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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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    • Myself & Family
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    • SciFi, Horror & Fantasy Conventions/Events
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    • 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: Videos

  • Barbarella
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby Snuggles with Mummy & Purrs Noisily

  • 11 April 201511 April 2015
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi washes Ruby – Love Cats

  • 8 April 2015

They are not related, but they so love each other. 🙂

R.I.P. Buster
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

R.I.P. Buster

  • 25 March 201525 March 2015

My neighbours just lost their 10 month old ginger tom Buster, whom you probably know from previous posts and pictures on this blog. He was run over by a car…

  • Barbarella
  • Catnip
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Smells Like Catnip – Starring Lugosi & Spider

  • 13 March 201512 March 2015

After harvesting fresh catnip leaves, the boys go mad over the smell on my hands!

  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Therapeutic Kitty Face Washing

  • 2 March 201531 March 2015

Sit back. Relax. Enjoy. 🙂

  • Barbarella
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

Want clean floors? Use a cat!

  • 7 February 20156 February 2015

Buster (the neighbours´ cat) demonstrates that all it takes for squeaky clean floors is… a cat!And a human´s foot attached to the cat, for that matter…

Beautiful Feral Kitties in Güime
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

Beautiful Feral Kitties in Güime

  • 21 January 2015

I encountered these gorgeous Lanzarote ferals, who are being looked after by my friend Bernie Payton (who runs the TNR charity 9 Lives Lanzarote).

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Found a Purring Lump under Duvet

  • 17 January 201516 January 2015

What´s this purring lump in my bed?

  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Videos

Lugosi plays with hairclip

  • 8 January 20156 January 2015

My 15-year-old boy still has his playful moments in his old age…

  • Barbarella
  • Cat Stuff
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

I married my cats – in the British press again!

  • 7 January 20157 January 2015

We are getting more and more famous! 🙂 Click here to read this wonderful article in the Daily Mail Online yesterday… 

The year comes to a sticky end…
  • Ruby
  • Videos

The year comes to a sticky end…

  • 31 December 20141 January 2015

Wishing you all a fantabulous 2015!!!! Luv from Barbarella, Ruby, Spider & Lugosi.

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

Every Cat has a Different Meowing Voice

  • 7 December 20146 December 2014

Just like us humans, every cat sounds different when he/she talks. They all have distinctly different sounding voices. Even though a non-cat person may notice it, here are my 3…

Ruby v. Buster: Two Ginger Cats in Under Door Fist Fight!
  • Kitty Fight
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby v. Buster: Two Ginger Cats in Under Door Fist Fight!

  • 26 November 201425 November 2014

Ruby encounters her mirror image under the door…Buster, peeking out from under the door…

  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi listens to his mummy talk…

  • 15 November 2014
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Love Cats: Lugosi washes Ruby, awww!

  • 12 November 20148 November 2014
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby Drools When She´s Happy

  • 29 October 201429 October 2014
Trap Neuter Return – Harbour Cats Puerto del Carmen
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  • Videos

Trap Neuter Return – Harbour Cats Puerto del Carmen

  • 21 October 201421 October 2014

A friend and I trapped one of the feral kittens from the cat colony in the Old Town Harbour in Puerto del Carmen yesterday, took it to the vet to be neutered, and returned it…

  • Janelle
  • Paws
  • Videos

Nelly making biscuits on my tummy

  • 14 October 201414 October 2014

Listen to those little purrrrrrs. 🙂

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle listens to her mummy´s voice on Whatsapp

  • 2 October 2014
Destroyer of Curtains!
  • Spider
  • Videos

Destroyer of Curtains!

  • 16 September 201415 September 2014

It only took 2 mins after unwrapping these lovely new curtains, before I found Spider being a naughty boy!!! Don´t you *dare* stick your claws in there, matey!

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider, Destroyer of Curtains

  • 26 August 2014

Don´t you DARE, you little git! Those are my brand new curtains!

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby: Purr-Slurp-Purr-Slurp-Purr-Slurp

  • 9 August 201428 August 2014

My girl is getting more and more adorable as time goes by… 🙂

  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Lugosi & Spider´s 15th Birthday Party Video!

  • 31 July 2014

Catnip, Tuna, King Prawns…. and extra cuddles and brushings. What more can an old git of a cat ask for? It´s the first time I tried to shoot a video using…

  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Twitch! Twitch! Twitch!

