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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
    • 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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Kitty MacGyver – Brilliant!

  • 15 December 200915 December 2009

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today’s Big Thing.

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4 month old Maine Coon Kitten & Mum

  • 14 December 200914 December 2009
Georgeous Coonies
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Georgeous Coonies

  • 26 November 200926 November 2009

From my photo session this afternoon. Wynona & Comanche.And now the new kittens… first the ginger and the blue girls.… and one of the black boys.and the blue girl on…

This cat likes water
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This cat likes water

  • 13 November 200913 November 2009

My neighbour´s cat Milou actually likes water, and doesn´t mind getting his paws wet crossing a small flood that they are currently having due to a broken pipe opposite …….

Maine Coon Kittens grown bigger!
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Maine Coon Kittens grown bigger!

  • 5 November 20095 November 2009

These are the same kittens as these ones here, but a few weeks on….. I prefer them this size, tbh, they are just more fuzzy and cute and got more…

Tito & Paco
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Tito & Paco

  • 29 October 200929 October 2009

A fellow cat lover, Julie, here in Lanzarote just sent me a pic of her two Burmese boys.  OMG. The CUTE!!! I love those little expressions. 🙂

Cat in a Bowl
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Cat in a Bowl

  • 17 October 200917 October 2009

Felix (my neighbour´s cat) sleeping in a fruit bowl.  Perfectly sized for him of course.  And check out the colour co-ordination all around him to go with his black and…

And now…. Maine Coon Kittens!!!
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And now…. Maine Coon Kittens!!!

  • 27 September 200927 September 2009

Oh the Cute!  I can´t bear it. 🙂..Sadly, this is the runt of the litter – she got sick during her first week and now is behind in development.  However,…

Beauty!
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Beauty!

  • 27 September 200927 September 2009

One of the stunning Maine Coons I had the honour to do a photo session with today… 🙂

Princess Janelle is not amused…
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Princess Janelle is not amused…

  • 3 September 20093 September 2009

Janelle: “Oh noes!  Don´t you photograph me with these *commoners*!”

Janelle on holiday at Auntie Anneke´s…
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Janelle on holiday at Auntie Anneke´s…

  • 20 August 200923 August 2009

For the next 2 weeks Janelle is holidaying away from radar dish collared “evil monster” Lugosi – hopefully this holiday won´t be cut short because she won´t behave with the…

  • Other Cats
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Lugosi, Spider & Janelle in Sockington Video!!!

  • 18 August 200918 August 2009

Check it out, at 2:15 mins. 😀 Socks Army One Million Strong from Jason Scott on Vimeo.

Met the cutest little ginger fella on my way home tonight…
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Met the cutest little ginger fella on my way home tonight…

  • 6 August 20096 August 2009

There´s a feral cat colony in an abandoned, rundown complex near Fariones in Puerto del Carmen, but he was rather friendly for a feral and posed for the camera like…

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Catnip Delivery from the United States has arrived!

  • 7 July 20097 July 2009

Oh man, hey, man… this is really good sh*t.  Thanks so much to findingbl.eu for the prezzies.  You´re the best catnip dealer there is. 😉

The very rare Kangaroo Cat
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The very rare Kangaroo Cat

  • 29 June 200929 June 2009

Thought to have possibly been extinct, but spotted this morning in Lanzarote (together with black and white domestic cat). .

Gremlin or Cat???
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Gremlin or Cat???

  • 28 June 200928 June 2009

Not quite sure which… probably a hybrid!

Moon Kitty
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Moon Kitty

  • 27 June 200927 June 2009

Corky, one of my neighbour´s cats, by the light of the crescent moon tonight….

Green Eyes to die for…
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Green Eyes to die for…

  • 20 June 200920 June 2009
Yin & Yang Kitties
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Yin & Yang Kitties

  • 19 June 200919 June 2009

I am looking after these two while their mummy is on holiday… 🙂

In an alternate universe…
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In an alternate universe…

  • 12 June 200912 June 2009

Of course, there is the alternate universe version of the previous photo…. 😉

Upside down is the new downside up!
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Upside down is the new downside up!

  • 12 June 200912 June 2009
Your Honour, I *object*!!!!
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Your Honour, I *object*!!!!

  • 5 June 20095 June 2009

Polly from next door really does have the best expressions… 😉

Polly-Cat
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Polly-Cat

  • 31 May 200931 May 2009

Polly from next door says “Helloooooo!” by the light of the crescent moon…. 

Dancing Kitten…
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Dancing Kitten…

  • 30 May 200931 May 2009

The most hilarious photo from today´s Kitten Photo Session.(More photos of this kitten´s gorgeous little sisters & brothers can be found HERE….)

Gotta love the stripey tail on a tabby
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Gotta love the stripey tail on a tabby

  • 21 May 20093 July 2009

Milou is a neighbour´s cat.  Very cute tail, Milou. 🙂

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