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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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Too hot out there…
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Too hot out there…

  • 3 July 20132 July 2013

Tabby bros Spider (left) and Lugosi chilling at the top of the stairs on a hot summer´s day.

Still here!
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi

Still here!

  • 2 July 2013

I have been a bit quiet with my kitty pic/video posts because of lots and lots of work… but we´re still here, alive and kicking.   Or in Lugosi´s case,…

So awful…. absolutely awful
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider

So awful…. absolutely awful

  • 26 June 201326 June 2013

It´s one of those afternoons, where all you got is sunshine, beer and cats.  Isn´t it absolutely awful?! 😉

Ruby v. Kitten
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Ruby v. Kitten

  • 13 June 2013

Don´t worry, nothing happened.  😉  This is a new kitten (name unknown) in our street, meeting Ruby for the first time. 

Shadowing my Kittehs
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Shadowing my Kittehs

  • 9 June 20137 June 2013
Mid Riff Tabby Tummy Flab
  • Miscellaneous

Mid Riff Tabby Tummy Flab

  • 7 June 2013

“Awww mom! Do you *have* to take unflattering piccies of me with my belly hanging out like this?! I´m trying to relax here!” Spider (along with is bro Lugosi) will…

Potted Cat
  • Ruby

Potted Cat

  • 3 June 201329 May 2013

I don´t think my strawberries are ever going to grow, but I got a beautiful orange cat instead!

No Rest for the Wicked
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi

No Rest for the Wicked

  • 2 June 201329 May 2013

I´m trying to have a lie-in here, Lugosi! Lugosi, however, thinks a “lie-ON” is a more effective way to get mummy out of bed. 

Clever Cat
  • Ruby

Clever Cat

  • 1 June 201329 May 2013

Ruby: “Look mummy, I did this all by myself!” *smug kitty grin*

Close encounter of the Kanine Kind
  • Spider

Close encounter of the Kanine Kind

  • 31 May 201329 May 2013

Spider: “What are ya lookin at, punk?!”

Ruby and Lugosi
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Ruby and Lugosi

  • 30 May 201329 May 2013

Birds (or cats?) of a feather…  

  • Ruby
  • Videos

In Bed with Ruby (needs sound!)

  • 29 May 201329 May 2013

Turn up your sound to hear the happy purrs of Ruby, snuggled up in the crook of my arm under the covers, purring like a motorbike. 🙂

Kitties behind Bars
  • Other Cats

Kitties behind Bars

  • 25 May 201321 May 2013

2 Rascals from my alley: Romeo (grey tabby) and Fiorello (ginger). 

Rollin! Rollin! Rollin like a Kitteh!
  • Outdoors
  • Spider

Rollin! Rollin! Rollin like a Kitteh!

  • 24 May 201319 May 2013

Spider having fun, getting all the outdoor scents onto his coat.

3 Kattens – A Bird´s Eye View
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

3 Kattens – A Bird´s Eye View

  • 23 May 201319 May 2013

Looking down on the rascals from my 1st floor balcony

Dainty Ginger Pawsies
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Dainty Ginger Pawsies

  • 21 May 201319 May 2013

Ruby´s lil frontal appendages and toe beans….

Ruby is 4 today!
  • Ruby

Ruby is 4 today!

  • 20 May 2013

* HAPPY BIRTHDAY * my sweet lil girl. 🙂 Ruby on her new throne.  Definitely fit for a Queen! 

Climbing Palm Trees is Fun!
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors

Climbing Palm Trees is Fun!

  • 20 May 201314 May 2013

Two of my neighbourhood kittehs, Fiorello (ginger) and Crispy (Kitler) having fun in their garden.

Firefox Ruby
  • Ruby

Firefox Ruby

  • 19 May 201314 May 2013
Lugosi keeps my feet warm
  • Lugosi

Lugosi keeps my feet warm

  • 18 May 201314 May 2013

Best footwarmer ever!

Random Ruby Post
  • Ruby

Random Ruby Post

  • 16 May 201314 May 2013

A collection of recent pictures of your favourite orange queen! Having fun! Ear Tufts!!! Watching the sunrise… “Helping” changing the bed covers…

  • Spider
  • Videos

Teasing Spider with Chicken!

  • 14 May 201314 May 2013

NomNomNomNomNommmmmm!

