.e-con.shero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--pine),var(--moss) 70%,var(--ochre));text-align:center;padding:66px 20px 86px}
  .shero .elementor-heading-title{color:#fff!important}
  .shero h1 .elementor-heading-title,.shero .elementor-widget-heading:not(.eyebrow) .elementor-heading-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4.6vw,3.5rem);text-shadow:0 2px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.3)}
  .shero .eyebrow .elementor-heading-title{color:var(--ochre)!important;font-size:.74rem!important;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase}
  .shero .elementor-widget-text-editor{color:rgba(255,255,255,.94)!important;max-width:34em;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
  .e-con.sfilters{margin-top:-52px;position:relative;z-index:5;padding:0 20px}
  .e-con.pps-grid{display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:18px;background:var(--card);border-radius:20px;box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg);padding:22px 24px;max-width:1000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
  .pps-cell .elementor-heading-title{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-faint);margin-bottom:7px}
  .sfilters .facetwp-facet{margin-bottom:0}
  .sfilters select,.sfilters .facetwp-dropdown{width:100%;appearance:none;-webkit-appearance:none;border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:12px 34px 12px 14px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.96rem;color:var(--ink);background:#fff url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='12' height='8'%3E%3Cpath d='M1 1l5 5 5-5' stroke='%235E5648' stroke-width='2' fill='none'/%3E%3C/svg%3E") no-repeat right 14px center;cursor:pointer;outline:none}
  .sfilters .facetwp-slider-wrap{padding-top:20px}
  .sfilters .noUi-connect{background:var(--clay)}
  .sfilters .noUi-handle{border-radius:50%;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
  .e-con.slist{padding:52px 20px 40px}
  .slist .elementor-posts,.slist .elementor-posts-container{display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
  .slist article.elementor-post{background:var(--card);border-radius:18px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:var(--shadow);border:none;transition:transform .35s,box-shadow .35s;display:flex;flex-direction:column;padding:0}
  .slist article.elementor-post:hover{transform:translateY(-6px);box-shadow:var(--shadow-lg)}
  .slist .elementor-post__thumbnail{height:210px;border-radius:0;margin:0}
  .slist .elementor-post__thumbnail img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
  .slist .elementor-post__text{padding:20px 22px 22px}
  .slist .elementor-post__title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.35rem;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 8px}
  .slist .elementor-post__title a{color:var(--pine)}
  .slist .elementor-post__excerpt p{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.93rem}
  .slist .elementor-post__read-more{color:var(--clay);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
  .slist .elementor-post__meta-data{color:var(--ink-faint);font-size:.82rem}
  .facetwp-pager{margin-top:30px;text-align:center}
  .facetwp-page{border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;padding:8px 13px;margin:0 3px;color:var(--ink-soft);cursor:pointer}
  .facetwp-page.active{background:var(--pine);color:var(--paper);border-color:var(--pine)}
  @media(max-width:900px){.e-con.pps-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.slist .elementor-posts,.slist .elementor-posts-container{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
  @media(max-width:600px){.slist .elementor-posts,.slist .elementor-posts-container{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* card cleanup */
.slist .elementor-post__avatar,.slist .elementor-post__badge{display:none!important}
.slist .elementor-post__meta-data{display:none!important}
.slist .elementor-post__read-more{display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;background:var(--clay);color:#fff!important;padding:11px 24px;border-radius:100px;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem}
.slist .elementor-post__read-more:hover{background:var(--clay-deep)}
.slist .elementor-post__thumbnail{margin-bottom:0}

/* filter bar row */
.e-con.pps-grid,.e-con.pps-grid>.e-con-inner{display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1.25fr!important;align-items:start;gap:22px 26px}
.pps-cell{min-width:0}
.sfilters .facetwp-facet{margin:0}
.sfilters .facetwp-slider-reset,.sfilters .facetwp-reset{color:var(--clay)!important;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
@media(max-width:860px){.e-con.pps-grid,.e-con.pps-grid>.e-con-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}}

/* filter bar row fix */
.e-con.pps-grid{display:block!important}
.e-con.pps-grid>.e-con-inner{display:grid!important;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1.25fr!important;gap:20px 26px;align-items:start}
.e-con.pps-cell>.e-con-inner{display:block}
@media(max-width:860px){.e-con.pps-grid>.e-con-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}}