Barbara Orr

Mar 12, 2025 | theglobeandmail.com | Barbara Orr

Feb 5, 2025 | vacaynetwork.com | Barbara Orr

Plaza Nueva in the center of Seville is washed with morning sun, filtered through the laurel and ficus trees. The square is criss-crossed by walkers on their way to work, greeting each other or stopping to grab a coffee and  churro from Chucherías Tina, the little stand under the trees.

Dec 4, 2024 | theglobeandmail.com | Barbara Orr

Aug 24, 2023 | unity.org | Barbara Orr

I stop and scan the area carefully. I choose a table where I can sit with my back to the wall, making it easy to see entrances and exits. I order coffee while watching the sun-drenched square and the occupied tables in the café. Finally, I take out a sketch-book and hold it in such a way that it is difficult for others to see what I am doing behind it. I sit for an hour, indulging only in the occasional refill of my coffee cup and then retreating behind the barricade of my book. Suspicious, right?