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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
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    • SciFi, Horror & Fantasy Conventions/Events
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    • Places I have Been – Holidays
    • Airplanes & Helicopters
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    • 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! 

Pretty Kitty Earsies!
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby & Lugosi

Pretty Kitty Earsies!

  • 28 April 20161 April 2016

Lugosi and Ruby…  P

Whaddayawant bro?
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Whaddayawant bro?

  • 24 April 20161 April 2016

Lugosi doesn’t agree with Spider’s idea of what good quality catnip means!

SuperPhoto Kitties
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

SuperPhoto Kitties

  • 25 January 201623 January 2016

Play around with the SuperPhoto App on your mobile, and you can come up with something as stunning looking as this! 🙂

Spider Under The Full Moon
  • Outdoors
  • Spider

Spider Under The Full Moon

  • 23 January 2016

Spider under the pale moonlight…  And my neighbour’s kitty’s silhouette…

Night of the Living Cats
  • Miscellaneous
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Night of the Living Cats

  • 15 January 20169 January 2016

Ruby and her little friends out in the alley at night…

  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Paws
  • Videos

Lugosi v. Buster Under Door Paw Fight

  • 5 January 20163 January 2016

It’s almost a year that 10 month old Buster was killed by a car – this is a video from last year, bless his little paws, he was such a…

3 Kitty Rascals
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

3 Kitty Rascals

  • 26 November 201524 November 2015

It’s not easy to get a photo of all 3 cats sitting so close together *and* posing too! So I’m really pleased to have got these fantastic shots the other…

Welcome to the Jungle!
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Welcome to the Jungle!

  • 20 November 201516 November 2015

My 3 rascals exploring their wild side..

Beautiful Random Ruby Pics
  • Kitty Loaf
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Beautiful Random Ruby Pics

  • 27 September 201522 September 2015

Ruby and her Rat Ruby in Kitty Loaf position Ruby in the alley

Tabby Twins
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider

Tabby Twins

  • 19 September 201514 September 2015

Outside…  … and inside (well, the balcony, that is!)

First Kiss, Then Hiss
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Spider

First Kiss, Then Hiss

  • 10 September 20159 September 2015

Spider having a close encounter with 4-month old Lulu (neighbour’s kitty). She came running to “kiss” Spider…. … but Spider wasn’t too impressed. Oh well, being 16 years old, she is…

  • Miscellaneous
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Videos

Spider Chases Treats

  • 7 September 2015

He absolutely adores those stick treats from Lidl. 🙂

Cats Out On The Tiles Tonight
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Cats Out On The Tiles Tonight

  • 3 September 201530 August 2015

Spider, Lugosi & Ruby out in the alley in front of our house…  Cat

One is not like the other….
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

One is not like the other….

  • 10 July 20159 July 2015

Spot the cat that doesn´t belong? Lugosi (left), Spider (middle) and…. Cascabel!  Cascabel is a cutie with a super-fluffy tail who belongs to one of my neighbours. She always turns…

Kitty Headlamps Light The Way!
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Silly Pics
  • Spider

Kitty Headlamps Light The Way!

  • 23 April 201519 April 2015

You´re never left in the dark when you got cat eyes to light your way… 🙂

  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi
  • Videos

The Boys Love Those Stick Treats!

  • 16 April 201514 April 2015

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

Bird´s Eye Kitty View
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Bird´s Eye Kitty View

  • 12 April 2015

A bird´s eye view of my 3 rascals….

Laser Eyes!
  • Ruby
  • Silly Pics

Laser Eyes!

  • 6 March 20155 March 2015

Ruby last night, lighting up the whole alley with her laser eyes…

The Girl Can Fight!
  • 3 Cats
  • Kitty Fight
  • Lugosi
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

The Girl Can Fight!

  • 2 March 20152 March 2015

Ruby shows off her martial arts skills, while Lugosi and Spider look on, as if it´s a movie… the other ginger cat in the window is called Fiorello, and the tabby…

Lugosi and the Ladybird
  • Lugosi

Lugosi and the Ladybird

  • 28 February 2015

Sounds almost like “Beauty and the Beast”. 😉 Because they produce a foul tasting yellow liquid when in danger, is probably the reason why my cats don´t eat them!

