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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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    • 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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Look at my glorious belly flooff!
  • Jupiter

Look at my glorious belly flooff!

  • 6 December 20191 December 2019

Jupiter showing off his fluffy underside… 

Janelle’s Morning Kitty Yoga Session
  • Janelle

Janelle’s Morning Kitty Yoga Session

  • 20 June 201612 June 2016

Nelly shows us her yoga moves… 

Feline Dating is very much alive!
  • Lugosi
  • Silly Pics

Feline Dating is very much alive!

  • 2 February 2016

I kid you not, Lugosi took that photo of his furry chest himself!   I accidentally left my mobile phone lying on the sofa with the selfie camera switched on,…

Ruby: Half In, Half Out
  • Ruby

Ruby: Half In, Half Out

  • 20 September 201522 September 2015

  Ruby having as little contact with the floor as possible to keep cool… ? #cats #tabbies #tabbycats #gatos #katzen #neko #ilovecats #kitties #cute #pets #animals #catstagram #catsofinstagram #catlover #catsoflanzarote…

An Epic Spidery Tail
  • Spider

An Epic Spidery Tail

  • 30 April 201529 April 2015

Spider tries to make his tailio look twice the size after encountering a big doggie outside! 

Nelly Cat Nap
  • Janelle

Nelly Cat Nap

  • 21 December 201420 December 2014

On her new sofa and new cushion…

Furry Lightbulb!
  • Janelle
  • Kitty Loaf

Furry Lightbulb!

  • 20 September 2014

Janelle´s furry/fluffy lightbulb expression…. And fluffy lightbulb frontal view…

So much flooff!
  • Janelle
  • Paws

So much flooff!

  • 14 August 2014

Janelle´s adorable super-fluffy paw….

Fluffy Underside with Pointers!
  • Spider

Fluffy Underside with Pointers!

  • 1 March 201426 February 2014

Spider appears to have little v-shaped arrows in his fur pattern, pointing at his nether regions…. cute or rude? You decide. 😉 Closer up…

Selfie with Nelly
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Selfie with Nelly

  • 26 January 2014

Look at the floofff! 🙂

The Siesta as an Art Form
  • Ruby

The Siesta as an Art Form

  • 8 January 20143 January 2014

And Ruby has it sussed to a T.

  • 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? 🙂

Grow a tail, mate!
  • Other Cats
  • Spider

Grow a tail, mate!

  • 19 September 201319 September 2013

Cascabel to Spider: “Hah. You´ll never have a plume of a tail like mine. Never!” Cascabel, the cat with the fluffiest tail ever, visits Spider & Co….

More Flooff with… Janelle!
  • Janelle

More Flooff with… Janelle!

  • 29 August 2013

Behold the fluffiest underside in the Universe!  There´s a head in there too. Somewhere.  Oh! There it is!   

The fluffiest paws… EVAH!
  • Janelle
  • Paws

The fluffiest paws… EVAH!

  • 26 August 2013

Behold the Toe Hawk! Fluff-Enhance!   And the whole kitty now…. the lovely Janelle!  

Tummies in de air!
  • Ruby
  • Spider

Tummies in de air!

  • 21 August 201321 August 2013

Try to have as little bodily contact with the floor as possible in this heat, does the trick. 

  • Barbarella
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby gets her belly kissed

  • 19 March 201319 March 2013

When she lies with her fluffy side up, I just can´t resist!!! I feel a bit like some kinda pervert! 😉

Ruby has wings!
  • Ruby

Ruby has wings!

  • 3 March 2013

Fluffy Turkey Ruby.  Must have drunk a lot of Red Bull!  

So much Beauty
  • Other Cats

So much Beauty

  • 27 February 201322 February 2013

This is a beautiful kitty that lives in my alley. She is an indoor only cat, but I sometimes see her on the first floor balcony of her house…  

Tubby Tabby Tummy
  • Other Cats

Tubby Tabby Tummy

  • 24 December 201222 December 2012

Meet Tommy.  He is one of my friend Anneke´s “lodgers” – here he is in his full tubby tabby tummy glory. 

