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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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    • 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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Merry Christmas from Haus von Fluffenstein
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider

Merry Christmas from Haus von Fluffenstein

  • 21 December 201620 December 2016
Christmas Cats – Behind the Scenes
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Spider
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Christmas Cats – Behind the Scenes

  • 15 December 201612 December 2016

A Christmas photo session with one cat is easy. With two cats it becomes a bit of a challenge. With three cats?! That’s when it starts getting difficult! Lots of…

Queen Ruby featured as Loaf of the Day!
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  • Ruby

Queen Ruby featured as Loaf of the Day!

  • 12 December 201612 December 2016

I’m proud to report that Ruby has been featured as Loaf of the Day on KittyLoaf.com! 🙂

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  • Ruby
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Ruby likes dem stretchy things…

  • 10 December 201623 November 2016

  Ruby got a new toy, i.e. my bracelet! ***Turn up your sound to hear her super purrs!*** ? #cats #tabbies #tabbycats #gatos #katzen #katt #neko #ilovecats #kitties #cute #pets…

Love Cats Caught in the Act
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi

Love Cats Caught in the Act

  • 7 December 201623 November 2016

SLURP!!!

DIY Grooming
  • Spider

DIY Grooming

  • 3 December 201623 November 2016

Spider just loves rubbing his face against his personal arch groomer… 

Whisker Wednesday with Ruby
  • Ruby

Whisker Wednesday with Ruby

  • 30 November 201623 November 2016

Happy Whisker Wednesday, everypawdy!

Lanzarote Cats: The Friendly Ferals of Playa Chica & the Harbour Puerto del Carmen
  • Feral Cats
  • Instagram
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

Lanzarote Cats: The Friendly Ferals of Playa Chica & the Harbour Puerto del Carmen

  • 28 November 201623 November 2016

Meet some of the friendly ferals that live in my town… 🙂   Feral Cat Colony near Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen… They’re all so adorable, all 11 of…

Lugosi hates the camera!
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi

Lugosi hates the camera!

  • 25 November 201623 November 2016

Ok then, hoomin, in return for treats, I will let you have ONE photo with me…  I said ONE photo! ONE! Bloody catarazzi… Seriously! *sigh*

Don’t have a Christmas Tree? Decorate a Cat instead!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Don’t have a Christmas Tree? Decorate a Cat instead!

  • 23 November 2016

Disclaimer: when attempting this with your cat, caution is advised, as some cats may not take lightly to being treated like a Christmas tree, and any resulting injuries are completely…

Adorable Kitten Suckling
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  • Kittens
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Adorable Kitten Suckling

  • 16 November 201615 November 2016

A black kitten suckling on its mummy, from the Harbour Cat Colony of Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote. The Harbour Cats of Puerto del Carmen have their own Facebook page,…

Three Cats having a Tiff in the Alley
  • 3 Cats
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Three Cats having a Tiff in the Alley

  • 12 November 20166 November 2016

Guys, GUYS!!! Be nice to each other! 

Hoverboarding with Ruby
  • Ruby

Hoverboarding with Ruby

  • 9 November 20166 November 2016

Ruby is at it again. She just loves that hoverboard! 😀

Cat Yoga with Spider
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  • Spider

Cat Yoga with Spider

  • 6 November 2016

Spider is a very keen Yoga practitioner. However, I think he still needs to work on his technique just a wee bit… 

Lugosi & Spider’s Adoption Story
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Lugosi & Spider’s Adoption Story

  • 4 November 201626 December 2016

Hi furriends, Spider here. Since it was National Cat Day over in the U.S. of A. a few days ago, which promotes kitty adoptions, I thought I would share my and…

Lugosi Gets Himself Halloween Treats
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi Gets Himself Halloween Treats

  • 31 October 201630 October 2016

What a clever boy! 🙂

Happy Catty Halloween!
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider

Happy Catty Halloween!

