JANE HISSEY HAS FOREVER BEEN A HUGE INSPIRATIOn. A TRIP TO THE ANNUAL FAIR IN ABERYSTWYTH after listening to a talk bY MY FRIEND SARAH FLETCHER LED TO THE BEGINNING OF TOY PORTRAITS AND THE BIRTH OF a BLOG named ‘A MAGIC TOYBOX 123’. A MAGIC TOYBOX 123 HAS BECOME A BIT SPRAWLING – GO THERE AT YOUR RISK – BUT INCLUDES SOME OF MY LOST WRITINGS AND MAKINGS FROM LOST YEARS THAT HELPED ME BACK INTO happier realms thank you.