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Today at PetSmart Kayla and I saw a fat little wiener pupple who looked like Brunhilda :o) read more

THE JAR BAG. She's such a goofbug. And we loves her goofbug face. read more

Here at the Jeanette MacDonald Blog, we have a deep admiration for Nelson Ackerman Eddy. Especially when he does this.(also when he runs on couches.) read more

Now, you tell me that this bamf didn't have a wicked awesome sense of humor. JEANETTE MACDONALD HELPS NANETTE FABRAY DRESS UP AS JEANETTE MACDONALD. slightly nsfw reaction of THE ENTIRE WORLD, after the jump.THAT'S RIGHT. Jeanette was high-larious and EVERYONE KNEW IT WAS OK TO BE FUNNY, WITH HER. read more

I love that this portrait was painted of Jeanette. I love that she loved it so. I know she did. And she should have, because it's lovely. Pink was Jeanette's favorite color. Pink is my favorite color. It just makes me happy, and I hope it makes Jeanette happy. No matter what goes down, we all love y read more

I'm watching Cairo. In surround sound. Like a boss. Typing In fragments.Also, I don't know if you know this, but she's ( ^^^^that lady up there) from the streets of Phily, yo. Straight gangsta.j/k, she's not from the streets, she was actually born in the bathroom. read more

So, hi. You may have noticed our absence. You may not have noticed our absence. You may notice we have made A Return (not a comeback, per Norma Desmond). You may not notice. But A Return, it is.A few notable things have happened since we have been gone (a very positive notable thing being that we sa read more

Whoa, it's Valentine's Day?! Where did January go?! We are busy girls, and we apologize. But I simply couldn't let this day go by without posting our favorite valentines :o) read more

Yeah, yeah, we know--we've been absent lately. We missed Christmas but here's Jeanette playing the bagpipes to wish you HAPPY NEW YEAR! read more

Happy Thanksgiving, blogfolk! Us poor kids without Photoshop have to ask for favors sometimes, so... Thanks to Vonnie for the lovely card! Everyone eat lots of turkey and remember to be thankful! read more

This year, let us be thankful for friends, family, furs, and Jeanette making faces.Let's be honest- if it weren't for Jeanette's funny faces, the world would have ended long ago. :)(This AMAZING photo is from BasilRathbone.net! Check it out!) read more

NEWSFLASH! OMG, I have THE MOST compromising photo of Jeanette macking on a certain blonde male costar EVER! I think this is the most compelling evidence I've ever seen!Just jump already!Look at their faces all smashed together like they enjoy each other's company or something. And to think, all tho read more

Much speculation is made about the way Jeanette basically, well... puts her hands places on certain costars. Especially about a picture from the set of Smilin Through. Yeah, I know, we said no drama, but I really think I need to break down this picture into a diagram of sorts. Mostly I just wanted t read more

Maybe this is old knowledge, and I'm just late on the boat here (that happens often), but in flipping through a book about The Wizard of Oz at Barnes & Noble this evening, I found out that Glinda's dress was actually created by Adrian for Jeanette in San Francisco. WHAT. WHAT. They basically took it read more

Because sometimes you just need one. read more

Happy Halloween from the Jeanette MacDonald Blog!I KNOW I've seen a photo somewhere of Jeanette and Gene in costume for a party of some sort, and I would gladly post if only I could find it... and of course, I can't. But I know it exists. I'm also pretty sure Kayla once told me that Jeanette used on read more

I can't quite describe the noise I made at this picture. I's probably a squeal the likes of something only dogs can hear. To hell with you, layout! To hell, I say!SER.I.OUS.LY.BOTH MY GIRLS PLUS JUDY PLUS AWKWARDINE FITZNAMELESS.I'm loving that Jeanette's smile is all perfect and naturally fancy, wh read more

So this exists:Notice how Howard is a.) sitting at her feet and b.) apparently fascinated by her every word.AS HE SHOULD BE.The End. :) read more

Sometimes I'm driving home from a long stupid day at work and I think, "LOL, wouldn't it be funny if Jeanette was a country singer?"Then I remembered this picture, which qualifies as:a) a silly hatb) possibly what Jeanette as a country singer would look likeI like to imagine it's a pink cowboy hat. read more

So... I made this video a long time ago. I was very young. It was Paris, in... you get it.I just found it on my old hard drive, and since I'm a masochist, I've decided to share it. Since blogger is a meanie, I can't embed the video, so this is a link, that should promt you to open it in windows medi read more