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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"]
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    • 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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Flying Spider(cat)
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Flying Spider(cat)

  • 16 February 201016 February 2010

Blurry, but the better to see that this is an *action* shot!  Watch out! Spider in the Air!

  • Kittens
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

Quacking Kitteh – so cute!

  • 16 February 201016 February 2010
Talk to the paw… again!
  • Lugosi
  • Paws

Talk to the paw… again!

  • 15 February 201015 February 2010

Lugosi doing what I refer to as “the gay paw” (no offence intended to gay people or gay cats, of course!). 😉

Beautiful Ruby
  • Ruby

Beautiful Ruby

  • 14 February 201014 February 2010
Fun with new bag!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Fun with new bag!

  • 13 February 2010

Ruby diving into the bag….Spider looks on in confusion… .Now Lugosi looks confused too….Lugosi: What *is* this game???.Ah! It´s called “Cat in a Bag”!!! 🙂

  • Cute
  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider loves rubbing his face on brush…

  • 12 February 201012 February 2010
Ruby teasing Spider
  • Cute
  • Kitty Fight
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby teasing Spider

  • 12 February 2010

Spider gets sooo annoyed with her, you wouldn´t believe! 😉

Random Kitties I met today and last night…
  • Other Cats

Random Kitties I met today and last night…

  • 11 February 201011 February 2010

In a restaurant in Costa Teguise.Elsewhere in Costa Teguise.Last night at the Europa Apartments in Puerto del Carmen

Bumped into this friendly little boy today….
  • Cute
  • Other Cats

Bumped into this friendly little boy today….

  • 10 February 2010

.Check out his cute tail!

Talk to the Paw
  • Lugosi
  • Paws

Talk to the Paw

  • 7 February 2010

.Bloody camera, woke me up…. and STRAAAAAICHE!

Potted Kitteh
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Potted Kitteh

  • 7 February 2010

Here you go.  Have a Ruby in a plant pot. 🙂.

Too big!
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Silly Pics

Too big!

  • 6 February 20106 February 2010

I don´t think that globe will quite fit into your mouth, Ruby, even if you tried! 😉

Mug Shot
  • Cute
  • Lugosi

Mug Shot

  • 6 February 20106 February 2010

Lugosi doesn´t appear too impressed to find his face on a mug…

Ruby inspects the shopping…
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby inspects the shopping…

  • 6 February 2010

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Ruby and I
  • Barbarella
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby and I

  • 3 February 20103 February 2010

having a snuggle, and a pose. 😉.

A very grey morning
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

A very grey morning

  • 3 February 20103 February 2010

The terrible threesome this morning

Big slobbery kisssss…
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Big slobbery kisssss…

  • 2 February 20102 February 2010

.And more love….I love this shot!

Janelle Sunday Visit
  • Janelle

Janelle Sunday Visit

  • 1 February 20101 February 2010

I visited Janelle again yesterday – she´s co-inhabiting with a little doggie at the moment, called Feis (see pics below), who Anneke is looking after for a week – and…

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby goes undercover to catch bed mice…

  • 30 January 201030 January 2010
Spider and I
  • Barbarella
  • Cute
  • Spider

Spider and I

  • 29 January 201029 January 2010

Spider coming up to me during one of his cuddly moments… 🙂.

  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Lugosi loves Ruby

  • 28 January 201028 January 2010

Look at Ruby´s little face, she loves being cleaned by Lugosi. You can´t hear her purr in this video, but trust me, she PURRRRRS loudly during this… 🙂  

  • Cute
  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider chasing lights on sofa

  • 27 January 201027 January 2010

Silly kitty. You wouldn´t think he´s 10 years old!

One-Eyed SpiderCatMonster
  • Cute
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

One-Eyed SpiderCatMonster

  • 25 January 201025 January 2010
Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post

  • 24 January 201024 January 2010

SMACKDOWN!!!  Ruby v. Lugosi.But then…. the LOVE! 🙂..Spider´s new favourite sleeping spot.Ruby playing.Ruby posing..Laser Pointer Games!.

