in reply to http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/i-am-hoping-someone-can-help-me-out-with-styling-my-blog

template.php

<?php get_header(); ?>

	<section id="banner">

		<div class="wrap">

			<h2>Blog</h2>

			<img src="/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bannerBlog.jpg" alt="">

		</div> <!-- /.wrap -->

	</section> <!-- /#banner -->

	<section id="breadcrumbs">

		<div class="wrap">

			<?php if(function_exists('bcn_display')) { bcn_display(); }?>

		</div> <!-- /.wrap -->

	</section> <!-- /#breadcrumbs -->

	<section id="content">

		<article>

				 <div class="timeline-with">
					<div class="timeline-head"><i class="icon-chat-1"></i></div>
					<ul class="timeline">
						<?php
							if(is_front_page()) { $paged = (get_query_var('page')) ? get_query_var('page') : 1;	} else { $paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;}
							query_posts('posts_per_page=&paged='.$paged);
						?>

						<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

						<li>
							<div class="timeline-post clearfix">
								<div class="timeline-dot">
									<div class="timeline-date">
										<?php

										// If $temp_date is not defined, define it here
										if ( ! isset( $temp_date ) ) {
											$temp_date = get_the_date( 'MY' );

											// Output the date											
											the_date('M Y', '<h5>', '</h5>');
										}

										// If $temp_date is the same as this post's date, then do nothing.
										// If however they are different, then echo the month
										if ( $temp_date != get_the_date( 'MY' ) ) {
											// Output the date											
											the_date('M Y', '<h5>', '</h5>');
										}

										?>
									</div><!-- /.timeline-date -->
								</div><!-- /.timeline-dot -->
							   <!-- <div class="timeline-date"><span><?php the_time(get_option('date_format'));?></span></div> -->
								<div class="timeline-post-wrap">

									<?php if (has_post_thumbnail()) { ?>

										<?php the_post_thumbnail( 'full' ); ?>

									<?php } else { ?>

										<!-- Do Nothing -->

									<?php } ?>

									<div class="post_info">

										<h2 class="post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink();?>"><?php the_title();?></a></h2>
										<span>by <?php the_author(); ?> | <?php the_time(get_option('date_format'));?></span>

									</div><!-- /.post_info -->

									<p><?php echo excerpt(25); ?></p>

									<div class="timeline-meta">
										<a href="<?php the_permalink();?>" class="more"><?php echo __('Read More >')?></a>
										<span class="timeline-comments"><i class="icon-comment"></i> <?php comments_number('0','1 comment','% comments')?></span>
									</div><!-- /.timeline-meta -->

								</div><!-- /.timeline-post-wrap -->

							</div><!-- /.timeline-post .clearfix -->
						</li>

						<?php endwhile; endif;?>

					</ul><!-- /.timeline -->

					<div class="timeline-nav">
						<div class="timeline-dot"></div>
						<ul>
							<li class="left-nav"><?php next_posts_link(__(' ', 'framework')); ?></li>
							<li class="right-nav"><?php previous_posts_link(__(' ', 'framework')) ?></li>
						</ul>
					</div><!-- /.timeline-nav -->

					<?php  wp_reset_query(); //posts_nav_link(); ?>

				</div><!-- /.timeline-with -->

			<div class="clear"></div>

		</article>

<?php get_footer(); ?>