<div class="blog-title">
    <div class="blog-date">
        <span class="date"><?php echo $blog_date; ?></span>
        <span class="month"><?php echo $blog_month.' '.$blog_year; ?></span>
    </div>

    <h2>
    <a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid)); ?>">
    <?php echo $this->escape($this->item->title); ?>
    </a>
    </h2>

    <div class="blog-author">
        <?php echo JText::sprintf('COM_CONTENT_WRITTEN_BY',''); ?>
        <img class="blog-avatar" src="http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/<?php echo md5($user->email); ?>"/>
        <?php echo $author ?>
        <span><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getArticleRoute($this->item->slug, $this->item->catid)); ?>#disqus_thread"></a></span>
    </div>
</div>