Field guides

The small logistics of living near people

Nobody teaches you what to do with a stranger’s parcel, how to ask for a ladder, or how to get your plants watered without handing out your phone number. These guides do — no account needed, no strings attached.

📦 Someone else’s parcel at your door

What the law actually expects, how to find the right door, and how to hand it over without awkwardness.

🏡 Having your home watched while you’re away

The vacation checklist that beats a timer on a lamp — and how to ask a neighbor without owing them your keys.

🪜 Borrow, don’t buy

A drill is used for thirteen minutes in its lifetime. The etiquette and economics of the shared street.

👋 How to actually meet your neighbors

Without a block party, a clipboard, or pretending to need sugar. Small moves that work, introvert-approved.

🔍 Private alternatives to Nextdoor

If the feed got louder than the street: what to look for in a neighborhood app, and an honest tour of the options.