You haven't heard a lot from us these past few weeks, but that doesn't mean we've been sitting around eating cheesecake from Chris' Cosmic Kitchen. (Although that is a fun thing to do.) We are now deep in our fall festival schedule, and that is keeping us incredibly busy. It all started on September 26th with Aunt Kerry's Pet Stop's 3 year anniversary party. The day started out with some light rain, but that didn’t deter many of the vendors or guests from showing up to the parking lot at Aunt Kerry’s. There were various vendors there, including Monty’s Home, Port City Candles, Cape Fear Golden Retriever Rescue, Carolina Boxer Rescue, NC Rottweiler Rescue, CAT, DogWatch, and Saving Animals During Disasters. In the early afternoon, the rains came. We moved deep under the tents and had a great time chatting with others who braved the storm. All in all it was a great time, even with the less than perfect weather. Thanks Aunt Kerry for having us and for providing a wonderful place to buy pet supplies and be treated like family! If you haven’t stopped in at Aunt Kerry’s Pet Stop yet, you really should. It’s on the corner of 17th extension and College Rd in Wilmington. The next weekend (Oct 2nd-3rd) was Riverfest. This is a huge fall festival in downtown Wilmington. They estimate that there were over 100,000 people who walked down Water St. checking out all the vendors. We had a prime location, right on the corner and we set up along with Jackie from Port City Candles. After a few revisions to our booth set up, we just enjoyed the GREAT weather and spoke with a lot of wonderful people. People we knew stopped by, people we didn’t know stopped by, and we just had fun chatting with everyone (and selling soap). We were able to educate people on the need to stop using chemical flea treatments on their dogs (and cats), and on the importance of using soap for themselves that was free from all the nasty chemicals and preservatives. On Saturday, Gayle was interviewed for an article in the Wilmington Star News. On Sunday a lady stopped by with her son because they wanted to meet us. Turns out, her son had to do a current event for school and he chose our article as the basis for his current event. It was great fun to meet them and good to see education in action. We had a wonderful time at both events and are looking forward to 3 more festivals in the coming weeks. Come out and see us: Hanover Kennel Club Dog Show, Legion Stadium in Wilmington – October 10th-11th Salty Paws, Carolina Beach Lake Park – October 17th Dog Fest, Empie Park, Wilmington – October 24th (This festival marks our one year anniversary! Come share the fun with us.)

Wrigley here! What an awesome weekend! The Glynne’s Soaps crew spent Saturday at the 1st Annual Dog Wash, put on by the Dog Club of Wilmington. It was set up sort of like a car wash, but without anything scary. Just good clean fun. People brought their dogs for a bath and a manicure or pedicure and the proceeds went to Tarheel Weimaraner Rescue. I don’t know about you, but I love to see other four legged kids get rescued. In fact, 10% of Glynne's Soaps profits go to dalmatian rescue. There was food, (Paul’s Place Hot Dogs, which made us snicker since everybody there was a hot dog) music, and vendors. We had a great time meeting new people and selling some soap. I got a very good looking bandana from the Monty’s Home booth. We also spent some time talking with Karen from Dog Perils. Our booth was next to her's at Paw Jam in the spring, and she is from right here in Wilmington. She makes pants (well, she calls them Uh-Oh Bands") for male dogs with potty problems. We bought two for my brother George because he is getting old and sometime dribbles through the house. These pants will make us all happier! Plus, they come in lots of great designs so he can be almost as fashionable as I am in my bandana. Here's a picture of us (with our new attire) with Momma (AKA Soapmaker) We were a bit worried while packing up the night before that there would be too much rain for the outdoor event, but by Saturday morning, the skies were clear. It was a great day to take a bath outside. Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to take my bath.;) I was too busy selling soap so others could get clean. By the end of the event I was exhausted. Thankfully I was able to nap on the ride home. Thank you Dog Club of Wilmington for the great day. The week ahead is busy too. We will be visiting some new shops that are interested in our soap and also checking in on some established places to see how sales are going. Sounds like the perfect job for the sales manager. Hopefully I’ll get to meet lots of folks while I’m out. And I’m sure there will be a trip to Aunt Kerry’s Pet Stop, which means I’ll get to visit my friends Roxy and Leo. The other totally fun thing that happened on Saturday was that I signed up to take some Agility Classes. I’m sure I’ll be talking about what I’m learning, so stay tuned. In the mean time, don’t forget to get some soap for yourself and your pup on our website Don’t forget, you can e-mail me anytime at Wrigley@glynnesoaps.com Wrigley Sales Manager

