friend) [back to top]
    • Spider & Lugosi R.I.P. Book of MemoriesIn order to deal with my grief over losing my sweet, gentle boy Spider to cancer on 2nd September 2017, I have started a “Book of Memories” as suggested in the very helpful publication “Soul Comfort for Cat Lovers“. This is a creative way to write down all the cute and funny moments that you have of your furbaby, to which you can then come back to in later times/years.  Memories do fade over time, so I started this a few days after his passing while things about him are still very fresh in my mind. It helps work through my feelings of loss over him and turn something so incredibly sad into something beautiful, loving and creative.  I will publish more photos of each page from the book as I go along.  [gallery columns="5" size="medium" link="file" ids="9580,9599,9581,9582,9583,9584,9585,9586,9587,9588,9589,9590,9591,9592,9593,9594,9595,9596,9597"]
  • Blog
  • Photo Gallery
    • Myself & Family
    • The Kitties
    • SciFi, Horror & Fantasy Conventions/Events
    • Bands, Clubs & Music
    • Places I have Been – Holidays
    • Airplanes & Helicopters
    • Fireworks
    • Cemeteries[album id=2 template=compact]
  • Gothic LanzaroteYou might think that a sunny island like Lanzarote (situated HERE in the world) is totally unsuitable for Goths. What have sunshine and beaches to do with Goth, I hear you ask? Well, first of all, deep down most Goths *love* sunshine – meaning that they don’t like to be *in* it because it will damage their gothic pallor, but they love *looking* at it. Secondly, if you hate the beach in the daytime then you visit it at night. You know it’s the Goth thing to do. ;) But to get to the point now, there are actually quite a few things that will attract Goths to this lovely island. The total lack of a Goth Scene is of course not one of them, but while living here I have discovered many things that are very gothic indeed! :) Volcanoes Can you think of a force more beautiful and destructive? These are both qualities that Goths very much live for. Lanzarote is full of volcanoes, although only one is still “smoking” – this one is in the gorgeous Timanfaya National Park and you can actually eat food that has been grilled over the heat of this volcano up there…
    • A Friend’s View of Lanzarote
  • Music Projectsa:link, a:visited, a:active {color:#9E0E11;text-decoration:none; font-weight:bold} a:hover{color:white} p {padding-bottom:20px} h3 {padding-bottom:13px} The following are sound snippets (approx. 2 mins each song) from my old music projects from the early 90s up to around 2003. After that, all my creativity has gone into web design, graphic design and photography, and I haven´t written or recorded anything new since then. Also, sadly, due to bad co-ordination and pain from my illnesses (fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis) I have not been playing or singing live. My music is divided into 3 projects, because the styles are so wildly different, there was no way they would have ever fitted together. The “First” and “Endymion” Projects Under the name “SilkRush” I wrote and recorded the album “First – The Light Side” which contains all my cheerful pop and dance songs (plus some ballads), and “Endymion – The Dark Side” which reveals the darker gothic side of my music – “Shadow Dancers” (Endymion), for example, is a haunting goth piece with Kate Bush-style vocals, whereas “In the Summer Rain” (First) is a beautiful commercial ballad! The “Dominatrix” Project If you are into hardhitting industrial, trance and dark techno sounds then you might prefer this to SilkRush’s more “sane”…
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Month: November 2009

Just a couple of pics from this morning
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Just a couple of pics from this morning

  • 30 November 200930 November 2009

Ruby with Lugosi.Lugosi, Ruby and Spider in background

  • Cute
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Videos

Ruby SchizoKitten

  • 28 November 200928 November 2009
Georgeous Coonies
  • Kittens
  • Other Cats

Georgeous Coonies

  • 26 November 200926 November 2009

From my photo session this afternoon. Wynona & Comanche.And now the new kittens… first the ginger and the blue girls.… and one of the black boys.and the blue girl on…

Spider´s Latest Sleeping Spot
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  • Spider

Spider´s Latest Sleeping Spot

  • 25 November 200925 November 2009

On top of my dirty clothes!!!

Ruby & Spider waiting for chicken!
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  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby & Spider waiting for chicken!

  • 25 November 200925 November 2009

As a thanks for posing so beautifully, I did give them a few little scraps in the end…. 🙂..

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 25 November 200925 November 2009

….

Spider in Red
  • Spider

Spider in Red

  • 23 November 200923 November 2009

Check out his Bedroom Eyes… 🙂.

