he is an artist, and has had some of his paintings on exhibit. it is usually poured into cups but some prefer to drink it the old fashioned way, from the edge of a saucer. story
the story was based on a boy's story whose parents split up because of his father's second marriage & his mother took him away from his father. the film's characters, however, hold out hope that there could be a person on the other end of the telegraph (this is possibly used as a plot device to build suspense and hope). 