I love history! OK, I love American History. I believe it is just in my blood. In January we were unable to go to Ft Fisher for the commemoration of the Battle at Fort Fisher, I was still recovering from the crud I aquired over Christmas. However, as Jenn said we were able to go to Ft. Anderson on Valentines Day for the commemoration of the Battle of Fort Anderson. It is always fun to hear those cannons roar. Coming up next weekend in Wilmington, NC the Cameron Art Museum will commemorate the 144th anniversary of the Battle of Forks Road during the 4th Annual War Between the States Living History Weekend. The Battle of Forks Road was a significant skirmish that followed the fall of Fort Fisher, directly preceded the fall of Wilmington, and led to the final surrender of the Confederate armies. Living history re-enactors will recreate the final fight to take Wilmington on February 20, 1865. The reenactment will take place on Cameron Art Museum’s historic site, the original battlefield of the Battle of Forks Road. The site is where Major General Robert F. Hoke made his last stand against Union soldiers, primarily comprised of African American troops (referred to as U.S. Colored Troops during that era) from several divisions, before evacuating Wilmington. The “Sable Arm” of the US Army was made up of freed men and former slaves who volunteered for service after the Emancipation Proclamation. Join in the fun on February 21st. Remember to dress warmly and bring friends and family to enjoy this outstanding educational program. Activities include a commemoration ceremony and a lecture on the history of the Battle of Forks Road by historian and author Dr. Chris Fonvielle, Jr. Re-enactors dressed in period costume will demonstrate life as it was in the mid-1800s. They will conduct artillery and firearm demonstrations, battle site tours, encampments, and family activities of period games and crafts. Come on out it's free and open to the public from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. For more information and a complete schedule of events, please call Cameron Art Museum at 910-395-5999 or visit www.CameronArtMuseum.com. Cameron Art Museum is located at 3201 S. 17th Street (corner of Independence Blvd. and South 17th Street). Parking is free. We’ll see you there! In the mean time, don't forget to visit our store www.glynnesoaps.com Gayle sales@glynnesoaps.com

For Valentine’s Day this year, we went to Brunswick Town, NC for the commemoration of the Fall of Fort Anderson. Fort Anderson was a large fort used to protect the mouth of the Cape Fear River and the town of Wilmington during the Civil War. The fort fell on February 22, 1865. The day featured artillery, infantry, naval/marines, and torpedo demonstrations. Our favorite part of the day is the cannon firing. Gayle took a pretty cool video of it: [video:youtube:T0e30WyK6t8] It is loud, and I jump every time, but it is extremely interesting to watch. There are also artisans displaying period crafts and other items. It is also interesting to see all the Reenactors that have set up camps for both sides. You can see and feel a small part of what it must have been like to live in the camps during the Civil War. We were there during the afternoon, and many soldiers were cooking at the camps over an open fire. It is impressive how true to live they keep things. After leaving Fort Anderson, we traveled to Southport to a cute shop called “Cool Dogs and Crazy Cats”. It was full of eclectic and fun items for dogs, cats and the people that love them. We spent a great time chatting with one of the owners. It is a must see if you are ever in the area. As a bonus, they are now carrying our all-natural dog soaps. We came home via the ferry, instead of driving back. It is always a nice ride, and this trip we met a great couple, Terry and Nancy, from Carolina Beach. We capped off the day with a quiet dinner at home. So, not exactly the traditional Valentine’s Day, but a very wonderful day nonetheless. Visit our store at www.glynnesoaps.com Jenn soapmaker@glynnesoaps.com

I've been busy doing sales manager stuff all day, I've been so busy I hardly had time for my tennis ball. Now that my day is starting to wind down a bit, I wanted to take time to thank everyone who attended Monty’s Home Pet Expo on Sunday. Aunt Kerry told me that we sold a good amount of Handmade All Natural Soap (that means some clean pups in Wilmington this week). I hope you are really enjoying the 70-degree weather in February. This is only my second February ever and the last one was in Philadelphia. I hope February weather is always like this in North Carolina! I get to go on family walks after dinner and we take many work breaks to go play with my tennis ball in the back yard. Much better than the cold days when I just got “business” walk after dinner and short “business trips” to the back yards during the workday. We have a new contest that starts this week and hosted by Middle Sound News. You have to read the questions about us on their website. The go to our website www.glynnesoaps.com and find the answers. You could win a basket of soaps! I hope you all were able to take advantage of my Free Shipping weekend. I am working on a Valentines weekend special for next weekend. Send me a tweet with your suggestions twitter.com/wrigleysoapguru or e-mail me at Wrigley@glynnesoaps.com. See you soon! Wrigley Sales manager