It's true, you never do know what's around the corner. A couple of weeks ago I got a call at work asking me to go on a live radio show to talk about The Argus Book Club.
Wow!
My mind went into a kind of excited panicky overdrive - until I realised the invitation was to go on Coastway hospital radio. Oh. Not Radio 4, then?
It's probably just as well, as trekking into Brighton last Saturday afternoon was time-consuming enough. But I'd said yes, so I made the effort. Coastway radio is a teensy office with two even teensier studio rooms off it, tucked away deep in the heart of some hospital building which eerily doesn't seem to be in use at the weekend. But my volunteer "book corner" hostess Rosemary was very welcoming and for a whole hour I got to inflict my choice of music on the poor patients of Brighton and chat about the book club, World Book Day, local authors and books in general. It was relaxing and fun - a whole hour devoted to me! A bit like having a pampering beauty treatment - without the hefty price tag. And I got to feel I'd done my good deed for the day as well.
As I left, Rosemary said "You've got a good voice for radio..." So if the call from Radio 4 ever does come in... I'll be ready.