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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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Tag: Ruby

Ruby Reflects
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby Reflects

  • 8 January 2010

Who´s the Fairest of them All?.

  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Epic Kitty Fight – Lugosi v. Ruby

  • 7 January 20107 January 2010
Today´s random kitty pics post
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Today´s random kitty pics post

  • 6 January 20106 January 2010

ENJOY!!!! 🙂 Kittyfight Club: Ruby v. Spider.Lugosi on the balcony.Spider & Lugosi on the balcony.Ruby at play.Ruby with Spider in the background

Foot attack!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Foot attack!

  • 5 January 20105 January 2010

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You turn your back for 1 second…
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

You turn your back for 1 second…

  • 3 January 20103 January 2010

…and they mess up your living room!

Spooky Ruby
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Spooky Ruby

  • 3 January 20103 January 2010

Never mind the dirty nosicle! 😉

Awww the LOVE!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Awww the LOVE!

  • 2 January 2010

Ruby & Lugosi.  They love each other. 🙂

  • Cute
  • Ruby

Ruby attacks rug…

  • 2 January 20102 January 2010
Morning fightingz
  • Cute
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Morning fightingz

  • 2 January 2010

Ruby: “There´s nothing like a good fight with my big bro (Lugosi) first thing in the morning!”

Rubyloaf
  • Cute
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Ruby

Rubyloaf

  • 1 January 20101 January 2010

Kitten Ruby in full frontal kittyloaf posishe.

Lurking….
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Lurking….

  • 1 January 20101 January 2010

Ruby lurking, ready to pounce on … whatever!

Ruby & I
  • Cute
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ruby

Ruby & I

  • 30 December 200930 December 2009

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

  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

My 3 Kattens

  • 29 December 200929 December 2009

Short clip filmed in nightvision – Ruby looks creepy, like an *albino* cat!

The Power of the Ancient Kitties – I haz it!
  • Cute
  • Ruby

The Power of the Ancient Kitties – I haz it!

  • 29 December 200929 December 2009

Mummy says I look Egyptian wearing this. 🙂

Random Spider and Ruby pics
  • Ruby
  • Spider

Random Spider and Ruby pics

  • 29 December 200929 December 2009

Lugosi wasn´t in a posing mood, so no pic of him here this time… .

Spider v. Ruby
  • Kitty Fight
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Spider v. Ruby

  • 28 December 200928 December 2009

Who will end up getting the chair?! .

Hello from the top shelf!
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider & Lugosi with Janelle

Hello from the top shelf!

  • 28 December 200928 December 2009
Paw Salad!
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Paw Salad!

  • 27 December 200927 December 2009

Cute pawsies.  Love ´em!

3 Kitties on the Balcony in the moonlight…
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

3 Kitties on the Balcony in the moonlight…

  • 26 December 2009

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Random Boxing Day Kitty Pic Post
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Boxing Day Kitty Pic Post

  • 26 December 200926 December 2009

Hope you´re all having a great Crimbo.  Here´s some random cute pics for you to enjoy of my Terrible Threesome. 🙂.Lugosi & Ruby.Basket Case Spider (I love the way his…

  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Happy Christmas again from us…

  • 24 December 200924 December 2009
Ruby Feets
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Ruby Feets

  • 24 December 200924 December 2009

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  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Ruby and her tail

  • 20 December 200920 December 2009
Fearsome Threesome
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Fearsome Threesome

  • 17 December 200917 December 2009

Some random photos I took this evening of ma bebbees..Love the way Ruby hides behind Spider in this shot… .Earlier on at sunset

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. 😉

Danger-Cat!
  • Ruby

Danger-Cat!

  • 16 December 200916 December 2009

Just look at her!  No wonder she falls of the balcony (twice now!) and has me close to a heart attack every time she does this! :O

  • Kitty Fight
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Videos

Kitty Fight: Spider v. Ruby

  • 15 December 200915 December 2009

Spider is trying to establish who is higher in the pecking order.  But Ruby doesn´t really give a toss about the pecking order….

Little and Large….
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Little and Large….

  • 13 December 200913 December 2009

Lugosi and Ruby

First thing I see when I wake up
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

First thing I see when I wake up

  • 13 December 200913 December 2009
Lofty Heights
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Lofty Heights

  • 13 December 200913 December 2009

Ruby surveying her neighbourhood…

Ruby´s dainty little orange pawsies
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Ruby´s dainty little orange pawsies

  • 11 December 200911 December 2009
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Spooky Kitties

  • 10 December 200910 December 2009
Ain´t she CUTE!
  • Cute
  • 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. 🙂.

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
Sleepy Girl
  • Cute
  • Ruby

Sleepy Girl

  • 7 December 20097 December 2009
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Noisy Purrz!

  • 6 December 20096 December 2009

Ruby has the noisiest purr you can imagine…

Clean Kitty Ruby
  • Cute
  • Paws
  • Ruby

Clean Kitty Ruby

  • 6 December 20096 December 2009

Ruby having her morning clean… these photos (and more!) can also be found on Catnip Camera. …

  • 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…

Deadly Cute Head Tilt
  • Cute
  • Ruby

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.

The 3 loves of my life
  • Cute
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

The 3 loves of my life

  • 3 December 20093 December 2009

Spider, Lugosi & Ruby.  A shot in a million. 🙂

My brown-eyed girl….
  • Cute
  • Ruby

My brown-eyed girl….

  • 3 December 20093 December 2009

Ruby posing for the camera this morning.

Ruby & Spider
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby & Spider

  • 2 December 20092 December 2009

All peaceful between those two at the mo…. thanks goodness!

Just a couple of pics from this morning
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Just a couple of pics from this morning

  • 30 November 200930 November 2009

Ruby with Lugosi.Lugosi, Ruby and Spider in background

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

Ruby SchizoKitten

  • 28 November 200928 November 2009
Ruby & Spider waiting for chicken!
  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Ruby & Spider waiting for chicken!

  • 25 November 200925 November 2009

As a thanks for posing so beautifully, I did give them a few little scraps in the end…. 🙂..

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi

Kitty Fight Club: Ruby v. Lugosi

  • 25 November 200925 November 2009

….

Naughty Ruby
  • Ruby

Naughty Ruby

  • 22 November 200922 November 2009

Typical.  As soon as the Christmas tree is up, the cats think there´s a brand new toy in the house….

  • Cute
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Starving Kitten Ruby

  • 20 November 200920 November 2009

So cute… 🙂

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