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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
  • Photo Gallery
    • 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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Ruby is bored….
  • Ruby

Ruby is bored….

  • 14 November 2012
Kitty Silhouettes at Dawn
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Kitty Silhouettes at Dawn

  • 7 November 20125 November 2012
Beauty…
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Beauty…

  • 3 November 20123 November 2012

The stunning beauty of my kitties inspires me every single day…. Ruby and Spider this morning. Too gorgeous. 🙂

Urban Tigers
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Urban Tigers

  • 3 October 201230 September 2012

Chillin´ like villains…

Spider´s Morning Wash
  • Spider

Spider´s Morning Wash

  • 2 October 201230 September 2012
Full Moon Kitty
  • Spider

Full Moon Kitty

  • 29 September 2012

The full moon tonight, modelled by Spider….

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

Kitty Silhouettes at Dawn

  • 26 September 201225 September 2012

Lugosi and Ruby on the balcony at dawn…

Spider and me at sunset last night
  • Barbarella
  • Spider

Spider and me at sunset last night

  • 23 September 2012

Chillin´….

Two-Headed Monster Kitty!
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Two-Headed Monster Kitty!

  • 3 September 20121 September 2012

Hmmm, Siamese Tabby Twins? Or Two-Headed Monster Kitty? You decide. 

Spider-Cat
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Spider-Cat

  • 25 August 201225 August 2012

They don´t call me Spider-Cat for nothing, ya know? Spider practising his wall climbing skills.

Dramatic Spider in the Moonlight
  • Spider

Dramatic Spider in the Moonlight

  • 23 August 2012
Feline-Human Family Photo
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider

Feline-Human Family Photo

  • 3 August 2012
Ruby Peeking
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby Peeking

  • 30 June 2012
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Kitty Wrestle

  • 23 June 201222 June 2012

Lugosi picks a fight with Ruby…. just a short video!

Spider against a dramatic sky
  • Spider

Spider against a dramatic sky

  • 22 June 201221 June 2012

Great shot of Spider taken the other night with heavy rain clouds hanging in the sky…. 

Kitty Pairs
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Pairs

  • 21 June 2012

Lugosi & Ruby   Spider & Ruby  

  • Kitty Loaf
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby the KittyLoaf in HD

  • 20 May 201219 May 2012
Red Hot Ruby Kitty
  • Ruby

Red Hot Ruby Kitty

  • 8 May 2012

Ruby trying to stay cool on a hot day (30C here in Lanzarote today)

Spider x2
  • Spider

Spider x2

  • 3 May 2012

Spider reflecting on his life with The Mad Cat Lady….

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….

Wet Pussycat
  • Mobile Pics
  • Ruby

Wet Pussycat

  • 3 April 20124 April 2012

Ruby won’t come in even though it’s raining and she’s getting wet! So I did this… 😉

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…

Spider strikes a (silly) pose…
  • Spider

Spider strikes a (silly) pose…

  • 18 March 2012

It was very hot yesterday so the feline motto is “if I put as much of my flooffy body in the air I should stay cool”. 🙂 P.S.: Video of…

Spider Silhouette by the Moon
  • Spider

Spider Silhouette by the Moon

  • 12 March 201211 March 2012

Taken a few nights ago….

New *Red* Hello Kitty Parasol
  • Ruby

New *Red* Hello Kitty Parasol

  • 10 March 201211 March 2012

Got it in the sale at one of the perfume shops in Playa for only €8 – and it´s not a cheap copy but the real Sanrio brand. 🙂 Modelled…

Incredible Sunrise modelled by Spider
  • Spider

Incredible Sunrise modelled by Spider

  • 5 March 2012
Spider Silhouette at Sunrise
  • Spider

Spider Silhouette at Sunrise

  • 17 February 2012
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Tabby Twins in HD

  • 13 February 2012

Filmed with new Samsung Q10 videocamera.

Spider
  • Spider

Spider

  • 25 January 2012

A beautiful, moody pic of Spider…. Spider doing his morning wash today

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider´s Eat n´ Wash

  • 17 January 2012

After finishing off his plate of raw beef (thanks to Felice at Feline Instincts for the nutritional help with the new raw food diet for my kitties), a good clean…

Christmas Kissies for Spider
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Christmas Kissies for Spider

  • 23 December 2011

Ruby steals a kiss from Spider…

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

Big stretch…..

  • 20 December 2011
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!!!”

Spider Cat
  • Spider

Spider Cat

  • 4 December 20114 December 2011

A nice atmospheric shot of Spider this morning….

Ruby drinking the rain…
  • Ruby

Ruby drinking the rain…

  • 24 November 2011

Ruby drinking last night´s rain off the table on the balcony…

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!

Spot the Cat!
  • Ruby

Spot the Cat!

  • 3 September 20113 September 2011
Wide Angle Twins
  • Spider & Lugosi

Wide Angle Twins

  • 29 August 201129 August 2011

Lugosi (left) and Spider – can´t quite tell where one cat starts and the other ends…. (click on pic to see full glory 1000px wide photo)

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 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.

Sexy leggies!
  • Paws
  • Spider

Sexy leggies!

  • 9 May 2011

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

The Three Stooges

  • 8 May 20118 May 2011
Stone Kitty & Ladybird
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

Stone Kitty & Ladybird

  • 27 April 201127 April 2011

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Full Moon + Kitties
  • Ruby
  • Spider

Full Moon + Kitties

  • 17 April 201117 April 2011

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New Furniture, new Posing Possibilities!
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Ruby

New Furniture, new Posing Possibilities!

  • 17 April 201117 April 2011

New chairs and table on balcony, and Ruby looking good on them! .

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaawn-Strayche!
  • Ruby

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaawn-Strayche!

  • 13 April 201113 April 2011
Ruby DoubleTake
  • Ruby

Ruby DoubleTake

  • 29 March 201129 March 2011

Ill or not ill at the mo – she´s still CUTE! 😀 Kaleidoscope Cat!….

Ruby after the rain…
  • Ruby

Ruby after the rain…

  • 5 March 20115 March 2011

Cleaning wet pawsie..Other pawsie….Drying off seat for herself.Not quite dry, but what the hell…

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