An entertaining evening

wherein I discover how much inducement* it takes to get me to smash a wine glass** into a fireplace. I don't think I'll make a habit of it, but it was quite, hmm, exhilarating to do, once.

*simply the hostess cheering me on to do so, it seems

**from a previous but no longer extant marriage, engraved with names & date of the event. Part of the lead up was the discussion as to whether to keep the glasses or replace them.