Welcome July 2021!
Four Fun July Facts
Enjoy learning these 4 random facts I found for the month of July.
4th of July
First of all, I hope all my USA friends and family had a fun and safe 4th of July.
Do you know what the #1 food that is consumed over the 4th of July?
Hot Dogs!
In fact, “According to the National Sausage and Hot Dog Council, (NHDSC) Americans are expected to eat 150 million hot dogs over the July 4th holiday.”
Wow, now that’s a lot of hot dogs!
July’s Birthstone
If you have a birthday in July, then you already know the birthstone for this month. Yes, it’s Ruby! It’s also called the “King of Gems.” I love these gems. They can be colored anywhere from deep blood red to paler rose red.
July’s Birth Flower
The birth flower for July is the delphinium, also known as Larkspurs. Some sites say July’s flowers are varieties of the Water Lilly.
We’re going to share these Larkspurs today.
These bright blue flowers will brighten up any summer flower garden.
Speaking of birthstones and birth flowers, here are just a few famous people that celebrate their birthdays in July.
July 1. Dan Aykroyd (Actor)
July 2. Larry David (Actor)
July 3. Tom Cruise (Actor)
July 4. Neil Simon (Singer)
July 5. Huey Lewis (Singer)
July 7. Ringo Starr (Singer and Drummer)
July 8. Kevin Bacon (Actor)
July 9. Tom Hanks (Actor)
July 10. Arlo Guthrie (Singer)
July 11. E. B. White (Author)
July 12. Cheryl Ladd (Actress)
July 13. Harrison Ford (Actor)
July 14. Gerald Ford (Former President)
July 15. Linda Ronstadt (Singer)
July 16. Barbara Stanwyck (Actress)
July 17. Donald Sutherland (Actor)
July 18. James Brolin (Actor)
July 19. Edgar Degas ( French Impressionist Artist)
July 20. Natalie Wood (Actress)
July 21. Ernest Hemingway (Journalist, Novelist, Writer)
July 22. Danny Glover (Actor)
July 23. Woody Harrelson (Actor)
July 24. Jennifer Lopez (Singer, Actress, Dancer)
July 25. Matt LeBlanc (Actor)
July 26. Sandra Bullock (Actress)
July 27. Norman Lear (Television Writer)
July 28. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Former First Lady of the USA)
July 29. Martina McBride (Singer)
July 30. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Actor, Politician, Body Builder)
July31. J. K. Rowling (Author)
(Whew, that took a lot of research! I enjoyed it though. See why below on my update at the bottom of this post.)
The Dog Days of Summer
Do you know why this is a popular phase in the summertime? I looked for ways to explain this better but decided to share this article since it’s full of interesting information.
Click here to read from Farmers’ Almanac: ► The Dog Days of Summer – July 3rd – August 11th.
Other news at Books by Rose
As this blog is being sent out, I’m also sending out my new book to a list of my wonderful Beta Readers. Once they take a look at it this month, I’ll have more news to share in August. I can tell you this for now. I had to do a lot of research on this book for young readers. It truly was one of my favorite parts.
Drawing the images to go along with all my facts and information was so much fun, too! Okay, I better stop now before I give too much away. Can you tell I’m excited to share it with you! Keep watching!
Thank you so much for stopping by today!
Do you have any fun facts about July that you can share? We’d love to hear from you!
As always,
Happy Reading!
Rosie
I am quite sure almost no one eats hotdogs here in NZ in July but can see how they can be popular in the USA. I am looking forward to reading your new book with my little ones.
Interesting about the hot dogs, Julie. I bet your traditions are quite different there in NZ.
Thanks for your kind wishes for my new book. It’s been a tricky one to write, so I see lots of changes I will make over the next few months.
I appreciate you stopping by and leaving your comment today. 🙂
Seeing that July birthstone has me wish I was born this month. It’s so pretty. My family usually grills hot dogs on the 4th of July but this year they decided to do half-smokes.
I thought the exact same thing, Auden. Love the Ruby Gemstone!
We usually do hot dogs and hamburgers, too. These last few years we have ordered Pizza since we have had smaller crowds on the 4th of July.
I hope you have an awesome rest of July. I know your weather is very much like ours, so enjoy the warm weather. 🙂
I’m likely more familiar with July fun facts as we have tons of family birthdays in this month. (In fact, my wedding band has rubies for my mother’s and hub’s b’days…and b/c I love the color -:D.)
Had to laugh….we grill hot dogs three times yearly…Memorial Day, Labor Day an especially the Fourth. It’s just not summer unless we do -:D.
Can’t wait to see your latest project -:D. All the best!
Cat, July is a big month for you. Lucky you to have a ring with those beautiful gems.
We don’t have hot dogs too often either, just for large gatherings.
Thanks for your kind words on my new project.
Hi Rosie, Happy 4th July to you. I was fascinated to learn who had a birthday for each day of July. Pleased to see I share my birthday with Natalie Wood! I love rubies, and have a gorgeous ring with 3 deep red rubies set beautifully together among small diamonds. I treasure it as my eldest son design it and selected the rubies to have mounted in it. I just gave your new book a cursory glance, it looks wonderful.
Hi Sandra, thanks for stopping by!
So fun to know you and Natalie share the same birthday. It was fun looking different ones up.
Love Rubies, too! How sweet of your son.
Thank you for looking my new book over. I appreciate your support always, Sandra.
Thanks for all the fun facts about the month of July! As one of your beta readers, I can’t wait to read your new book!!
Glad you enjoyed this, Julie!
Thank you always for your support. 🙂 It will be waiting for you in your email when you’re ready.
Have a safe and wonderful weekend.