Our friend Phyllis sent in this photo from the little town of Lostine, Oregon. It's a tiny town - barely a town at all. Yet it has a unique coffee house (and a unique bathroom out back). THANKS FOR SENDING THIS IN, PHYLLIS!

Me and Nicker

My grand-nephew, Dylan, brought me this drawing. I think he did a GREAT job - and he got TWO Nicker Stickers!

A Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from all of us here at Nicker Stories

I'll tell you more about this critter later. My sister, Princess Victoria, sent me this photo of a coconut crab. It gets the name because it is known to get coconuts and crack them open with its claws. If you think that's easy ... next time you are in the store, tap on a coconut. Or try to crack one open with just your fingers.

Can you guess what this is? It's a baby turkey!

Do YOU have a pet? I have 3 dogs (Gus, Mabel and Kage), 2 cats (Sophie and Jabels), and Gordie the Social Tortie. Here's Gus. We'd been up since 4am. He loves an afternoon nap anyway. So do I. This day he took a nap in my own favorite napping place. I put my blanket over him. Oh, MY, he loves being pampered! I even made sure to cover his tail.

When you read "Gordie the Social Tortie" you will read that he was, at THAT time, 27 pounds. When he stumbled in here on Father's Day in 2008, he was 17 pounds. Here at Thanksgiving in 2010 he weighs 51 pounds. For this coming year, he will have his own website - and no doubt will continue to grow. And GROW!

Gordie came out of his cavern. He raced up for some head petting, and got a treat - brussel sprouts. They were a bit awkward for him to eat, but he quickly learned how to use those big feet and claws.

Gordie the Social Tortie was out today. Lately he has taken to getting into the water dish for the dogs. Usually, he climbs onto the edge and just tips it over.