But Beau Bailey’s love of holiday inflatables is also his way of making people smile. Like many hobbies, it started out small when Beau was just 2 years old. “Me and my dad went to Home Depot ...

(David L. Ryan/Globe Staff ) “We took the darkness and drabness of New England and Boston winters and turned them into times of light and activity and play and whimsy,” Nichols said.

If you've been outside shortly after sunset this month, it's likely that you've noticed one, and possibly two, bright points of light in the sky. Are they UFOs? The North Star or the Dog Star?

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