My mum was the ultimate 50s wife she worked hard but did everything with elegance and grace - she was brought up to be the homemaker and some of her saying were so 'then' - Even if you have had a baby, wearing a nice frock and lipstick when your husband comes home' was one that stuck in my memory - and everything was made better by a bandaid or later - a nice cup of tea.
Fantastic! what a great idea - it is hard to force ourselves to get down the memories somethimes when there is no photo - so good on you! it really is great!