Spider´s Spotty Tummy
  • Spider

Spider´s Spotty Tummy

  • 2 August 2012

ENHANCE!

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider Chillaxing

  • 29 May 201229 May 2012
All you need is flooff…
  • Janelle

All you need is flooff…

  • 20 April 2012

Janelle yesterday, playing with the strap of my bag…. she´s all flooff (where´s her head?) LOL 🙂

Cutie!
  • Kittens
  • Mobile Pics
  • Other Cats

Cutie!

  • 1 April 20121 April 2012

Bumped into this new face on my alley last night. Isn’t he/she a cutie?! Posted from WordPress for Android

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider strikes a (silly) pose – The Video!

  • 19 March 2012
Cutie in the ´hood
  • Other Cats

Cutie in the ´hood

  • 21 February 201220 February 2012

A pretty kitty that lives down the other end of my alley…. (sorry about the fuzzy quality – I didn´t have my “big” camera with me)

Ruby´s Fluffy Underside
  • Ruby

Ruby´s Fluffy Underside

  • 7 February 2012
Flooffy Tabby Beauty
  • Other Cats

Flooffy Tabby Beauty

  • 15 November 2011

A kitty I encountered on my walk this afternoon.

Ruby Upside Down
  • Mobile Pics
  • Ruby

Ruby Upside Down

  • 1 November 2011
Janelle gets a chinny rub
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle gets a chinny rub

  • 16 September 201116 September 2011

Little video from this morning (my mobile video camera isn´t that great, so apologies for the quality!) .And a few piccies sporting her cute lion cut. Look at those fluffy…

Spider chillin
  • Paws
  • Spider

Spider chillin

  • 10 August 201110 August 2011

Top of Cat. .Bottom of Cat. .All of Cat.

Hot Ruby
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Hot Ruby

  • 11 May 201111 May 2011

At 37C Degrees heat today, a kitty has to find a way to keep cool.Ruby´s Tip: lie on your back and open your leggies wide (for ventilation to the nether…

Janelle´s Paw Workout No. 2
  • Janelle
  • Paws

Janelle´s Paw Workout No. 2

  • 26 April 201126 April 2011
Über-Fluffy Cat Butt
  • Janelle
  • Silly Pics

Über-Fluffy Cat Butt

  • 14 March 2011

Janelle´s tocks from a not so flattering angle!

This morning, 05:20am
  • Cute
  • Ruby

This morning, 05:20am

  • 24 February 201124 February 2011

Early or not, I just couldn´t help myself and simply *had* to capture this pose! 🙂

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider´s Morning Wash

  • 10 June 201010 June 2010

With nice views from our lofty balcony… 🙂

Janelle
  • Cute
  • Janelle

Janelle

  • 22 May 201022 May 2010

Janelle´s mummy Anneke was away the last few days, so I was looking after her and her coinhabicats Squeaky and Blacky.  Had a little bit of a wild play earlier…

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.  🙂

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……….

  • Lugosi
  • Videos

Clever cat builds tunnel!

  • 21 April 2010

Lugosi being extremely silly.  And managing to make himself a tunnel from the cushions on the sofa… 😉

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!
  • Cute
  • 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….

  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle gets ready for her World Trip

  • 27 March 2010
  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Whistling to Nelly

  • 16 March 201016 March 2010

Janelle just loves being whistled to… 🙂

More Nelly!
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

More Nelly!

  • 15 March 201015 March 2010

More fuzzy mobile phone pics of Nelly… with me!..

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

Geoffrey
  • Other Cats

Geoffrey

  • 13 January 2010

I met this beautiful tom called Geoffrey on my travels today, and he decided to pose for me…

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

No wonder the Old Egyptians worshipped cats
  • Cute
  • Lugosi

No wonder the Old Egyptians worshipped cats

  • 1 January 2010

That´s cause they look great wearing their jewellery!  (click here to see Ruby wearing the same amulet)

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