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ruthdoyle.bsky.social
I’m a published writer living in England & I run @minimotleysanctuary with my daughter. Nature, wildlife & animals are always my inspiration. Please check out my books in our Etsy shop: 👉 https://minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com
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Are you looking for a special gift for someone in need of a boost? We giftwrap everything for no extra charge with pretty, recycled ribbons Please take a look: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com Every handmade item is made by us, & every sale supports our animal sanctuary. Thank you ❤️ #rescueanimals

New YouTube video out now on our channel! 🐏🌼🍃 Please subscribe if you enjoy; leave a comment to help boost the video & share to help us find other animal lovers like us! ❤️ We hope you enjoy 🙏🫶✨ youtu.be/6VPVYppcsw4?... #rescueanimals #animals #animalsanctuary #nature #foraging #countryside

Please can you share to help us find animal lovers who might want to watch our YouTube channel? Please subscribe — it’s free! We are a mother daughter team sharing sanctuary life with our much-loved rescue animals ❤️🙏 Our latest video: youtu.be/6VPVYppcsw4?... #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary

Our “Love-Ewes” make lovely pick-me-up post for friends in need of a boost or a reminder that they’re loved! Every sale helps our animal sanctuary: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com Perfect desk or book-shelf companions, with unique expressions & heart necklaces 🐑❤️ #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈 Did you know we make sheep with rainbow hearts, to celebrate & honour the LGBTQ+ community 🏳️‍🌈❤️ Gift to your loved ones & in return, you’ll be supporting our sanctuary as every sale helps our rescue animals: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com #pride #pridemonth #animalsanctuary

🎀 Looking for a unique gift for an animal lover? Or someone who adores pink? 🎀 Our handsculpted Herdwick sheep wearing pink headdresses are crafted carefully, entwining tiny diamontès so that they sparkle on your shelves ✨ Every sale helps our animal sanctuary: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com #sheep

Happy Sunday! Want to take a peek behind the scenes in our online shop, to find out more about our handmade gifts & decorations? ✨ Please subscribe to our YouTube channel, it’s free! (We are almost at 500 subscribers!) 🙏 youtu.be/KdNPS15wQV8?... #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary #animalsofbluesky

Did you know? Scientists have shown that sheep experience a full spectrum of emotions — fear, anger, rage, despair, boredom, disgust & happiness Our Jim is always smiling & asking for scratches. Look at his cheeky face — licking his lips after eating his favourite herb treat! #rescueanimals #sheep

Can you help our little YouTube channel grow & get us to 500 subscribers? 🌱🙏 We’re working on a new YouTube video, which should be ready to post tomorrow evening 🥰 Please subscribe here, it’s free: youtube.com/@minimotleys... ✨ #rescueanimals #sheep #horses #blueskyanimals #countryside

Are you looking for a special gift for someone in need of a boost? We giftwrap everything for no extra charge with pretty, recycled ribbons Please take a look: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com Every handmade item is made by us, & every sale supports our animal sanctuary. Thank you ❤️ #rescueanimals

We've found ourselves struggling & have set up a justgiving page to help our animal sanctuary We would so appreciate it if you want to spread the word & help us reach our target: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding... We also have a Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=85237... Thank you 🙏 #animalsanctuary

Please can you share to help ‘Barnaby’ the Grey Face Dartmoor Sheep find his forever home? 🥹🙏✨ He is handsculpted by us, using our fleece from much-loved rescue sheep. He’s bendy with arms & legs you can pose! Our shop is here, every sale helps our animal sanctuary: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com ❤️

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Are you looking for a gift for someone in need of a boost? Please take a look at our shop: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com Every handmade item is made by us, & every sale supports our animal sanctuary We giftwrap for no extra charge, with recycled ribbons & lovely tissue paper - ready to gift ✨

Latitude Festival dyes sheep pink for entertainment. Join over 26,000 voices in saying that sentient beings deserve respect, not to be used as party props. www.change.org/p/fes...

