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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
    • 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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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

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. 😉

Ain´t she CUTE!
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  • Ruby

Ain´t she CUTE!

  • 10 December 200910 December 2009

Ruby´s Xmas outfit.  Erm, actually it´s not hers, she just borrowed it from my friend´s Staffordshire Terrier, Daisy – see pic below. 🙂.

Georgeous Coonies
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Georgeous Coonies

  • 26 November 200926 November 2009

From my photo session this afternoon. Wynona & Comanche.And now the new kittens… first the ginger and the blue girls.… and one of the black boys.and the blue girl on…

Janelle gets dressed up!
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  • Janelle

Janelle gets dressed up!

  • 21 November 200921 November 2009

Oh no, she didn´t like wearing that “thing” at first, look at her face in the first pic…. however, she quickly realised that she actually looks very pretty in pink…

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  • Ruby
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Starving Kitten Ruby

  • 20 November 200920 November 2009

So cute… 🙂

Straycheeee!
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  • Lugosi

Straycheeee!

  • 18 November 200918 November 2009

Lugosi: “Yes, I´m extremely comfy here, thank you very much”

Random Sunday Cat Photo Post
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  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Cat Photo Post

  • 15 November 200915 November 2009

ENJOY! 😀.Ruby.Spider.Ruby.Lugosi.Ruby & Lugosi

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UltraCute Ruby….

  • 11 November 200929 November 2009

Accompanying music is an old track I wrote and recorded in the mid 90s, I hope you like it. 🙂

Fluffy Tummy
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  • Spider

Fluffy Tummy

  • 8 November 20098 November 2009

Spider gives the expression “muff diving” a whole new meaning… 😉

Maine Coon Kittens grown bigger!
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Maine Coon Kittens grown bigger!

  • 5 November 20095 November 2009

These are the same kittens as these ones here, but a few weeks on….. I prefer them this size, tbh, they are just more fuzzy and cute and got more…

And now…. Maine Coon Kittens!!!
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And now…. Maine Coon Kittens!!!

  • 27 September 200927 September 2009

Oh the Cute!  I can´t bear it. 🙂..Sadly, this is the runt of the litter – she got sick during her first week and now is behind in development.  However,…

Scaredy Cat!
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  • Spider

Scaredy Cat!

  • 28 July 200928 July 2009

Spider got a fright – check out the bottlebrush tail!

Comfy Kitty Posishe
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  • Spider

Comfy Kitty Posishe

  • 16 July 200916 July 2009

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Über-Fluffy ´Tocks
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  • Janelle

Über-Fluffy ´Tocks

  • 15 July 200915 July 2009
….and stretch-2-3-4….
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  • Janelle
  • Paws

….and stretch-2-3-4….

  • 4 July 20094 July 2009

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Janelle´s Ultra-Fluffy Chest
  • Janelle

Janelle´s Ultra-Fluffy Chest

  • 1 July 20091 July 2009
Long Cat
  • Lugosi

Long Cat

  • 29 June 200929 June 2009

Had to take this piccie with the 16:9 (*wide*) setting on the camera to fit the whole of Lugosi into the photo….

Cat? Or a very fluffy Prawn?
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  • Lugosi
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Cat? Or a very fluffy Prawn?

  • 27 June 200927 June 2009

Lugosi´s best impression of a Prawn. A very fluffy one. With Pointy Ears.

Janelle wins the fluffiest back paw award!
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  • Janelle

Janelle wins the fluffiest back paw award!

  • 6 June 20096 June 2009
Check out Janelle´s fluffy middle finger…
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Check out Janelle´s fluffy middle finger…

  • 27 May 200927 May 2009
I iz vampire kitteh!
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  • Janelle

I iz vampire kitteh!

  • 26 May 200926 May 2009

Janelle again… well she is in one of her posey moods today, hence so many piccies of her.  Enjoy! 😀..

Plushy Toy or Real Cat?
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  • Janelle

Plushy Toy or Real Cat?

  • 26 May 200926 May 2009

Janelle – isn´t she just a little teddy bear cat? 🙂

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How to Snorgle a Kitty Belly

  • 24 May 200924 May 2009

Snorgle = Snort + Snuggle. Summarizes the situation when you smoosh your face into a fuzzy wuzzy smoochie wiggle and make googoo noises. (as defined by www.cuteoverload.com)

Janelle – the fluffiest belly evah!
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  • Janelle

Janelle – the fluffiest belly evah!

  • 20 May 200920 May 2009

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