Lyall Watson investigates Mr Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder • Tim Mackintosh-Smith revisits Patrick Leigh Fermor’s Greece • Annette Kobak sees England through foreign eyes • Harriet Sergeant finds an odd sort of comfort • Karen Robinson hangs loose in California • Roger Hudson eavesdrops on Gainsborough • Michele Hanson explains why tough men are tough • John Saumarez Smith does a runner • Ursula Buchan gets dug in • Jonathan Self follows his father’s advice • Justin Cartwright explores the world of William Maxwell • Andrew Wall discovers retail therapy