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      Depends on the area but they were constantly busy. Warm seasons were 7 days a week sunup til sundown.

      For the cold seasons:

      • Wheat and barely were sown in the winter so that when spring showed up the crops sprouted and grew quickly
      • Logging/forestry work as well as trapping
      • Mending of tools, spinning of wool/flax into usable fabrics
      • Weaving baskets/clothes etc
      • Processing of slaughtered game into foodstuffs
      • Processing & protection of food stores
      • Repairs to your house
      • Ice fishing to augment stores of food
      • Building and fixing fences
      • Distilling and pickling foods
      • Generally anything that improves your chance of survival

      And of course:

      Hoping and praying that they had enough food to not starve to death.