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! 

  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Videos

Lugosi plays with hairclip

  • 8 January 20156 January 2015

My 15-year-old boy still has his playful moments in his old age…

Ruby´s Kinky Tail
  • Ruby

Ruby´s Kinky Tail

  • 4 December 20143 December 2014
Ruby v. Buster: Two Ginger Cats in Under Door Fist Fight!
  • Kitty Fight
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby v. Buster: Two Ginger Cats in Under Door Fist Fight!

  • 26 November 201425 November 2014

Ruby encounters her mirror image under the door…Buster, peeking out from under the door…

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!

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…

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!

  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Videos

Rock n´Roll, Lugosi!

  • 28 April 2014
Pillar Cat
  • Spider

Pillar Cat

  • 18 March 2014

Spider trying to hide from me…

Shadows make you Slim!
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Spider

Shadows make you Slim!

  • 11 March 2014

Just look at Spider! He has found a new way of making himself look super-slim! However, this doesn´t seem to work quite so well for Lugosi… :/ And here´s the…

Evil Queen Ruby Akasha
  • Ruby

Evil Queen Ruby Akasha

  • 19 February 201416 February 2014

This is the most evil face my cute little girl could possibly pull! Don´t mess with her….

Supervised Outdoors for Indoor Kitties
  • Barbarella
  • Catster
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Supervised Outdoors for Indoor Kitties

  • 3 February 20143 February 2014

I hope you enjoy my latest article on Catster – it´s about how I take my 3 rascals out twice a day on supervised kitty outings…. CLICK HERE to Read…

  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Videos

Ruby picks a fight with Ginger Tom

  • 2 February 2014

For a tom who still has his crown jewels attached, Fiorello is a real wooss. But then, Ruby is a real bully (for a girl)!

Vintage Ruby
  • Ruby

Vintage Ruby

  • 11 October 2013

My pretty girl, “shot” with “warm vintage” filter…

Lugosi sees a ghost!
  • Lugosi
  • Spider
  • Spider & Lugosi

Lugosi sees a ghost!

  • 29 September 20133 October 2013

“I see dead people cats….. awww no, it´s just my bro Spider, moving at super speed!

Ruby the Furniture Inspector
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Ruby the Furniture Inspector

  • 23 September 201322 September 2013

Hmmm, what´s this? Silly facial expression enhance!!!

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post of 3 Tabby Rascals
  • 3 Cats
  • Lugosi
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Ruby with Spider & Lugosi
  • Spider

Random Sunday Kitty Pic Post of 3 Tabby Rascals

  • 22 September 201330 October 2013

All recent pics of the 3 rascals… Spider & Ruby Lugosi Spider chillin! Ruby Ruby & Lugosi

Grow a tail, mate!
  • Other Cats
  • Spider

Grow a tail, mate!

  • 19 September 201319 September 2013

Cascabel to Spider: “Hah. You´ll never have a plume of a tail like mine. Never!” Cascabel, the cat with the fluffiest tail ever, visits Spider & Co….

King Spider with his new Crown
  • Spider

King Spider with his new Crown

  • 15 September 2013

Surveying his kingdom…

Environmentally Friendly Spritz
  • Lugosi

Environmentally Friendly Spritz

  • 12 September 2013

Lugosi says: “This garden really can do with a bit of watering!”

Who goes/flies there?
  • Ruby

Who goes/flies there?

  • 10 August 20139 August 2013
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). 

More Cute Cascabel!
  • Kittens
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors

More Cute Cascabel!

  • 24 July 2013

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

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!

  • Barbarella
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby
  • Videos

I iz my cats´ butler….

  • 13 July 2013

I budged. I crumbled.  I failed.   And I love it. 😉

Ruby on the Rocks
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

Ruby on the Rocks

  • 11 July 20137 July 2013
Ruby v. Kitten
  • Other Cats
  • Outdoors
  • Ruby

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. 

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

Shadowing my Kittehs

  • 9 June 20137 June 2013

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