My 75-Year Road Trip • Memoir and Musings
Episodes
Firsts and Lasts... and Good-Bye
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are millions of "firsts" and "lasts" in our lives that affect us, become part of us, and influence who we become. Big and small. Doing this podc...
The Author's Love Life
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would listeners consider a memoir incomplete without at least a tidbit or two about the author's love life? Well, I don't know, but I had a lot of fun...
The Marriage Commissioner 3
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The final of the 3 episodes about my experiences as a BC Marriage Commissioner.
The Marriage Commissioner 2
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Onwards with more Marriage Commissioner stories....
The Marriage Commissioner 1
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A requirement for becoming a Marriage Commissioner in British Columbia is that one has to be retired or semi-retired... so if we keep our eyes and ear...
How I Did It
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Readers of my book and listeners to this podcast have asked me, "How did you do it?" So I' decided to add this special episode to answer that question...
The Beautiful Women & Jackie
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a fiction story about Rosa and Marilyn, but is based on a real once-in-a-lifetime experience I had in Mexico, thanks to an incredible woman na...
The Older Student
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To stay as healthy and with it as you can as an Elder, it's a good thing, if not a necessary thing, to be active. Physically and mentally. One way to ...
Needles & Under the Bridge
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drug addiction and homelessness is a huge problem in our society and this harsh and debilitating situation offers little hope for a better life for th...
Not A Disease Yet So Sensitive
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This aging elder-woman experience is really something... every woman "in this place" will have their own unique trip and experiences travelling this p...
Boy and the Girl 4
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Girl unravels the "Why's?" of how she wound up in this crazy place with the Big Mistake. And feels awe and gratitude, if not some pride, at how much ...
Boy and the Girl 3
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Although supported by her friends, the "sisterhood," and by the RCMP, Girl discovers she really has to take care of things herself, be proactive. Some...
Boy and the Girl 2
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The interwoven, back-and-forth time-line continues. as Girl thought she'd ended this relationship from hell. Well, she had, but he hadn't.
Boy and the Girl 1
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this and the next 3 episodes I tell the 3-year story of how an ordinary Girl got involved with a bad Boy... this is the one novelette in my memoir ...
Sex in The Sixties
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I'm not talking about the 1960s here! Warning -- this episode is about the experiences of solo seniors re-entering the dating world, and sex once agai...
Devices
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, I know I'm a dinosaur, still resisting having a cell phone.... I try not to be so sensitive to what I see around me with how technology and the u...
The Invisible Beast
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have times in our lives and experiences during those times that, in hindsight, we can't believe really happened. Yet we get through them... sometim...
Breast Cancer Shock
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another off-road spin I wasn't expecting. When I got back onto the road, I was changed and had gained a new perspective on my life and life.
Finally... Engaged Travel. One Last Can't-Escape Pit Stop. Then Heading Home.
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Someone once said, "Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere you find yourself." And if this happe...
Off in All Directions .... Still
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It still amazes me that I travelled to so many places during this time in my life, and I 'm thankful that I did, and fortunate that I could. But when ...
Off in All Directions
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travel worldwide has now become common place. In 2000 I went on my first solo trip... the beginning of two decades of travel... the first decade was o...
Julia aka The Goddess
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever said "Yes," when you would normally say, "No," and because of that, had a chance encounter with someone who amazed and inspired you? And...
Childless Cat Lady
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The four-legged members of our families give us so much. I was surprised at how much.
Helpers High with a Fever
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So.... How's "Going It Alone" working for ya? I thought it was for me.,. until it wasn't. It took awhile for me to ask for, and accept, the gift of so...
Must Haves
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have something you absolutely must have? I have many. But in this episode I'll tell you about only two.... ones that I've had in my life since ...
The Selfie
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Selfies are everywhere... it's a great way to share your daily experiences and fun and adventures with others. But there can be horrible consequences ...
My Father's Days
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fathers are important to daughters for many reasons. And sometimes daughters become important to fathers in unexpected ways.
My Addiction
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We can become addicted to many things.... my addiction was an unusual one, even one that some would scoff at or dismiss. But for me, I was hooked unti...
Should Be Settled... Not
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We sometimes struggle with what our minds are telling us we 'should' do, who we 'should' be. But if we settle down and calmly listen to our hearts, le...
The Smile & Disappearance
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it's impossible to grasp that the person right in front of you is going to die, and that they will just... disappear. And when that does hap...
The Picture & The Past
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a good thing that we don't know our future... it comes soon enough.
My Decade in Rotary
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the '90s, Rotary International, a great world-wide service organization, went through a major shift. (Many would say at the time, "Shift happens," ...
You Want To Do What?
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting my home-based business was quite the venture, in so many ways. And over those 7 years, Balance was (one of) the keys to my success. Actually,...
Mothers Day
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moms are so important to us and to how we become the women we become. I was fortunate to have the mom I had and on this Mothers Day I'm publishing thi...
Okanagan to the Island
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
That feeling of finding roots in a community, being settled in your life, is so grounding.
The Demise of Dalin
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What a changed world we live in with technology and the internet. What a rebel to not have a smart phone! What have you noticed around you?
Words Can Be Weapons
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Early into my marriage I was asked a question that I'm sure many women are asked, and I (naively) answered it honestly. The reaction to my answer was ...
Way Up North
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being young, travelling on a new road with someone, full of vim and vigor, curiosity and a "why not" attitude, can lead us into some new adventures in...
Carefree Cruisin'... Mostly
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did you meet your new (next?) partner? In Episode 2 "The Cab Driver" is a crazy, lovely story of how my mom and dad met. My story is more ordinary...
The Lemon
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I wasn't expecting to careen down into a big sinkhole on the "grown-up highway" and learn such a huge "life-lesson" so quickly after leaving home. I h...
Leaving Home For My First Real Job - A Teacher!
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember your flight from the nest? Maybe you remember what you were thinking and feeling at that moment. But did you ever wonder what your par...
The Recipe
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Forever, recipes have been handed down from mothers to daughters. You might have some favourites like I do. There was one recipe I found in my mom's r...
Kitchens
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about kitchens? Family and friends love to hang out there, even though the living room is steps away with comfy chairs. I've spent lots of ...
The Strength & Resilience of Grandmothers
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I was lucky to have had nearby grandmothers and even a great-grandma as I grew up, If you did, too, and they played a part in your life, what did thes...
Dad and The Allowance
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we experience life's inequities early in life... my first was a broken promise from my dad. But although I remember it well, my anger dissol...
Five Firsts
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we grow up and move into each new chapter, there are always"'firsts." I remember the first time I was in the hospital. Do you? What was it like for...
The Push
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It can be confusing, even a bit disturbing, when as a first-born, a new sibling comes on the scene. Maybe this intruder stirs up some dislike, even a ...
What I Know Now
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Through our young eyes, with the innocence and tiny view of our world, we see things and the people around us at face value, it's uncomplicated, simpl...
Getting My Learners Licence on 13th Street
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in the '50s and '60s was such a different time and experience compared to the kids growing up today. We learn so much before we leave our c...
Podcast Trailer for Spotify
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to what's ahead for listeners.
The Cursing Lady
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I don't remember my birth, but mom sure did! Looking back on having this woman as my mother, I've realized how lucky I was. Not everyone has this good...
The Assembly Line & The Cab Driver
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are "assembled" from the DNA of hundreds of descendants whom we will never know, and I've wondered how they got together in the first place to beco...
A Memoir! And Female Friends
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why and How did I write and publish a 530 page memoir with 103 stories, that ended up weighing 2 pounds?! And in less than a year, learn how to record...