Our neighborly relationships do indeed seem to have many parallels! I love the exchanges of fruits and veggies you describe. It just goes to show that you don't have be fully aligned with someone, or even like them that much, to be neighborly. I had the privilege of a very close-knit neighborhood growing up, and as a child I assumed that my parents were besties with all the adults. Looking back, I realize that none of those people really qualified as close friends, but they were still a very meaningful part of my childhood!