Cabinet of curiosities

While never a household name, the Ohio guitarist was one of rock’s most adaptable talents and the catalyst for albums by Johnny Winter, Steely Dan and more

Budget airlines love to charge extra for luggage, with pricing structures that can make checking in a suitcase almost as expensive as booking a seat. Consequently, this summer, lots of holidaymakers w

The piece I’d never part with

A few years ago, we bought my father a sundial. It was a decent 18th-century style reproduction in lead – something he had wanted for a very long time – and then, inevitably, he asked me to help him s

These four glorious properties need only a modicum of tender loving care and offer great rewards to the far-sighted

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand