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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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  • 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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Simply Callisto
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Simply Callisto

  • 13 August 20197 August 2019
Callisto derping in his sleep….
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Callisto derping in his sleep….

  • 3 August 201931 July 2019

So darn cute! 🙂

Jupiter & Callisto – Bonded Brothers
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Jupiter & Callisto – Bonded Brothers

  • 29 June 201929 June 2019

Jupiter has become Callisto’s bestie, dad and big brother. These two wrestle and play with each other all day, and they sometimes sleep together too. I am so lucky that…

Meet Callisto, the New Cat on the Block
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Meet Callisto, the New Cat on the Block

  • 27 June 2019

Callisto joined us on 10th May when he was just 8 weeks old. Here’s his first encounter with Queen Ruby and Jupiter…  He has grown a lot since then, and…

Adorable Kitten Suckling
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Adorable Kitten Suckling

  • 16 November 201615 November 2016

A black kitten suckling on its mummy, from the Harbour Cat Colony of Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote. The Harbour Cats of Puerto del Carmen have their own Facebook page,…

Meet Bailey, My Neighbours’ New Kitten
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Meet Bailey, My Neighbours’ New Kitten

  • 11 September 2016

I don’t know how anyone could abandon a sweet little morsel like this Siamese/Tabby mix! She was found lost and alone in a local shopping center and my downstairs neighbours…

Pocket Kitty!
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Pocket Kitty!

  • 17 July 201614 July 2016

Bumped into this cute little boy at the vets the other day. He is looking for a forever home… fingers crossed! 

Once a Cat Lady
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Once a Cat Lady

  • 4 July 2014

always a Cat Lady. 🙂 Yours truly + kitten c. 1976.

Home Needed for this Cutie
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Home Needed for this Cutie

  • 1 July 2014

My name is JUMPY and I´m a ginger/white 4 month old tom cat. I am very friendly, playful, cuddly and get on well with other cats. Mi nombre es JUMPY…

More Cute Cascabel!
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More Cute Cascabel!

  • 24 July 2013

Having a play with our street´s cutest tabby queen.   She´s gonna grow up so fast… 

Cascabel
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Cascabel

  • 16 July 201315 July 2013

Stunning fluffy tabby kitten queen turning all the toms´ heads in our alley at the moment. Luckily, her responsible owner had her spayed already. 🙂

Ruby v. Kitten
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Ruby v. Kitten

  • 13 June 2013

Don´t worry, nothing happened.  😉  This is a new kitten (name unknown) in our street, meeting Ruby for the first time. 

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Ruby has a new (old) toy!

  • 2 March 2013

Had this same toy when Ruby was young, but she destroyed it (ripped all the fur off it, playing). So here´s the replacement! 🙂

New Little Kitler on the Block
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New Little Kitler on the Block

  • 28 February 201327 February 2013

This is Cripsy.  He´s a little Kitler. 

Hello Sexy!
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Hello Sexy!

  • 10 October 201210 October 2012

I met this cute kitten called “Sexy” at the vets today, and her human mummy granted me a little photo session…. isn´t she adorable? 🙂

Kitten needs rescuing? Think again….
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Kitten needs rescuing? Think again….

  • 8 July 20129 July 2012

Last night I was walking down the road to meet my friend for a beer down my local and I hear this incredibly loud “meeeeeeeeeeeeeeew” from somewhere in front of…

Cutie!
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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

Forever Home Needed for Filix
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Forever Home Needed for Filix

  • 23 September 201123 September 2011

Lanzarote Folk: Very cute (see photo) black & white female cat, approx. 6 months old, needs a home.  She is a bit shy, but likes a cuddle now & then…

Cutie Tortie
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Cutie Tortie

  • 30 August 201130 August 2011

This little girl lives in one of my neighbours´ gardens.  I don´t know if she belongs to someone or is a feral, but she´s very affectionate and extremely playful (see…

Firefighter gives Oxygen to Kitten
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Firefighter gives Oxygen to Kitten

  • 11 April 201111 April 2011

Not my photo, but I was so overwhelmed by cuteness, I just had to put it up here! Photo Credit: Tom Bauer – Link to Original Article in Missoulian

That kitten got LEGS!
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That kitten got LEGS!