  • Other Cats
  • Videos

The Internet is made of cats

  • 22 January 201022 January 2010

Thanks to www.rathergood.com for this.  Brilliant stuff.  Oh and LOL! 😉

Ruby (mostly in the sink!) showcase…
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby (mostly in the sink!) showcase…

  • 22 January 201022 January 2010

More “wet pussy” pics. 😉  But first…. spot the cat! ..And secondly… the CUTE! 😀 .And now to the “wet pussy” pics… 😉…I *love* her little pawsies in this pic!…

Guys, I would really like to use the sink?
  • Cute
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Guys, I would really like to use the sink?

  • 21 January 201021 January 2010
Visiting Janelle today…
  • Janelle
  • Other Cats

Visiting Janelle today…

  • 21 January 201021 January 2010

I miss my little princess so much, even though I know she is in the bestest of hands with Anneke… ….Not Janelle – this is the photogenic, but rather shy…

Ruby Emo Kitteh (via postie)
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby Emo Kitteh (via postie)

  • 20 January 201020 January 2010

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

Ruby and Lugosi

  • 20 January 201020 January 2010

Having a break between play-fightingz…

Random Monday Kitty Pic Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Monday Kitty Pic Post

  • 18 January 201018 January 2010

My 3 fluff babies condensed in one post. 🙂 Starting with Spider.Ruby.Ruby & Lugosi.Ruby lying on my synth.Siesta time with Lugosi

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby Fly Catching Fail

  • 17 January 201017 January 2010

Watch how she flattens her ears when approaching the fly… so cute.

Fly Hunting
  • Ruby
  • Spider & Lugosi

Fly Hunting

  • 14 January 201014 January 2010

“Wait, where´s it gone?”.“Hah! I see you!”.“Now you´re dead meat, muhahah!”

  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Visiting Janelle

  • 14 January 2010

I visited ma bebbee Janelle the other day – this is Anneke (her new mummy) stroking her gently, and Nelly really enjoying it…

Always welcome
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Silly Pics

Always welcome

  • 13 January 201013 January 2010

I love it when I come home at night to see a little face in the window waiting for me… 🙂

Geoffrey
  • Other Cats

Geoffrey

  • 13 January 2010

I met this beautiful tom called Geoffrey on my travels today, and he decided to pose for me…

DangerRuby!
  • Ruby

DangerRuby!

  • 13 January 201013 January 2010

The kitten is trying to give me a heart attack again!  We´re only on the 1st floor, but…..

Ruby on Grass
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby on Grass

  • 12 January 2010

Oi! Whatcha wake me up for?!.Going back to sleep, me… .

The Weather Cat
  • Spider

The Weather Cat

  • 11 January 201011 January 2010

Spider predicts that tomorrow is going to be another beautiful day in Lanzarote… 🙂

Sleepy Ruby
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Sleepy Ruby

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

This photo makes me wanna burst into a lullaby… 😉

Squeaky in the flower bed
  • Cute
  • Other Cats

Squeaky in the flower bed

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

Ahhhh, comfy… 🙂

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby licking mummy´s slipper

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

Cats are weird.

A rare sight…
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi with Janelle

A rare sight…

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

Spider cleans Ruby…. those 2 are usually not on the bestest of terms, so this is a very cute, rare shot.

Ruby Reflects
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby Reflects

  • 8 January 2010

Who´s the Fairest of them All?.

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

Epic Kitty Fight – Lugosi v. Ruby

  • 7 January 20107 January 2010
Today´s random kitty pics post
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Today´s random kitty pics post

  • 6 January 20106 January 2010

ENJOY!!!! 🙂 Kittyfight Club: Ruby v. Spider.Lugosi on the balcony.Spider & Lugosi on the balcony.Ruby at play.Ruby with Spider in the background

Foot attack!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Foot attack!

  • 5 January 20105 January 2010

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Vampire Cat Levitating Toy Skills
  • Cat Macros
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Vampire Cat Levitating Toy Skills

  • 5 January 20105 January 2010

Spider should really get a job at the circus with these talents…

Lugosi enjoying the sunshine
  • Lugosi

Lugosi enjoying the sunshine

  • 4 January 20104 January 2010

Ahhhh!  This is the life.  All cats should live on tropical islands like I do… 🙂

You turn your back for 1 second…
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

You turn your back for 1 second…

  • 3 January 20103 January 2010

…and they mess up your living room!

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