i brought my beloved home 16 years ago this month

[Freddie]

3. Orange kitties are special

Especially an all-orange female which is pretty rare; most females with the orange gene also have the black gene and are calico or tortoiseshell. She's beautiful.
My very first cat, Fred, was orange and another love-bug. I met DH shortly after I adopted Fred and for 18 years Fred ignored him and in time he ignored the kids too, he was MY cat. Still miss him. Our current Freddie is another orange boy and named in his honor. Unlike his namesake he loves everybody.