Thank you for this great post.
I am still having drop down menu styling issues. I may have missed in this post.
My home page navigation works fine and hovers using the correct color. The home page is inverse so navigation is white with the correct hover color.
Once I click on the dropdown menu (portfolios), the menu items are all the active color, which is also the hover color. An underline indicates which page is active, which makes it understandable. I would like the dropdown menu to be the default menu color, with the active color being the only different color.
When selecting any other high level menu item (about) and then hovering over (portfolios), the menu is the default color as expected. The colors only change once you click on the submenu.
It works well enough but seems sloppy.
my site: www.dianedhemingway.com