/*
Theme Name:Gentle Elegance
Theme URI: http://carolynecooper.com/
Description: Neutral Elegance is a simple, three column, SEO optimized Widget-ready theme for Wordpress.
Author: Carolyn E. Cooper
Author URI: http://carolynecooper.com
version: 1.0
Tags: soft, blue, green, three columns, custom headers, widgets, SEO optimized, fixed width, easily customized, valid XHTML, valid CSS
	
The CSS, XHTML and design is released under GPL:
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php

*/



/* essential selectors */

*{margin:0; padding:0;}

body
{
	color: #666;
	margin: 20px;
	background-color: #dcf0f1;
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 62.75%;
	line-height: 1.2em;
}

#bkg-rgt
{
	top: 0;
	right: 0;
	position: absolute;
	z-index: 1;
	overflow: hidden;
}

img{border: none; padding: 6px;}
img a{border:none;}

img.left{ float: left; border: none; padding: 0 15px 10px 0; }
img.right{ float: right; border: none; padding: 0 0 10px 15px; }

blockquote{
	border-left:1px solid #B0E0E6;
	margin:15px;
	padding:0 12px 0 12px;
	}

code{
	margin:10px;
	font-family:"Courier New", Courier, monospace;}
	
table { border: 0; }

.table-spacing { padding: 2px; }

.th-title { background-color: #F0FFF0; }


	

/* text and links */
	
h1 {
	font-size: 14pt;
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
}
h2
{
	font-size: 12pt;
	margin-top: 10px;
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
}
h3 {
	font-size: 10pt; 
	margin-top:10px;
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
}
h4 {font-size: 9pt;}


a:link {
	color: #5885C0;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:visited {
	color: #5885C0;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:active {
	color: #5885C0;
	text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover
{
	color: #FFDEAD;
	text-decoration: underline;
	border: none;
}



/* wrapper */


#wrapper
{
	width: 960px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	padding: 0;
	background: #Fff;
	border: 6px solid #Fff;
	z-index: 100;
}
	
/* header */

#header
{
	width: 100%;
	color: #fff;
	height: 74px;
	background-color: #B0E0E6;
}
	
#header:hover{
	background: #FFDEAD;
	}
	
#header h1
{
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
	font-size: 22pt;
	font-weight: 300;
	letter-spacing: .05em;
	margin: 12px 15px 0 15px;
	padding: 10px 15px 10px 0;
	border-right: 1px solid #fff;
	float: left;
	font-variant: small-caps;
}

#header p{
	font-family:  Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 12pt;
	font-weight: 300;
	color: #fff;
	padding:20px 0;
	margin:0;
	}

#header h3 {
	color: #990000;
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
	font-size: 22pt;
	font-weight: 300;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
	margin:12px 15px 0 15px;
	padding:4px 15px 10px 0;
	border-right:1px solid #C1C4BC;
	float:left;
	}


/* mid header */
	
#midheader
{
	width: 100%;
	height: 200px;
	overflow: hidden;
	border-top: 6px solid #Fff;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

.leftcontent{ 
	width: 454px;
	height: 194px;
	float: left;
	font-size: 8pt;
	
	}

.leftcontent h2{
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14pt;
  font-weight: 300;
  margin: 10px 0 0 15px;
  }

.leftcontent ul{ 
	margin: 10px 15px;
	}
	
.leftcontent ul li{ 
  padding: 4px 0 4px 0;
  border-top: 1px dotted #4b4b4b;
  list-style-type: none;
	}
	
.leftcontent ul li a{color: #767C6F;}
.leftcontent ul li a:hover{color: #767C6F; text-decoration: none;}
	
.leftcontent ul li:hover{ 
	background-color: #F0FFF0;
	}

.rightimg{ 
	width: 500px;
	height: 194px;
	float: right;
	background: url(images/header-banners/random.php);
	border-left: 6px solid #fff; 
	border-bottom: 6px solid #fff; 
	}
	
.amazonWidget{ 
	width: 500px;
	float: right;
	margin-top: 10px;
	}

/* navigation bar menu */

#nav {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 25px;
	background: #B0E0E6;
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 8pt;
	list-style: none;
	line-height: 1;
}

#nav ul { /* all lists */
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	list-style: none;
	line-height: 1;
}

#nav a
{
	display: block;
	line-height: 14pt;
	padding: 4px 9px 2px 9px;
	color: #666;
	text-decoration: none;
}

#nav a:hover
{
	background-color: #FFDEAD;
	color: #666;
}

#nav li { /* all list items */
	float: left;
}

#nav li ul { /* second-level lists */
	position: absolute;
	background: #969595;
	width: 180px;
	left: -999em; /* using left instead of display to hide menus because display: none isn't read by screen readers */
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
}

#nav li:hover ul, #nav li.sfhover ul { /* lists nested under hovered list items */
	left: auto;
}

#nav li ul a{
	background: #969595;
	list-style: none;
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 8pt;
	font-weight: 300;
	text-align: left;
	padding: 6px;
	width: 180px;
	letter-spacing: 1px;
}

#nav li ul a:hover{
	background: #FFDEAD;
	color: #969595;
}


#nav li:hover ul, #nav li.sfhover ul {
	left: auto;
}

#nav .rightside {
float: right;
}

#nav img
{
	border: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	position: relative;
	top: 0;
	right: 0;
	vertical-align: middle;
}


/* content */


#content
{
	float: left;
	width: 540px;
	overflow: hidden;
	clear: both;
	border-right: 1px solid #E2DDDE;

}


.post {
	margin: 0 10px;
	padding:10px 10px 10px 5px;
	line-height: 14pt;
	text-align: left;
	}
	
