.blog-section .cpad {
    padding: 1%;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-top {
    position: relative;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-top .postimg {
    background-size: cover;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center;
    height: 245px;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-top .postimg .date {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: rgba(12, 72, 118, 0.9);
    text-align: center;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    padding: 12px 30px;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-top .postimg .date .day {
    font-size: 30px;
    line-height: 30px;
    font-weight: 700;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-top .postimg .date .month {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 20px;
    font-weight: 300;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom {
    transition: all .3s ease;
    background-color: #f3f3f3;
    padding: 15px 20px;
    min-height: 245px;
}
.blogpost-outer:hover .blogpost-bottom {
    transition: all .3s ease;
    background-color: #ddd4cf;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom .category {
    transition: all .3s ease;
    color: #979797;
    font-size: 18px;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom .category span {
    padding: 2px 5px; 
    color: #9d8576; 
    font-weight: 600;
}
.blogpost-outer:hover .blogpost-bottom .category span {
    transition: all .3s ease;
    background-color: #fff;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom .post-title h5 {
    font-size: 22px;
    line-height: 26px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #000;
}
.blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom .post-excerpt p {
    color: #000;
    font-size: 15px !important;
    line-height: 18px !important;
}
form.search-form {
    display: flex;
}
form.search-form input[type="search"],
form.search-form button.search-submit{
    padding: 12px 20px;
    height: 45px;
    border: 1pt solid #9d8576;
}
form.search-form input[type="search"] {
   background-color: #eeeeee;
}
form.search-form input[type="search"]::placeholder {
    color: #9d8576; 
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 600;
}
.blog-sidebar .sidebar-cats {
    margin-top: 40px;
}
.blog-sidebar .sidebar-cats h2.cat-title {
    font-size: 30px; 
    font-weight: 400; 
    line-height: 36px;
    padding-bottom: 3%;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}
.blog-sidebar .sidebar-cats ul.parent-ul li {
    transition: all .3s ease;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(157, 133, 118, 0.3);
    text-align: left;
}
.blog-sidebar .sidebar-cats ul.parent-ul li:hover {
    transition: all .3s ease;
    background-color: #ddd4cf;
}
.blog-sidebar .sidebar-cats ul.parent-ul li a {
    color: #000;
    line-height: 18px;    
    display: block;
    padding: 10px 0 10px 20px;
}
.blog-sidebar .sidebar-cats ul.parent-ul li a:before {
    content: "\2022";
    color: #9d8576;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 20px;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 12px;
    margin-left: -12px;
    height: 100%;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px) {
    .blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom {
        min-height: 285px;
    }
}
@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .blog-section .cpad {
        padding: 5%;
    }
    .blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom .post-title h5 {
        line-height: 25px;
    }
    .blogpost-outer .blogpost-bottom .post-excerpt p {
        text-align: center;
    }
    form.search-form input[type="search"], form.search-form button#searchsubmit {
        margin: unset !important;
    }
    .blog .pagination {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        gap: 30px;
    }
}
@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    .blog-section .cpad:first-child,
    .blog-section .cpad:nth-child(2) {
        padding-top: 0;
    }
}
@media screen and (min-width: 1024px) {
    .blog-section .npad-l {
        padding-left: 0;
        padding-right: 50px;
    }
    .blog-section .npad-r {
        padding-right: 0;
    }
}