I believe in wearing masks entirely – but seeing them on TV shows reminds me of all we’ve been through

Their presence on favourite shows such as ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ is guaranteed to make me blue, writes Jenny Eclair

Judges Patrick Grant, centre, and Esme Young talk to a Sewing Bee hopeful (BBC)

I think I might be getting there. I don’t know about you but during the past week I’ve experienced several fleeting moments of normality.

Call me shallow, but one of the best moments included buying a small yellow vase over the counter from an actual shop – The Conran Shop, to be precise – after a glorious Sunday afternoon mooch, which included actual chatting with charming assistants.

I love Sundays in London, where you can mix and match a trip to a park or garden with a retail chaser. On this occasion, we’d been to Fulham Palace garden, where a delightful walk around the tiny grounds was somewhat marred by a man in his forties who had decided to bring his guitar to a public garden and strum the wretched thing on the lawn.