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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
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    • SciFi, Horror & Fantasy Conventions/Events
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    • Airplanes & Helicopters
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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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Category: Lugosi

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

3some on the bed

  • 17 August 201117 August 2011

Ruby´s like “whaddayawant?!”.

We. Want. Tuna!
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi with Janelle

We. Want. Tuna!

  • 4 August 20114 August 2011

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Happy 12th Birthday, Boys!
  • Lugosi
  • Spider

Happy 12th Birthday, Boys!

  • 31 July 201131 July 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPIDER & LUGOSI!!!! 12 today, you old gits. Sadly, they didn´t like their birthday tuna cause it was in oil, not brine – talk about spoilt…. just look…

Michel-Cat-Angelo
  • Lugosi
  • Spider

Michel-Cat-Angelo

  • 23 July 201123 July 2011

“The Creation of Adam” as interpreted by Lugosi & Spider!.

Tomcat on the Roof
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Tomcat on the Roof

  • 21 July 2011

This stray, unneutered tom has been driving the neighbourhood cats crazy for a few months now.  Here are the Kitties on the balcony watching him on the roof opposite………That´s him!.And…

The Fur Flies!
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

The Fur Flies!

  • 19 July 201119 July 2011

Lugosi and Spider having another brotherly tiff.  This one got quite serious (look at the fur in Lugosi´s mouth and on the floor)!  But Boys will be Boys, ey?!.ENHANCE!

Lugosi forgets to put his tongue back into this mouth
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi forgets to put his tongue back into this mouth

  • 13 July 201113 July 2011

Silly boy!

Lugosi, Vampire Cat
  • Lugosi

Lugosi, Vampire Cat

  • 12 July 201112 July 2011
Paw Shots
  • Lugosi
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Paw Shots

  • 11 July 201111 July 2011

Pawsies feat. Ruby and Lugosi…

Still very much in love
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby

Still very much in love

  • 2 July 20115 July 2011

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

Wistful Lugosi
  • Lugosi

Wistful Lugosi

  • 1 July 20111 July 2011

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Lugosi wants his breakfast NOW!
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi wants his breakfast NOW!

  • 25 June 201125 June 2011
Lugosi is sooo comfortabuhls
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi is sooo comfortabuhls

  • 18 June 201118 June 2011
Random Friday Kitty Post
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Friday Kitty Post

  • 17 June 2011

Here are some pics I didn´t get round to posting before… Bella, a cat from our street, climbing a palm tree (she is a bit mad!)..I think I need to…

Blissful Synchronised Sleepinks
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Blissful Synchronised Sleepinks

  • 16 June 201116 June 2011
Kitty Neighbourhood Watch
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Kitty Neighbourhood Watch

  • 15 June 201115 June 2011

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Not getting any work done around here!
  • Lugosi

Not getting any work done around here!

  • 13 June 2011

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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. 🙂

2 Cats under 1 Roof
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

2 Cats under 1 Roof

  • 29 May 201129 May 2011

They are just so sweet together (when they´re not wrestling!). …

Happy Smiley Cat
  • Lugosi

Happy Smiley Cat

  • 24 May 2011

Somebody is very content and comfy. 🙂.Smile Enhance.

Bungee Cat
  • Lugosi
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Bungee Cat

  • 17 May 201117 May 2011

Spider to Lugosi: “Don´t forget the rope, you idiot!”

The Three Stooges
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

The Three Stooges

  • 8 May 20118 May 2011
Lugosi, my little doggie
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi, my little doggie

  • 4 May 2011

Lugosi does this sometimes when he wants my attention (no, I did not have a tin of tuna in my hand while filming this video).

Destroyer of Bed Covers!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Destroyer of Bed Covers!

  • 29 April 201129 April 2011
Lugosi says…
  • Lugosi

Lugosi says…

  • 29 April 201129 April 2011

“You can stick your Royal Wedding right up your Royal bumholes, see if I care…”

Ruby gets comfy…
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Ruby gets comfy…

  • 24 April 2011

… resting her legs on Lugosi…

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…. 🙂

It´s all about blending in…
  • Lugosi

It´s all about blending in…

  • 1 April 2011
Organic Catnip from Lanzarote
  • Catnip
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous

Organic Catnip from Lanzarote

  • 23 March 201123 March 2011

1 Bag of Home Grown Dried Organic Catnip: €3.00 2 bags of Home Grown Dried Organic Catnip: €5.00Shipping within Europe: €2.50 After a lot of hard work I have managed…

I believe I can fly….
  • Lugosi

I believe I can fly….

  • 21 March 2011

Weeeeeeeeeee!..

Lugosi Emo Kitty
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi Emo Kitty

  • 16 March 201116 March 2011
Lugosi the Carnaval Cat
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi the Carnaval Cat

  • 12 March 201112 March 2011
Kitty Fight Club: Bed Fight Ruby v. Lugosi
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Kitty Fight Club: Bed Fight Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 10 March 2011
King Kat Lugosi
  • Lugosi

King Kat Lugosi

  • 6 March 20116 March 2011

Looking majestic…

Catnip Rush = Kitty Fight!
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Catnip Rush = Kitty Fight!

  • 5 March 20115 March 2011
Catnip Closeups
  • Catnip
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Catnip Closeups

  • 3 March 20113 March 2011
Lugosi Vampire Kitty
  • Lugosi

Lugosi Vampire Kitty

  • 23 February 201123 February 2011

Watch those fangs, matey!

Ooooh! Purple!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Ooooh! Purple!

  • 22 February 201122 February 2011

The kitties´ new trendy purple feeding station….

I iz sooo comfy!
  • Lugosi

I iz sooo comfy!

  • 19 February 201119 February 2011

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360° Kitty Loaf
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Lugosi

360° Kitty Loaf

  • 25 January 2011

Lugosi, Classic Tabby Kitty Loaf….

Lugosi Silhouette
  • Lugosi

Lugosi Silhouette

  • 24 January 201124 January 2011

Lugosi against a weird coloured sky…

Cat Yoga
  • Lugosi
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Cat Yoga

  • 18 January 201118 January 2011

Lugosi: “Can´t I just do my Yoga in peace without that camera in my face?!”(while Spider snoozes in the background)

Lugosi wants something!
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi wants something!

  • 15 January 201115 January 2011
Ruby´s cute smiley face…
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Ruby´s cute smiley face…

  • 14 January 2011

…with Lugosi.

3 Terrors in one spot again!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

3 Terrors in one spot again!

  • 13 January 201113 January 2011

Slightly surreal shot – Ruby looks like a cardboard cutout!

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 12 January 201112 January 2011

.Ruby: I shall nom off your ear!!!.Nyom, nyom, nyom!!!.Ruby: And I shall nom off your face!!!.Lugosi silly face closeup!.Lugosi: Well, we´ll see about that!

The Twins
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

The Twins

  • 8 January 20119 January 2011

Tabby Twins Lugosi & Spider……

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

Good Grass, yum!

  • 7 January 20117 January 2011

Finally, after a week´s wait since putting the seeds in the soil, the kitties´ wait is over!  Fresh Grass! Yay!

More Catnip Shenanigans
  • Catnip
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider

More Catnip Shenanigans

  • 31 December 20101 January 2011

Spider looks on in horror as his brother and Ruby get drugged up to the eyeballs! (there´s some of my own home-grown catnip on the floor for them) . Ruby…

Breakfast Time!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider & Lugosi with Janelle

Breakfast Time!

  • 28 December 20102 January 2011

I prepare the table for breakfast for Mum, her partner and my grandad, and look who gets all the best chairs!

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