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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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  • 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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Hot Dudes with Kittens

  • 8 February 2012

So funny.  And cute. And hot.  And did I mention funny?  Features Sam Trammell from my favourite TV series “True Blood“! Hot Dudes with Kittens from Sam Trammell

3 Cuties!
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3 Cuties!

  • 6 December 2011

My neighbour´s Butch´s 3 (approx.) 6 month old kittens – Delilah (black tortie), Oliver (siamese) and Suko (black). They are just too beautiful!

Kitty Thimbles
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Kitty Thimbles

  • 18 August 201119 August 2011

Diddy little thimbles 4.5cm /1.75″ high, €6 each with a kitteh on them. Of course I couldn´t resist. They are so dead adorabuhls. If there had been more than just…

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  • Ruby
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The cheapest cat toys are the best

  • 14 August 201114 August 2011

Ruby demonstrates.

Supercute Ruby
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  • Ruby

Supercute Ruby

  • 9 August 20119 August 2011
Potted Cat
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  • Other Cats

Potted Cat

  • 28 July 201128 July 2011

Bella, one of the neighbourhood cats, in a plant pot…. (mobile phone photos, so a bit fuzzy)……Whattayoulookinat?!

Still very much in love
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby

Still very much in love

  • 2 July 20115 July 2011

Ruby and Lugosi.  The continuing Love Affair.  Everybody now…. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww! 🙂…..ENHANCE!

Hot Ruby
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  • Ruby

Hot Ruby

  • 11 May 201111 May 2011

At 37C Degrees heat today, a kitty has to find a way to keep cool.Ruby´s Tip: lie on your back and open your leggies wide (for ventilation to the nether…

No kitties today… but a Pug Puppy!
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No kitties today… but a Pug Puppy!

  • 19 April 201119 April 2011

Spotted at the vets today – the cutest 4 month old pug named Brisa. I am a total cat person, but every time I see a pug I melt into…

Firefighter gives Oxygen to Kitten
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Firefighter gives Oxygen to Kitten

  • 11 April 201111 April 2011

Not my photo, but I was so overwhelmed by cuteness, I just had to put it up here! Photo Credit: Tom Bauer – Link to Original Article in Missoulian

Kitty and Dolphins
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Kitty and Dolphins

  • 9 April 201115 April 2011

I saw this video via Cute Overload today and it blew my mind.  I have *never ever* seen anything more precious and beautiful. 😀

And the winners….
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And the winners….

  • 30 March 201130 March 2011

… of the Synchronised Sleeping Competition are: Janelle & Squeaky!(photos courtesy of Anneke Bosma – thanks!).

Cute Kittens
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Cute Kittens

  • 27 March 2011

These are just a few photos from the kitten photo session from the other day with little 2 ginger boys and their mummy.  All the rest of the photos (better…

2 Cutest Kittens!
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2 Cutest Kittens!

  • 26 March 201126 March 2011

My friend Antonio´s 2 gorgeous little male kittens at around 5 weeks – the mummy had 5 kittens, but unfortunately 3 were stillborn. However, these 2 are big and healthy…

Ruby gets her belly brushed
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  • Ruby
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Ruby gets her belly brushed

  • 24 March 201124 March 2011
Too adorable
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  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Too adorable

  • 23 March 201123 March 2011

Got some cute wall stickers the other day and thought I would put them up in the kitty bed corner…. 🙂

Ruby v. the Seal
  • Catnip
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  • Ruby

Ruby v. the Seal

  • 8 March 20118 March 2011

Seal Plushy laced with catnip. Go Ruby go. 🙂

This morning, 05:20am
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  • Ruby

This morning, 05:20am

  • 24 February 201124 February 2011

Early or not, I just couldn´t help myself and simply *had* to capture this pose! 🙂

Janelle playing with Laserpointer
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Janelle playing with Laserpointer

  • 4 February 20114 February 2011

So cute, her dashing around! 🙂

Ruby cleans Spider
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  • Ruby
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Ruby cleans Spider

  • 1 February 20115 February 2011

Very rare moment when she is *not* trying to tease or annoy him. 🙂

Upside Down Ruby
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  • Ruby

Upside Down Ruby

  • 31 January 201131 January 2011

.ENHANCE!

Ruby´s cute smiley face…
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Ruby´s cute smiley face…

  • 14 January 2011

…with Lugosi.

Ruby washes her toys…
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  • Ruby
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Ruby washes her toys…

  • 9 December 201010 December 2010
Ruby: From Cute to Fearsome!
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  • Ruby

Ruby: From Cute to Fearsome!

  • 25 November 201025 November 2010

.Ruby´s impression of a Scottish Fold….Ph33r me! .

Caught in the Act!
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  • Lugosi
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Caught in the Act!

  • 13 November 201013 November 2010

It´s a bit of a fuzzy picture, but it´s rather priceless…. Lugosi & Ruby caught in the Act!

Ruby at Play
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  • Ruby

Ruby at Play

  • 19 October 2010

So cute/funny!.

