Fall Update from Eddie

By:  Eddie Brill, 3rd Generation Family Member and Manager

Dear Capon Friends,

Here we are a few days after Labor Day weekend, a wonderful summer behind us, and the fall colors looking us in the face. The unseasonably cool temperatures, especially at night, and lower humidity during the day made for great weather days at Capon this summer.  It was great seeing so many familiar faces enjoying that great summer weather.

This season is ending up to be the most numbers of people ever visiting in one year, averaging 220 people a day for 70 days straight since.   We got to see people that we haven't seen for a few years as well as many new faces that came through our front door.  It is great to see so many families meet here from all over the country and just enjoy the outdoors, being together, porch sitting, or enjoying a homemade meal together.  In the hustle bustle of day to day life it is a rarity to see people taking time to just enjoy each other's company.

Eddie, age 2

Ginny and I have some great news to share with you.  Some of you may have heard already over the summer when you arrived for your time with us here at Capon Springs: Our daughter, Megan and her husband Brian are expecting their first child, a son and our first grandchild!  They are expecting him to arrive in about 8 weeks which will be around the time Capon will be closing for the season.  It has been a long time since we had a little one in our household, needless to say we will get our baby fix right away and then all winter long.  I didn't tell them but I have been ready to be a grandfather for awhile now and can't wait until his arrival.

The baby's Uncle Sam, "Farmer Sam", has increased the size of his cattle herd, Scottish Highland cows, from four to seven.  The anticipated arrival of 3 baby calves this spring was a welcomed sight on the scenic Hilltop property by the second fishing pond.  Sam has also been busy with his lady friends, 200 red sexlink laying hens that lay brown eggs, supplying Capon with about half of the amount of eggs needed to serve those high guest counts during the summer with brown eggs for poached and fried eggs  for breakfast.  The mobile chicken house Sam built has made a wonderful home for those ladies where they can go outside to roam and scratch for food on the ground and come inside when weather is bad when they want.  His 15 piglets purchased in June for kids to feed left over bread and rolls to at Hog Heaven, are doing well and getting big and fat.  Sam's friendly sidekick - loveable 100 pound dog, (a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix), Leonard will greet anyone he comes in contact with.  He will definitely give you a lick on the face if you want him to.  Sam could show you some of the tricks he has taught him if you ask about it.

Ginny and I plan to go on a trip out west at the end of November with my brother and his wife and then to the beach sometime in February for our summer in the winter beach trip.  We hope this update finds all of you doing well and we are still open for another two months so we may still see some of you before we have to close for the winter.  We wish all of you a colorful fall! 

Take care,

Eddie