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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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Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Paws
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post

  • 2 May 20102 May 2010

Some current photos of my three little terrors….Lugosi lounging in pr0n star pose….Spider doing his Cat Aerobics .Ruby blending in with the furniture.Kitty Neighbourhood Watch….Spider doing what cats do best…

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby´s Noisy Purrinkz

  • 27 April 201027 April 2010

This is what a happy cat sounds like.  🙂

Meet Beautiful Khan
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  • Other Cats

Meet Beautiful Khan

  • 25 April 2010

My friend Antonio´s cat Khan (as in Ghenghis) – he´s an 8 month old longhaired flamepoint boy.  He granted me a quick photo session while I was visiting…. …I guess…

New Pawtraits of Lugosi & Spider
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

New Pawtraits of Lugosi & Spider

  • 24 April 201024 April 2010

Just some nice, new photos of the boys for ya……….

Calico Cat Café in Tokyo – Photos & Video
  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

Calico Cat Café in Tokyo – Photos & Video

  • 16 April 201016 April 2010

While in Tokyo last week, I had to check out a cat café (or two!) while there – you pay for 1/2 hour or an hour (or more), get yourself…

Little Coonies!
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  • Kittens
  • Other Cats

Little Coonies!

  • 5 April 20105 April 2010

Maine Coone Kittttttenz! 🙂…Black Tabby girl from the other, slightly older litter….And a couple of grown up babies from previous litters….

Random Friday Kitty Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Paws
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Friday Kitty Post

  • 2 April 20102 April 2010

Pics of the terrible 3some… starting with Lugosi..Talk to the Paw!.Spider & Lugosi back to back, like a mirror!.Sphinx Ruby.Ruby blending in with her surroundings.Lugosi doing his best Pr0nstar pose…..Ruby…

More Wet Ruby
  • Ruby

More Wet Ruby

  • 1 April 20101 April 2010

Getting herself soaked in the sink again… …

That kitten got LEGS!
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

That kitten got LEGS!

  • 29 March 201029 March 2010

Love the little leggies. 🙂.

  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle gets ready for her World Trip

  • 27 March 2010
The Lurve Pic of the Week
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

The Lurve Pic of the Week

  • 27 March 201027 March 2010

Lugosi & Ruby.  Awwww…. 🙂

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider´s Mad Jumps

  • 26 March 201026 March 2010

Spider showing off his jumping skills…

Sleepy reflekshuns…
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Sleepy reflekshuns…

  • 24 March 201024 March 2010

. Wakey wakey!

  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Whistling to Nelly

  • 16 March 201016 March 2010

Janelle just loves being whistled to… 🙂

Kitty sized computer
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  • Spider

Kitty sized computer

  • 16 March 2010

Spider: “Yay. This netbook is purrfect size for my grubby paws.”.Yay.  Kitty Pr0n! 😀

Love Cats
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  • Other Cats

Love Cats

  • 14 March 201014 March 2010

Squeaky (grey & white) and Blacky… (taken with mobile phone camera, hence the fuzzy quality).Love Cats enhance

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

Kitty Fightclub on the bed: Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 9 March 20109 March 2010

They really do love each other! 🙂

Ruby climbing the wall
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby climbing the wall

  • 21 February 201021 February 2010

Little monkey! 🙂..

  • Kittens
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

Quacking Kitteh – so cute!

  • 16 February 201016 February 2010
  • Cute
  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider loves rubbing his face on brush…

  • 12 February 201012 February 2010
Ruby teasing Spider
  • Cute
  • Kitty Fight
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby teasing Spider

  • 12 February 2010

Spider gets sooo annoyed with her, you wouldn´t believe! 😉

Potted Kitteh
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Potted Kitteh

  • 7 February 2010

Here you go.  Have a Ruby in a plant pot. 🙂.

Ruby inspects the shopping…
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby inspects the shopping…

  • 6 February 2010

..

Big slobbery kisssss…
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Big slobbery kisssss…

  • 2 February 20102 February 2010

.And more love….I love this shot!

Spider and I
  • Barbarella
  • Cute
  • Spider

Spider and I

  • 29 January 201029 January 2010

Spider coming up to me during one of his cuddly moments… 🙂.

