Ooh, all this talk of lemon curd is making me plan another trip "oop North" (the only 1 I can get here is awful, so I tend to get it in Sainsbos when I am on a spin to NI). We're trying to empty cupboards and freezer anyway, so a spin before Easter might be a good plan.
M&S have their eggs out, including Easter Egg Hunt type ones. So I got 2 nets of mini-foil covered ones, 2 nets of caramel filled foil shapes, and 1 bag of larger foil eggs. I may need another few bigger ones, but at least I have enough to do the hunt in either house (DMILs and DPs holiday house) - we did one in each last year and the DCs next door loved it, while the adults in my DPs house always find it great fun (DD is the only child there normally).
I've also done something for Christmas this week! I tried to book the barn we stayed in 3 years ago, but there's a long term tenant in it now. So we managed to book a different cottage, only about 1km away, which has even more stunning sea views. Not cheap, so we are not staying for a whole week (but they are allowing a 4 night stay), but I really hope it means we can get some time out as a family of 3 even in the mayhem of a large family Christmas.
Also, DBro1 is coming alone for DB2's wedding in the summer, so DM reckons that the whole family (DB, DSIL and DNiece (then 2)) will be coming over for Christmas (transatlantic). And DSIL (DH's DSis) is due DC1 in late august, and DMIL expects her down as well. So having a space to retreat to is even more important (quite apart from DH admitting he cannot deal with another one like last year and being stuck in his home) - and having space for others to go visiting and not always in matriarch's spaces (on both sides!).