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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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Three Cats having a Tiff in the Alley
  • 3 Cats
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Three Cats having a Tiff in the Alley

  • 12 November 20166 November 2016

Guys, GUYS!!! Be nice to each other! 

Sniff-Fest
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Sniff-Fest

  • 5 May 20153 May 2015

Must be some interesting smells out there… 

Gentle Kitty Moments
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Gentle Kitty Moments

  • 20 April 201519 April 2015

A sweet moment between Spider and Ruby…

Trouble Times Three. Or is it Four?
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Trouble Times Three. Or is it Four?

  • 21 February 2015

Buster from next door joins the kitty club to make it Trouble Times Four! 

Kitties under the Pale Moonlight
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Kitties under the Pale Moonlight

  • 8 February 20157 February 2015

Out in the alley by the full moon…. SpiderCat RubyLoaf Lugosi´s Silhouette

The Ginger Parade
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

The Ginger Parade

  • 3 February 20152 February 2015

Back of the head shots of Ruby and her new friend Buster (from next door)…

Ruby has been cloned!
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby has been cloned!

  • 1 February 201531 January 2015

Spider (left), Lugosi (yawning), Ruby at the top of the stairs and…. Buster! Buster, our neighbours´ ginger tom is only 8 months old, but he´s already huge as you can…

Catty Expressions
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Catty Expressions

  • 23 January 2015

What are Ruby (left) and Spider sniffing / seeing / thinking? Leave your caption ideas in the comments…

Brotherly Tiff
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Brotherly Tiff

  • 28 December 201428 December 2014

Lugosi to Spider: “You shall not pass!”

Inside Kitty / Outside Kitty
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Inside Kitty / Outside Kitty

  • 16 December 20147 December 2014

Whether you´re inside or outside, synchronised cleaning can be done in many different ways… here are Lugosi and Ruby showing you how it´s done. 

Ruby´s Kinky Tail
  • Ruby

Ruby´s Kinky Tail

  • 4 December 20143 December 2014
Alley Cats
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Alley Cats

  • 17 November 201415 November 2014

Some random piccies from our supervised kitty outings…. The Boys Ruby behind bars! How am I going to get out of this prison?! Hey, I´m a cat. Tis easy!

Retro Spider
  • Spider

Retro Spider

  • 11 November 20148 November 2014

Two lovely piccies of Spider outside in the alley that I shot using a sepia filter the other day…

Playful Grandaddy
  • Spider

Playful Grandaddy

  • 3 November 2014

Spider is a 15 year old “grandad”, but he´s still soooo playful! He loves playing with the leaves outside that the wind blows around…

Kitty Organ Pipes
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Kitty Organ Pipes

  • 28 September 2014

Lugosi, Ruby and Spider on the stairs outside our apartment…

Me and my Kattens
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Me and my Kattens

  • 8 August 20147 August 2014

Spider´s busy schedule prevented him from being available for a photo session… but here´s Lugosi. And Ruby…

Catnip. Hmmm. Kay?!
  • 3 Cats
  • Catnip
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Catnip. Hmmm. Kay?!

  • 30 June 201428 June 2014
Lugosi and I
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi

Lugosi and I

  • 5 June 2014

My soulmate Lugosi and I, chillaxing outside our apartment…

Janelle on the outside looking in…
  • Janelle

Janelle on the outside looking in…

  • 9 April 20147 April 2014

NELLY-HANCE!

Danger, Danger!
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Danger, Danger!

  • 18 August 2013

Whatever it is…. let´s get ready to…. RUN AWAY! 

Life on the other side of the fence….
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Life on the other side of the fence….

  • 7 August 2013

Gotta see life from *both* sides of the fence!  Spider (left) and Lugosi (right). 

Welcome to the Jungle…
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Welcome to the Jungle…

  • 17 July 201315 July 2013

Ruby goes back to her wild roots. Incidentally, since these pics were taken, the whole garden downstairs has been weeded, which turns out not so interesting to the cats anymore!