Please can you help us get closer to our target? We hate to ask, but we’ve had no choice as we are struggling 🙏 Our justgiving is here, if you can: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding... Thank you so much for your kindness & generosity 🐑 You are amazing Blue Sky 🙏❤️ #animalsanctuary #rescueanimals

Good Morning 🥰💕❤️🐦🎶🎶

Can you help our little YouTube channel grow & get us to 500 subscribers? 🌱🙏 We’re working on a new YouTube video, which should be ready to post in a couple of days 🥰 Please subscribe here, it’s free: youtu.be/TVSHeVbCY78?... ✨ #rescueanimals #sheep #horses #blueskyanimals #countryside

Are you looking for a unique gift? Or a pick-me-up present for a loved one in need of a boost? We handsculpt gifts using the fleece from our rescue flock of sheep & we giftwrap every order for no extra charge: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com Every purchase helps our animal sanctuary! #rescueanimals

Words by Wendel Berry. Dreams of a world like this by me. Peace for everyone, humans and animals alike. I hope your Sunday has some peace in it too.

Rabbit chasing the sun 🌞 #KidLitArt #painting

Utterly REVOLTING #wholefoods is #complicitinanimalcruelty open.substack.com/pub/simplehe...

We’re a mother daughter team with an online shop that helps us with essential costs at our animal sanctuary Are you looking for something special with sparkle? A unique gift? Please support our online shop this weekend, if you can: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #animals

Did you know, sheep can wag their tails like dogs and they form strong bonds with other sheep & people Sheep are intelligent and capable of problem solving Please join our community on Patreon for as little as £1, if you can, to support our sanctuary: patreon.com/user?u=85237... ❤️ #rescueanimals

@minisanctuary.bsky.social Thank you for the follow 🙏. We watched the sheep shearing video this morning, what a wonderful thing to be able to do for the sheep! Relaxed shearing, no struggles, no trauma!

Hi everyone, we’re a mother daughter team running our animal sanctuary & online shop: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com We handsculpt gifts & decor using the fleece from our much-loved rescue sheep to help with essential costs at the sanctuary We would hugely appreciate your support! 🙏 #rescueanimals

Thank you for including Songs for Our Sons in your post about raising emotionally healthy boys @littleacornsplaytherapy ✨ “I absolutely love this book by @ruthdoylewriter If we understand the physiological importance of crying we’d encourage, rather than demand that it be repressed” #blueskybooks

For anyone in the area, this sounds like a wonderful event! ☀️will we see you at the Summertime Social on June 28th??☀️ Please join us to make it a night to remember for the animals! ☀️🐇💙🐓🌈🐖🎉🪿🎶 donorbox.org/events/76510...

from my run the other day 😍

I signed this petition to tell Barclays to cut ties with JBS — one of the world’s worst offenders for animal suffering and environmental destruction. Will you do the same? action.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/tell-barclay...

Hey everyone, are you looking for something special for your home or to give as a gift? We hand-sculpt unique gifts & decorations — every order helps our animal sanctuary: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com We hugely appreciate every purchase in our shop 🐏Thank ewe so much 🙏 #handmade #animalsanctuary

Our handmade Suffolk sheep, wearing handsculpted green berry crowns, have returned to our shop! Please take a look here for gifts; decorations & books: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com Every order helps our animal sanctuary, so we hugely appreciate every purchase! Thank you so much ❤️🙏 #rescueanimals

Have you subscribed to our YouTube channel? It’s free! Can you get us to 400 subscribers tonight?! We put so much love into our videos, we would love it if you wanted to subscribe to help our little channel to grow 🥰🌱 New video coming very soon! ❤️ youtu.be/TVSHeVbCY78?...

Hi everyone! We’re a mother daughter team, running our animal sanctuary & handsculpting unique gifts & decorations using the fleece from our rescue sheep, to help with essential costs Our Etsy shop is here: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com We would hugely appreciate your support 🙏🐎🐏🌱✨ #rescueanimals

It starts as raw fleece, sheared gently from our rescue #sheep We then get the wool processed at one of the last units in the UK! Each unique gift is handsculpted by us & every sale helps our rescue animals: minimotleysanctuary.etsy.com Watch our kind sheep-shearing here: youtu.be/TVSHeVbCY78?...

Hello everybody 🦋 BOOP the snoot! Did you know horses use their sense of smell to not only identify other horses — but also to assess social status within the herd? That’s why sometimes there’s a big SQUEAL when they greet & sniff hello! Our patreon: patreon.com/user?u=85237... ❤️ #animalsanctuary

Please could you share this post to help us get closer to our target? We’ve found ourselves struggling. We are so thankful to those who have contributed so far, & those who have joined our Patreon, to support our sanctuary Thank you 🙏 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding... #animalsanctuary #animals