Shadow Kitty
  • Lugosi

Shadow Kitty

  • 12 May 201311 May 2013

Some atmospheric shots of Lugosi…

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider brushes his face

  • 11 May 2013

Oooh yeah, just there, on the chin, that´s the spot, oooh…. 🙂

  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lazy Lugosi on his back

  • 9 May 20135 May 2013

…. cleaning his face!

Vintage Ruby
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Vintage Ruby

  • 8 May 20133 May 2013

A couple of nice pics of Ruby in the alley, using the “warm vintage” filter on my mobile phone….     

Xtreme Nose-Up
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors

Xtreme Nose-Up

  • 7 May 20133 May 2013

Getting up close and purrsonal with Lugosi  

Spider in Hibernation
  • Spider

Spider in Hibernation

  • 6 May 20133 May 2013

Curled up like a little sqwerl during its winter sleep….

Cold Feet? Grab a Cat!
  • Barbarella

Cold Feet? Grab a Cat!

  • 5 May 20133 May 2013

Lugosi.  The best and only foot warmer there is. 

Ruby sharpening her weapons…
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Ruby sharpening her weapons…

  • 3 May 20132 May 2013
3 Kattens and Me
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider

3 Kattens and Me

  • 2 May 2013

With Lugosi… …with Spider … and with my girl Ruby.

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider Kitty chases bugs on mobile phone

  • 29 April 2013

Games for cats! 🙂

Kitty in the Moon
  • Spider

Kitty in the Moon

  • 24 April 201324 April 2013

Spider´s silhouette next to tonight´s beautiful moon. 

Kitties Galore
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Kitties Galore

  • 24 April 2013

Spider, Lugosi and Ruby meet up with their mates Crispy and Tilly….

Tabby Twins
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Tabby Twins

  • 23 April 201321 April 2013

Lugosi (front) and his twin bro Spider at the bottom of the stairs…

Spider in the Moonlight
  • Spider

Spider in the Moonlight

  • 21 April 2013
Who you laughing at?!
  • Ruby

Who you laughing at?!

  • 18 April 2013

Ruby finds something amusing… 

Meercat Cat
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Meercat Cat

  • 12 April 20139 April 2013

Ruby´s impression of a meercat…

Good Green Stuff
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Good Green Stuff

  • 11 April 20134 April 2013

Cool.  Mummy grew us some new grass! Yum! 

Who´s a comfy boy then?
  • Mobile Pics

Who´s a comfy boy then?

  • 10 April 20139 April 2013

Awww, lounging around all day.  Tis good to be a cat.  

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby´s Super Purrs

  • 9 April 2013

Turn up your sound to hear the purry goodness. 🙂

Who goes there?
  • Ruby

Who goes there?

  • 9 April 20134 April 2013

Ruby doing her neighbourhood watch bit….

Dainty Pawsies
  • Lugosi
  • Paws

Dainty Pawsies

  • 7 April 20134 April 2013

Lugosi showing off his tiger feet. 

Ruby asleep with her favourite toy
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby asleep with her favourite toy

  • 6 April 20134 April 2013

You can just about imagine the sweet lullaby music…  🙂 Bonus Pic:  

Something smells good here…
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Something smells good here…

  • 4 April 2013

Ruby and Lugosi outside in the alley.

Ginger Imposter!
  • Other Cats
  • Ruby

Ginger Imposter!

  • 1 April 201330 March 2013

Ruby: “Oh no, no!  There can be ONLY ONE!!!!”

Happy Easter from the Easter Cats
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Happy Easter from the Easter Cats

  • 31 March 2013
Lugosi wears Spider
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Lugosi wears Spider

  • 30 March 2013

Check out Lugosi´s new look – *wearing* his brother´s tail!

In Bed with my Kattens
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby

In Bed with my Kattens

  • 27 March 201325 March 2013

Spider does not snuggle up in bed with me very often because Lugosi and Ruby´s presence always makes him nervous.  Hence these piccies only feature Lugosi and Ruby.  And myself!

Ruby´s Aerobics Workout!
  • Ruby

Ruby´s Aerobics Workout!

  • 26 March 201325 March 2013

Now, stretches are very important for warm up! And now for the serious stuff…. … and reach – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 -….. …

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