What a Cutie!
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What a Cutie!

  • 24 September 201024 September 2010

This has got to be the most fabulous kitty pic I have seen in a long time…. Myshia being ultra-cute (courtesy of brianhealy.net – thanks mate!)

I iz a happy kitteh
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I iz a happy kitteh

  • 27 July 201027 July 2010

Visited Stuart & Lynn at their Holistic Holiday Retreat in Tías today, who are blessed to live in the presence of these gorrrgeous kittehs. I could barely drag myself away…

Janelle gets a face rub
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Janelle gets a face rub

  • 26 July 20105 September 2010

Visited my little princess today.  I miss her so much!  But cuddling her made up for it for now…

Janelle preventing us from getting any work done
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Janelle preventing us from getting any work done

  • 25 July 20105 September 2010

Distracted by Cute.

Cute Ruby
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Cute Ruby

  • 24 July 2010
Kitty Smiles
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Smiles

  • 15 July 201015 July 2010

Lugosi & Ruby. The Love Affair.  Look at that smile on her face. 🙂

Feral Kittens
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Feral Kittens

  • 13 July 201013 July 2010

On a spaying/neutering mission with 9 Lives Lanzarote today, we found these little kittens – sadly they´re too young to be done, and the mother can´t be taken from them…

Ruby at Play
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  • Ruby

Ruby at Play

  • 9 July 20109 July 2010

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Ruby´s funny sleeping posishe
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  • Ruby
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Ruby´s funny sleeping posishe

  • 30 June 20105 September 2010

So cute! 🙂

Ikea Cats
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Ikea Cats

  • 28 June 201028 June 2010

Got this great new shelf unit from Ikea the other day, and don´t the kitties look just purrfect posing in it? 🙂….

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  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
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Ruby breaks up Kitty Fight

  • 20 June 201020 June 2010

Lugosi & Spider are having a little tiff.  Enter Ruby…. 🙂

Random Ruby
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Random Ruby

  • 16 June 201016 June 2010

On a grey day….On a blue sky day…

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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
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Lugosi gets his brushies (and Ruby too!)

  • 7 June 20107 June 2010

Watch Attention Deficit Kitten (“ADK”) running around in the background. 😉

  • Catnip
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  • Ruby
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Ruby´s First Ever Catnip Rush

  • 3 June 20103 June 2010

Oh dear.  She´s hooked now.

Dead Cat!
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  • Ruby

Dead Cat!

  • 28 May 2010

Ruby´s dead cat impression!.Silly Legs ENHANCE!

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  • Janelle
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Video: Janelle´s Paw Workout

  • 22 May 201022 May 2010

Janelle in her little pink gym outfit giving us her paw workout.

Janelle
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  • Janelle

Janelle

  • 22 May 201022 May 2010

Janelle´s mummy Anneke was away the last few days, so I was looking after her and her coinhabicats Squeaky and Blacky.  Had a little bit of a wild play earlier…

Random Saturday Kitty Pic Post – ENJOY!
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Saturday Kitty Pic Post – ENJOY!

  • 22 May 2010

Lugosi Close-Up.Ruby to Lugosi: “Gissa Kiss!” 🙂.Ruby: “Who´s that cat???”.Ruby: “Oh, it´s only silly old me…”.Spider: “Does my bum look big like this?”.Lugosi´s Cute Pose.3 kitties lazing on a hot…

Exercise Ruby Style
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  • Kitty Fight
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  • Ruby
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Exercise Ruby Style

  • 16 May 201016 May 2010

.POUNCE!.And a few minutes before this, she cramped Lugosi´s style, who got angry after just minding his own business and lying peacefully on the bed! 😉

Spider, Ruby, Polly… no Lugosi!
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  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
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Spider, Ruby, Polly… no Lugosi!

  • 6 May 20106 May 2010

Sorry, but Lugosi was having a Diva´s tantrum and isn´t going to pose for us today. 🙁.We do however have…. Ruby (on new rug)!.And Spider and Ruby!.And Polly from next…

What´s the collective noun for a Group of Kitty Loaves?
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What´s the collective noun for a Group of Kitty Loaves?

  • 2 May 20102 May 2010

A “Basket”?  A “Tray”? A “Bakery”?  Suggestions please. 😉(Btw, these lovely loaves live on the grounds of the Natura Palace Hotel, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote)..

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post
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  • Lugosi
  • Paws
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post

  • 2 May 20102 May 2010

Some current photos of my three little terrors….Lugosi lounging in pr0n star pose….Spider doing his Cat Aerobics .Ruby blending in with the furniture.Kitty Neighbourhood Watch….Spider doing what cats do best…

Even the booze has to be cat-shaped!
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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)… 😀

Ruby´s Mad 5 Seconds?
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Ruby´s Mad 5 Seconds?

  • 27 April 201027 April 2010

Uh-uh.  She´s lost it.  Might just be the full moon to blame though… 😉.Madness ENHANCE!

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