Having both attended and worked at a Montessori school, I am a big proponent of hands-on, technology-free activities for children—preferably made out of glass or wood, involving clay or paper or liquid or scissors and cloth with not-too-sharp needles for sewing: things that are not toys per se, but practical, everyday products that help develop motor and mental skills in growing human beings.

Here’s my preface: I am a snotty outdoors person who fancies old, dirty, well-loved ’80s-era LL Bean and North Face products over the ultra-light titanium, wick-away polyester or Isotherm fleece gear on the market these days.

One of the most ancient forms of outdoor winter transportation is making a strong comeback these days. In the last couple of years, the number of people partaking in snowshoeing—a low-impact, cardio-beneficial form of snow recreation—has increased drastically.

Although SFR went to press before the results of a heated 2012 election had been finalized, we have a recommendation nonetheless: Get over it. Move on. Look up!

Just outside of the heart of Santa Fe, the Dale Ball trails wind up and into the foothills.

A wise fool, says Devon Ludlow, managing director of Wise Fool New Mexico, is “one of those fabulous names…Jesters being able to speak the truth…idiocy and wisdom melding.” The medieval court jesters often interspersed truths, honest observations and wise words in their otherwise absurd performances.

Nestled here in Santa Fe—among mountains and sky, piñon and juniper and everything that makes our city different and special—is Dr. Eric Grasser’s practice, Unity Medicine. Grasser is one of just a handful of MDs in the nation to join Ayurveda, the world’s oldest healing system, with modern Western medicine.

In order to find out whether something does or does not exist we may assume that the thing in question truly does abide in the world. In this case we are assuming that late-night dining, aside from Th