.post h2
{
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
	font-size: 16pt;
	font-weight: bold;
	letter-spacing: .05em;
	padding: 0 0 6px 0;
	line-height: 22pt;
}

.post p{margin: 4px 0 4px 0;}

.post ul,ol {padding: 12px;}

.post ul li {list-style-type:square;}

.entry p{margin:12px 0;}

.postmetadata{
	clear: both;
	background:#F0FFF0;
	padding:6px;
	margin-top: 16px;
	border-top: 1px dotted #4b4b4b;
	border-bottom: 1px dotted #4b4b4b;
	text-align: center;
	line-height: 15pt;
	}
	
.postmetadata img{display: inline; margin: 0; padding: 4px 2px 0 2px;}
	
.navigation {
	margin: 10px;
	padding:2px;
	font-size:.9em;
	float:left;
	width:98%;
	}
	
.alignleft {float:left; margin-right: 4px;}
.alignright {float:right; margin-left: 4px;}
.vertical-space {margin: 1.3em 0 1.3em 0;}

.wp-caption-text
{
	color: #369;
	padding: 0 2px 0 2px;
}

.archivetitle{
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
	font-size: 18pt;
	font-weight: 300;
	color: #31342C;
	padding: 20px 0 12px 15px;
	}

/*	left sidebar 					    */ 

#l_sidebar {
	float: left;
	width: 160px;
	margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 19px 20px 19px;
	font:11px/18px Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 
	}
	
#l_sidebar ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	}


#l_sidebar ul li
{
	display: block;
	padding: 4px 0px 4px 16px;
	margin: 0px;
	background-image: url("images/bullet.gif");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 0px;
}


#l_sidebar p{
	padding: 3px 0px 0px 0px;
	margin: 0px;
	line-height: 20px;
	}


#l_sidebar li {list-style: none; }	

/*	Right Sidebar 					  */ 
	
#r_sidebar {
	float: right;
	width: 160px;
	margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;
	padding: 0px 19px 20px 19px;
	border-left: 1px solid #E2DDDE;
	font:11px/18px Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 
	}

#r_sidebar ul {
	list-style: none;
	margin: 0px;
	padding: 0px;
	}
	

#r_sidebar ul li {
	display: block;
	padding: 4px 0px 4px 16px;
	margin: 0px;
	background-image: url("images/bullet.gif");
	background-repeat: no-repeat;
	background-position: 0px 0px;
	}


/*#feed {
	background:  url("images/rss.gif") 183px 0px no-repeat; /* 0px = horizontal position for left, 6px = vertical position from top 
	padding: 4px 0px 4px 10px;
}

#r_sidebar a:link, #r_sidebar a:visited	{ color:#444; text-decoration:none; outline:none; }
#r_sidebar a:hover, #r_sidebar a:active	{ color:#444; text-decoration:underline; outline:none; }*/
	
	
#r_sidebar p{
	padding: 3px 0px 0px 0px;
	margin: 0px;
	line-height: 20px;
	}

#r_sidebar li {list-style: none; }	


/* comments */

#commentssection{
	clear: both;
	padding: 2px 12px;
	margin: 0;
	}
	
#commentssection h3{
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
	font-size: 12pt;
	font-weight: 300;
	font-style: normal;
	/*color: #000; */
	}

#commentform{
	background: #F0FFF0;
	margin: 12px 12px 20px 12px;
	padding:20px;
	}
	
/*#commentform p{
	color: #000;
	}
*/
/*#commentform a{color: #000; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px dotted #465D71;line-height: 14pt;} */
	
#commentform h3{
	font-family: times, palatino linotype, palentino, "times new roman", georgia, serif;
	font-size: 10pt;
	font-weight: 300;
	}
	
#commentbox{
	width:75%;
	min-width:400px;
	margin:5px 5px 0 0;
	}

#author, #email, #url, #commentbox, #submit{
	background: #fff;
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 8pt;
	margin:5px 5px 0 0;
	padding: 6px;
	border: 1px solid #B0E0E6;
	}
	
#submit{margin:5px 5px 0 0;}

	
ol.commentlist {list-style-type: none;}

ol.commentlist li {
	background: #fff;
	margin:10px 0;
	padding:5px 0 5px 10px;
	overflow: hidden;
	}

ol.commentlist li.alt {background: #F0FFF0;}
ol.commentlist li p {margin: 6px 0 6px 0; padding: 0 12px 0 0; line-height: 14pt;}

/*ol.commentlist a {color:#000;}*/

cite {
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 9pt;
	font-weight: bold;
	font-style: normal;
	}
	


/* search */

#searchform{
	padding: 6px 0 6px 0px;
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	}

#searchform input#s
{
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 8pt;
	padding: 2px;
	margin: 2px;
	border-color: #C2C1B9;
	border-width: 1px;
	border-style: solid;
}

#searchform input#searchsubmit
{
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 7pt;
	padding: 2px;
	margin: 2px 0 0 2px;
	background-color: #fff;
	color: #686868;
	border-color: #C2C1B9;
	border-width: 1px;
	border-style: solid;
}

/* footer */

#footer {
	background-color: #B0E0E6;
	clear: both;
	width: 100%;
	margin-top:15px;
	border-top:solid 1px #DEDEDE;
	font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	font-size: 7pt;
	border-top: 6px solid #fff;
	}
	
#footer p
{
	padding: 6px;
	margin: 0;
	color: #666;
}
/*#footer a{color: #BCBCBC;text-decoration: none;}
#footer a:hover{color: #5D5D5D;text-decoration: underline;}*/

#footer-left { background-color: #ddd; }