The Robin's Nest

05/28/2026

What’s new at The Nest On The Lake this week?

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05/28/2026

I’d planned to be away today but had my days jumbled up a bit and it was a good thing that I did because I ended up working in Belgrade today.

Ellie joined me, homeschool life works really well for our family. ❤️ She helped me put out TONS of new merchandise today and we locked the doors for a few minutes so we could walk to Days to pick up lunch.

The Nest is more than just a business and Belgrade is more than just a “town” both are places where families meet, neighbors chat, people get to slow down for a minute and to connect.

Thanks for welcoming us with such open arms for season #3 Belgrade we are grateful to be part of something so special.

Open 10-3 tomorrow in Belgrade, stop by to see all of the new merchandise we put out today!

05/28/2026

Next week is one of our biggest orders of the year!

We’ve been handling this order for several years and have a pretty good system in place to make sure everything goes smoothly….but…..

IF you’d like to see what controlled chaos at a flower shop looks like (250 arrangements plus plant rentals and high school graduation week!) looks like stop by next week!

We will be taking orders for graduation bouquets, for best selection order early!

P. S. Belgrade will NOT be open next weekend, this is an all hands on deck kind of order!

05/27/2026

Throwing it way back to 2019.

The Nest opened in 2018 and when I won this award in 2019 I was SHOCKED!

I’d been in the floral industry for a very long time as a designer in a lot of local shops but I’d never been a business owner and no matter how much you know (or you think you know) about your industry being a business owner is a totally new experience.

In 8 years The Nest has grown from a 360 square foot space in The Hathaway Creative Center and zero employees to 3 locations and a team of amazing people.

With growth comes lessons, mistakes, doubts and immense challenges and failures and non stop work. It also comes with excitement, success, relationships and so much more.

I am as grateful for this award in 2026 as I was in 2019 and I share it with my team who earned this through their hard work and dedication and I’m grateful for everyone who took a moment to nominate us and to vote for us.

We will keep working hard, improving and adapting and earning your trust. Thank you all from the bottom of our flower filled hearts. ❤️

05/26/2026

The Nest pulled it off again this year!!!

We weren’t there in person but our spirits sure were and so were our supporters, I heard that we got lots of cheers and applause tonight!!

I got so many messages when we were announced as the winners and my team and I are proud and humbled by this year’s win.

P. S. The ad has some outdated info…😉2024 has come and gone and we’ve not only opened Belgrade, we’ve also opened our THIRD location on KMD.

Congrats to all of tonight’s winners!

05/26/2026

Wishing everyone the best of luck and a huge congratulations!

We will be waiting to hear what local businesses won in their categories!

I’m afraid that the month of May really kicked my butt and I’ve decided to stay home tonight but I’m crossing my fingers for all of my local faves and waiting to hear (fingers crossed!) who won for best florist and greenhouse this year!

05/25/2026

“Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the
graves of the war dead with flowers. Maj. Gen. John A. Logan declared it should be May 30.

It is believed the
date was chosen because flowers would be in bloom all
over the country”

Thank you for allowing us to be part of all of the biggest moments in your lives.

Today we honor, remember and wish you all a peaceful Memorial Day filled with memories of those who matter the most to you.

05/23/2026

We have a few changes to our hours next week❤️

We will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday May 25th.

We will also be closed at KMD (ONLY) on Saturday May 30th. Belgrade and Main St will remain open for regular business hours.

The Finery will also be closed, while their team takes a well deserved post prom season day off!

I don’t like to close during regular hours BUT I’ll be traveling to Connecticut for my grandmothers funeral.

My gram passed away on Feb 7th this year, and she was just shy of celebrating her 96th birthday.

Someone recently said, “your gram must have been so sweet” and I laughed because in my entire life I’d never thought of her as sweet. I thought of her as strong and smart and determined and steady. And I’d like to think that some of the best parts of me came from her, because being sweet…that’s okay…but being strong…that’s really a big deal to me.

I’ve attached her obituary, just in case you’d like to “get to know her” and I’d considered not attending her funeral because…well if I’m being honest…staffing. Sometimes this world of balancing business and real life is really hard but I can’t miss this and I think everyone will understand that.

I’ll be gone from May 28-May 31 and my team has The Nest totally under control (be gentle with them 😉) I’ll be able to visit with my dad and my sister and her family while I’m away and I’m really looking forward to seeing them all.

From my grams obituary:

“A service of farewell will be held in the spring, when the flowers she loved are in bloom”

View Marian Thayer's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

If you are looking for me….I will be in Belgrade eating all of the snacks😉

New at The Nest on The Lake this year, Shortbread Cookies from

Do NOT miss out on these!

05/22/2026

It’s FRIDAY!

We have a busy couple of days ahead! Graduation,proms, Memorial Day and opening weekend for The Nest On The Lake!

We are prepped and as ready as we can be and looking forward to a crazy fun couple of days.

Pro-tip…IF you want BLUE flowers this weekend, you should come in ASAP!!

See you soon Nest Fans!