A romantic postman.

Carrying letters in an old pram is not a common sight. It is a romantic delivery strategy. Most love-letters, delivered daily by postmen, make purchasing a perambulator some months later a very welcome consequence.

Looking out from the Victorian home of my host’s sitting-room  bay window, I admire daily the care and diligence of the middle-aged postman delivering letters in my neighbourhood. Snail mail is a more warm and personalised media. He carries all the letters and parcels in an old pram which probably was his when his children were still babies. Both the letters and the parcels were abundant due to the delivery clashing with the first days of the festive season.

Even to-day’s sending electronic cards for all occasions, and choosing from a plethora of e-devices to wish people well, choosing the post-pigeon delivery of messages, is still popular. It enjoys the support and preference of a great multitude of well-wishers.

It is true that social networking is fast encroaching on sending snail mail to all corners of the globe. However, this way of sending greetings and wishes is impersonal, cold and enjoys little feeling. Though the set-up improves with making use of interactive software, receiving cards to pin on the door of the fridge in the kitchen or hanging them on the Christmas tree in the sitting-room, still makes the festive season warm and romantic. The younger children go to the end of the world to help their parents. They enthusiastically climb the ladder to fix the decorations and hang in prominent places the Christmas cards just delivered. They were delivered by Mr Postman a few moments before.

Santa would be probably interested to learn more about delivering Christmas cards and letters in a pram rather in a bag tied at the back of his sledge.


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