Posts Tagged Julius Caesar

  • January  Dates and Facts January Dates and Facts

    By Eloise Graham Birthstone - Garnet Flower – Carnation January is the first month in the Julian and Gregorian calendars (the calendar that we use). It is named after the Roman god, Janus, who was the god of doorways, or enterin...

  • August Dates and Facts August Dates and Facts

    By Eloise Graham The Month of August – some facts as to its origin As all of you probably remember from school, July and August are named for Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar, respectively. The new names replaced Quintus, meaning the fifth month, and Sextillus, meaning the sixth month. The...

  • Publisher’s Corner - Happy New Year!! Publisher’s Corner – Happy New Year!!

    A toast to you and yours and those New Year’s resolutions! By Eloise Graham For those of you that know me, you know that I am a procrastinator. I generally get around to making my New Year’s resolutions sometime mid-February to early March. Then there is the one that I always make on Apri...