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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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Gentle Kitty Jupiter
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Gentle Kitty Jupiter

  • 9 February 20199 February 2019

          View this post on Instagram                   Such a sweet, gentle boy! I am convinced that parts of…

Happy 9th Birthday, Ruby!
  • Barbarella
  • Instagram
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi
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Happy 9th Birthday, Ruby!

  • 20 May 2018

My little girl is 9 today!!!! Come and take part in our birthday celebrations…  HAPPY PURRTHDAY, my little girl! Ruby is 9 today! ????? #cats #ruby #tabbies #tabbycats #birthday #catbirthday…

Happy St Catrick’s Day 2018
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi
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Happy St Catrick’s Day 2018

  • 17 March 201818 March 2018

Here’s the “behind the scenes” video of this year’s St Catrick’s Day photo session!  Poor Ruby didn’t do too well after all those treats though – she almost barfed on…

Christmas Prezzies for the Kitties!
  • Lugosi
  • Paws
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi
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Christmas Prezzies for the Kitties!

  • 25 December 2017

Ruby really likes her new scratch tree, while Lugosi enjoys his favourite treats (he got 10 bags of it from his grandma from Germany!)… 🙂

Lugosi & Spider’s 18th Birthday Party Video
  • Barbarella
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
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Lugosi & Spider’s 18th Birthday Party Video

  • 2 August 20172 August 2017

The boys celebrated their 18th birthday on Monday. Here are the highlights from that special day… 🙂

Spider & Lugosi Eating Beef Meatballs
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Spider & Lugosi Eating Beef Meatballs

  • 25 April 2017

Nom nom nom! Ruby doesn’t like beef, so she just watches the boys – but she got some other treats instead! 🙂

Understanding Cat Behaviour
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Understanding Cat Behaviour

  • 10 March 201715 March 2017

It’s tempting to think that all cats share the same traits, and of course it’s easy to recognise that purring signifies contentment and that when a cat pricks up its…

Nom! Treats for the Boys
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Nom! Treats for the Boys

  • 3 March 20173 March 2017

Apologies to our fans for not posting anything over the last couple of weeks – no reason, just being lazy! 😉  So let us continue with the boys, enjoying some yummy…

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  • Instagram
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
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Anniversary Treats

  • 10 January 20179 January 2017

In case you missed yesterday’s post, it was the boys’ and my 13th anniversary. Here’s a little video from our Instagram of them getting their special 13th treats. 🙂    13th…

Von Fluffenstein Annual Christmas Tuna Event
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
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Von Fluffenstein Annual Christmas Tuna Event

  • 25 December 201625 December 2016

So there’s me going out of my way to get them a goose breast fillet as a special treat this Christmas. Of course, Ruby stuck her nose up at it…

Christmas Cats – Behind the Scenes
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Spider
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

Christmas Cats – Behind the Scenes

  • 15 December 201612 December 2016

A Christmas photo session with one cat is easy. With two cats it becomes a bit of a challenge. With three cats?! That’s when it starts getting difficult! Lots of…

Lugosi Gets Himself Halloween Treats
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  • Videos

Lugosi Gets Himself Halloween Treats

  • 31 October 201630 October 2016

What a clever boy! 🙂

Spider & Lugosi’s 17th Birthday Party
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
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Spider & Lugosi’s 17th Birthday Party

  • 1 August 20161 August 2016

Spider & Lugosi celebrated their 17th birthday yesterday. Yes, that’s SEVENTEEN glorious long years, which translates to around 85 human years. My boys are the same age as my grandad now!…

Happy Belated Birthday To My Girl Ruby Akasha
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  • Ruby
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Happy Belated Birthday To My Girl Ruby Akasha

  • 21 May 2016

Oh noes! I forgot my sweet girl’s birthday! 🙁 Actually, I didn’t. I simply forgot to post things here on my blog. I’m always on Instagram though, if you want…

Gimme Gimme Gimme Those Treats!
  • Spider

Gimme Gimme Gimme Those Treats!

  • 24 September 201522 September 2015

Spider does love those stick treats!

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  • Spider
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Spider Chases Treats

  • 7 September 2015

He absolutely adores those stick treats from Lidl. 🙂

The Boys’ 16th Birthday Celebrations
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  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Spider
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

The Boys’ 16th Birthday Celebrations

  • 31 July 201531 July 2015

Since I was out this morning/lunchtime doing a photo shoot, we had to leave the main bulk of Lugosi & Spider’s birthday party to the afternoon… but they appreciated every…

  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

The Boys Love Those Stick Treats!

  • 16 April 201514 April 2015

Lugosi & Spider: “Oooh! Nom! Gissa more of those!”

Gimme!!!
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Gimme!!!

  • 2 February 2015

They do love those stick treats… 🙂

Gimmeeeeeeeeee!
  • Lugosi
  • Paws

Gimmeeeeeeeeee!

  • 12 December 20147 December 2014

What Lugosi wants, Lugosi gets! He does love those treats!

My Clowder wants Treats!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

My Clowder wants Treats!

  • 22 November 2014
Double Trouble!
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Double Trouble!

  • 28 June 2014

Lugosi (front) and his twin Spider, waiting for treats to fly into their moufs!

Treats?! Did somebody say TREATS?!!!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Treats?! Did somebody say TREATS?!!!

  • 9 June 2014

Those stick treats are magic. As you can see from their faces… 🙂

The Boys… and Ruby Photobomb
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

The Boys… and Ruby Photobomb

  • 30 April 201429 April 2014

Lugosi (left) and his bro Spider at their daily supervised outing TREATSSSSS! Ruby Photobomb!

  • Janelle
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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…

It´s CATURDAY again!
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

It´s CATURDAY again!

  • 15 February 201416 February 2014

And there´s TREATS involved! YAY! 😀

Janelle gets her Xmas Prezzie
  • Janelle

Janelle gets her Xmas Prezzie

  • 24 December 2013

Mine. All Mine. Nom.

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby chasing treats

  • 14 August 201312 August 2013

She loves playing football with her treats! 🙂

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…

Chicken Treats from Auntie A
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Chicken Treats from Auntie A

  • 14 October 201213 October 2012

Gimme Gimme Gimme! 🙂   They love those pure, freeze-dried chicken treats (available from Feline Instincts), especially Spider, as you can see! 

Random Kitty Pix
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Random Kitty Pix

  • 18 June 201218 June 2012

Been too busy to update, but we can´t let our kitty pic fans go totally tee-total, can we?! So here you go with a few Spider, Ruby and Lugosi photos…

  • Janelle
  • Videos

Janelle nomming treats

  • 19 April 201219 April 2012

Yummy!

  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby runs off with treats wrapper…

  • 17 February 201216 February 2012

She´s such a funny little girl! 😉

Visiting Nelly today
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  • Janelle

Visiting Nelly today

  • 18 November 200918 November 2009

… and she gets her favourites: PRAWNS! 😀

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  • Canariaspace Web Design in Lanzarote
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  • The Mad Cat Lady´s Personal Blog
  • YouTube: Haus von Fluffenstein

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