My dad liked to wear sleeveless tee-shirts. I have heard this type of tee-shirt called a muscle shirt, but I can’t see that applying to my dad. He did not have big muscles in his upper arms. I didn’t care because he had enough muscles to pick me up, so I could snuggle with him at his shoulder. I liked that the tee-shirts were soft, and the knit made it easy to sink in my claws to hold me right where I wanted to be. Mom complained because sometimes I made small holes when I did that. Dad didn’t ever seem to complain about those small holes. Before we would go on a trip, Mom would check Dad’s tee-shirts for holes and spots. She said she wanted to only pack the ‘good’ ones. Most of Dad’s shirts had spots or those tiny holes. Mom would often take Dad shopping for new tees to have the ten she wanted to pack. She even had a special drawer for the ‘good’ ones. Like I said in my last post, Mom is weird.

Mom has given away, and packed up most of Dad’s things. She plans to have a sale when the weather get warm again. She doesn’t think there is much value in Dad’s old shirts. She told me that they made really nice rags, but she doesn’t need more rags. Then she got the idea to cut them into stripes, so they could be crocheted. We looked on the internet for instructions to make rag rugs. I thought that would be great, because I could sharpen my claws on the rug. She said she doesn’t need more rugs that would quickly smell like Missy, the dog. She found instructions for baskets. Instead of working on her latest quilt, she has switched to cutting and then crocheting Dad’s tee-shirts into what she calls baskets. These are colorful and almost remind me of Dad, but they aren’t as good for sharpening my claws as the other baskets she has around the house. I’ve reduced some of these to shreds, but that is another story. Here is the first two baskets Mom has made. The first one is big enough to hold her quilt project, but she says it is too big. This last one is much smaller. Miko says it is still a good size for her. I haven’t tried to fit. What do you think?