The frozen creamy delight was made fresh daily and a bowl of the flavor of the day would usually only set you back fifteen or twenty cents.

How was life as a Harvey Girl beyond the ever-present smile and distinctive black and white uniform? Certainly it was an exciting adventure for some and a guarantee of a husband for many.

Finding joy and fulfillment in "just doing the work" can be a challenge. The late fashion photographer Bill Cunningham (1929 - 2016) handled this challenge with joy and enthusiasm during 50+ years of work for the NY Times. We can draw inspiration from his life and the manner with which he "did his work."

Many mourned the loss of the Alvarado, a beautiful, sprawling Fred Harvey hotel, restaurant, Indian building and museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. - Joni Mitchell

As I walked down the narrow hall passing transom doors that opened into the small Harvey Girl bedrooms I could almost hear the “swishing” of those starched black and white uniforms!

Rose Heilers sat on the window sill of her second floor bedroom of the Harvey House in Slaton, Texas. She leaned against the glass so she could see further down the railroad track below.

In a sense, Fred Harvey newsstands were the twentieth-century forerunner of modern-day convenience stores

Imagine how unusual it must have been for early 20th century railroad passengers to encounter impeccable table settings and Harvey Girl service in the mostly uncivilized Southwest!

This idea posed by children's author/illustrator Mo Willems that ideas are like seeds resonated with me.