I don’t often get irked by changes to Google Reader etc. But the recent update has taken away a lot of vertical space, which is big deal to a 13″ laptop. Here’s a user CSS file that gives a little of that back. To install this in Opera right click the Google Reader page and select Edit Site Preferences then choose the style sheet on the Display tab. (User css: google-reader-reclaim.css)

Update: Here’s a version that will work with Firefox.

Inspired by a beautiful weekend without any work* and impressed by Willow’s photos, I got stuck into dealing with a few sets of photos that had been on the back burner for a while. It’s one of my favourite ways to spend a Sunday afternoon.

*Without work still included a few emails and a wrap party, but close enough.

Happiness is the Taco Truck.

Miss Jackson we visited twice, it was around the corner from where we stayed and we left feeling there were other menu items we still needed to try. The service here was great! (Pictured: steak sandwich, blueberry crumpets and pear crumble with yogurt)

I felt Milkwood served up the two best food photos of my trip, rhubarb topped porridge and mushrooms on toast.

If you’re visiting Melbourne then I highly recommend a visit to Sonido!. The arepas were delicious, fluffy and light – something I’d never tried before. The Colombian hot chocolate leaves me jealous to this day! And their fresh lemonade was the most refreshing drink ever.

Best in show goes to Cumulus Inc., a place I’d love to eat again. Their take on the Croque Madame using smoked salmon hit the spot, but the black pudding (made in house) was the best I’d ever tasted. Cumulus did us a big favor, we’d planned to visit them on our last day, before leaving Melbourne. Kate was down with a cold and we ran late, we phone ahead and squeaked through the door 2 minutes before the close of breakfast (which does seem strict) and they seated and served us happily. Chef, forgive the friend who ran in and ate with us a few minutes later!

Though Melbourne is on the same latitude as Wellington the nicer days still felt much like a Summer getaway. Maybe it was just the effect of categorically being in Australia, or perhaps the lack of hills – Melbourne has such a large sky.

During our week long visit we caught up with friends new and old; ate a great deal of food, walked from burb to burb and hung out in museums. I’ll keep you posted on the food sitch next time.