darn cat....jeeeeez after clicking on everything in my inventory to combine things in desperation to understand what in god's name i am doing on the front porch with the items in possession, i was seriously scratching my head when i
Spoiler:combined tape with a phone...come on, TAPE... PHONE?!
but you said it perfectly, horrible moment in AG history....
and comment to still life... cake made no sense and was a pain in the butt...walkthrough guided me beautifully.