  • 29 March 201029 March 2010

Love the little leggies. 🙂.

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Quacking Kitteh – so cute!

  • 16 February 201016 February 2010
Sleepy Ruby
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Sleepy Ruby

  • 10 January 201010 January 2010

This photo makes me wanna burst into a lullaby… 😉

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Ruby attacks rug…

  • 2 January 20102 January 2010
Ruby & I
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Ruby & I

  • 30 December 200930 December 2009

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

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Ruby and her tail

  • 20 December 200920 December 2009
You really can tell this kitten´s INSANE!
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You really can tell this kitten´s INSANE!

  • 16 December 200916 December 2009

Ruby the Looney. 😉

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4 month old Maine Coon Kitten & Mum

  • 14 December 200914 December 2009
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Ruby running off with fishing rod toy – CUTE!

  • 8 December 20098 December 2009
Deadly Cute Head Tilt
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Deadly Cute Head Tilt

  • 4 December 20094 December 2009

It´s the head tilt that does it every the time… 🙂.And one sans head tilt.  Almost as cute.

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Ruby SchizoKitten

  • 28 November 200928 November 2009
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Starving Kitten Ruby

  • 20 November 200920 November 2009

So cute… 🙂

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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. 🙂

Ruby loves shredding tissue paper…
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Ruby loves shredding tissue paper…

  • 11 November 200911 November 2009

Kill the evil tissue paper, killkillkill! .I´ll eat you alive! .You´re all mineminemine nobody else can save you now!.Oh, but I *am* an innocent kitten, really. 😉

Sleepy Ruby
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Sleepy Ruby

  • 6 November 20096 November 2009

She darn well *knows* she´s cute.  And check out her smiley face in the 3rd pic. 🙂..

Unhappy Spider Kitty
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Unhappy Spider Kitty

  • 4 November 20094 November 2009

Poor Baby.  Spider is still very quiet and depressed, and isn´t eating very much.  He walks around with his head hanging all the time.  It´s because of the new kitten…

Ruby´s Pinkies
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Ruby´s Pinkies

  • 9 October 20099 October 2009

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My baby whispers in my ear….
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My baby whispers in my ear….

  • 7 October 20097 October 2009

oooooh, sweet nothings…. 😉CAPTIONS WANTED!!!

Can´t get enough of Ruby! :D
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Can´t get enough of Ruby! :D

  • 3 October 20093 October 2009

New kitten = Loads of new photos!  I apologise for the Cute Ruby Overload, but hey, she is such a pretty girl! 🙂.The cute little tufts on her ears just…

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Ruby Videos

  • 1 October 20091 October 2009

She is a total little looney.  And all this only 1 day after being spayed, with a scar and stitches on her belly! . .And this is the previous video…

First “nice” pics of Ruby
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First “nice” pics of Ruby

  • 30 September 200930 September 2009

She´s a beauty, alright! 🙂.

Ruby JUMPS – Cute Warning!
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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…

Meet …. Ruby!
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Meet …. Ruby!

  • 29 September 200929 September 2009

The first pics of Ruby Akasha, our new girl.  She´s 4 months old and has just been spayed, so she still looks very dopey in the pics.  See second photo…

Met the cutest little ginger fella on my way home tonight…
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Met the cutest little ginger fella on my way home tonight…

  • 6 August 20096 August 2009

There´s a feral cat colony in an abandoned, rundown complex near Fariones in Puerto del Carmen, but he was rather friendly for a feral and posed for the camera like…

Cheeky Kitten
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Cheeky Kitten

  • 1 July 20091 July 2009

Neh neh neh neh neh! *sticks tongue out at camera* 🙂

Dancing Kitten…
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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….)

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