  • 22 July 201431 July 2014

Lugosi must have caught an interesting scent – look at that little nose go twitch twitch twitch! 🙂

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby Performs For Ham!

  • 6 July 201431 July 2014

She absolutely *loves* that stuff, as you can see… 🙂

  • Spider
  • Videos

Evil Flying Newspaper Attacks Cat In Street!

  • 22 June 2014

Due to strong winds, the evil flying newspapers were out en masse that day, attacking poor unsuspecting kitties in the street…

  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Videos

Rock n´Roll, Lugosi!

  • 28 April 2014
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby: Life from Inside the Food Bowl

  • 26 April 2014
  • Kitty Fight
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Spider Smackdown

  • 14 April 2014
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle plays with keyring – CUTE!

  • 12 April 201412 April 2014
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Cat Domination Games: Lugosi & Ruby

  • 11 April 20149 April 2014

First so fierce, then so cute. Enjoy. 🙂

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby loves to drink rain water

  • 5 April 2014

Close-up of Ruby lapping up rain water on the storage chest on our balcony…

  • Barbarella
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby´s new ways of getting me out of bed!

  • 24 March 201422 March 2014

Ruby´s obviously learnt from the best (Lugosi) – even though she is developing her very own, special techniques…. :O

  • Ruby
  • Videos

There can be only ONE!

  • 15 March 2014

Ginger cat, that is. And now, imposter, you dieeee!

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

Ruby goes Undercover – Spider Attacks!

  • 10 March 2014

A bit of fun between “siblings”… 🙂

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby´s Mad Dashes after the Laser Pointer

  • 3 March 20142 March 2014

Watch her go go goooo!

5 Ways To Get Your Human Out Of Bed
  • Catster
  • Lugosi
  • Videos

5 Ways To Get Your Human Out Of Bed

  • 26 February 201426 February 2014

My latest article on Catster – 5 Ways to get your Human out of Bed – featuring the boss of me, LUGOSI! Enjoy! http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/funny-cat-humor-behavior-pictures-photos-get-human-out-of-bed

  • Barbarella
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Nelly gets a gentle Face Brushing

  • 26 February 201423 February 2014

Perched on her aunty Barbarella´s belly, purring… awww bless. 🙂

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Easy cat toy for treats made from empty toilet roll – feat. Janelle

  • 22 February 201421 February 2014

The cheapest (or free) cat toys always tend to be the best ones, and this one also doubles as a treat dispenser. Watch Nelly demonstrate…. :: Click here for instructions…

  • Catnip
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby´s Habit

  • 11 February 201410 February 2014

She does have a bit of a catnip habit, but hey, as long as it´s not causing major addiction problems, we will just let her go with the flow and…

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider gets a serious chinny rub

  • 5 February 20144 February 2014

Oh, he loves this! Just look at him *smile*! 🙂

  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby picks a fight with Ginger Tom

  • 2 February 2014

For a tom who still has his crown jewels attached, Fiorello is a real wooss. But then, Ruby is a real bully (for a girl)!

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

The Cat in the Bag! Hilarious Video of Spider & Ruby

  • 29 January 201428 January 2014

I LOL´d. And so will you!

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby´s Morning at the Kitty Spa

  • 23 January 201423 January 2014

Ruby is having a pamper morning….

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

Kitty Domination School

  • 13 January 2014

Lugosi or Spider have this “domination thing” with Ruby about 3 or 4 times a week. In multi-cat households, this happens to establish a pecking order, and/or if a cat…

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider jumps into washing basket, and slides…….

  • 13 January 201412 January 2014

Spider loves me throwing his mylar balls into the washing basket….

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby purrs for World Peace

  • 23 December 201329 December 2013
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Ruby & Spider: Thirsty Kitties!

  • 28 November 201327 November 2013

Make sure to have your sound turned on for this. 🙂

  • Janelle
  • Paws
  • Videos

Janelle has the fluffiest paws in the world!

  • 25 November 201324 November 2013

Surely, she should be in the Guinness Book of Records with those fluffy mitts? 🙂

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby´s Feline Hyperesthesia

  • 24 November 2013

She has an episode about once a day, or every other day. Some cats are treated for this condition (called Feline Hyperesthesia) with anti-epileptic medication, but in Ruby´s case I…

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