Who is Baxterbear you ask?

Finding himself in the midst of WWll, Baxterbear wondered why the world could not be as peaceful as the tea plantation he once called his home. He was chosen to be the mascot for his human friend Pilot Baxter, who flew with the Royal Air Force at the age of just 20 years old

Baxterbear was proud to be a mascot, however the danger of war still remained. Their plane was shot down while flying over the Burmese jungle as they took photographs for the Army. Baxterbear still remembers the feeling in his tummy when they were shot down. The Pilot was badly injured but thankfully released their parachute in order to avoid disaster. They landed in the jungle canopy where their parachute became tangled in the trees.

9 long days went by. For five days they dangled helplessly amidst the branches of jungle growth until they were thankfully rescued by a Gurkha Unit. Four more days passed trekking through the jungle to a Red Cross ambulance. In those 9 long days, Baxterbear created 9 positive philosophies (one for each day), and has lived by them ever since.

Positive thinking was all Baxterbear had to carry him through those days, and it was positive thinking that kept him smiling. When the ambulance became stuck, an Indian Elephant was used to push them out of the mud!

After some months I’m happy to say the Pilot was well enough to be moved. They went to Africa  which led them to the love of coffee as there new life started on a coffee farm in Kenya, where I’m delighted to say they remained and recovered!