Mon 310723 17:00 PM GMT Visited Ingeus/Tate Britain Gallery.
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Table of contents:-
- 4 PM INGEUS APPOINTMENT/STOCKWELL
- 5 PM - 7 PM VISITED TATE BRITAIN GALLERY/PIMLICO
- DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY £43.00 DIRECT DEBIT BECAME DUE, TODAY
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- 4 PM INGEUS APPOINTMENT/STOCKWELL
Today, I had to go and visit Stockwell for a job centre directed appointment with Ingeus. I'd gone and missed, at least, 2/3 of these appointments, before...each time, arriving there 'late', unfortunately...; and, so, they wrote me a letter stating that it's, now, 'mandatory' to go...otherwise, one's benefits could be affected.
Being a 'poor' person, already, I didn't wish to lose my benefits...as, frankly, that's all I have left to go live on...??? On this occasion, I made sure to arrive there, promptly, on time...I believe, I was 10 minutes early, in fact; and, had to sit down, and, 'wait' for the appointment time to come.
The person I saw was not my usual advisor...who, I think, was off sick; but, a different person, altogether, instead. Anyway, they made really short work of it all...within around 15/20 minutes...I was already on my way back out, again.
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- 5 PM - 7 PM VISITED TATE BRITAIN GALLERY/PIMLICO
After having gone and visited Ingeus offices in Stockwell...; I thought to myself...I might as well go and visit seeing the Tate Gallery which lies just over Vauxhall bridge. (Stockwell, being the adjoining district next to Vauxhall.)
So, because I now have a 60+ FREE bus travel pass...; I decided to go hop onto a number 88 bus...which takes me straight over to the gate of Tate Gallery...across the road.
When I walked into Tate Gallery, I told the receptionist...that I had recently lost my wallet...together with all my cards having been contained therein...which, in turn, meant that I also lost my Tate Gallery membership card. I showed her my 60+ travel card/with photo as ID. After, first, getting me to confirm my address details...house number/road/post code/-etc. Then, she printed me out a 'new' Tate Gallery membership card/with bar code, instantly.
I went and checked out the 'lastest' two exhibitions...; The Rosetti's(downstairs).../and, Julien(upstairs). I didn't actually stay to visit seeing any of these exhibitions...; because, I'd already seen them before; but, instead, I just wanted to acquire an exhibition leaflet...which they hand over to all visitors who walk in.
After that I walked into the 'drawing room' area...where they place out 2 artist easels/pencils/coloured pencils to draw with...plus, paper. They used to put out A3 sized papers, before, I do very distinctly recall...that would be pre-Covid times; but, recently, I've noticed they only put out A4 sized papers, now-a-days. (I much preferred drawing on A3/but, I guess, they deliberately chose to put down A4 in order to save themselves some money.)
I practised drawing 1 or 2 sculptures; and, then, because I'd entered the gallery 'late'...at 5 PM...and, they close at 6 PM...therefore, closing time came up really 'fast'...; when all visitors were ushered out by guards.
I stayed outside for around 1 hour or so...copying one of the outside sculptures...and, also, doing a lot of 'staring'...at how the effects of 'light' affects the outside sculpture by reflecting directly off of it.
Eventually, though, I left for home...; by taking a number 2 bus straight back to West Norwood garage.
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- DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY £43.00 DIRECT DEBIT BECAME DUE, TODAY
Today, my DDR/Direct Debit to Dulwich Picture Gallery became due...; so, I had to make sure that my current a/c. had £43.00 in there to pay for the year.
However, when I went and checked my bank a/c.; it stated that the payment did go through, successfully. Thus, I can now look forwards to both seeing/visiting Dulwich Picture Gallery a whole lot more(it is my nearest major picture gallery.../Tate Britain gallery is located further out).
I haven't been a regular visitor there...not since pre-Covid. Though, I did recently make one visit to go and see their 'latest' Berthe Morisot exhibition; on that same date I requested a Direct Debit membership, as well; and, thus, was let in in advance -(before the DDR had become due)- to go see the show.
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