Flour and Flowers

Keith and I are back in the Netherlands, where the tulips are blooming.

We thought we'd miss them. We were planning to be in America from mid-March through the end of June.

People here are also staying home. There are public service announcements about keeping the appropriate social distance. 
There are even drones flying over the beaches, reminding people to stay far enough away from each other.

People here are also stocking up on supplies. We have enough toilet paper, but flour has been hard to find. 

Flour usually comes in 1 kg bags.  All we found on the shelves last week was volkoren (whole wheat). All we found today was 100 gram bags. So we bought zelf rijzend  (self rising) as well as plain flour. Don't know whether it was the store's idea to only put out 100 gram bags or whether that was all that was left in the warehouse right now. Either way, it does cut down on hording!

Jesus' advice on storing up food:  Life is more important than food, and the body is more important than what you put on it. 26 Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or save food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Don’t you know you are worth much more than they are? (Matthew 6:25b-26)