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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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    • 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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Persian Princess Janelle and I
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Persian Princess Janelle and I

  • 16 October 201716 October 2017

Nelly and I (when I still had pinky purple hair)… 

J-Loaf gets featured on KittyLoaf Dot Com
  • Janelle
  • Kitty Loaf

J-Loaf gets featured on KittyLoaf Dot Com

  • 16 July 201716 July 2017

Proud to say that my kitty niece Janelle got featured again as “Loaf of the Day” on the KittyLoaf.com website! 🙂

  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Videos

Your Dream Job: Cat Cuddler!

  • 6 July 201721 September 2017

Loooook! Lugosi, Spider, Ruby and Janelle were featured in this beautiful video! Now all we gotta do is move to Ireland and get that job! 🙂   DREAM JOB ALERT!!!!!…

  • Instagram
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Naughty Nelly!

  • 5 July 201729 June 2017

She just loves to nibble on those morning glory flowers. They don’t appear to have any harmful effect on her, she doesn’t even vomit afterwards, so we gather they are…

Janelle’s Morning Kitty Yoga Session
  • Janelle

Janelle’s Morning Kitty Yoga Session

  • 20 June 201612 June 2016

Nelly shows us her yoga moves… 

Janelle Closeup
  • Janelle

Janelle Closeup

  • 11 January 20169 January 2016

Janelle’s cute little grumpy Persian face…

Who’s The Fairest Of Them All?
  • Janelle
  • Other Cats

Who’s The Fairest Of Them All?

  • 22 November 201516 November 2015

Janelle to Squeaky: “Sorry girlie.  No matter how you see it, *I* definitely look better than you on these stripey cushions…”

Janelle: Little Pink Ridinghood
  • Cute
  • Janelle

Janelle: Little Pink Ridinghood

  • 6 September 20155 September 2015

We use this grooming mask to help Janelle with the stress of being brushed (she hates it!), and it does work to a certain extent. However, she still wriggles and…

More Janelle for you!
  • Janelle
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Other Cats

More Janelle for you!

  • 28 June 201527 June 2015

I had the pleasure of catsitting Janelle & Co a while ago, so here are some piccies of your favourite shaded golden Persian and her friends…  Nelly on the outside…

Everybody´s Favourite Persian Kitty!
  • Janelle

Everybody´s Favourite Persian Kitty!

  • 24 May 2015

Yes, it´s Janelle! Haven´t posted anything about her in a while – she just celebrated her 12th birthday and is doing really well. 🙂 Janelle ready for take-off: “I believe…

Janelle Update
  • Janelle

Janelle Update

  • 5 April 20155 April 2015

I haven´t posted anything about our favourite Persian Princess for a while, so here´s a Nelly photo update for you. Vintage Nelly Let me down…. or else! Selfie with Nelly…

New Year´s Greetings from Janelle
  • Janelle
  • Silly Pics

New Year´s Greetings from Janelle

  • 1 January 2015

Or maybe not. Nelly thinks: “OMG. Not *another* year.”

Nelly Cat Nap
  • Janelle

Nelly Cat Nap

  • 21 December 201420 December 2014

On her new sofa and new cushion…

My Best Kept Cat Photography Secret? The Fly Swatter!
  • Janelle
  • Other Cats

My Best Kept Cat Photography Secret? The Fly Swatter!

  • 18 October 201419 October 2014

Here´s Janelle in all her glory. My secret to get cats to look at the camera like that, is flapping a fly swatter around just above the camera. The fluttery…

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle listens to her mummy´s voice on Whatsapp

  • 2 October 2014
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….

Time for bed….
  • Janelle
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Time for bed….

  • 23 May 201422 May 2014

Sleepy time for the kattens, I guess! 🙂 Spider´s had it for the day… Ruby´s out for the count… Ruby and Lugosi And Janelle is sleepy too!

Happy 11th Purrthday to Sweet Princess Janelle
  • Janelle

Happy 11th Purrthday to Sweet Princess Janelle

  • 14 May 2014

She´s turning into an old lady, but a beautiful one at that. 🙂

  • Barbarella
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle plays with keyring – CUTE!

  • 12 April 201412 April 2014
Janelle on the outside looking in…
  • Janelle

Janelle on the outside looking in…

  • 9 April 20147 April 2014

NELLY-HANCE!