First thing I see when I wake up
  • Lugosi

First thing I see when I wake up

  • 22 November 200922 November 2009

Lugosi lying next to me on the bedside table.  Makes me smile and feel good every morning. 🙂

Naughty Ruby
  • Ruby

Naughty Ruby

  • 22 November 200922 November 2009

Typical.  As soon as the Christmas tree is up, the cats think there´s a brand new toy in the house….

Janelle gets dressed up!
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  • Janelle

Janelle gets dressed up!

  • 21 November 200921 November 2009

Oh no, she didn´t like wearing that “thing” at first, look at her face in the first pic…. however, she quickly realised that she actually looks very pretty in pink…

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Starving Kitten Ruby

  • 20 November 200920 November 2009

So cute… 🙂

Found Ruby asleep…
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  • Paws
  • Ruby

Found Ruby asleep…

  • 19 November 200919 November 2009

… like this, this afternoon, bless her. 🙂

Straycheeee!
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  • Lugosi

Straycheeee!

  • 18 November 200918 November 2009

Lugosi: “Yes, I´m extremely comfy here, thank you very much”

Visiting Nelly today
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  • Janelle

Visiting Nelly today

  • 18 November 200918 November 2009

… and she gets her favourites: PRAWNS! 😀

Ruby is not impressed, but….
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  • Ruby

Ruby is not impressed, but….

  • 16 November 200916 November 2009

oh, she´s so cute in that!!!  I actually bought this for Persian Princess Janelle (because she is getting shaved again next week), just for a laugh – I know she´d…

Random Sunday Cat Photo Post
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Cat Photo Post

  • 15 November 200915 November 2009

ENJOY! 😀.Ruby.Spider.Ruby.Lugosi.Ruby & Lugosi

This cat likes water
  • Other Cats

This cat likes water

  • 13 November 200913 November 2009

My neighbour´s cat Milou actually likes water, and doesn´t mind getting his paws wet crossing a small flood that they are currently having due to a broken pipe opposite …….

Best seats in the house
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Best seats in the house

  • 13 November 200913 November 2009

I really need to invest in a 4th chair, so *I* can also enjoy sitting on my balcony. Or ditch one of the cats. 😉

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  • Ruby
  • Videos

UltraCute Ruby….

  • 11 November 200929 November 2009

Accompanying music is an old track I wrote and recorded in the mid 90s, I hope you like it. 🙂

Ruby loves shredding tissue paper…
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  • Ruby

Ruby loves shredding tissue paper…

  • 11 November 200911 November 2009

Kill the evil tissue paper, killkillkill! .I´ll eat you alive! .You´re all mineminemine nobody else can save you now!.Oh, but I *am* an innocent kitten, really. 😉

Fluffy Tummy
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Fluffy Tummy

  • 8 November 20098 November 2009

Spider gives the expression “muff diving” a whole new meaning… 😉

Emo Spider
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Emo Spider

  • 6 November 20096 November 2009

Spider is seriously starting to become a total teenager…. first he goes on a hunger strike, and now he´s being silly hiding from everybody under the bed covers. Next he´ll…

Sleepy Ruby
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  • Ruby

Sleepy Ruby

  • 6 November 20096 November 2009

She darn well *knows* she´s cute.  And check out her smiley face in the 3rd pic. 🙂..

Maine Coon Kittens grown bigger!
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  • Other Cats
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Maine Coon Kittens grown bigger!

  • 5 November 20095 November 2009

These are the same kittens as these ones here, but a few weeks on….. I prefer them this size, tbh, they are just more fuzzy and cute and got more…

Unhappy Spider Kitty
  • Spider

Unhappy Spider Kitty

  • 4 November 20094 November 2009

Poor Baby.  Spider is still very quiet and depressed, and isn´t eating very much.  He walks around with his head hanging all the time.  It´s because of the new kitten…

  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Cats and a Laser Pointer

  • 3 November 20093 November 2009

Ruby and Lugosi chasing the little red dot… endless fun. 🙂

Photographic Shadow Play with Ruby
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  • Ruby

Photographic Shadow Play with Ruby

  • 3 November 20093 November 2009

Some pics experimenting with sunlight/shadows. And Ruby. 🙂….

Ruby Snorgles
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  • Ruby

Ruby Snorgles

  • 2 November 2009

Ruby-Kitten getting mummy snorgles…. 🙂

Visited Nelly today
  • Janelle

Visited Nelly today

  • 2 November 20092 November 2009

She really loves it at Anneke´s place.  So relaxed, out here on the patio, in her favourite shady spot…. makes me happy to see she is doing so well –…

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  • Canariaspace Web Design in Lanzarote
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  • My Tokyo 2010 Blog
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  • The Mad Cat Lady´s Personal Blog
  • YouTube: Haus von Fluffenstein

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