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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
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    • Myself & Family
    • The Kitties
    • SciFi, Horror & Fantasy Conventions/Events
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    • 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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Myself & Kitties

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.

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!

Lugosi last night
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi

Lugosi last night

  • 23 March 201323 March 2013

… fell asleep on my foot, bless him. 🙂

  • Barbarella
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby gets her belly kissed

  • 19 March 201319 March 2013

When she lies with her fluffy side up, I just can´t resist!!! I feel a bit like some kinda pervert! 😉

Kitty Photo Session – Risa & Izarra
  • Barbarella
  • Other Cats

Kitty Photo Session – Risa & Izarra

  • 10 February 201310 February 2013

I had the privilege of doing a photo session with two gorgeous black sisters, Risa & Izarra in Costa Teguise last week.  Plenty of catnip, treats and toys were involved!…

Can´t. Move. Darn Cats.
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Mobile Pics
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Can´t. Move. Darn Cats.

  • 26 January 201326 January 2013

Guys, I really really need to go for a pee!

Kissies for Spider
  • Barbarella
  • Spider

Kissies for Spider

  • 22 January 201322 January 2013

Mummy loves you lots. 🙂

Meet Fiorello
  • Barbarella
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Meet Fiorello

  • 16 January 201321 January 2013

A new face in our alley…. very cute, very friendly and very photogenic!  He granted me an exclusive photo session with him… Hackles Raised! Ruby (right) is not impressed with…

New Year´s Wishes
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous

New Year´s Wishes

  • 31 December 2012
Triple Kitty Bunk DIY Project
  • Barbarella
  • Cat Stuff
  • Miscellaneous

Triple Kitty Bunk DIY Project

  • 28 December 201216 February 2014

I saw a photo of a triple cat bunk bed the other day and decided that I wanted to build my own for my 3 furbabies. These are the basic…

Merry Christmas from The Mad Cat Lady & Kitties
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Merry Christmas from The Mad Cat Lady & Kitties

  • 22 December 2012
Saturday Night In with the Boys
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Saturday Night In with the Boys

  • 15 December 2012

And beer…. 

My Cat Calendars 2013
  • Barbarella
  • Cat Stuff

My Cat Calendars 2013

  • 2 December 20122 December 2012

Aren´t they gorgeous? 🙂

Stunningly Gorgeous Janelle
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Stunningly Gorgeous Janelle

  • 21 November 201218 November 2012

Posing pretty – Janelle in “full fluff”. Beautiful Janelle and I. … and Squeaky (“talk to the butt”)

In bed with my kitties
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Mobile Pics
  • Ruby

In bed with my kitties

  • 18 November 201218 November 2012

Lugosi likes to lie on top of me!  Ruby likes to lie next to me. And Spider? He refused to have his picture taken together with a smelly hoomin! 😉 

Long long shadows
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors

Long long shadows

  • 27 October 201224 October 2012

Isn´t it uncanny how Lugosi´s shadow looks like Batman? 

Morning Outing with the Kattens
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Morning Outing with the Kattens

  • 19 October 201217 October 2012

Only Ruby and Lugosi in this pic with me – Spider was off in the alley exploring!

Spider and me at sunset last night
  • Barbarella
  • Spider

Spider and me at sunset last night

  • 23 September 2012

Chillin´….

Still love my Janelle
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Still love my Janelle

  • 30 August 2012

Ok, so she´s strictly speaking not “my” Janelle anymore, I´m just the auntie these days… but I still love her so much! 🙂

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

Feline-Human Family Photo

  • 3 August 2012
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. 🙂

  • 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…

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. 🙂

  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi´s Morning Ritual with Mummy

  • 9 July 20129 July 2012
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…

Lugosi´s Morning Routine
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Mobile Pics

Lugosi´s Morning Routine

  • 22 May 201221 May 2012

Lugosi is one persistent little bugger when he wants to get me out of bed in the morning to have his breakfast served.  But he´s also very loving and spends…

Siesta time with Lugosi…
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Mobile Pics

Siesta time with Lugosi…

  • 12 May 201212 May 2012
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle making biscuits again

  • 3 May 20123 May 2012
Happy Easter Kitty Eggs
  • Barbarella
  • Cat Stuff
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby

Happy Easter Kitty Eggs

  • 8 April 2012

Did some “naive” style painting on a couple of eggs today.  Aren´t they cute? 🙂 Ruby inspects my work…

