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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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    • 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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Category: Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

It´s a beautiful day…
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

It´s a beautiful day…

  • 7 April 2012

And the kitties are out in the sun….

This is the LIFE!
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

This is the LIFE!

  • 30 March 2012

The 3 terrors zonked out on the bed….

Spooky Pic
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Spooky Pic

  • 26 March 2012

A rather spooky pic of my 3 rascals watching me taking photos of the moon and Venus just now, taken with camera settings that were meant for the sky and…

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

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

Kitty Play Time!

  • 20 March 2012

It´s fantastic that Lugosi and Spider are still so playful at almost 13 years of age, especially Spider. 🙂

  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Ruby beats the crap out of Lugosi. Again.

  • 12 March 2012
Spider defends his window sill….
  • Kitty Fight
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Spider defends his window sill….

  • 28 February 2012

… and shortly after admits defeat and runs off in a huff.

The strangest thing….
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

The strangest thing….

  • 20 February 2012

€0.45 in the sale at Natura: 12x rubbish sacks with …. FISH printed on them.  Modelled below by Ruby and Spider.

Caught in the Act!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Caught in the Act!

  • 14 February 201214 February 2012

The epic love affair is still going strong after 2 1/2 years …. Ruby is Lugosi´s Valentine. 🙂 UPDATE – had to be done! 😉

  • 3 Cats
  • Catnip
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Watch Lugosi THWAP Spider on the head!

  • 10 February 2012
Action Shot : Lugosi – I haz it!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Action Shot : Lugosi – I haz it!

  • 22 January 2012

Lugosi and Ruby having a play – Lugosi gets the toy!

Two Kitties in a Window
  • Lugosi
  • Mobile Pics
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Two Kitties in a Window

  • 21 January 201221 January 2012
Random Thursday Kitty Post
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Thursday Kitty Post

  • 19 January 2012

Just some random piccies I took the last few days of my 3 terrors…. Ruby snuggling up to her big bro Lugosi The Boys: Spider (left) & Lugosi Ruby watching…

The 3 Terrors this Morning…
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

The 3 Terrors this Morning…

  • 16 January 2012
Ruby and Spider
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby and Spider

  • 15 January 2012

Sorry, Lugosi was not in a camera mood today, so no pics of him!   Note how Ruby curls up her tail in such a pretty way….

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post

  • 8 January 20128 January 2012

Just some random piccies I haven´t posted before…. Spider, Lugosi & Ruby peeking down from the balcony New Year´s Day Spider approves of the new fluffy, purple blanket Ruby´s Nose…

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…

  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Tuna for Christmas!

  • 25 December 2011

Special treat for Lugosi & Spider in particular, since they are on special food for their chronic illnesses at all other times of the year!

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

Merry Christmas Everybody

  • 24 December 2011
Christmas Kissies for Spider
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Christmas Kissies for Spider

  • 23 December 2011

Ruby steals a kiss from Spider…

  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Merry Christmas to you all!

  • 22 December 2011

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Big stretch…..
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Big stretch…..

  • 20 December 2011
Yin and Yang Fail
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Yin and Yang Fail

  • 19 December 201119 December 2011

Ruby fails to understand the concept of Yin Yang….

Cats + Rain = Not a chance!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Cats + Rain = Not a chance!

  • 19 December 2011

Rain this morning in Lanzarote!  Ruby doesn´t mind so much, but Spider and Lugosi are like “well fook dis, I´m not going out in dat!!!”

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

Kitty Fight Club – Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 9 December 2011

Nothing better than a good smack down in the morning while mummy is still in bed too…

  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi (Dec 2011)

  • 4 December 2011
3some on the bed
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

3some on the bed

  • 28 November 2011

Nice shot this afternoon of Spider (left), Lugosi & Ruby together….

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

Lugosi & Ruby

  • 9 November 2011

Ruby and Lugosi this morning, with neighbouring island Fuerteventura in the background…. Enhance! Yawn! Enhance!

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
At last…. Lugosi pics too!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

At last…. Lugosi pics too!

  • 26 August 201126 August 2011

Since Lugosi wasn´t featured in yesterday´s post, I took some piccies of him sitting all pretty on one of the balcony chairs this morning, tail dangling (with Ruby in the…

Random Thursday Kitty Pic Post
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Thursday Kitty Pic Post

  • 25 August 201125 August 2011

Sorry, no Lugosi pics today – just Ruby and Spider………

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?!”.

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…

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…

Kitty Neighbourhood Watch
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Kitty Neighbourhood Watch

  • 15 June 201115 June 2011

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

Ruby & Spider

  • 1 June 20111 June 2011

Out on the balcony on a beautiful afternoon…

The Power of 3
  • 3 Cats
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

The Power of 3

  • 30 May 2011

Neighbourhood Watch Kitties..

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!). …

2 Morning Loaves
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

2 Morning Loaves

  • 13 May 201113 May 2011

One mackerel tabby long loaf and one orange tabby loaf.  Freshly made for your morning enjoyment.

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

The Three Stooges

  • 8 May 20118 May 2011
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…. 🙂

Too adorable
  • Cute
  • 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…. 🙂

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

Catnip Rush = Kitty Fight!

  • 5 March 20115 March 2011
Ooooh! Purple!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Ooooh! Purple!

  • 22 February 201122 February 2011

The kitties´ new trendy purple feeding station….

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!

  • 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!

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