TOM UTLEY: I've found sanity ironing underwear in lockdown
Good old Kirstie Allsopp is right. Ironing tea towels really is a therapeutic experience — and God knows we could all do with more of those in these trying times. Indeed, I flatter myself that I write with a degree of authority, since I’m something of an obsessive ironer myself. What’s more, as long-suffering readers may be aware, I’ve often extolled in print the psychological benefits of this deeply rewarding activity, which so many foolishly dismiss as an irksome chore. So what a joy it is to welcome Kirstie into our happy band of domestic gods and goddesses who refuse to cut corner...