/* Hide sidebar on mobile */
@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .sidebar,
  .widget-area {
    display: none !important;
  }
}

/* Hide header menu on desktop (so only sidebar shows there) */
@media screen and (min-width: 1025px) {
  .main-navigation {
    display: none !important;
  }
}
/* === Vintage 2007 Blogspot Sidebar Style === */

/* Sidebar container */
.sidebar,
.widget-area {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #dcdcdc;
  padding: 20px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  color: #333333;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}

/* Sidebar titles (widget headings) */
.sidebar h2,
.widget-area h2 {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: #333333;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd;
  padding-bottom: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* Sidebar lists (your menu links, archives, etc.) */
.sidebar ul,
.widget-area ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0;
}

/* Sidebar list items */
.sidebar ul li,
.widget-area ul li {
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Links: blue like classic Blogger */
.sidebar a,
.widget-area a {
  color: #003366;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.2s ease;
}

/* Hover effect: underline like old Blogspot */
.sidebar a:hover,
.widget-area a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: #000000;
}

/* Optional: rounded corners for a softer feel */
.sidebar,
.widget-area {
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* Optional: space below each widget block */
.sidebar .widget,
.widget-area .widget {
  margin-bottom: 25px;
}

/* Keep sidebar on desktop but stack on mobile */
@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .sidebar,
  .widget-area {
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    padding: 0;
    background-color: transparent;
  }
}
/* === Vintage "About Me" Widget === */
.widget_media_image,
.widget_text {
  text-align: center;
}

/* About Me container */
.widget_media_image,
.widget_text {
  background-color: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #dcdcdc;
  padding: 20px 15px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  margin-bottom: 25px;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}

/* About Me image */
.widget_media_image img {
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 180px;
  height: auto;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  border: 2px solid #dddddd;
}

/* About Me text */
.widget_text p {
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #333333;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

/* Links in About Me */
.widget_text a {
  color: #003366;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.widget_text a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: #000000;
}

/* Responsive cleanup */
@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {
  .widget_media_image,
  .widget_text {
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    background: transparent;
    padding: 10px;
  }
}
/* === 2007 Blogspot-Style Header & Title === */

/* Overall site header container */
.site-header,
.header {
  background-color: #f7f7f7; /* Soft off-white background */
  border-bottom: 1px solid #dcdcdc;
  padding: 40px 0 25px 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
}

/* Site Title (The Alison Show) */
.site-title,
.site-title a {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 42px;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #333333;
  text-decoration: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}

/* Add a subtle underline accent under the title */
.site-title {
  border-bottom: 2px solid #cccccc;
  display: inline-block;
  padding-bottom: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

/* Tagline below title */
.site-description {
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: #666666;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

/* Optional: if you want the header narrower like old Blogspot */
.site-header-inner,
.header-inner {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* Optional: Add a background pattern or color variation */
body.custom-background {
  background-color: #fafafa;
}

/* Responsive adjustment */
@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
  .site-title {
    font-size: 30px;
  }
  .site-description {
    font-size: 15px;
  }
}
/* === 2007 Blogspot Post Title & Meta Styling === */

/* Post title styling */
.entry-title,
.post-title,
h1.entry-title a,
h2.entry-title a {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #333333;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd;
  padding-bottom: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
}

.entry-title a:hover,
.post-title a:hover {
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Meta info ("Posted on", date, author, categories) */
.entry-meta,
.post-meta,
.posted-on,
.byline {
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #777777;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

/* Add a separator between posts */
article.post,
.post {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1;
  padding-bottom: 35px;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

/* Main post content text */
.entry-content,
.post-content,
.entry-summary {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: #333333;
}

/* Links in post content */
.entry-content a,
.post-content a {
  color: #003366;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.entry-content a:hover,
.post-content a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
  color: #000000;
}

/* Date or author icon spacing (some themes use icons) */
.entry-meta svg,
.post-meta svg {
  margin-right: 4px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

/* Optional: Give the "Read More" link a retro Blogger look */
.more-link,
.read-more {
  font-family: Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #003366;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.more-link:hover,
.read-more:hover {
  color: #000000;
}

/* Optional: Italicize blockquotes for a nostalgic touch */
blockquote {
  font-family: "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-style: italic;
  border-left: 3px solid #dcdcdc;
  padding-left: 15px;
  color: #555555;
}
/* === Tighten Space Between Header and Sidebar === */

/* Reduce bottom padding of the header area */
.site-header,
.header {
  margin-bottom: 10px !important;
  padding-bottom: 15px !important;
}

/* Pull the main content and sidebar upward */
.site-content,
.content-area,
.main-content,
#content {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  padding-top: 0 !important;
}

/* Tighten top margin of the sidebar widgets */
.sidebar,
.widget-area {
  margin-top: 0 !important;
  padding-top: 0 !important;
}

/* Optional: reduce vertical space between sidebar widgets themselves */
.sidebar .widget,
.widget-area .widget {
  margin-top: 15px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

/* Optional: If you still see extra space, it may come from the theme's container */
#primary,
.content-area {
  padding-top: 0 !important;
  margin-top: 0 !important;
}

/* Ensure consistent vertical rhythm for blog posts */
article.post,
.post {
  margin-top: 10px;
}
.site-header {
    background: none !important;
}

.site-header:before {
    background: none !important;
}

.site-title,
.site-description {
    background: transparent !important;
}
.site-header::after,
.site-header:after,
.site-title:after,
hr {
    display: none !important;
    border: none !important;
}
.site-header::after {
    display: none !important;
}
/* Kill the gray divider line across the header in Independent Publisher 2 */

/* Remove any borders under the site header */
#masthead,
.site-header,
.custom-header,
.custom-header-media,
.header-image {
  border: none !important;
  box-shadow: none !important;
}

/* Remove pseudo-element lines the theme draws */
#masthead::before,
#masthead::after,
.site-header::before,
.site-header::after,
.custom-header::before,
.custom-header::after,
.custom-header-media::before,
.custom-header-media::after,
.header-image::before,
.header-image::after,
.entry-header::before,
.entry-header::after,
.page-header::before,
.page-header::after,
.site-branding::after,
.site-title::after,
.site-description::after {
  content: none !important;
  display: none !important;
  background: none !important;
  height: 0 !