  • Barbarella
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Nelly gets a gentle Face Brushing

  • 26 February 201423 February 2014

Perched on her aunty Barbarella´s belly, purring… awww bless. 🙂

Nelly and Auntie Barbarella
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Nelly and Auntie Barbarella

  • 23 February 2014

Visited my girl today. 🙂

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Easy cat toy for treats made from empty toilet roll – feat. Janelle

  • 22 February 201421 February 2014

The cheapest (or free) cat toys always tend to be the best ones, and this one also doubles as a treat dispenser. Watch Nelly demonstrate…. :: Click here for instructions…

Selfie with Nelly
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Selfie with Nelly

  • 26 January 2014

Look at the floofff! 🙂

Is It Just Me, or Do My Cats Look Like Famous People?
  • 3 Cats
  • Cat Stuff
  • Catster
  • Janelle
  • Lugosi
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby

Is It Just Me, or Do My Cats Look Like Famous People?

  • 12 January 20143 February 2014

My latest article on Catster – my cats really DO look like famous actors! Read it here: http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/cat-photos-pictures-cats-famous-people-actors Janelle v. Greta Garbo Lugosi v. Tim Rozon (“Lost Girl”) Ruby v….

Janelle inspect the Xmas tree…
  • Janelle

Janelle inspect the Xmas tree…

  • 24 December 2013

Yes, it´s all good, and correct, and well done hoomins, you did a good job. *haz Nelly´s stamp of Approval*

Janelle gets her Xmas Prezzie
  • Janelle

Janelle gets her Xmas Prezzie

  • 24 December 2013

Mine. All Mine. Nom.

  • 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? 🙂

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle makes hilarious sounds – Nom nom nom!

  • 28 September 201328 September 2013

Make sure you have your sound turned up to hear her silly growlings! 😉

A Persian Princess´s Prerogative is…
  • Janelle

A Persian Princess´s Prerogative is…

  • 24 September 201322 September 2013

“… to always look angry. Yep. That´s my prerogative”, says Janelle.

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!  

Golden Girl Janelle (and her friend Squeaky)
  • Janelle
  • Other Cats

Golden Girl Janelle (and her friend Squeaky)

  • 23 August 201323 August 2013

She is positively glowing in the sunshine!  Oh, hello there!   Janelle to Squeaky: “What the hell are you doing, you silly goofball?!”  

Janelle in an Easter Egg? Or a Space Capsule?
  • Janelle

Janelle in an Easter Egg? Or a Space Capsule?

  • 25 January 2013

Janelle has a new bed! It´s supposed to be rounded at the top, but the way it was packaged, this is the shape it came out, and I think it´s…

Stunningly Gorgeous Janelle
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Stunningly Gorgeous Janelle

  • 21 November 201218 November 2012

Posing pretty – Janelle in “full fluff”. Beautiful Janelle and I. … and Squeaky (“talk to the butt”)

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle playing with Camera Strap – Video

  • 9 September 20128 September 2012
Still love my Janelle
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Still love my Janelle

  • 30 August 2012

Ok, so she´s strictly speaking not “my” Janelle anymore, I´m just the auntie these days… but I still love her so much! 🙂

Janelle & I
  • Barbarella
  • Janelle

Janelle & I

  • 1 August 2012

Visited my Nellybean yesterday and she was really mellow and let me take photos with her. 🙂

Behold the Amazing Two-Headed Mini-Lion!
  • Janelle

Behold the Amazing Two-Headed Mini-Lion!

  • 29 June 2012

An extremely shy (and endangered) species, we still managed to get a couple of shots of this little marvel of nature….

Four Stunning Cats Eyes
  • Janelle
  • Other Cats

Four Stunning Cats Eyes

  • 15 June 201214 June 2012

Squeaky (front) and Janelle – *not* photoshopped!  The intense green is Squeaky´s natural eye colour.  She is just so stunning…. 

Night of the Living Kitty Loaves
  • Janelle
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Mobile Pics
  • Other Cats

Night of the Living Kitty Loaves

  • 13 June 2012

Janelle and Squeaky

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Life beyond the Cat Door

  • 8 June 2012

I hear you ask what happened to Lugosi, Spider & Ruby?  Well, they are right here, chillin´, sleepin´, eatin´, taking it easy, but they haven´t granted me any kitty photo…

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Nutty Nelly!

  • 6 June 20125 June 2012
Janelle the Lion Queen
  • Janelle

Janelle the Lion Queen

  • 2 June 20122 June 2012

Janelle got shaved again on Thursday. Her mummy tells me that Janelle has never been so active, happy and cuddly like she is now. It´s like a big weight off…

Persian Paws at Play
  • Janelle
  • Mobile Pics

Persian Paws at Play

  • 7 May 20127 May 2012

Some Janelle pics I took last week – she´s 9 years old on 14 May and still soooo playful!

  • Cute
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle being supercute

  • 4 May 2012

Another cute Janelle kitty video – shame my mobile phone battery died!!!

  • Barbarella
  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle making biscuits again

  • 3 May 20123 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 🙂

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle nomming treats

  • 19 April 201219 April 2012

Yummy!

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