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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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I swear….
  • Cat Macros
  • Ruby
  • Spider

I swear….

  • 18 December 201018 December 2010
Tabby Twins on Video
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Tabby Twins on Video

  • 13 December 201013 December 2010

Spider having a quiet play for himself, when Lugosi butts into the video….  If you like the music, click here for more…

Spider blending in…
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Spider blending in…

  • 13 December 201017 December 2010

It´s all about blending in with your surroundings….

Ruby washes her toys Part II
  • Ruby

Ruby washes her toys Part II

  • 10 December 201017 December 2010

Yesterday you saw the video, but I forgot to post these cute photos… 🙂 . .

Spider jumps again…
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Spider jumps again…

  • 9 December 201010 December 2010

Hilarious pic!.Enhance!

Noooooooooo!
  • Ruby
  • Silly Pics

Noooooooooo!

  • 4 December 201010 December 2010

Not that BabyBabyBabyJustinBieberCrap again!!!! Waaaaaaaaaaah!

Ruby at Play
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby at Play

  • 19 October 2010

So cute/funny!.

This is what I call a bitch slap!
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats
  • Videos

This is what I call a bitch slap!

  • 19 October 201019 October 2010

I am still wiping the tears of laughter off my face…

Caption needed!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Silly Pics

Caption needed!

  • 8 October 20108 October 2010

Hilarious pic of Lugosi with Ruby in the bathtub… let me have your captions! 😉.1st Caption (thanks Anneke!):

Spider Jumps!
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Spider Jumps!

  • 5 October 20105 October 2010

Some hilarious jumping photos of Spider that I took last night.  He *really* loves that toy!…Looks like he´s doing ballet!

Ruby´s Mad 5 Seconds?
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Silly Pics

Ruby´s Mad 5 Seconds?

  • 27 April 201027 April 2010

Uh-uh.  She´s lost it.  Might just be the full moon to blame though… 😉.Madness ENHANCE!

  • 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… 😉

  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider´s Mad Jumps

  • 26 March 201026 March 2010

Spider showing off his jumping skills…

Spider flies again!
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Spider flies again!

  • 4 March 20104 March 2010

I didn´t expect him to jump *this* high, so I cut his head off.  Still…. such a funny pic. 😉

Ruby climbing the wall
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby climbing the wall

  • 21 February 201021 February 2010

Little monkey! 🙂..

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!.

  • Other Cats
  • Videos

The Internet is made of cats

  • 22 January 201022 January 2010

Thanks to www.rathergood.com for this.  Brilliant stuff.  Oh and LOL! 😉

  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby attacks rug…

  • 2 January 20102 January 2010
  • Cute
  • Miscellaneous
  • Videos

A Meowy Christmas from all of us…

  • 22 December 200922 December 2009
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!
  • Cute
  • Ruby

You really can tell this kitten´s INSANE!

  • 16 December 200916 December 2009

Ruby the Looney. 😉

  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats

Kitty MacGyver – Brilliant!

  • 15 December 200915 December 2009

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today’s Big Thing.

You just wait…
  • Cat Macros
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

You just wait…

  • 10 December 200910 December 2009
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby running off with fishing rod toy – CUTE!

  • 8 December 20098 December 2009
  • Cute
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 5 December 20095 December 2009

6 month old Ruby wrestling with 10 year old brother Lugosi…

  • Cute
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Videos

Ruby SchizoKitten

  • 28 November 200928 November 2009
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Kitty Fight: Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 22 October 200922 October 2009

Ruby v. Lugosi: the kitten sure has some mean fighting moves! Watch her as she takes on Lugosi, the chunky big hunk of tabbyness, in this spectacular wrestling match….

Ruby JUMPS – Cute Warning!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby

Ruby JUMPS – Cute Warning!

  • 30 September 200930 September 2009

As Lugosi looks at his new little sister, not quite knowing what to make of her just yet…. and how she hasn´t bust any stitches is beyond me (she only…

Janelle´s got a talent…
  • Janelle
  • Silly Pics

Janelle´s got a talent…

  • 10 August 200910 August 2009

She can do *this* with her tongue:

Janelle sleeps in grass pot… video & pics
  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle sleeps in grass pot… video & pics

  • 22 June 200922 June 2009

…

In an alternate universe…
  • Cat Macros
  • Other Cats
  • Silly Pics

In an alternate universe…

  • 12 June 200912 June 2009

Of course, there is the alternate universe version of the previous photo…. 😉

Dancing Kitten…
  • Cute
  • Kittens
  • Other Cats
  • Silly Pics

Dancing Kitten…

  • 30 May 200931 May 2009

The most hilarious photo from today´s Kitten Photo Session.(More photos of this kitten´s gorgeous little sisters & brothers can be found HERE….)

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle trying out Cat Yodeling!

  • 19 May 200919 May 2009

She is not quite a pro yet, but not bad considering this is only her first time!

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