Random Friday Kitty Pix Post
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Friday Kitty Pix Post

  • 23 March 2012

Spider (left) and his bro, Lugosi The kattens and I on a balmy evening on the balcony Ruby Spider munching

Janelle & I
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Janelle & I

  • 1 March 2012

Catsitting the beautiful Janelle (and Squeaky and Blacky) at the moment. Here´s a couple of pics from this morning… 🙂

Persian Kittens
  • Barbarella
  • Kittens
  • Other Cats

Persian Kittens

  • 8 January 20128 January 2012

Went to do a photo shoot with a friend´s Persian kittens yesterday – this is her (Karolien) and I with the 3 cuties Bella, Mulan and Bambi…. I will publish…

My Cats and Me
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

My Cats and Me

  • 7 January 2012

Trying to get a decent shot of myself with all 3 kitties is near impossible.  So I tried coaxing them with treats today, but I still didn´t get a great…

Merry Christmas Everybody
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Merry Christmas Everybody

  • 24 December 2011
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Merry Christmas to you all!

  • 22 December 2011

Click Here to create your own “Elf Yourself” video

Cat Calendar 2012 Update
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

Cat Calendar 2012 Update

  • 10 November 201110 November 2011

I have now spoken to a printer who can do a small quality of my beautiful cat photo calendar for a reasonable price.  The calendar will be available in A4…

Missing Cat Pompon FOUND!
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

Missing Cat Pompon FOUND!

  • 26 October 201126 October 2011

I can´t believe it.  We finally found missing cat Pompon, and his story is just short of a miracle. He escaped from a house in La Asomada 20 days ago,…

My 2012 Cat Photo Calendar
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

My 2012 Cat Photo Calendar

  • 25 October 201125 October 2011

I have now finished putting together next year´s calendar featuring new kitty photos that I have taken during the year 2011. Below is a preview of it. If you would…

No wonder I don’t wanna get out of bed…
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Mobile Pics
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

No wonder I don’t wanna get out of bed…

  • 17 October 2011
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous

Slacking….

  • 24 August 201124 August 2011

Apologies to my faithful kitty pic fans for not having posted regularly recently, but I have been rather busy with “life stuff”….  There are a couple of new videos in…

Call me a Hypochrondriac, but I do have this!
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous

Call me a Hypochrondriac, but I do have this!

  • 14 August 201114 August 2011
Cuddles with Janelle
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Cuddles with Janelle

  • 6 August 20116 August 2011

Had a wonderful cuddle session with Janelle yesterday… 🙂.

Lugosi loves his mummy…
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi loves his mummy…

  • 12 June 2011

I had been away for a few days, and Lugosi was sooo happy to see me – the feeling was mutual. 🙂

Morning Bliss
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Morning Bliss

  • 23 April 201123 April 2011

All 4 of us sharing the bed…. 🙂

New Year´s Eve 2010/2011 Fireworks
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous

New Year´s Eve 2010/2011 Fireworks

  • 1 January 201116 January 2011

Happy New Year Everybody! No kitties this time, sorry – back soon though! New Year´s Eve 2010/2011 in the Old Town of Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote .

Merry Xmas from the Von Fluffensteins
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Merry Xmas from the Von Fluffensteins

  • 24 December 20102 January 2011
Wet pussy! :O
  • Barbarella
  • Ruby

Wet pussy! :O

  • 21 December 20102 January 2011

Ruby got a bit damp last night running out on the balcony in the pouring rain. Isn´t she cute all wrapped up in a towel? 🙂

Good morning…
  • Barbarella
  • Ruby

Good morning…

  • 21 October 201021 October 2010

Myself in my PJs(!) on the balcony this morning with Ruby-Doo, on this beautiful, warm October´s day…

Even the booze has to be cat-shaped!
  • Barbarella
  • Cute
  • Miscellaneous

Even the booze has to be cat-shaped!

  • 30 April 201030 April 2010

They don´t call me The Mad Cat Lady for nothing!  Behold the power of my kitty-shaped ice cubes (going in my rum & coke)… 😀

Sore Eyes Solution
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Silly Pics

Sore Eyes Solution

  • 30 April 201030 April 2010

It´s almost fun having sore eyes, when you get to wear these! 😉.Lugosi wasn´t too impressed with them though!

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