So far I have thought of canning, jelly-making, sewing, quilting, knitting, darning, building a treehouse, fishing, whittling, various kinds of cooking and baking...anything else you know that sounds fun? posted by Ollie at 6:32 AM PST - 41 comments Whence the 35-hour work week?New York City and Boston both have standard work weeks of 35 hours.