Knitting from the Heart: Story Behind the Wexford Dry Goods Store a Tale of Healing
After a tragic accident claims the life of her 13-year-old son, Carolyn McKeating picks up her knitting needles and eventually opens her yarn, fabric and unique gifts store at the Village at Pine.
When Carolyn McKeating tells the story behind the Wexford Dry Goods store, it is a tale of incredible grief and healing. "This store is because of Dan's death," she said, referring to her 13-year-old son, who died in 2006 in a lawn tractor accident at their Pine Township home. To McKeating, the store is about the healing that comes with making things. After Dan died, she picked up her knitting needles that had been idle for 25 years. And that is when her seven grieving children started talking, she said. "Whenever I got out the knitting, it facilitated the conversation," she said. "It was such a sad time, so packed with emotion. Somehow it made it easier to talk. It helped them to be able to talk about how they were feeling a little more…
