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There’s absolutely nothing glamorous about air travel these days… except for the service provided by Bruce Pollard of BAP Transportation Services. Here in Hiddenbrooke we are fortunate to live near several airports, and Bruce has transported my wife and I to many of them: San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, and San Jose. As soon as we …
Our house is one of the closest to the Hiddenbrooke Golf Club’s banquet room. This means we hear free musical entertainment almost every weekend. It’s hard to be upset that we live in a place so wondrous that people want to celebrate here. When the special occasion music stopped during the pandemic, it was noticeable …
Picture-Perfect Pet Sitter We adopted two 11-year-old border collie sisters (Luna and Pepper) during the pandemic. The litter mates grew up on a ranch in Gilroy, California and had never been in a car, walked on a leash, or visited a vet, although they were perfectly house-broken. When their pet mom died in hospice care, …
When my wife and I first got up the nerve to walk into Pike Fitness in Hiddenbrooke Plaza in April 2019, Steve Burmann, who co-owns the business with his brother Jeff, asked us to describe our fitness goal. I half-jokingly responded: “To get in shape for retirement.” We were worried that we spent too much …
As I watch the January rains come down, I’m relieved to know my gutters were recently cleaned. January is a lousy time for window washers, but it’s prime time for gutter cleaners. I found Rob Callagy of Clearly Now Window Cleaners when I was looking for a window washer last spring, but I was pleased …
It couldn’t be any more convenient for me to get a haircut then to go see Jessica at JD Nail Spa and Salon in Hiddenbrooke Plaza. I always call her before I go, but she almost always tells me to come right over even though I tell her my schedule is very flexible. She clearly …
