“Intelligent conversation” with people is something I really miss since moving to the small island of Lanzarote in 2004. When I lived in London, I had a lot of friends who were into similar things as me, and also people on more or less the same intellectual level whom I could talk to about “anything…
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 one for yourself, for your cat lover friends or your family for Christmas! Follow the link below – they are 9.99€ plus shipping, and I…
The total lunar eclipse of 27th July 2018 was the longest eclipse this century, with the totality phase lasting a whopping 138 minutes! And for an extra treat, with the moon looking red, planet Mars was right next to the moon in all its red glory! Looking south, a little further to the right of…
And here are my photos of the fantastic day!
No to hunting with Galgos and other breeds – photos from the anti-cruelty anti-hunting demo in Arrecife, Lanzarote on 4th February 2018.
Following my disappointing post about the Cannapharmacia closing down for good in July last year, a new cannabis association has popped up in its place, and in the same location, run by new people! The new club is called Klinic Cannabis Club, and apart from a wide variety of grass and hash, they also have medicinal…
I have been a medical cannabis user since 2013, ever since I became aware that there was a cannabis association called “Cannapharmacia” in the nearby town of Playa Honda. Before that, I would never even have considered using cannabis to treat my chronic fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis pain, because I would have had to buy…
Pet owners in Lanzarote who lost a beloved pet, have had until now no option to give their deceased pet a decent and dignified send-off. If your pet died at the vets or was found dead in the road, it will be sent to the municipal animal crematorium in Arrecife and chucked in with all…
13 years ago I “married” my beloved tabby twins Lugosi and Spider. In 2015, we held a little “renewal of meows” ceremony which was featured on UK TV in Channel 5’s documentary about “cat crazies” called “90 Cats and Counting” (see our part from the documentary in the video below). My boys are now 17 and…
I bought this lovely pet blanket at our local Lidl here in Puerto del Carmen yesterday, but after only one day of use, it looks like *this*, can you believe it?! The material is obviously totally unsuitable for use with pets, and after only one day it looks like it is a few months old. When I…
No more Coronita in Spain! The trademark for the name “Corona” that Torres winemakers have held for more than a century has come to an end, and the Mexican company Modelo is finally able to market its flagship beer as Corona in Spain, now using the same name as in the rest of the world….
It was a really good turnout today at Rancho Texas Lanzarote, where the construction of the new dolphinarium is under way as we speak. I do hope we made enough noise, for them to stop what they are doing, but fear that greed and profit will, sadly, prevail in the end. But then… we simply…
Yes, most of us have “been there, done that”. At just a month shy of my 50th birthday, I am still “being there, doing that“!!!! 😀 Rockin’ it on St Patrick’s Day Lanzarote style… #green #irishharbourbar #stpatricksday #paddysday #guinness #catlover #catlady #lanzarote #Irish #ireland #canarias #canaryislands #acdc #highwaytohell #rock #heavymetal A video posted by Barbarella…
Another amazing carnival this year in Puerto del Carmen! CLICK HERE to check out *all* the photos I took. ENJOY!
It’s every photographer’s dream to get a shot such as this. And this morning, I managed to shoot this! 🙂 Now that’s what I call perfect timing! (click on the photos below to enjoy the large size pictures) For the next plane that came along a few minutes later, the sun already stood too high…
Watch these little guys having a tiff over some cat food! 🙂
Found this Scotsman (who introduced himself as Gordon) playing his bagpipes in the middle of a parking lot in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote on Christmas Day…. How random is this?! LOL Found this totally random Scotsman in Lanzarote playing Christmas tunes on bagpipes in the parking lot! #Lanzarote #bagpipes #Christmas #puertodelcarmen #parkinglot #scottish #scotsman #catlady…
I was so fortunate to witness this amazing phenomenon this morning – photo taken from my balcony. For those interested, this is called a 22° Halo and it is produced by light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere…
My photos of last night’s supermoon lunar eclipse. I stayed up for it from 1am to 5am, and even though my fibro/RA pain is killing me right now (which was expected) and I’m feeling nauseous and my coordination is out the window, it was oh so worth it! After all, the next total lunar eclipse…
Lanzarote is a popular holiday destination with a tropical climate, lots of gorgeous beaches and sunshine all year round, but the following is one of the small prices we have to pay for living in paradise (and don’t get me wrong, it is worth paying!). We have to put up with holidaymakers walking around in nothing more…
Whooooosh! 😀 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Having selfie video fun at Lanzarote Airport. ? #Lanzarote #airport #plane #airplane #flying #selfie #video #aviation A video posted by Barbarella Buchner (@the_madcatlady) on Sep 13, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT And these are the photos I took.
Back in March, Doghouse Media came over to film me and my “husbands” Lugosi and Spider for a documentary they were doing for Channel 5 (a major UK TV channel), called “90 Cats and Counting: Cat Crazies”. This was on TV on 1st July, and here´s the segment that we star in…. ENJOY! 🙂
Lending our voices to the worldwide protests today against imprisoning dolphins and other cetaceans in water-filled concrete bunkers, like the one that Rancho Texas Park (which is a small local zoo) are building right now in Lanzarote. I was disappointed though at the lack of actual *voices* making themselves heard. Having looked at some of the…
Cool. I now have a Lidl supermarket right on my doorstep (5 mins walk from my house). The grand opening wasn´t that grand though – I expected a lot more people, and there wasn´t any press either – just me and a few other people with cameras, but nothing major. Not that I´m complaining! I do…