  • 31 October 201631 October 2016
Meezer Cattitude
  • Feral Cats
  • Other Cats

Meezer Cattitude

  • 28 October 201610 October 2016

That expression says it all… 

Spider Face Plant
  • Spider

Spider Face Plant

  • 25 October 201610 October 2016

So funny, how he sleeps like that!

The Best Excuse Not To Get Out Of Bed
  • Barbarella
  • Ruby

The Best Excuse Not To Get Out Of Bed

  • 21 October 201616 October 2016

You know that heavy feeling when you wake up and you’re pinned down by a cat? The best excuse not to get out of bed! 😉

Meet The Neighbourhood Meercat Named Watson
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Meet The Neighbourhood Meercat Named Watson

  • 18 October 201616 October 2016

Watson is my neighbours’ 3 month old kitten. He is very cheeky and curious and does a fantastic meercat impression.    Watson’s amazing meercat impression – the video. #cats #meercat…

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  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

My 2017 Cat Calendar Is Out! Street Cats of Jerusalem

  • 16 October 201616 October 2016

On my trip to Jerusalem in April of this year, I had the pleasure of meeting the friendly feral street cats that live all over this ancient city. My new…

That Face When Breakfast Is 2 Hours Late…
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Spider
  • Spider

That Face When Breakfast Is 2 Hours Late…

  • 14 October 201610 October 2016
Ruby Caption Contest
  • Instagram
  • Ruby

Ruby Caption Contest

  • 11 October 201610 October 2016

It was hard to pick a winner, so I decided that ALL of you win and get a mention and link back to your Instagram here. 😉 dee.arnold I’m ready…

Random Monday Kitty Post
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  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Paws
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Monday Kitty Post

  • 10 October 2016

Sorry, I haven’t been too consistent updating this blog, but to make up for it, here you are with a mixture of glorious tabbyness… 

Ruby the Bandido!
  • Ruby

Ruby the Bandido!

  • 28 September 201626 September 2016

Modelling a bottle of tequila flavoured beer… 😉

Meet the Campus Cat of Hildesheim University
  • Catster
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

Meet the Campus Cat of Hildesheim University

  • 26 September 2016

I recently came across this interesting kitty whilst searching for some info on the town Hildesheim in northern Germany, where I was born.  Tabby & white girl Fräulein Sinner has…

Synchronised Kitty Heat Stroke
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Synchronised Kitty Heat Stroke

  • 25 September 201613 September 2016

“Mummy, we can’t bear this heat! Please turn the aircon up a bit more!” With outside temps of 43C (110F), the only way for the boys to keep at least…

Spider Takes Canna-Pet Natural Cannabinoids for Pets
  • Miscellaneous
  • Spider

Spider Takes Canna-Pet Natural Cannabinoids for Pets

  • 21 September 201624 September 2016

Spider wasn’t well earlier this year. His kidney disease had got slightly worse and he also had to have a malignant tumour (an adenocarcinoma) removed from his right ear at the…

My Girl Ruby and I
  • Barbarella
  • Ruby

My Girl Ruby and I

  • 20 September 201613 September 2016
Best of Kitty Fight Club: Ruby, Lugosi & Spider
  • 3 Cats
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi
  • Ruby & Spider
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Best of Kitty Fight Club: Ruby, Lugosi & Spider

  • 16 September 201613 September 2016

A compilation of the best kitty fight scenes… 🙂

Spider Close-Up on the Balcony
  • Spider

Spider Close-Up on the Balcony

  • 13 September 201611 September 2016

Spider posing in the early morning sun…

Meet Bailey, My Neighbours’ New Kitten
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  • Other Cats

Meet Bailey, My Neighbours’ New Kitten

  • 11 September 2016

I don’t know how anyone could abandon a sweet little morsel like this Siamese/Tabby mix! She was found lost and alone in a local shopping center and my downstairs neighbours…

  • Miscellaneous

Pretty Girl Ruby Posing

  • 6 September 201613 September 2016

A photo posted by Barbarella Buchner (@the_madcatlady) on Sep 1, 2016 at 1:57am PDT

  • Barbarella
  • Instagram
  • Spider
  • Videos

17 Year Old Cat Spider Still Playful!

  • 4 September 2016

  Not bad for a 17 year old! Spider is still very active and playful at his advanced age… ??? . #cats #oldcats #oldcatsrule #oldcatsrock #tabbies #tabbycats #gatos #katzen #katt…

Lidl Pet Blankets – Warning: Diabolical Quality!
  • Barbarella
  • Cat Stuff
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous

Lidl Pet Blankets – Warning: Diabolical Quality!

