I'm so glad you are gazzilions of miles away from mee, MKR, because I sooooo miss not having a tabby around the place.
This one is scrummy and just my kinda cat!
My last tabby, Tigger (RIP) went to the bridge 18 months back and I miss those little tabby hairs on the sofa.
Is it me, or do tabbies have really individual personalities? Every one I've had has been a little odd. Tigger had a passion for homemade fruit cake and would sit in front of the oven when he could smell it cooking.
We had to put a special 'Tigger guard' on the counter because he would try to paw it at when the cake was cooling down and nearly burnt himself.