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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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Spider-Cat
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Spider-Cat

  • 25 August 201225 August 2012

They don´t call me Spider-Cat for nothing, ya know? Spider practising his wall climbing skills.

  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi´s Pathetic Meow

  • 24 August 201223 August 2012

Don´t believe for one second that Lugosi always sounds like this. Oh no. He´s usually like a fog horn!  This, however, is his “I am soooo hungry, OMG, I´m a…

Dramatic Spider in the Moonlight
  • Spider

Dramatic Spider in the Moonlight

  • 23 August 2012
Jeez, is nothing sacred?!
  • Spider

Jeez, is nothing sacred?!

  • 20 August 201220 August 2012

Spider is not too impressed that mummy took this piccie of him and posted it on the website! 😉

Pile-a-Pawsies
  • Mobile Pics
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Pile-a-Pawsies

  • 19 August 201219 August 2012
Ruby Jazz Paws
  • Ruby

Ruby Jazz Paws

  • 13 August 201213 August 2012
The Boys
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

The Boys

  • 11 August 2012

Recent pic of Spider (left) and his twin bro Lugosi…

Happy World Cat Day everyone!
  • Miscellaneous

Happy World Cat Day everyone!

  • 8 August 20128 August 2012

8th August 2012

Lugosi & Spider in London
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Lugosi & Spider in London

  • 5 August 2012

Very cute, old piccie from back in London, when Spider & Lugosi were about 1 year old (in around 2000), doing their kitty neighbourhood watch thing…. 

Decisions, decisions….
  • Spider

Decisions, decisions….

  • 4 August 20123 August 2012

Is this cat spoilt rotten, or what?! 

Feline-Human Family Photo
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider

Feline-Human Family Photo

  • 3 August 2012
Spider´s Spotty Tummy
  • Spider

Spider´s Spotty Tummy

  • 2 August 2012

ENHANCE!

Janelle & I
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Janelle & I

  • 1 August 2012

Visited my Nellybean yesterday and she was really mellow and let me take photos with her. 🙂

Wanna go to the Vets, anyone?
  • Ruby

Wanna go to the Vets, anyone?

  • 1 August 201231 July 2012

Well, at least I know that when it´s Ruby´s turn to go to the vets, I´ll have *no* problem getting her into the bag! (it was Lugosi´s turn at that…

  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

13th Birthday Tuna

  • 31 July 201231 July 2012

No no!!! Stop singing, mummy! Nooooo! 😉

Happy 13th Birthday Boys
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Happy 13th Birthday Boys

  • 31 July 2012

13 years old and still going strong.  Sadly, Spider has to go to the vets (for a dental clean) today on his birthday though….  Both boys are happily accepting birthday…

Utterly Flaked Out…
  • Spider

Utterly Flaked Out…

  • 29 July 2012

Spider.  The morning after a night of catnip excesses… ENHANCE!

Caturday: Breakfast in Bed
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Mobile Pics
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Caturday: Breakfast in Bed

  • 28 July 2012
  • Barbarella
  • Spider
  • Videos

Our Mummy is a Pervert!

  • 27 July 2012

When my cats lie on their back I can never resist just sticking my face in all that soft flooff and kissing it! Does that mean I´m some kind of…

Ruby in her Full Orange Glory
  • Ruby

Ruby in her Full Orange Glory

  • 25 July 2012

Looking particularly radiant against the green in the background…

Lilies are deadly for cats – Important Info!
  • Miscellaneous

Lilies are deadly for cats – Important Info!

  • 24 July 2012

Please be aware that lilies are a deadly poison to cats and keep them out of your home or garden if you own cats.  More info and download the posters…

Lugosi likes to be close to me…
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi

Lugosi likes to be close to me…

  • 22 July 2012

He likes to lie next to me like this, pressed against my leg with one paw dangling off the bed or the sofa. 🙂

Random Saturday Kitty Post
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Paws
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Saturday Kitty Post

  • 21 July 2012

Yes, there IS enough space on the bed for 3 cats and myself….  Lugosi on the high shelf Ruby in cute sleeping posishe Ruby Face & Paws ENHANCE!   Ruby…

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby helps change the bed clothes….

  • 18 July 2012
This mouse is MINE!
  • Lugosi

This mouse is MINE!

  • 13 July 2012

Lugosi makes sure nobody steals his drug-filled (catnip) mouse!

Operation: Occupy Sofa
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Operation: Occupy Sofa

  • 11 July 2012

Remind me to get a new sofa so *I* can sit somewhere too. 