Ruby on the Rocks
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Ruby on the Rocks

  • 11 July 20137 July 2013
Too hot out there…
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Too hot out there…

  • 3 July 20132 July 2013

Tabby bros Spider (left) and Lugosi chilling at the top of the stairs on a hot summer´s day.

Still here!
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi

Still here!

  • 2 July 2013

I have been a bit quiet with my kitty pic/video posts because of lots and lots of work… but we´re still here, alive and kicking.   Or in Lugosi´s case,…

Shadowing my Kittehs
  • 3 Cats
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Shadowing my Kittehs

  • 9 June 20137 June 2013
Tabby Twins
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Tabby Twins

  • 23 April 201321 April 2013

Lugosi (front) and his twin bro Spider at the bottom of the stairs…

Does my bum look big like this?
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Does my bum look big like this?

  • 24 February 201318 February 2013

No Ruby, your orange colour is very slimming!

Meet Fiorello
  • Barbarella
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Meet Fiorello

  • 16 January 201321 January 2013

A new face in our alley…. very cute, very friendly and very photogenic!  He granted me an exclusive photo session with him… Hackles Raised! Ruby (right) is not impressed with…

3 legged Spider!
  • Outdoors
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

3 legged Spider!

  • 8 January 20138 January 2013

Spider appears to have lost a leg! 

Kitting Outing Pics
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Kitting Outing Pics

  • 2 December 2012

Sadly, we had to suspend our kitty outings recently because Lugosi has been diagnosed and treated for rather bad lung congestion due to asthma, and he now has a rotten…

Great New Pics of The Boys
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Great New Pics of The Boys

  • 23 November 201218 November 2012

Spider and Lugosi rolling around in the alley outside… Closeup – Spider (front) and his bro Lugosi   And outside again… tabby twins.   Mirrored Tabbies…

  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Spider & Lugosi chasing insects outside

  • 22 October 201220 October 2012
Elfie
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors

Elfie

  • 20 October 201217 October 2012

Cute little Elfie is another kitty that lives in my alley – she is very shy though and only trusts her own mummy apparently! 

Morning Outing with the Kattens
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Morning Outing with the Kattens

  • 19 October 201217 October 2012

Only Ruby and Lugosi in this pic with me – Spider was off in the alley exploring!

Meet Oliver
  • Other Cats

Meet Oliver

  • 18 October 201217 October 2012

He´s having a bad day….  And this is him on a good day!

Playful Old Cat
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Playful Old Cat

  • 13 October 201212 October 2012

Spider chasing Bouganvillea petals this afternoon (with Lugosi lazily looking on).  He´s still so playful with his 13 years!

More “Outing for Indoor Kitties” Pics
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

More “Outing for Indoor Kitties” Pics

  • 1 October 201230 September 2012

Another outing they enjoyed – we´re doing this once or twice every day now. 🙂 Spider and Ruby Ruby shares a secret with Lugosi Mirror Cats (Ruby and Lugosi) Spider…

Spider practising his “wild cat” look
  • Outdoors
  • Spider

Spider practising his “wild cat” look

  • 26 September 2012
The Boys
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

The Boys

  • 23 September 201223 September 2012

…enjoying their daily outing… (and Ruby is there somewhere too, of course)

Pretty Ruby in the outside world…
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Pretty Ruby in the outside world…

  • 22 September 2012

She´s a right little scaredy cat. 😉

Indoor Kitties go Outside!
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Indoor Kitties go Outside!

  • 10 September 201220 September 2012

This is going to be a daily thing from now on – they are really enjoying their semi-freedom!  >> Click for more photos of yesterday´s outing on Flickr <<

Spider goes for Walkies!
  • Spider

Spider goes for Walkies!

  • 8 July 2012

Oooh, what´s all this green stuff here?  And, ooh, there are other cat smells!!!   Exciting! Chillin´ on the staircase on the way back home…  

Big stretch…..
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Big stretch…..

  • 20 December 2011

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