:root{
  --bg:#f7f5ef; --text:#20262a; --muted:#5c6469; --accent:#3d5c4d; --accent-gold:#a3813f;
  --card:#ffffff; --border:#e2ddd0;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;font-family:"Inter",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);line-height:1.75;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
h1,h2,h3,.brand,.hero p.eyebrow{font-family:"Fraunces","Iowan Old Style","Georgia",serif}

.site-header{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:1.1rem 1.5rem;background:rgba(247,245,239,.92);backdrop-filter:blur(6px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:10}
.site-header-inner{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;width:100%;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}
.brand{font-weight:600;font-size:1.3rem;color:var(--text);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.01em}
.site-header nav a{margin-left:1.5rem;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.02em;text-transform:uppercase;transition:color .15s}
.site-header nav a:hover{color:var(--accent)}

.hero{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#eee8da 0%,var(--bg) 75%);border-bottom:1px solid var(--border)}
.hero-inner{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:3.6rem 1.5rem 3rem}
.hero p.eyebrow{color:var(--accent-gold);font-size:.82rem;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 .9rem}
.hero h1{font-size:2.1rem;line-height:1.35;margin:0 0 1rem;font-weight:600}
.hero p.lede{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.05rem;max-width:36rem;margin:0}
.hero-badges{display:flex;gap:.6rem;margin-top:1.6rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.hero-badges span{background:transparent;border:1px solid var(--border);color:var(--muted);font-size:.76rem;letter-spacing:.03em;padding:.4rem .8rem;border-radius:999px}

main{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:2.4rem 1.5rem 3rem}
h1{font-size:1.9rem;line-height:1.35;font-weight:600}
h2{font-size:1.3rem;margin-top:2.6rem;font-weight:600}
h3{font-size:1.05rem;margin-top:1.7rem;font-weight:600;font-family:inherit}
a{color:var(--accent)}
p{margin:0 0 1.15rem}
blockquote{margin:1.8rem 0;padding-left:1.3rem;border-left:3px solid var(--accent-gold);font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:1.15rem;font-style:italic;color:var(--text)}

.post-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:2rem 0 0;display:grid;gap:1rem}
.post-card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;padding:1.5rem 1.6rem;transition:box-shadow .15s,transform .15s}
.post-card:hover{box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(32,38,42,.06);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.post-card-meta{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;margin-bottom:.6rem}
.category-pill{display:inline-block;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--accent);background:rgba(61,92,77,.08);padding:.25rem .6rem;border-radius:999px;font-family:"Inter",sans-serif}
.post-card h2{margin-top:0;font-size:1.15rem}
.post-card h2 a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--text)}
.post-card h2 a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.post-card p{margin-bottom:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.94rem}
.post-meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.02em}

.trust-strip{display:flex;gap:2rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2.2rem 0 0;padding:1.2rem 0 0}
.trust-strip span{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.02em}
.trust-strip strong{color:var(--text);display:block;font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:.2rem}

.affiliate-note{background:#fbf8f1;border:1px solid var(--border);padding:.9rem 1.1rem;border-radius:8px;font-size:.87rem;color:var(--muted);margin:1.5rem 0}
table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.6rem 0}
th,td{border:1px solid var(--border);padding:.65rem .7rem;text-align:left;font-size:.9rem}
th{background:#efe9db;font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-weight:600}

.site-footer{margin:3.5rem auto 0;padding:2.2rem 1.5rem;text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-size:.82rem;border-top:1px solid var(--border)}
.site-footer .tagline{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;font-style:italic;color:var(--text);font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:.8rem}
.site-footer a{color:var(--muted)}

.cta-box{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--border);border-radius:10px;padding:1.3rem 1.4rem;margin:1.7rem 0}
.cta-box strong{font-family:"Fraunces",serif;color:var(--text);font-weight:600}
.cta-box a.button{display:inline-block;background:var(--text);color:#fff;padding:.6rem 1.15rem;border-radius:4px;text-decoration:none;margin-top:.7rem;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.02em;transition:background .15s}
.cta-box a.button:hover{background:var(--accent)}