We mothers of grown-up daughters tend to view them with a mixture of love, exasperation, irritation and awe.

I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.

In her memoir, Anne Robinson recounts the wake-up call which motivated her to stop drinking. Leaving her eight-year-old daughter alone in their car while she went to buy liquor, she returned to find her daughter with tears running down her cheeks. The guilt and horror Ms. Robinson felt at this sight jolted her into sobriety.

I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.

Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.

In 2001 Steve Staunton became the record cap holder for which country? Brazil.

Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.