3-some on the bed…
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

3-some on the bed…

  • 10 July 2012

Lugosi at the front, Ruby (right) and Spider…

  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi´s Morning Ritual with Mummy

  • 9 July 20129 July 2012
Spider goes for Walkies!
  • Spider

Spider goes for Walkies!

  • 8 July 2012

Oooh, what´s all this green stuff here?  And, ooh, there are other cat smells!!!   Exciting! Chillin´ on the staircase on the way back home…  

Kitten needs rescuing? Think again….
  • Miscellaneous

Kitten needs rescuing? Think again….

  • 8 July 20129 July 2012

Last night I was walking down the road to meet my friend for a beer down my local and I hear this incredibly loud “meeeeeeeeeeeeeeew” from somewhere in front of…

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

Slurp Purr Slurp Purr Slurp Purr Slurp Purr!!!

  • 6 July 2012
Who, me?!
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Who, me?!

  • 5 July 2012

Lugosi doing his best “baroo” expression…

Ruby under the Full Moon
  • Ruby

Ruby under the Full Moon

  • 3 July 2012

Whiskers! 

Ruby Bodyparts
  • Mobile Pics
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Ruby Bodyparts

  • 1 July 2012

A few paws and a tail.

Ruby Peeking
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby Peeking

  • 30 June 2012
Behold the Amazing Two-Headed Mini-Lion!
  • Janelle

Behold the Amazing Two-Headed Mini-Lion!

  • 29 June 2012

An extremely shy (and endangered) species, we still managed to get a couple of shots of this little marvel of nature….

Stealing my cats´ looks….
  • Barbarella
  • Paws
  • Spider

Stealing my cats´ looks….

  • 28 June 2012

Hmmm, am I trying too hard to steal my cats´ looks? And I swear, I did this subconsciously. I didn´t realise the similarity with Spider´s fur colour until *after* I…

Ruby and her Salamander
  • Ruby

Ruby and her Salamander

  • 24 June 2012

She always uses it as a pillow.  So cute. 🙂

Trouble getting outta bed in the morning?
  • Lugosi

Trouble getting outta bed in the morning?

  • 23 June 2012

You know what it´s like.  You got one paw out of the bed and the rest of your body just won´t follow…. The mind is willing, but the flesh is…

  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Kitty Wrestle

  • 23 June 201222 June 2012

Lugosi picks a fight with Ruby…. just a short video!

Ruby: An Epic Tail
  • Ruby

Ruby: An Epic Tail

  • 23 June 201222 June 2012
Bella in the Bougainvillea
  • Other Cats

Bella in the Bougainvillea

  • 22 June 201223 June 2012

My neighbours´ cat Bella sitting on the roof opposite my place… 

Spider against a dramatic sky
  • Spider

Spider against a dramatic sky

  • 22 June 201221 June 2012

Great shot of Spider taken the other night with heavy rain clouds hanging in the sky…. 

Kitty Pairs
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Pairs

  • 21 June 2012

Lugosi & Ruby   Spider & Ruby  

Random Kitty Pix
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Kitty Pix

  • 18 June 201218 June 2012

Been too busy to update, but we can´t let our kitty pic fans go totally tee-total, can we?! So here you go with a few Spider, Ruby and Lugosi photos…

Four Stunning Cats Eyes
  • Janelle
  • Other Cats

Four Stunning Cats Eyes

  • 15 June 201214 June 2012

Squeaky (front) and Janelle – *not* photoshopped!  The intense green is Squeaky´s natural eye colour.  She is just so stunning…. 

Multi-Storey Kitty Loo
  • Spider

Multi-Storey Kitty Loo

  • 14 June 2012

Before I could move the top loo back to the floor (which was being cleaned), Spider was already in it!

Night of the Living Kitty Loaves
  • Janelle
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Mobile Pics
  • Other Cats

Night of the Living Kitty Loaves

  • 13 June 2012

Janelle and Squeaky

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Life beyond the Cat Door

  • 8 June 2012

I hear you ask what happened to Lugosi, Spider & Ruby?  Well, they are right here, chillin´, sleepin´, eatin´, taking it easy, but they haven´t granted me any kitty photo…

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Nutty Nelly Part Deux!

  • 7 June 2012

Just watch her after the 0:50 seconds mark, she´s HILARIOUS!  And no, I did not put it there, I threw it at her like a toy and it got stuck…

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