  • 30 August 201630 August 2016

I bought this lovely pet blanket at our local Lidl here in Puerto del Carmen yesterday, but after only one day of use, it looks like *this*, can you believe it?! The…

Kitty Cravat Tie Showcase
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Cravat Tie Showcase

  • 30 August 201613 August 2016

A “documentary” of how a photo session with Spider went down wearing 3 different ties (plus some more adorable pictures of all 3 kitties) is HERE. 

Kitty Silhouette Against The Night Sky
  • Spider

Kitty Silhouette Against The Night Sky

  • 24 August 201613 August 2016

Just after sunset, Spider watches hawk moths and evening birds from the lofty heights of our balcony…

Off To The Vets Again, Nooooo!
  • Barbarella
  • Spider

Off To The Vets Again, Nooooo!

  • 20 August 201613 August 2016

Poor Spider had an episode of vomitting and no eating recently, but after a quick visit to the vets and an anti-nausea shot, he was fine again within a day! 

Beautiful Fiorello
  • Other Cats

Beautiful Fiorello

  • 17 August 201613 August 2016

Fiorello is a gorgeous, ginger tom who lives in our alley. He regularly sits on the roof opposite our apartment watching the birdies inside the huge bougainvillea bush… 

Infinite Spider & Lugosi
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Infinite Spider & Lugosi

  • 15 August 201615 August 2016

My good friend Mike of The Infinite Cat Project has today given a mention and sent belated birthday wishes to Spider and Lugosi, who turned 17 last month. Thank you…

  • Instagram
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby Takes A Shower

  • 13 August 201613 August 2016

Ruby decides to have a shower at the same time as drinking from the tap…   It’s already 40C at 9:20am so Ruby decides to take a shower… ? #cats…

Spider & Lugosi’s 17th Birthday Party
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Spider & Lugosi’s 17th Birthday Party

  • 1 August 20161 August 2016

Spider & Lugosi celebrated their 17th birthday yesterday. Yes, that’s SEVENTEEN glorious long years, which translates to around 85 human years. My boys are the same age as my grandad now!…

Spider Gets Ready For His Close-Up Wearing Kitty Ties
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider Gets Ready For His Close-Up Wearing Kitty Ties

  • 26 July 2016

I bought these cute little ties (for dogs!) for only €1.15 each the other day. Because they were so cheap, I thought I’d get three, and this is a documentary…

Let Me Help You, Brother…
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi

Let Me Help You, Brother…

  • 20 July 201614 July 2016

Ruby: “You missed a spot just there, bro…. ok, I got it for you.”

Pocket Kitty!
  • Cute
  • Kittens
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

Pocket Kitty!

  • 17 July 201614 July 2016

Bumped into this cute little boy at the vets the other day. He is looking for a forever home… fingers crossed! 

Ruby Goes Back To The Future
  • Ruby

Ruby Goes Back To The Future

  • 14 July 201614 July 2016

Ruby on her hoverboard… 

Kitty Michelangelo
  • Lugosi
  • Paws
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Michelangelo

  • 5 July 20164 July 2016
Ruby Loves Ham!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Videos

Ruby Loves Ham!

  • 2 July 201627 June 2016

She really loves the stuff, as you can see. 

Oh Hai There!
  • Ruby

Oh Hai There!

  • 29 June 201627 June 2016

Upside Down Ruby says “Hi”! 🙂

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