.footer {    
    margin-top: -6px;
}
#mailingListAlert {
    display: none;
}
.hemingway-bg {
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;
  }  
 
  .hemingway-bg::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 180px;
    height: 100%;
    background-image: url('../images/design/left.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.85;
  }  

  .hemingway-bg::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 180px;
    height: 100%;
    background-image: url('../images/design/right.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    z-index: -1;
    pointer-events: none;
    opacity: 0.85;
  }  
 
  @media (max-width: 991px) {
    .hemingway-bg::before,
    .hemingway-bg::after {
      display: none;
    }
  }
  .hemingway-bg .my-auto {
    max-width: 680px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .dropdown-toggle .dropdown-item {
    background-color: var(--color-4) !important;
    font-family: var(--headers-font);
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .dropdown-menu.show {
    background-color: var(--color-4) !important;
    font-family: var(--headers-font)!important;
    font-weight: 400;
  }
  .dropdown-item {
    font-size: 1.2rem !important;
  }
  .menu .nav-item .nav-link {
    font-size: 22px;
  }
  .menu .item {
    font-size: 22px;
    text-align: left;
  }
  .menu .desc {
    text-align: left;
  }
.menu-cat {
    color: var(--color-1);
}