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post

  • 24 January 201024 January 2010

SMACKDOWN!!!  Ruby v. Lugosi.But then…. the LOVE! 🙂..Spider´s new favourite sleeping spot.Ruby playing.Ruby posing..Laser Pointer Games!.

Ruby (mostly in the sink!) showcase…
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  • Ruby

Ruby (mostly in the sink!) showcase…

  • 22 January 201022 January 2010

More “wet pussy” pics. 😉  But first…. spot the cat! ..And secondly… the CUTE! 😀 .And now to the “wet pussy” pics… 😉…I *love* her little pawsies in this pic!…

Random Monday Kitty Pic Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Monday Kitty Pic Post

  • 18 January 201018 January 2010

My 3 fluff babies condensed in one post. 🙂 Starting with Spider.Ruby.Ruby & Lugosi.Ruby lying on my synth.Siesta time with Lugosi

  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Visiting Janelle

  • 14 January 2010

I visited ma bebbee Janelle the other day – this is Anneke (her new mummy) stroking her gently, and Nelly really enjoying it…

Ruby on Grass
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  • Ruby

Ruby on Grass

  • 12 January 2010

Oi! Whatcha wake me up for?!.Going back to sleep, me… .

Sleepy Ruby
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  • Ruby

Sleepy Ruby

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

This photo makes me wanna burst into a lullaby… 😉

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby licking mummy´s slipper

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

Cats are weird.

A rare sight…
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi with Janelle

A rare sight…

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

Spider cleans Ruby…. those 2 are usually not on the bestest of terms, so this is a very cute, rare shot.

Today´s random kitty pics post
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Today´s random kitty pics post

  • 6 January 20106 January 2010

ENJOY!!!! 🙂 Kittyfight Club: Ruby v. Spider.Lugosi on the balcony.Spider & Lugosi on the balcony.Ruby at play.Ruby with Spider in the background

Awww the LOVE!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Awww the LOVE!

  • 2 January 2010

Ruby & Lugosi.  They love each other. 🙂

  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby attacks rug…

  • 2 January 20102 January 2010
Rubyloaf
  • Cute
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Ruby

Rubyloaf

  • 1 January 20101 January 2010

Kitten Ruby in full frontal kittyloaf posishe.

Lurking….
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  • Ruby

Lurking….

  • 1 January 20101 January 2010

Ruby lurking, ready to pounce on … whatever!

Ruby & I
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  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby

Ruby & I

  • 30 December 200930 December 2009

Two nice piccies taken with self timer this afternoon – lovely little Ruby! 🙂.

The Power of the Ancient Kitties – I haz it!
  • Cute
  • Ruby

The Power of the Ancient Kitties – I haz it!

  • 29 December 200929 December 2009

Mummy says I look Egyptian wearing this. 🙂

Oh the comfortubuls!
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  • Other Cats

Oh the comfortubuls!

  • 29 December 200929 December 2009

Squeaky, one of my friend Anneke´s kitties (where Janelle lives now), showing us all how to relax is done!.Enhance

Hello from the top shelf!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider & Lugosi with Janelle

Hello from the top shelf!

  • 28 December 200928 December 2009
Paw Salad!
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Paw Salad!

  • 27 December 200927 December 2009

Cute pawsies.  Love ´em!

Random Boxing Day Kitty Pic Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Boxing Day Kitty Pic Post

  • 26 December 200926 December 2009

Hope you´re all having a great Crimbo.  Here´s some random cute pics for you to enjoy of my Terrible Threesome. 🙂.Lugosi & Ruby.Basket Case Spider (I love the way his…

  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Happy Christmas again from us…

  • 24 December 200924 December 2009
  • Cute
  • Miscellaneous
  • Videos

A Meowy Christmas from all of us…

  • 22 December 200922 December 2009
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Ruby and her tail

  • 20 December 200920 December 2009
Random Silly Pic
  • Cute
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Random Silly Pic

  • 20 December 200920 December 2009

Spider and his “friends” 😉

Ruby in Action!
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby in Action!

  • 17 December 200917 December 2009

Hi-Five!..GIANT INVISIBLE SANDWICH!…ZERO-G CAT!

You really can tell this kitten´s INSANE!
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  • Ruby

You really can tell this kitten´s INSANE!

  • 16 December 200916 December 2009

Ruby the Looney. 😉

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