hop, skip, and a jump

These men and women must put down their DJ careers and pick up the pressed cotton uniforms worn by the staff at Castello Rosato, the gorgeous Italian palace where Vanderpump has staged Season 2 — just a hop, skip and a jump from the French chateau where Season 1 was filmed.

A snowy hop, skip and a jump away from Seattle at Snoqualmie Pass is this tubing park with all the bells and whistles at the Summit at Snoqualmie ski area, should you wish to skip the old-school sledding experience for the ski-hill alternative.

“Pretty soon, nobody is going to be more than a hop, skip and a jump away from a no-income-tax state,” Norquist told Mississippi lawmakers at a hearing.

The historic ghost town of Bodie is just another hop, skip and a jump away, while the flash of a snowshoe hare’s white feet might catch your eye from the trail.

In the top of the first, leadoff hitter AJ Pollock — hitting a hop, skip and a jump away from .400 since the All-Star break — singled to begin the Dodgers’ attack.