Up, up and away!

Maralyn and I love the peace, beauty and exhilaration of hot air ballooning every chance we have.

Next week will join other IFWTWA members to see the California Wine Country minutes from Temecula in a hot air balloon. We have toured this lovely and lush area and the many vineyards by foot and car. Going up and away will be a new thrill and photo opportunities.

We chose the highly recommended D&D; Ballooning in Temecula for a sunrise surprise. Being travel, food and wine writers we will follow our adventure with a hearty feast! This will include an outdoor picnic of fruit, cheeses, eggs, sweet breads, bagels, orange juice and, of course, some morning bubbly for the thirsty balloonists.

We can hardly wait to participate and then tell you all about it.


Brenda C. Hill
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Brenda Hill
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As a longtime food writer for Where Magazine New York City, Brenda Hill, along with her writing partner, Maralyn Hill (no relation), writes and publishes books about chefs, food and international travel. They co-authored "Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel" and joined French Master Chef Herve Laurent in writing "Cooking Secrets: The Why and How" Brenda has been active in the California Writer's Club, IFWTWA, and the Santa Barbara's Writers Conference. Brenda Hill and her partner Maralyn Hill conduct marketing and writing seminars. Maralyn and I will be heading back to Rancho La Puerta in July to give our presentation on writing and marketing your book, as well as bringing back some freshly picked off the farm nutritious and tasty recipes.