Freaky skies this morning

The skies were really weird this morning, and it was crazy windy and warm. The weather has been just wild this week. I even had to remove  a tree limb from the driveway to go to work. Nothing big. People were seen stopped taking pictures of the big rainbow that appeared too.
So I have only been showing you recipes lately and  I forgot to mention all the research I have been doing for my Barefoot hippie homestead. I have been reading about solar panels, and rain barrels and buying land and stocking a pantry. I have been looking at a LOT of small, tiny cabin kit homes. It all seems so intimidating.  I am slowly learning things here and there. I am not giving up yet. My basic plans change from day to day.
So, I have exciting news to share! Well, exciting for me any way. Since I am always dreaming about living in a cabin in the woods, possibly off grid and all this researching of building and what could I do and not do? How small am I willing to deal with? Will I have a way to get water or electricity. Wood stove for heat? So many questions. How do I figure it all out? I remembered that last year I rented a cabin in Allegheny for a long weekend before Thanksgiving weekend. I loved it! I didn't want it to end. Well, I went to the website and looked at cabins for this Thanksgiving weekend. The prices seemed so high for one night and I have been trying to save and not spend, but what caught my eye was, whats this?
35$ a night???? Why? I checked. No electricity. There is a stove (propane) and a wood fire place. That's it. I got excited. I requested an extra day before the 4 day weekend. It was approved, so I booked the cabin for 4 nights. No electricity. Why not? All I really want is the wood fire place. I can rough it, I need to rough it! I need to see if this is what I really want. So I am so extremely excited about this. I am packing all my cast iron. I think I will be making the Swiss steak for my Thanksgiving dinner. I ordered 4 books from Amazon for reading, Possum Living, Off grid, Momma Poc by my outdoors woman mentor Anne Labastille, which is apropos since I read her previous books at the cabin last year. and We Took to the Woods. Perfect reading material for sitting by the fireplace. I am counting the days. Look for pics!
Tomorrow is Jeffery's birthday, I made my sweet sweets. Chocolate Toffee bars.