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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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Street Cats of Lanzarote 2019 Calender is out!
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Street Cats of Lanzarote 2019 Calender is out!

  • 18 October 201818 October 2018

HERE IT IS! My “Street Cats of Lanzarote 2019” Calendar! Enjoy each month with a gorgeous photo of one (or more) of the amazing feral cats on our island. Get…

Meet Jupiter
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  • Jupiter
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi

Meet Jupiter

  • 27 June 2018

I’m so excited! I will be adopting this gorgeous 3 year old tabby boy from SARA today! His name is Perico, but he will be renamed Jupiter. I hope Ruby…

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! 

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  • Other Cats
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Keanu – Cute Kitty in the Movies!

  • 31 May 201627 June 2016

If you like kittens and cheesy action comedies, then this movie will be right up your alley… 😉

Meet the Cat who lives in a Tree
  • Other Cats

Meet the Cat who lives in a Tree

  • 2 June 20151 June 2015

This is Minnie. She lives in a tree at my friend´s house. She does come down for food, but she´s very shy and the tree is her safe place to…

Spider´s Epic Tail
  • Spider

Spider´s Epic Tail

  • 5 May 20144 May 2014

Behold the tail of the tabby!

Tabby Fashion – blending in with the kitties
  • Barbarella
  • Miscellaneous
  • Paws

Tabby Fashion – blending in with the kitties

  • 13 December 201312 December 2013

I really wonder sometimes whether I subconsciously buy/do stuff that makes me blend in with my cats….

Queen of the Hill
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Queen of the Hill

  • 7 September 2013

Cascabel, the cat with the fluffiest tail *ever* (she lives in my street) surveys her kingdom…

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. 🙂

Lugosi wears Spider
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  • Lugosi
  • Spider
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Lugosi wears Spider

  • 30 March 2013

Check out Lugosi´s new look – *wearing* his brother´s tail!

So much Beauty
  • Other Cats

So much Beauty

  • 27 February 201322 February 2013

This is a beautiful kitty that lives in my alley. She is an indoor only cat, but I sometimes see her on the first floor balcony of her house…  

Stealing my cats´ looks….
  • Barbarella
  • Paws
  • Spider

Stealing my cats´ looks….

  • 28 June 2012

Hmmm, am I trying too hard to steal my cats´ looks? And I swear, I did this subconsciously. I didn´t realise the similarity with Spider´s fur colour until *after* I…

Dainty Pawsies
  • Paws
  • Spider

Dainty Pawsies

  • 15 May 2012

Spider´s little tiger feet…

Lugosi´s Super Swirls
  • Lugosi

Lugosi´s Super Swirls

  • 17 February 201217 February 2012

On some days and in certain light Lugosi´s fur looks more swirly than usual… I call him my “Marble Cake Cat” (see pic below of marble cake in case you…

Flooffy Tabby Beauty
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Flooffy Tabby Beauty

  • 15 November 2011

A kitty I encountered on my walk this afternoon.

Kittens all grown up
  • Other Cats

Kittens all grown up

  • 4 September 20114 September 2011

Do you remember these two rascals who belong to my friend Antonio?  Well, they´re about 6 months old now and already bigger than their mummy (the one in the background),…

Classic Tabby Stripes
  • Lugosi

Classic Tabby Stripes

  • 30 August 2011

Lugosi’s gorgeous 3 stripes pattern down his back…

Tucked Under Pawsies
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  • Spider

Tucked Under Pawsies

  • 13 February 201113 February 2011

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Day of the Triffids?!
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Day of the Triffids?!

  • 29 January 2011

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Spider´s Morning Wash

  • 10 June 201010 June 2010

With nice views from our lofty balcony… 🙂

Spider got a Brazilian!
  • Spider

Spider got a Brazilian!

  • 8 May 20108 May 2010

Look at the poor mite´s shaved belly bits!  He had an ultrasound yesterday – turns out that he has a blockage in his colon and he is now on laxatives,…

  • 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… 😉

My gorgeous, handsome boy
  • Lugosi

My gorgeous, handsome boy

  • 4 March 20104 March 2010

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Talk to the paw… again!
  • Lugosi
  • Paws

Talk to the paw… again!

  • 15 February 201015 February 2010

Lugosi doing what I refer to as “the gay paw” (no offence intended to gay people or gay cats, of course!). 😉

Beautiful Ruby
  • Ruby

Beautiful Ruby

  • 14 February 201014 February 2010
Bumped into this friendly little boy today….
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  • Other Cats

Bumped into this friendly little boy today….

  • 10 February 2010

.Check out his cute tail!

One-Eyed SpiderCatMonster
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  • Spider

One-Eyed SpiderCatMonster

  • 25 January 201025 January 2010
Lugosi´s Nose!
  • Lugosi

Lugosi´s Nose!

  • 21 December 200921 December 2009

Close up pics of …. Lugosi´s nose! 🙂…

My baby whispers in my ear….
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  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

My baby whispers in my ear….

  • 7 October 20097 October 2009

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

Check out these stripes…
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  • Paws
  • Ruby

Check out these stripes…

  • 3 October 20093 October 2009

The cutest stripey leggings in the world

Spider´s Bedroom Eyes…
  • Spider

Spider´s Bedroom Eyes…

  • 26 August 200926 August 2009

Hellooooo Ladeeeeez…. 😉

Lugosi: This is the Life!
  • Lugosi

Lugosi: This is the Life!

  • 7 June 20097 June 2009

Damnit Lugosi, that´s my sofa too! Where am I supposed to sit?!

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