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/* Approved second review: a centered newspaper masthead and clearer reading hierarchy. */
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/* Restore Marilyn’s requested September opening letter. */
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/* September editorial ideas, with the approved horizontal masthead retained. */
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@media(max-width:650px){.opening-sidebar{display:contents}.opening-sidebar .newsletter{order:-1;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);padding-bottom:24px}.opening-letter{order:0}.contents{order:1;margin:0;padding-top:24px}}

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/* Show both finished crafts without cropping their whiskers. */
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.kitty-actions .button{white-space:normal;font-size:16px}
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.small-story .craft-photo img{height:auto;max-height:280px;object-fit:contain}
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.finished-crafts img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:560px;object-fit:contain}
.finished-crafts figcaption{margin-top:10px;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:17px;color:var(--sage)}

/* Keep the illustrated schedule beside the real finished crafts. */
.smaller-previews{align-items:start}
#family.small-story{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);align-content:start}
.kitty-main-media{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.85fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);gap:18px;align-items:center}
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.kitty-main-media figcaption{margin-top:9px;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--sage)}
.activity-photo{margin:20px 0 28px}
.activity-photo img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:450px;object-fit:contain}
.activity-photo figcaption{margin-top:10px;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:17px;color:var(--sage)}
@media(max-width:650px){.kitty-main-media{gap:12px}}

/* Pair the original photo and recipe card as a lightly tilted scrapbook collage. */
.feature .recipe-collage{position:relative;aspect-ratio:1.45;isolation:isolate}
.recipe-photo-frame,.recipe-card-frame{display:block;position:absolute;background:#fffdf8;box-shadow:0 6px 18px rgba(48,43,40,.16)}
.recipe-photo-frame{left:1.5%;top:5%;width:86%;padding:1.2%;transform:rotate(-2deg)}
.recipe-card-frame{right:2%;bottom:4%;width:36%;padding:.6%;transform:rotate(5deg)}
.feature .recipe-collage img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain}

/* Mini pillows follow the family activity; the Christmas journal comes next. */
.shop-feature{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,340px) minmax(0,1fr);gap:38px;align-items:center;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:36px 0 40px}
.shop-feature-photo{display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:1;background:#fffdf8}
.shop-feature-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain}
.shop-feature-copy{min-width:0;max-width:570px}
.shop-feature-copy .eyebrow{color:var(--sage);font-size:14px;margin-bottom:12px}
.shop-feature h3{font-size:32px;margin-bottom:16px}
.shop-feature-copy>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:18px;margin-bottom:22px}
.shop-feature .button{font-size:16px;white-space:normal;min-height:44px}
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.smaller-previews .shop-feature--compact{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px;align-content:start;border-top:0;padding:0 0 0 34px}
.shop-feature--compact .shop-feature-photo{max-width:340px;margin:auto}
.shop-feature-copy>.pillow-caption{font-size:16px;color:var(--sage)}
.journal-preview{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,340px);border-top:1px solid var(--rule);padding:36px 0 40px;gap:38px}
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/* Reusable seasonal banner; show the complete artwork on small screens. */
.seasonal-banner{margin:28px 0 0;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--cream)}
.seasonal-banner img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:9/4;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 62%}
@media(max-width:650px){.seasonal-banner{margin-top:20px}.seasonal-banner img{aspect-ratio:auto;object-fit:contain}}